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ClinCard Spotlight—Case-based exploration of critical issues in valvular heart disease

• An elderly patient with severe aortic stenosis
• A middle-aged patient with bileaflet mitral valve prolapse and severe MR
• Is watchful waiting the best approach, or should asymptomatic patients undergo an invasive procedure before it’s too late? Hear the experts debate

Emerging Concepts in the Pathogenesis of Aortic Valve Disease

• Genetics of calcific aortic stenosis
• Molecular mechanisms and potential targets
• Biomarkers and progression
• Insights from molecular imaging
• Can the progression of aortic stenosis be slowed? An update from clinical trials

NEW! Clinical Focus Session
In-depth exploration of treatment options in mitral regurgitation

• Evolution in open surgical techniques
• Robotically assisted mitral valve repair
• Surgical options for treatment of atrial fibrillation at the time of mitral valve repair
• Percutaneous therapies for nonischemic mitral regurgitation

Learn from the Experts
Interactive Sessions with World Renowned Clinicians

• Incorporating new guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis into clinical practice
• Challenging cases in aortic stenosis, including percutaneous aortic valve replacement
• Controversies in anticoagulation for patients with valvular heart disease
• Management of patients with coronary artery and valvular heart disease: The hybrid approach. Does one size fit all?
• When bad things happen to good valves

Plus Register for the SCAI Annual Scientific Sessions in Partnership with ACC i2 Summit and you get:

• Review cases with the experts: The latest in percutaneous valve repair and replacement
• Balloon-expandable and self-expanding aortic valve prostheses
• Expanding approaches and indications for mitral valve repair
• Late-breaking clinical trials

Click here for more information about SCAI-ACCi2.