Nuclear Cardiology Now: Middle East
At Nuclear Cardiology Now: Middle East, May 20-21 globally recognized faculty shared the latest information in nuclear cardiology to help improve PatientFirst care through evidence-based treatment options for patients with suspected cardiovascular disease.
The program included contemporary didactic lectures, case-based learning, and in-depth panel discussions all designed to enhance your skills and knowledge with the common goal of improving patient-centered care and outcomes.
Participants can earn up to 16 CME accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialists.
This program is not just for clinicians practicing in the Middle East. ASNC and the Saudi Heart Association were pleased to welcome attendees from countries including Mexico, the Philippines and the U.S.
For access to the meeting platform and recorded sessions (available June 4), you may register for the program now.
This program is not just for clinicians practicing in the Middle East. ASNC and the Saudi Heart Association were pleased to welcome attendees from countries including Mexico, the Philippines and the U.S.
For access to the meeting platform and recorded sessions (available June 4), you may register for the program now.
Learning Objectives
- Illustrate the approach to managing patients with chest pain in the Middle East, United States, and Europe
- Describe the role of PET myocardial perfusion imaging in the evaluation of patients with suspected cardiovascular disease
- Discuss the optimal approach for patients presenting with a combination of normal and abnormal diagnostic results
- Illustrate the important role of nuclear imaging in utilizing a multimodality approach to managing patients with amyloidosis
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Agenda and Faculty
View the latest agenda updates here.FRIDAY, MAY 20 | ||
Time (EDT) | Topic | Speaker |
8:00 AM | Welcome and Review of Program | Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD, MSc (Program Chair, President-Elect, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology) |
ASNC President Address | Dennis A. Calnon, MD (President, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology) |
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SHA President Address | Waleed Al Habeeb (President of the Saudi Heart Association) |
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8:15 AM – 9:45 AM | Session I: Cardiac Imaging in Chest Pain Guidelines: American and European Perspectives | Moderators:
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American Perspective | Martha Gulati, MD, MS | |
European Perspective | Jeroen J. Bax, MD, PhD | |
Current Approach to Patients with Chest Pain in the Middle East - ACC vs ESC Guidelines and Local Nuances | Ahmed Al Jizeeri | |
Leveraging the Best Test: Case-Based Presentation | Mohammed Zayed, MD | |
Panel Discussion | ||
9:45 – 10:15 AM | Visit Exhibits | |
10:15 – 10:45 AM | Plenary Talk: PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging | Moderator: Haliah Alshehri, MBBCh Speaker: Rob S.B. Beanlands, MD |
10:45 – 11:00 AM | Discussion | |
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM | Session II: Case-Based Presentations and Discussion | Moderator: Wael Jaber, MD Commenting Panel:
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A Patient with Normal SPECT and High Calcium Score | Islam Shawki | |
A Patient with Abnormal Vasodilator ECG and Normal SPECT Perfusion | Rami Doukky, MD, MS | |
New Onset Heart Failure and VT | Amr Telmesani, MBBS | |
PET For a Patient with CTO: Perfusion +/- Viability | Masoud H. J. M. Garashi, MD | |
A Patient with Chest Pain and Moderate Lesion on CTA | Paul C. Cremer, MD |
SATURDAY, MAY 21 | ||
Time | Topic | Speaker |
7:30 – 8:00 AM | Visit Exhibits | |
8:00 – 9:30 AM | Session III: Case-Based Presentations and Discussion |
Moderator: Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD, MSc Commenting Panel:
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Positive PYP Pre-TAVR | Syed F. Jamal, MBBS | |
MPI in a Post CABG Patient | Salah E. Bouyoucef, MD, PhD | |
MPI in LBBB | Adel H. Allam, MD | |
Patient with Ischemia and No Obstructive Disease (INOCA) | Rami M. Abazid, MD | |
Viability Imaging Prior to Revascularization | Erika Hutt, MD | |
Patient with LVAD and Fever | Dixitha Anugula, MBBS | |
9:30 – 10:00 AM | Visit Exhibits | |
10:00 – 10:30 AM | Plenary Talk: How to Modernize Your SPECT Lab | Moderator: Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD Presenter: Dennis A. Calnon, MD |
10:30 – 10:45 AM | Discussion | |
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM | Session IV: Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Multimodality Approach | Moderators:
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Cardiac Amyloidosis: Overview | Sarah Cuddy, MBChB | |
Who to Image: Low Flow AS and Others | Wael Jaber, MD | |
How to Start and Perform A PYP/DPD Imaging Program | Prem Soman MD, PhD | |
Management Of Cardiac Amyloidosis | Firas Al Badarin, MD | |
Panel Discussion | ||
12:30 PM | Program Adjourns |