Intermountain Health 24th Annual Cardiovascular Update 2026

Intermountain Health’s 24th Annual Cardiovascular Update reviews prevention, diagnosis and treatment across a broad range of cardiovascular conditions. The program brings together LDL cholesterol and Lp(a), cardiometabolic health, coronary calcium, heart failure and amyloidosis, with sessions on pulmonary hypertension, aortic disease, structural interventions and coronary CT imaging. Pregnancy-associated hypertension, ECG interpretation and smoking cessation add practical perspectives for everyday care. Directed by J. Brent Muhlestein, MD, the original conference was held March 7, 2026, at Park City Hospital in Utah. It is intended for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses and other clinicians caring for people with cardiovascular disease or risk factors.

Learning Objectives

• Review new and important information regarding cardiovascular disease.
• Discuss latest advances in the management of cardiovascular disease.
• Facilitate nurses to self-report one change that they will make to their practice or performance as a result of this education.
• Facilitate nurses to self-report that their knowledge increased regarding the care of patients with cardiovascular disease as a result of this education.

Topics

• Registration and Breakfast; Non-Accredited AstraZeneca Presentation

• Welcome and Housekeeping

• Keynote: The Critical Importance of Testing for LDL Cholesterol (Nihar R Desai, MD, MPH)

• Lp(a): A New Risk Factor Coming Out of the Shadows and Into the Main Arena (Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD)

• Fatty Heart Disease: Cardiovascular Kidney (Liver) Metabolic Health (CKLMH) – Adiposopathy and Patient-Centric Care (Viet Le, DHSc)

• Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Update on Diagnosis and New Treatments (Kirk U. Knowlton, MD)

• Panel Discussion (Morning Session 1)

• Break with Vendors

• How to Best Utilize the Results of a Coronary Artery Calcium Scan (J. Brent Muhlestein, MD)

• Advances in Treating Diseases of the Aorta (Billy Oslund, MD)

• ECG Pearls (Frank G. Yanowitz, MD)

• Panel Discussion (Morning Session 2)

• Lunch; Non Accredited Regeneron Presentation

• Keynote: Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure (Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FAHA)

• Heart Failure Medications Across the Ejection Fraction Continuum (Kismet Rasmusson, DNP)

• Identifying, Diagnosing, and Treating Cardiac Amyloidosis (Miguel A Chavez Cavazos, MD)

• Pregnancy-Associated Hypertension: A New More Effective Treatment Pathway (Kirstin Hesterberg, DO)

• Panel Discussion (Afternoon Session 1)

• Break with Vendors

• Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Structural Heart Disease (Benjamin E. Peterson, MD)

• Optimizing Smoking Cessation Education: What are the Best Methods? (Kent G. Meredith, MD)

• CT Coronary Angiography with Functional FFR: Is it Ready for Routine Use? (Shane Ruckel, MD)

• Conference Summation

Program Scope

The original event ran from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM Mountain Time. Its agenda includes breaks, meals and non-accredited sponsored presentations; this does not confirm recording coverage of every item. Up to 8 AMA credits, 8 ANCC contact hours and 8 ABIM MOC Part 2 points applied only to eligible participation in the original activity. Provider registration, accounts and platform access are not included with this store package.