Program Agenda - Day 2
7:00 am Breakfast & Registration
7:45 am Opening Remarks
8:00 am Keynote: The 2026 Revascularization Playbook - Carlos Collet, MD
SESSION 1: THE PHYSIOLOGY SHOWDOWN — WIRE vs. WIRELESS vs. CT
Session Moderators: Karim Al-Azizi, MD; Amro Alsaid, MD
Panel: Subhash Banerjee, MD; George Chrysant, MD; Amir Lotfi, MD; Yader Sandoval, MD; Amir Kaki, MD; Hayder Hashim, MD
8:30 am Pro-Wire: Wire-Based Physiology & Long-Term Truths — Carlos Collet, MD
8:45 am Pro-Wireless: The Superiority of Functional Angiography — Megha Prasad, MD
9:00 am Pro-CT: CT-Based Physiology: How Much Should We Actually Believe? — Yader Sandoval, MD
9:15 am The Post-PCI Target: Is Post-PCI Physiology and PPG Pullback a Mandatory Endpoint? — Hayder Hashim, MD
9:30 am Questions & Discussions
9:45 am Round 1 Coffee Break & Exhibits
SESSION 2: ISCHEMIA WITH NON-OBSTRUCTIVE CAD — DIAGNOSTIC NECESSITY OR OVER-TESTING?
Session Moderators: R. Jay Widmer, MD, PhD; Issam Moussa, MD
Panel: Megha Prasad, MD; Chadi Alraies, MD; Yader Sandoval, MD; Thuy Pham Ryan, DO
10:00 am The Skeptic: Microvascular Assessment in the Lab: Do We Really Need It? — Chadi Alraies, MD
10:15 am The Believer: MINOCA: Debunking the Myth that "No Blockage Means No Problem" — Jimmy Kerrigan, MD
10:30 am The Protocol: Coronary Reactivity Testing is the Ultimate Answer — Megha Prasad, MD
10:45 am Questions & Answers
11:00 am LIVE CASE FACE-OFF: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE
The Challenge: CT Navigation: Executing the Perfect Complex PCI Using Cutting-Edge Physiology and Imaging Co-Registration.
Operators: Obadah Aqtash, MD; Karim Al-Azizi, MD
Moderators: Srini Potluri, MD; Amir Lotfi, MD
Panel: Yader Sandoval, MD; Carlos Collet, MD; Subhash Banerjee, MD; Chintan Patel, MD
12:00 pm Lunch & Exhibit Hall Interaction
SESSION 3: SEEING IS BELIEVING, BUT DO WE REALLY NEED TO SEE TO BELIEVE?
Session Moderators: Jas Singh, MD; Chadi Dib, MD
Panel: Roberto Garbo, MD; Haroon Faraz, MD; Alpesh Shah, MD; Robert Stoler, MD
12:45 pm Pro-CCTA: Plaque Assessment via CT to Guide Advanced Medical Therapy — Subhash Banerjee, MD
1:00 pm The Debate: Do we really need to image every PCI? — Robert Stoler, MD vs Why We REALLY Need to Image Every PCI — Roberto Garbo, MD
1:15 pm The Anatomy Hurdle: Bifurcation Disease: Imaging Rules the Bifurcation — Prashanth Thakker, MD
1:30 pm IVUS vs OCT: Class Effect or a Scientific Difference — Alpesh Shah, MD
1:45 pm Questions & Answers
2:00 pm LIVE CASE: LEFT MAIN PCI HD IVUS
Operators: Imran Baig, MD; Srini Potluri, MD
Moderators: Karim Al-Azizi, MD; Roberto Garbo, MD
Panel: Farouc Jaffer, MD, PhD; Subhash Banerjee, MD; Zach Rosol, MD; Sandeep Nathan, MD; Haroon Faraz, MD
3:00 pm Smoothie Break & Exhibits
SESSION 4: CALCIUM MODIFICATION & DRUG DELIVERY SHOOTOUT
Session Moderators: Robert Stoler, MD; Sibi Thomas, MD Panel: Chintan Patel, MD; Zachary Rosol, MD; Sandeep Nathan, MD
3:15 pm The Traditionalists: Rotational and Orbital Atherectomy Still Hold the Crown — Salman Arain, MD
3:30 pm The Balloon Specialists: Cutting, Scoring, and OPN Balloons are Superior — Ali Haider, MD
3:45 pm The Vaporizers: Laser Atherectomy Deserves a Seat at the Table — Jas Singh, MD
4:15 pm The ISR Fix: DCB in Contemporary In-Stent Restenosis (Insights from AGENT Trials and Beyond) — Farouc Jaffer, MD, PhD
4:30 pm The New Frontier: DCBs in De Novo Disease: Are We Late to the Game? — Sanjog Kalra, MD
5:00 pm Adjourn