Midwest Cardiovascular Forum

Agenda

View the 2025 agenda created by this year’s Course Directors below, or in PDF format. This agenda was last updated on October 22, 2025.

LOCATION

TIME

SESSION

7:30 – 9:00 am

Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits

7:45 – 7:55 am

Welcome & Opening Remarks – Dr. Amin Rahmatullah

8:00 – 8:30 am

Keynote Presentation: The Business of Medicine – Dr. Toniya Singh

8:30 – 8:45 am

Morning Break | Exhibit Tables

8:45 – 10:00 am

SESSION 1: IMAGING

  • Troponin with Non Occlusive Coronary Disease (NOCAD) – Dr. João Cavalcante
  • Artificial Intelligence in Echo – Dr. Chieh-Ju Chao
  • Imaging in New Onset Heart Failure – Dr. Rajat Kalra

10:00 –10:15 am

Morning Break | Exhibit Tables

10:15 – 11:25 am

SESSION 2: CARDIO ONCOLOGY – Moderator: Dr. Michelle Carlson

  • Cardio-Oncology 101: Why the Heart Matters in Cancer Care – Dr. Sloane McGraw
  • Under Pressure: Managing Acute Cardiotoxicity in Real Time – Dr. Dharini Ramu
  • Survivorship & Beyond: Long-Term Cardiac Care After Cancer – Dr. Christopher Graham

11:25 – 11:55 am

Exhibit Tables

12:00 – 1:30 pm

Lunch

12:00 – 1:30 pm

Sponsored Lunch Presentations

  • Precision Cardiovascular Health Through End-to-End AI: From Prevention to Intervention – Dr. James K. Min
  • The next beat: KERENDIA® (finerenone) for your patients with heart failure (HF) with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥40 – Dr. Quentin R. Youmans

1:30 – 1:50 pm

CardioSmart – Dr. Megan Coylewright

1:50 – 2:00 pm

Coffee Break | Exhibit Tables

2:00 – 3:10 pm

SESSION 3: POTPURRI – Moderator: Dr. Siu-Hin Wan

  • Cardiopulmonary Stress Test – Dr. Thomas Allison
  • Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology – Dr. Paul Friedman
  • Diagnosis of Sarcoid Heart Disease – Dr. Omar Abou Ezzeddine

3:10 – 3:40 pm

Coffee Break | Exhibit Tables

3:40 – 4:45 pm

SESSION 4: CONTROVERSIES IN CARDIOLOGY

  • Elective Watchman vs DOAC – Dr. Jay Sengupta and Dr. Rehan Karim
  • Should We Check LPA at All? – Dr. Katie Benziger and Dr. Evan Manning
  • CT vs Stress Testing for Chest Pain – Dr. Retu Saxena and Dr. Amin Rahmatullah

4:45 – 5:30 pm

Poster Contest, Reception & Light Dinner

5:30 – 6:30 pm

FIT Jeopardy & Light Dinner

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Course Directors

  • Amin Rahmatullah, MD, FACC
  • Retu Saxena, MD, FACC
  • Bhavadharini Ramu, MD, FACC
  • Mike Poterucha, PAC-C, MS
  • Shelby Couch, CAE

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