5:30 p.m. Cocktail Hour: FIT Posters and Exhibit Hall
6:30 p.m. Welcome and Introductory Comments
with Renee Bullock-Palmer, MD, FACC – Governor, New Jersey-ACC
6:40 p.m. Amyloidosis and its Effects on my Life - A Patient’s Perspective
Moderated by Renee Bullock-Palmer, MD, FACC
7:00 p.m.
Drug or Device First? Anticoagulation vs Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation- the CHAMPION AF trial!
with Mohit Turagam, MD - Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Dr. Turagam is a cardiac electrophysiologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. He completed his cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York where he served as Chief Fellow between 2019-2020. His focus involves performing advanced interventional therapies for various atrial and ventricular arrhythmias including catheter ablation, device implantation and left atrial appendage occlusion. In addition, Dr. Turagam is actively involved in clinical research focusing on new technologies for catheter ablation, left atrial appendage closure and neuromodulation. He has authored over 180-peer reviewed scientific publications and feels fortunate to serve on local and national committees devoted to advanced arrhythmia care.
7:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Late Breaking Clinical Science from ACC.26
Moderated by Poonam Velagapudi, MD – Education Chair
Panelists:
Guerys Rojas-Marte, MD - Deborah Heart and Lung
Alfonso Waller, MD - Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
8:00 p.m. Top Poster Announcement and Presentation at the Podium
*Agenda subject to change without notice.
