Scientific Program

Saturday, January 18
Time Topic Duration Speaker  Chairpersons
11.30am – 1.15pm Check in, Registration, Lunch
1.15pm – 1.30pm Welcome and Introduction 15 min Dr D B Pahlajani / Dr Satyavan Sharma
1.30-2.15 pm Session 1:  “FOCUS ON CAD-I”
Chronic Coronary Syndromes: A Reappraisal 12 min Dr Hetan Shah
ANOCA/INOCA: More than meets the eye 12 min Dr D B Pahlajani
Antiplatelet therapy in post PCI patients for non cardiac surgery: A critical review 12 min Dr Amit Sanghvi
Discussion 09 min
2.15-3.00 pm Session 2: Pharmaco-Therapeutics
Pulmonary Hypertension: A therapeutic primer 12 min Dr Prafulla Kerkar
Drying them out:  Optimizing decongestive therapy in Heart Failure 12 min Dr Bhavesh Vajifdar
Intravenous Iron in Heart Failure: At the Centre stage 12 min Dr Rajiv Karnik
Discussion 09 min
3.00  to 3.20 pm Guest Lecture 1:
PCSK-9 Inhibitors in Clinical Practice 15 min Dr Vimal Mehta
Discussion 05 min
3.20 to 4.05 pm Session 3: A Peak into the Future
Wearable Technology: No more just a fashion 12 min Dr Satyavan Sharma
Cardiac CT: Novel Plaque Imaging 12 min Dr Uday Jadhav
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) 12 min Dr  Darshan Jhala
Discussion 09 min
4.05 to 4.25 pm TEA BREAK
4.25 to 4.55 pm Session 4: Forgotten No More: Structural Therapies for Right Sided Valves
Trans Catheter Pulmonary Valve replacement for Native RVOT 12 min Dr Bharat Dalvi
Learning new TRICs: Therapeutic options for Severe Inoperable TR 12 min Dr Uday Khanolkar
Discussion 06 min
4.55 to 5.25 pm SESSION 5: FOCUS ON CAD-II
Drug Coated Balloons (DCB):   A Rear window into the future 12 min Dr Rajeev Bhagwat
CABG in “Full metal jacket” coronaries 12 min Dr O P Yadava
Discussion 06 min
5.25  to 5.55 pm Session 6: Progress in Hypertension
Highlights of ESC Guidelines: 2024 12 min Dr S B Gupta
Renal Denervation Therapy: Quo vadis? 12 min TBD
Discussion 06 min
5.55 to 6.15 pm TEA BREAK
6.15 to 6.35 pm Meds in the News
GLP-1 Agonists: past, Present and Future 15 min Dr Milind Phadke
Discussion 05 min
6.35 to 7.05 pm Session 7: Clinical Dilemmas: What to do?
Evaluating borderline LMCA lesions: Anatomy or Physiology? 12 min Dr Anand Rao
Asymptomatic Aortic stenosis: Time to reconsider our approach? 12 min Dr Nihar Mehta
06 min
7.05 to 7.30 pm Sponsored Session
Management of hospitalized patients with HFrEF using appropriate GDMT 12 min TBD
Unveiling the power of Inclisiran for Lipid Lowering 12 min TBD
06 min
7.30 to 8.30 pm Faculty Council Meeting, GBM, Fellowship and Dinner
Sunday, January 19
Time Topic Duration Speaker  Chairpersons
9.30 – 10.15 am Session 8: Rhythm Disorders
Back to the forgotten molecules: Quinidine, Flecainide, Sotalol 12 min Dr Ashish Nabar
CPR Project in Mumbai: Every life matters 12 min Dr Akshay Mehta
Has GDMT for HF reduced the need for ICD/CRT 12 min Dr Amit Vora
Discussion 09 min
10.15- 10.45 am Session 9: Calcific Coronary Lesions
OCT in Calcific lesions: Lessons learnt from imaging 12 min Dr Ajit Mullasari
How to choose an optimal strategy: Balloon/Ablation/Surgery 12 min Dr Ajit Desai
Discussion 06 min
10.45- 11-05 am Guest Lecture 2
Triglycerides and Cardiovascular Risk: How much, how far? 15 min Dr Vimal Mehta
Discussion 05 min
Guest Lecture 3
11.05 -11.25 am Catheter-directed release of stuck mitral prosthesis: Simple solution for a complex problem 15 min Dr Ajit Mullasari
 Discussion 05 min
11.25-11.45  am TEA BREAK
11.45 am-12.10 Guest Lecture 4
Treatment of Severe inoperable Aortic Regurgitation: Hufnagel Concept revisited 20 min Dr Uday Khanolkar
Discussion 05 min
12.10 -12.55 pm Session 10 : Bedside Cardiology: Should I interrupt?
RAAS blockage and SGLT2i prior to cardiac, non-cardiac surgery 12 min Dr Shantanu Deshpande
GDMT after recovery of LV function 12 min Dr Praveen Kulkarni
Beta blockers one year post-uncomplicated MI 12 min Dr Anil Potdar
Discussion 09 min
12.55 -1.15 pm Guest Lecture 5
Should Surgeons take to wire skills? 15 min Dr O P Yadava
Discussion 05 min
1-10-1.25 pm Summary and Take home messages Dr Akshay Mehta
1.25-1.30 pm Vote of Thanks Dr S B Gupta / Dr Milind Phadke
1.30 pm onward LUNCH AND ADJOURN