Heart Matters

Host: Ty J. Gluckman, MD, MHA, FACC, FAHA, FASPC Host: Rishi Wadhera, MD, MPP, Mphil This on-demand knowledge primer explores key challenges and evidence-based strategies for improving atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) management in rural populations. Led by two expert faculty members, the program provides a comprehensive overview of disparities in ASCVD care, guideline-directed therapies, and practical approaches to overcoming barriers in rural settings. Participants will gain essential knowledge to enhance patient outcomes and optimize cardiovascular care in underserved communities.

Host: Ty J. Gluckman, MD, MHA, FACC, FAHA, FASPC Host: Rishi Wadhera, MD, MPP, Mphil This on-demand knowledge primer explores key challenges and evidence-based strategies for improving atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) management in rural populations. Led by two expert faculty members, the program provides a comprehensive overview of disparities in ASCVD care, guideline-directed therapies, and practical approaches to overcoming barriers in rural settings. Participants will gain essential knowledge to enhance patient outcomes and optimize cardiovascular care in underserved communities.

Host: Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) is an underrecognized disorder, leading to a variety of unmet needs for patients. Dr. Michelle Kittleson, Director of Postgraduate Education in Heart Failure and Transplantation and Professor of Medicine at the Cedars-Smidt Heart Institute, explores these challenges and discusses how early recognition, genetic screening, and emerging therapies can help improve patient outcomes.

Host: Saurabh Malhotra, MD, MPH Guest: Kevin Alexander, MD Guest: Tawfiq Al-lahham, MD Guest: Sarah Cuddy, MD Guest: Angela Dispenzieri, MD Guest: Anita D’Souza, MD Guest: Foluso Fakorede, MD Guest: Mazen Hanna, MD Guest: Isabelle Lousada Guest: Ahmad Masri, MD, MS Guest: Mathew S. Maurer, MD Guest: Matthew Parker, MD Guest: Frederick Ruberg, MD Guest: Andrew Staron, MD Guest: Prem Soman, MD, PhD Guest: Jonathan Wall, PhD Guest: Ashutosh Wechalekar, MBBS, MD Guest: Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD The Masterclass in Cardiac Amyloidosis: Disease Spectrum, Diagnosis and Management will consist of four virtual live sessions on March 7-9, 2025. The case-based sessions will provide an in-depth discussion of cardiac amyloidosis and its pathogenesis, diagnostic techniques and pitfalls, management strategies, mechanisms to facilitate early diagnosis, treatment and management, and challenging case studies presented by leading internationally recognized experts in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis.

Host: Saurabh Malhotra, MD, MPH Guest: Kevin Alexander, MD Guest: Tawfiq Al-lahham, MD Guest: Sarah Cuddy, MD Guest: Angela Dispenzieri, MD Guest: Anita D’Souza, MD Guest: Foluso Fakorede, MD Guest: Mazen Hanna, MD Guest: Isabelle Lousada Guest: Ahmad Masri, MD, MS Guest: Mathew S. Maurer, MD Guest: Matthew Parker, MD Guest: Frederick Ruberg, MD Guest: Andrew Staron, MD Guest: Prem Soman, MD, PhD Guest: Jonathan Wall, PhD Guest: Ashutosh Wechalekar, MBBS, MD Guest: Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD The Masterclass in Cardiac Amyloidosis: Disease Spectrum, Diagnosis and Management will consist of four virtual live sessions on March 7-9, 2025. The case-based sessions will provide an in-depth discussion of cardiac amyloidosis and its pathogenesis, diagnostic techniques and pitfalls, management strategies, mechanisms to facilitate early diagnosis, treatment and management, and challenging case studies presented by leading internationally recognized experts in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis.