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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    2:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    Atherosclerosis and Lipids Management Summit [Non-CME]
    Location: Jefferson
    Program Director: Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Program Director: Ron Waksman, MD, MSCAI – MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    2:00 PM – 2:19 PM ET
    Keynote | Why Do We Need New Lipid Lowering Therapies?
    Location: Jefferson
    Keynote Speaker: Robert S. Rosenson, MD – Mount Sinai Health System
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    2:00 PM – 3:41 PM ET
    INSIGHTS INTO THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND MECHANISMS AND IMAGING OF THE ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE
    Location: Jefferson
    Moderator: Habib Samady, MD, FACC – Georgia Heart Institute, Northeast Georgia Health System
    Moderator: Angela M. Taylor, MD, MS, MBA – University of Virginia
    Moderator: Renu Virmani, MD – CVPath Institute, Inc.
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    2:19 PM – 2:38 PM ET
    Keynote | Old and New Medical Therapies to Reduce Inflammation
    Location: Jefferson
    Keynote Speaker: Paul M. Ridker, MD – Brigham and Womens Hospital
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    2:38 PM – 2:46 PM ET
    Biomechanical Indices of Plaque Vulnerability
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Habib Samady, MD, FACC – Georgia Heart Institute, Northeast Georgia Health System
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    2:46 PM – 2:54 PM ET
    Preclinical Atherosclerosis is Worth Going After
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Renu Virmani, MD – CVPath Institute, Inc.
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    2:54 PM – 3:02 PM ET
    Vulnerable Plaque 2024 - Where do we Stand from the Pathologic Perspective
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Aloke V. Finn, MD – CVPath
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    3:02 PM – 3:10 PM ET
    The Role of ApoA-1 on Atherosclerosis Progression in Psoriasis
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Nehal N. Mehta, MD, MSCE – The George Washington University
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    3:10 PM – 3:18 PM ET
    Vulnerable Plaque "Features": Which One Should We Look For?
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Francesco Prati, MD – San Giovanni Hospital Rome, Italy
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    3:18 PM – 3:26 PM ET
    PROSPECT II Sub-Studies
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: David Erlinge, MD, PhD – Lund University
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    3:26 PM – 3:41 PM ET
    Panel Discussion: Our Understanding on the Pathophysiology and Mechanism of Atherosclerosis and the VP
    Location: Jefferson
    Panel Moderator: Habib Samady, MD, FACC – Georgia Heart Institute, Northeast Georgia Health System
    Panel Moderator: Angela M. Taylor, MD, MS, MBA – University of Virginia
    Panel Moderator: Renu Virmani, MD – CVPath Institute, Inc.
    Panel Discussant: H. Bryan Brewer, Jr., MD – MedStar Cardiovascular Research Network
    Panel Discussant: David Erlinge, MD, PhD – Lund University
    Panel Discussant: Zorina S. Galis, PhD – National Institutes of Health
    Panel Discussant: Natalia Pinilla, MD, PhD – McMaster University
    Panel Discussant: Francesco Prati, MD – San Giovanni Hospital Rome, Italy
    Panel Discussant: Paul M. Ridker, MD – Brigham and Womens Hospital
    Panel Discussant: Nehal N. Mehta, MD, MSCE – The George Washington University
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    3:41 PM – 3:49 PM ET
    Update in NIRAF and NIRF Inflammation Imaging
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    3:41 PM – 5:08 PM ET
    ADVANCES IN IMAGING OF THE ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE
    Location: Jefferson
    Moderator: Zorina S. Galis, PhD – National Institutes of Health
    Moderator: Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    3:49 PM – 3:57 PM ET
    Multifocal Unstable and Vulnerable Plaques: Detection and Management
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: James A. Goldstein, MD, FSCAI – Beaumont Health System
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    3:57 PM – 4:05 PM ET
    Update of Molecular NIRF-IVUS Imaging
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Michael H. Joner, MD – Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    4:05 PM – 4:13 PM ET
    Application of AI to the Imaging of Vulnerable Plaque in Coronary Arteries
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Giulio Guagliumi, Sr., MD – IRCCS Galeazzi Sant'Ambrogio Hospital,
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    4:13 PM – 4:21 PM ET
    Resolution of Inflammation and Current Understanding of Plaque Regression
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Pedro R. Moreno, MD, FACC – Mount Sinai Hospital
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    4:21 PM – 4:29 PM ET
    Noninvasive Plaque Morphology Versus Functional Assessment to Detect Vulnerable Plaque
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Jonathon Leipsic, MD, FRCPC – St. Paul's Hospital
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    4:29 PM – 4:37 PM ET
    CAD Patterns and Plaque Vulnerability: A Multimodality Imaging and Physiology Approach
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    4:37 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Clinical Trial Designs for PCI of Vulnerable Plaque
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, MSCAI – Mount Sinai
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Panel Discussion | Advances of Imaging to Detect Vulnerable Plaque: Can We Trust What We See?
