With nearly a dozen faculty members scheduled to present at the upcoming American College of Cardiology annual meeting in Atlanta, the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center has Georgia on its mind.

As in previous years, the 2024 ACC conference will feature some of the biggest names in cardiovascular research sharing the stage with up-and-coming heart and vascular experts from around the world.

Houston Methodist's line-up of ACC conference speakers includes:

Session 905: Valvular Heart Disease and the Year in Review

Presenter: William A. Zoghbi

Topic: Valvular Heart Disease – The Year in Review

Details: April 7, 8-9:15 a.m., course info

Session Type: Oral Contributions

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Session 905-12: Effect of Combined Aortic and Mitral Regurgitation on Cardiac Remodeling and Outcomes Evaluation with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

Presenter: Maan Malahfji

Topic: Evaluation with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

Details: April 7, 8-9:15 a.m.

Session Type: Oral Contributions

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Session 676: Navigating the Labyrinth of Remote Monitoring in Heart Failure

Presenter: Arvind Bhimaraj

Topic: Subcutaneous Devices: Optivol and Linq2

Details: April 7, 12:15-1:30 p.m., course info

Session Type: Scientific

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Session 702: One Image, One Guess: JACC: Case Reports and JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Presenter: Nadeen Nader Faza

Topic: Case 4: Valvular Heart Disease

Details: April 7, 2-3:15 p.m., course info

Session Type: JACC Journals

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Session 682: Dilemmas in the Lifetime Management of Aortic Stenosis

Presenter: Michael J. Reardon

Topic: TAVR Durability: Do We Have Enough Data?

Details: April 7, 2-3:15 p.m., course info

Session Type: Scientific

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Session 685: Leaky Squeaky Heart: Percutaneous Valve Interventions

Presenter: C. Huie Lin

Topic: Interview: Impact of the Transition to Transcatheter Valve Repair on Surgical Decisions? Preparing the Plumbing

Details: April 7, 2-3:15 p.m., course info

Session Type: Scientific

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Session 720: New Frontiers for End-Stage Heart Failure in ACHD

Presenter: Cindy M. Martin

Topic: The Impact of MCS and Transplant in ACHD: A UNOS Perspective

Details: April 8, 8:30-9:45 a.m, course info

Session Type: Scientific

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Session 4007: The Role of Rapid Knockdown of TTR in the Treatment of hATTR Amyloidosis

Presenter: Barry Trachtenberg

Topic: The Role of Rapid Kockdown of TTR in the Treatment of hATTR Amyloidosis

Details: April 8, 9:45-10:45 a.m.

Session Type: Industry Expert

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Session 723: Empowering Communities for Heart Health: Strategies for Prevention and Population Wellness

Presenter: Sadeer G. Al-Kindi

Topic: Climate Change and Heart Disease – Let It Not Be the Last of Us!

Details: April 8, 8:30-9:45 a.m., course info

Session Type: Scientific

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Session 915: Interventional Challenging Cases II

Presenters: Saliha Erdem, Joe Aoun, Gerald M. Lawrie, Masroor A. Khan, Nadeen Nader Faza, Stephen Henry Little, Sachin S. Goel

Topic: Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair as a Treatment Option for Hemolytic Anemia After Surgical Mitral Valve Repair

Details: April 8, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., course info

Session Type: Oral Contributions

Session 2025: Giving from the Heart

Presenter: Dr. William A. Zoghbi

Topic: How Philanthropy Accelerates the ACC Mission

Details: April 8, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Session Type: Lounge and Learn

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