Major Lectures

Uri Elkayam, M.D.

Nesteride in decompensated heart failure: clinical experience. BMP Symposium, Tel-Aviv University, Petach-Tikva, Israel, 1/19/2004.

Robert A. Kloner, M.D., Ph.D.

Update on cellular cardiomyoplasty and biologic LV assist. Plenary Session, XXVI Annual Meeting, American Section of the International Society of Heart Research, Cancun, Mexico, 5/3/2004.

Ming Wei Liu, M.D.

Drug-eluting stents and renal endovascular interventions. Annual Scientific Meeting, Taiwan Society of Cardiology, Taipei, Taiwan, 8/9/2003.

Gerald M. Pohost, M.D.

Noninvasive diagnostic approach to ischemic heart disease. Annual Meeting, Taiwan Society of Cardiology, Taipei, Taiwan, 8/9/2003.

Cardiovascular studies using magnetic resonance imaging. 3rd Cardiovascular MRI Workshop, Athens, Greece, 9/25/2003. Cardiac MR at 3 Telsa. Italian Society of MRI & CV Radiology, Trieste, Italy, 10/2/2003.

Utility of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) as a comprehensive diagnostic tool. Kowloon, Hong Kong, 10/31/2003.

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: The future is here? 14th Asian Pacific Congress of Cardiology, Singapore, 1/14/2004.

Imaging on left ventricular cardio myopathy. 20th Peruvian Congress of Cardiology, Lima, Peru, 4/29/2004.

Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, M.D.

Pharmacological treatment of heart failure. International Conference on Cardiac Insufficiency, Instituto of Corazon, San Pablo, Lima, Peru, 8/22/2003.

Heart failure in valvular disease. International Conference on Cardiac Insufficiency, Instituto of Corazon, San Pablo, Lima, Peru, 8/22/2003.

Hibernating myocardium in heart failure. International Conference on Cardiac Insufficiency, Instituto of Corazon, San Pablo, Lima, Peru, 9/23/2003.

Right ventricular insufficiency. International Conference on Cardiac Insufficiency, Institute of Corazon, San Pablo, Lima, Peru, 8/23/2003.

Unresolved issues in mitral regurgitation: Asymptomatic severe MR with no flail leaflet: Moderate MR and flail leaflet. Should I operate? Is there a role for medical therapy? International Symposium, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Mayo Clinic, Madrid, Spain, 9/19/2003.

Which patients with unstable angina/non ST elevation should undergo routine invasive strategy? Role of Echo, PET, Nuclear Cardiology Tests. International Symposium, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Mayo Clinic, Madrid, Spain, 9/19/2003.

Clinical cases. International Symposium, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Mayo Clinic, Madrid, Spain, 9/19/2003.

Cardiology feud: Systole vs. diastole. International Symposium, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Mayo Clinic, Madrid, Spain, 9/20/2003.

Timing and patient issues in primary PCI of AMI. 6th International Experts Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 10/8/2003.

Aortic regurgitation: Natural history and optimal timing for surgery. Symposium, The Aortic Valve: A Global Therapeutic Strategy, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada, 10/17/2003.

Planned CABG with mild to moderate aortic stenosis: Should the valve be replaced? Symposium: The Aortic Valve: A Global Therapeutic Strategy, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada, 10/17/2003.

Importance of diagnosis of hibernating myocardium. 5th International Congress on Coronary Artery Disease, Florence, Italy, 10/21/2003.

Asymptomatic aortic regurgitation: Medical management and optimal timing of surgery. 55th Annual Conference, Cardiological Society of India, Kolkata, India, 12/4/2003.

Pharmacological treatment of heart failure-evidence based strategy. 55th Annual Conference, Cardiological Society of India, Kolkata, India, 12/4/2003.

Hibernating myocardium: Assessment and management options. 55th Annual Conference, Cardiological Society of India, Kolkata, India, 12/4/2003.

Choice of prosthetic heart valve. 55th Annual Conference, Cardiological Society of India, Kolkata, India, 12/4/2003.

Difficult decisions: Asymptomatic severe AS, moderate AS in a patient for CABG, AS with severe LV dysfunction. 55th Annual Conference, Cardiological Society of India, Kolkata, India, 12/4/2003.

