Sunday, March 14, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AMSimulation has become increasingly important, particularly with a renewed emphasis on reducing errors and streamlining protocols. This simulation exercise will showcase everything one needs to know about conducting exercises to improve door-to-balloon (D2B) times.

Sunday, March 14, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM This is one of those sessions that examines both sides of various topics including stents, pharmacological strategy and thrombus aspiration. Attendees can expect vigorous debate, with convincing evidence on both sides.

Monday, March 15, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Of course, radiation exposure from medical imaging is a concern of cardiologists, but how large of a problem is it? Come to this session and find out.

Sunday, March 14, 9:15 AM - 4:30 PMHosted by Siemens HealthcareWhile there are no CME credits for this session, it will offer cardiologists an excellent glimpse into state-of-the-art cardiovascular imaging.

Monday, March 15, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM   Another timely ACC Symposium especially as CMS and Congress scrutinize the ever-increasing use of imaging. In this session, expect a representative from each major cardiology association to review the appropriateness criteria put forth from that association.

Monday, March 15, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM   This ACC Symposium promises to review a lot of material on heart failure imagingand with good reason. The rate of heart failure continues to rise, costing the U.S. healthcare system millions of dollars annually. Cardiologists want simple and effective techniques to diagnose and manage their growing heart failure patient population. The truth is that one MRI exam can deliver a plethora of information, while not exposing patients to unnecessary radiation.

Sunday, March 14, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM   Three concurrent sessionsAdvances in Echocardiography, Hot Topics in Cardiology: Multimodality Imaging for Assessment of Right Ventricle Morphology and Function, and Challenging Patient Populations -- How to Apply Cardiac Imaging Effectivelypresent just about everything a diagnostic cardiologist wants to know.  

Sunday, March 14, 9:30 AM - 12:30 AM   These posters tackle the issue of radiation exposure related coronary CT angiography (CCTA) from many different angles. If you have a coronary CT program, you will certainly benefit from the topics presented here, including reducing radiation dose with a 320-row scanner by performing a coronary artery calcium scan prior to CCTA or dropping the kV to 80 during for low-body weight patients.