Vandalia Health Heart and Vascular Conference

Program Overview

The 2025 Vandalia Health Heart and Vascular Symposium (VHHV | 25) will deliver a dynamic and comprehensive review of current practices, innovations and emerging strategies in the management of heart disease, including: percutaneous cardiac interventions, structural interventions and cardiac surgery. This interdisciplinary conference brings together physicians, pharmacists, nurses, radiologic technologists, technicians and allied health professionals for an in-depth educational experience.

Topics will cover advances in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), cardiogenic shock management, imaging techniques, medical therapies and device-based interventions, alongside case-based discussions and poster sessions showcasing original research and clinical innovation.

Objectives

By the conclusion of the symposium, participants will be able to:

• Provide guidance on imaging tools and techniques for heart disease.
• Evaluate decision-making pathways between surgical and transcatheter therapies for valvular heart conditions.
• Summarize evidence-based strategies for diagnosing and managing cardiogenic shock.
• Compare the benefits and limitations of advanced circulatory support devices, including TandemHeart, LVAD, ECMO, and interventions for CAD, PE, and mitral regurgitation (e.g., MitraClip).
• Describe transcatheter and surgical treatment strategies for valvular disease.
• Outline criteria for selecting patients for Impella and intra-aortic balloon pump support.
• Recognize and manage procedural complications associated with TAVR, MitraClip, and left atrial appendage closure devices (e.g., Watchman).
• Explain surgical indications for mitral valve repair and other valvular interventions.
• Apply case-based learning to guide medical management of closure devices.
• Identify techniques for managing complications following structural heart device implantation.
• Describe evolving pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management strategies for structural heart disease.

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Lodging

A block of rooms are being held for this conference. To secure your room at Stonewall Resort, call 304-269-7400 and state that you will be attending the 2025 Vandalia Health Heart and Vascular Conference. You may also click here to reserve online. 

We encourage participation by all individuals. If you have a disability, advance notification of any special needs will help us better serve you.

Conference Leadership

Agenda

Friday, Aug. 8, 2025

3:30 p.m. | Check in, registration and coffee in the corridor

5:15 p.m. | CE announcements

5:30 p.m. | Welcome and introductions (chair/moderator)

5:45 p.m. | Renal Denervation – Wissam Gharib, MD

6:30 p.m. | The Future of Valvular Heart Disease – Blase Carabello, MD

7:15 p.m. | Adjourn

Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025

Concurrent sessions begin at 8:10 a.m.

7:30 a.m. | Registration and coffee

8 a.m. | Welcome and introductions (chair/moderator)

Concurrent session 1

8:10 a.m. | Pulsed Field Ablation – Chafik Assal, MD

9 a.m. | Surgery for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy – Chris Cook, MD

9:45 a.m. | Lifetime Management of AV Disease – Andres Tobar, MD

10:30 a.m. | Break/vendors

10:45 a.m. | Indications for Angio-Vac – Peter Rodgers-Fischl, MD

11:30 a.m. | Tough Cases in VHD – Blase Carabello, MD

12:15 p.m. | Lunch in Stillwaters

1:15 p.m. | Mitra Clip – Richard Han, MD

2:30 p.m. | Tri Clip – Joseph Choo, MD

3:15 p.m. | Adjourn

Concurrent session 2

8:10 a.m. | Heart Age – Scaling Pre-operative cardio metabolic optimization

9 a.m. | What EMS Does Before the Hospital for Heart Attacks – Captain Smith, Charleston Fire Department

9:45 a.m. | Research topics with Frank Annie, MD, and Adam Belcher, MD

10:30 a.m. | Break/vendors

10:45 a.m. | Leadless Pacemakers – Matthew Gaskill, DO

11:30 a.m. | Endocarditis – Chris Cook, MD

12:15 p.m. | Lunch in Stillwaters

1:15 p.m. | Surgery of the Aortic Root – Chris Cook, MD

2:30 p.m. | Tri Clip – Joseph Choo, MD

3:15 p.m. | Adjourn

1:15 p.m. | Mitra Clip – Richard Han, MD

2:30 p.m. | TBA – Bradford Warden, MD

3:15 p.m. | Adjourn

Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025

8 a.m. | Registration and coffee

8:30 a.m. | Welcome and introductions (chair/moderator)

8:45 a.m. | Mechanical Complications of MI – Elise Anderson, MD

9:30 a.m. | IFR – Haytham Alkhaimy, MD

10:15 a.m. | LM PCI – Wissam Gharib, MD

11 a.m. | Pre-op Evaluation – Elie Gharib, MD