CABG in women: Progress and outcome. 15th Annual Scientific Sessions, Saudi Heart Association, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1/6/2004.

Management of the asymptomatic patient with valvular heart disease. 15th Annual Scientific Sessions, Saudi Heart Association, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1/6/2004.

Management of the patient with mitral stenosis. SUIT University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, 1/9/2004.

Choice of prosthetic heart valve. International Symposium, Universita Degli de Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, 2/24/2004.

Hibernating myocardium: New aspects. International Symposium, Universita Degli de Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, 2/24/2004.

Hibernating myocardium. 60th Anniversary of the Institute of Nacional de Cardiologia, Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico, 4/21/2004.

Aortic stenosis and hibernating myocardium. Discussion of Case Presentations, University of Essen, Essen, Germany, 6/15/2004.

Choice of prosthetic heart valve. Cardiac Surgery, Klinikum Wels, Wels, Austria, 6/16/2004.

Choice of prosthetic heart valve in adults. University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany, 6/17/2004.

Which valve for which patient: Update on aortic surgery. 30th Anniversary Symposium, German Heart Center, Munich, Germany, 6/18/2004.

La elección de la prótesis valvular ideal en pacientes adultos. Symposium, Actualización en Cirugia Valvular, University Hospital, Badalona, Spain, 6/21/2004.

Leslie Anne Saxon, M.D.

What did we learn from recent clinical studies on implantable cardiac defibrillators? COMPANION: Trial, French Society of Cardiology, Paris, France, 1/22/2004.

Boris Z. Simkhovich, Ph.D., M.D.

Gene chips studies in myocardial ischemia. Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga, Latvia, 9/5/2004.

Invited Lectures

Uri Elkayam, M.D.

New advances in the treatment and diagnosis for acute heart failure. Grand Rounds, New York University Downtown Hospital, New York, NY, 2/3/2004.

NitroMed A-HeFT Investigators Meeting. A-HeFT Steering Committee & NitroMed, Dallas, TX, 2/17/2004.

Beta blockers on trial: Presenting the evidence for decreased mortality and morbidity. Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA, 2/23/2004.

Council of Healthcare Advisors Meeting, Gerson Lehrman Group, Los Angeles, CA, 2/26/2004.

Meeting, CHARM Round Table Discussion, Ventura, CA, 3/1/2004.

The cardiovascular continuum. Novartis, Beverly Hills, CA, 3/3/2004.

Decompensated heart failure. Grand Rounds, Henry Mayo Clinic, Valencia, CA, 3/4/2004.

The problem with acute heart failure: Is there a need for newer treatments? Orqis MOMENTUM Investigator’s Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 3/6/2004.

Diagnosis and management of acute heart failure. Point-of-Care Symposium, 2004 Annual Scientific Sessions, ACC, New Orleans, LA, 3/8/2004.

Heart failure in pregnancy, heart failiure management. Grand Rounds, University of New Mexico / VA Cardiology Department, Pfizer, Albuquerque, NM, 3/18/2004.

Evolving treatment strategies for HF: The emerging role of selective aldosterone antagonists. Grand Rounds, Torrance Memorial Center, Torrance, CA, 4/5/2004.

Grand Rounds, Hubert Humphrey Critical Care, Los Angeles, CA, 4/7/2004.

Pregnancy-associated cardiomyopathy - clinical profile, outcome and effect of subsequent pregnancy. Grand Rounds, Harbor- UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 4/9/2004.

Evolving treatment strategies for HF: The emerging role of selective aldosterone antagonists. Grand Rounds, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 4/12/2004.

Grand Rounds, Balboa Naval Medical Center, Department of Defense, San Diego, CA, 4/15/2004.

Treatment of refractory decompensated heart faiure. Grand Rounds, Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs, CO, 4/19/2004.

Appropriate use of B-type natriuretic peptide in CHF / early use of vasoactive therapy in congestive heart failure. Memorial Hospital, Pueblo, CO, 4/19/2004.

Heart failure: improved treatment, patient throughput and satisfaction, enhancing care in the emergency department: improving service and operational excellence, with focus on heart failure. Pasadena, CA, 4/24/2004.