    Location: Jefferson
    Panel Moderator: Zorina S. Galis, PhD – National Institutes of Health
    Panel Moderator: Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Hiram G. Bezerra, MD, PhD – Tampa General / USF
    Panel Discussant: Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
    Panel Discussant: Michael H. Joner, MD – Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
    Panel Discussant: Arnav Kumar, MD, MSCR – The University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine HCA Houston Heart Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Pedro R. Moreno, MD, FACC – Mount Sinai Hospital
    Panel Discussant: Natalia Pinilla, MD, PhD – McMaster University
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    5:00 PM – 5:08 PM ET
    Biological Basis and Proposed Mechanism of Action of CSL112 (apolipoprotein A-I [human]) for Prevention of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Myocardial Infarction
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: C. Michael Gibson, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    ATHEROSCLEROSIS THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT
    Location: Jefferson
    Moderator: David Erlinge, MD, PhD – Lund University
    Moderator: Biljana Parapid, MD, PhD – Belgrade University School of Medicine
    Moderator: Allen J. Taylor, MD – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Moderator: Ron Waksman, MD, MSCAI – MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    5:08 PM – 5:16 PM ET
    Lipoprotein(a) - A Multifarious Lipoprotein at the Nexus of Inflammation and Thrombosis
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Robert S. Rosenson, MD – Mount Sinai Health System
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    5:16 PM – 5:24 PM ET
    State of the Art in LDL-C Assessment & Management: How Low Can We Go?
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Francoise Marvel, MD – John Hopkins University
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    5:24 PM – 5:32 PM ET
    Emerging Therapies for Lp(a)
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Scott W. Shurmur, MD – Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    5:32 PM – 5:40 PM ET
    Is Targeting Platelets and Coagulation Sufficient to Reduce the Risk of Ischemic Event Associated with Vulnerable Plaque Rupture?
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Paul A. Gurbel, MD, FSCAI – Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research and Drug Development
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    5:40 PM – 5:48 PM ET
    Targeting Inflammation in Atherosclerosis
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Paul M. Ridker, MD – Brigham and Womens Hospital
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    5:48 PM – 5:56 PM ET
    Inflammatory HDL
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Allen J. Taylor, MD – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    5:56 PM – 6:04 PM ET
    Vulnerable Plaques Can Be Detected: What Are the Implications for Research and Clinical Practice?
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: James E. Muller, MD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    6:04 PM – 6:12 PM ET
    What Will Be New in Lipid Lowering Therapies? Rethinking Old Paradigms
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Robert S. Rosenson, MD – Mount Sinai Health System
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    6:12 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    Panel Discussion: Atherosclerosis Therapeutic Options and Management
    Location: Jefferson
    Panel Moderator: David Erlinge, MD, PhD – Lund University
    Panel Moderator: Biljana Parapid, MD, PhD – Belgrade University School of Medicine
    Panel Moderator: Allen J. Taylor, MD – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Panel Moderator: Ron Waksman, MD, MSCAI – MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Panel Discussant: H. Bryan Brewer, Jr., MD – MedStar Cardiovascular Research Network
    Panel Discussant: Paul A. Gurbel, MD, FSCAI – Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research and Drug Development
    Panel Discussant: Francoise Marvel, MD – John Hopkins University
    Panel Discussant: Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, MSCAI – Mount Sinai
    Panel Discussant: Deepak Talreja, MD – Sentara
    Panel Discussant: Ori Waksman, MD
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  • Sunday, Mar 10th
    6:30 PM ET
    Adjourn
    Location: Jefferson
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