Beta blockade and heart failure. Grand Rounds, Glendale Memorial Hospital, Glendale, CA, 5/10/2004.

Lenox Hills Medical Center; St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers of NY; Albert Einstein Medical Center, New York, NY, 5/14/2004.

Endpoints Clasification Committee Review Meeting, Amgen, New York, NY, 5/15/2004.

Peripartal cardiomyopathy. Grand Rounds, Center for Human Reproduction, Chicago, IL, 5/20/2004.

Peripartum cardiomyopathy: What should the obstetrician know? Grand Rounds, University of Illinois Cardiac Conference, Chicago, IL, 5/20/2004.

SYNERGY in the Treatment of UA/NSTEMI. Patients Regional Consultants Meeting, Northwestern University, San Diego, CA, 5/22/2004.

ADHF and its treatment options. Scios, Livingston, NJ, 5/25/2004.

New concepts in nesiritide therapy in CHF: The natrietic peptides. 2nd Annual Yale Heart Failure Symposium, New Haven, CT, 5/26/2004.

Grand Rounds, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT, 5/26/2004.

Cath Conference, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, 5/26/2004.

Diagnostic & therapeutic utility of BNP in the hospitalized heart failure patient. Waterbury, CT, 5/26/2004.

Heart Failure. Advances in Spinal Cord Research & Clinical Care Symposium, VA Hospital, Long Beach, CA, 6/4/2004.

Heart failure and anemia. National Advisory Board Meeting, Amgen, Chicago, IL, 6/26/2004.

L. Julian Haywood, M.D.

Minority healthcare needs. Gala West, National Medical Fellowships, Marina Del Ray, CA, 3/20/2004.

Final results of ALLHAT. Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA, 6/1/2004.

Atrial fibrillation. ALLHAT Annual Meeting, International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, Detroit MI, 6/15/2004.

Robert A. Kloner, M.D., Ph.D.

The conceptual basis of ischemic cell death. American College of Cardiology, New Orleans, LA, 3/9/2004.

Interaction between the phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor tadalafil and the alpha blockers doxazosin and tamsulosin. American Urologic Association, San Francisco, CA, 5/10/2004.

Cardiac safety and drug interaction effects. Second Princeton Consensus Conference on Sexual Dysfunction and Cardiac Risk, Princeton, NJ, 6/11/2004.

Gerald M. Pohost, M.D.

Update and recent advances in echocardiography. International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 8/5/2003.

Cardiovascular imaging techniques. 5th Annual Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Tulsa, OK, 8/22/2003.

Computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Cardiovascular Board Review: For Certification and Recertification, American College of Cardiology, Chicago, IL, 9/23/2003.

Radiopharmaceuticals 1: Thallium-201: Principles and methods. Learning Center Conference, American College of Cardiology, Seattle WA, 10/13-15/2003.

A comprehensive cardiovascular diagnostic modality. Learning Center Conference, American College of Cardiology, Chicago, IL, 10/20/2003.

MRI coronary angiogram, win, place or show? Las Vegas, NV, 10/25/2003.

The development of a comprehensive, diagnostic approach to IHD using cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Cardiology Grand Rounds, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 10/30/2003.

The coming of use of non-invasive CT and MR technology of diagnostic coronary angiography. Dayton, OH, 5/12/2004.

Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, M.D.

Lipids in the causation of coronary artery disease. Annual Meeting, APNA, Orlando, FL, 7/4/2003.

Aortic valve disease. Cardiology Board Review, American College of Cardiology, Chicago, IL, 9/12/2003.

Mitral valve disease. Cardiology Board Review, American College of Cardiology, Chicago, IL, 9/12/2003.

Prosthetic heart valves/anticoagulation. Cardiology Board Review, American College of Cardiology, Chicago, IL, 9/12/2003.

Choice of prosthetic heart valve. Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE, 10/2/2003.

Choice of prosthetic heart valve in adult patients. Medical Cardiovascular Surgery Symposium, ATS, Scottsdale, AZ, 10/4/2003.

Managing asymptomatic moderate, severe mitral regurgitation: Operation drugs. State-of-the-Art Lecture, 1st Annual Echocardiography: From Pictures to Information Symposium, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, 10/25/2003.

Aortic regurgitation: Medical therapy or operation: Who, why and when? 1st Annual Echocardiography: From Pictures to Information Symposium, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, 10/25/2003.

Moderate asymptomatic AS, moderate AS in patients undergoing open-heart operation: What do I do? 1st Annual Echocardiography: From Pictures to Information Symposium, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, 10/25/2003.

How to manage mitral regurgitation? 76th Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association, Orlando, FL, 11/10/2003.

Appropriate patient selection for addition to revascularization. 76th Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association, Orlando, FL, 11/10/2003.

New studies in hypertension: Implications for your clinical practice. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 12/16/2003.

Non-pharmacological intervention in cardiovascular disease. University of Wisconsin Medical School, Orlando, FL, 12/29/2003.

Severe aortic valve stenosis in the older patient. University of Wisconsin Medical School, Orlando, FL, 12/29/2003.

Hibernating myocardium. University of Wisconsin Medical School, Orlando, FL, 12/29/2003.

Severe aortic stenosis in the older patient. St. Lukes Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2/6/2004.

Choice of prosthetic heart valve in adult patient. St. Lukes Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2/6/2004.

Severe aortic stenosis in the older patient. University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA, 2/10/2004.

Common clinical challenge in aortic stenosis: Pump dysfunction or valve dysfunction? How do I determine the difference? Annual Scientific Sessions, American College of Cardiology, New Orleans, LA, 3/9/2004.

Choice of prosthetic heart valve in adults. Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 4/29/2004.

Prevention of heart failure in aortic valve disease. Oregon Chapter, American College of Cardiology, Portland, OR, 5/1/2004.

Hibernating myocardium. Oregon Chapter, American College of Cardiology, Portland, OR, 5/1/2004.

AVR for the asymptomatic patient with severe AS. Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, 5/4/2004.

Aortic stenosis in the older patient. St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, 5/5/2004.

Hibernating myocardium. Oregon Clinic, Portland, OR, 5/5/2004.

Hibernating myocardium. New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, 5/25/2004.

Aortic stenosis: A clinician’s contemporary guide. 15th Annual Scientific Sessions, American Society of Echocardiography, San Diego, CA, 6/29/2004.

Why assess for cardiac viability? 15th Annual Scientific Sessions, American Society of Echocardiography, San Diego, CA, 6/29/2004.

Radha J. Sarma, M.B.B.S.

Preoperative evaluation of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Verdugo Hills Hospital, Glendale, CA, 7/1/2003.

Evaluation and management of Syncope. Verdugo Hills Hospital, Glendale, CA 10/16/2003.

Evaluation and management of Syncope. Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA, 10/28/2003.

Leslie A. Saxon, M.D.

Biventricular pacing and AICD’s for heart failure. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 10/10/2003.

Balancing priorities: Finances, ICDS, deaths and heart failure. Satellite Symposium, American College of Cardiology, New Orleans, LA, 3/06/2004.

Devices in heart failure. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 3/15/2004.

Mechanical versus electrical dysynchrony in heart failure. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 3/16/2004.

Devices in heart failure, indications and economic implications. University of California-Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 4/16/2004.

Device therapy and congestive heart failure. The CARE Group, Indianapolis, IN, 4/23/2004.

Future directions in CRT therapy. Heart Rhythm Society, San Francisco, CA, 5/19/2004.

Tips on LV lead placement. Meet-the-Experts Luncheon, Heart Rhythm Society, San Francisco, CA, 5/20/2004.

Global assessment improves with cardiac resynchronization: The COMPANION Experience, Heart Rhythm Society, San Francisco, CA, 5/21/2004.

Boris Z. Simkhovich, Ph.D., M.D.

Differential changes in gene expression in young and old rat hearts following ischemia/reperfusion. Abstract Presentation, XXVth Annual Meeting, North American Section of the International Society for Heart Research, Mystic, CT, 7/1/2003.

Mild local hypothermia preserves high-energy phosphate metabolism during regional ischemia. Abstract Presentation, 53rd Annual Scientific Session, American College of Cardiology, New Orleans, LA, 3/10/2004.