Mayo Clinic Echo Alaska 2026 – Frontiers of Multimodality Imaging Including Echo, Cardiac CT and MRI

Echocardiography • Cardiac CT • Cardiac MRI • Nuclear Imaging • 3-D Echo

Develop a practical, integrated approach to modern cardiovascular imaging with Mayo Clinic Echo Alaska: Frontiers of Multimodality Imaging Including Echo, Cardiac CT and MRI 2026.

Held July 27–31, 2026, at the Marriott Anchorage Downtown in Anchorage, Alaska, this five-day Mayo Clinic cardiovascular imaging symposium provides an extensive review of contemporary:

• Echocardiography
• 2-D and 3-D echocardiography
• Cardiac CT
• Cardiac MRI
• Nuclear cardiology
• PET imaging
• PYP imaging
• Strain imaging
• Point-of-care ultrasound
• Procedural imaging

The course emphasizes not simply how each imaging modality works, but how to choose and integrate Echo, CT, MRI, and nuclear imaging for clinical decision-making.

Major disease areas include:

• Heart failure
• Cardiomyopathy
• Valvular heart disease
• Ischemic heart disease
• Congenital heart disease
• Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy
• Aortic disease
• Cardiac masses
• Unstable cardiovascular patients
• Structural and interventional heart disease

A unique component of the original program was live echocardiographic scanning, allowing faculty to demonstrate comprehensive image acquisition and illustrate how real-time echocardiographic findings influence patient management.

Course Details

• Course: Echo Alaska: Frontiers of Multimodality Imaging Including Echo, Cardiac CT and MRI
• Provider: Mayo Clinic
• Year: 2026
• Dates: July 27–31, 2026
• Duration: 5 Days
• Venue: Marriott Anchorage Downtown
• Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
• Primary Specialty: Cardiology / Cardiovascular Imaging
• Additional Specialty: Radiology / Echocardiography
• Modalities: Echo / Cardiac CT / Cardiac MRI / Nuclear Imaging
• Original Activity: 23.0 Credit Hours
• MedicalAmboss Delivery: Google Drive
• MedicalAmboss CME / Certificate: Not Included
• Language: English

Course Overview

Cardiovascular imaging increasingly requires clinicians to select among several complementary technologies rather than relying on a single test.

A patient with structural or cardiovascular disease may undergo:

Echocardiography → Cardiac CT → Cardiac MRI → Nuclear Imaging

depending on the clinical question.

Each modality provides different information.

The central principle of multimodality cardiovascular imaging is therefore:

Choose the Right Modality for the Right Patient and the Right Clinical Question

This Mayo Clinic course explores both the individual strengths of each imaging method and their incremental value when used together.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the original program, participants should be better able to:

• Utilize cardiovascular imaging to support clinical decision-making.
• Integrate echocardiography into the management of valvular heart disease.
• Interpret cardiovascular imaging in patients with heart failure.
• Use cardiac CT and MRI to complement echocardiographic findings.
• Apply multimodality imaging to congenital heart disease.
• Recognize the strengths and limitations of each cardiovascular imaging modality.
• Select CT, MRI, echo, or nuclear imaging according to the clinical question.
• Review contemporary imaging of cardiomyopathy.
• Apply imaging to ischemic heart disease.
• Review imaging in unstable and critically ill patients.
• Improve 2-D and 3-D echocardiographic acquisition.
• Use echocardiography for procedural and interventional guidance.
• Review advanced sonographic techniques including strain imaging.
• Improve recognition of cardiovascular pathology through case-based multimodality interpretation.

HEART FAILURE & MULTIMODALITY IMAGING

Introduction to Cardiac MRI & CT: Which Test for Which Patient?

One of the first major questions addressed by the program is:

Which cardiac imaging test should be ordered for which patient?

The choice depends on:

• Clinical indication
• Cardiac anatomy
• Ventricular function
• Tissue characterization needs
• Coronary assessment
• Valve disease
• Patient characteristics
• Previous imaging findings

Echocardiography

Echocardiography remains a foundational cardiovascular imaging technique.

It can provide information regarding:

• Ventricular size
• Ventricular function
• Valve morphology
• Valve hemodynamics
• Chamber size
• Pulmonary pressures
• Pericardial disease
• Congenital abnormalities

Its portability and real-time imaging also make it particularly useful in acute clinical settings.

Cardiac CT

Cardiac CT can provide detailed anatomical information involving:

• Coronary arteries
• Aorta
• Cardiac chambers
• Valve anatomy
• Calcification
• Structural heart anatomy
• Procedural planning

CTA is also incorporated into the course for:

• Chest pain
• Valvular heart disease
• Aortic disease

Cardiac MRI

Cardiac MRI offers powerful assessment of:

• Ventricular function
• Cardiac morphology
• Myocardial tissue
• Cardiomyopathy
• Inflammation
• Fibrosis
• Congenital heart disease

The value of MRI often lies in combining anatomy, function, and tissue characterization.

Multimodality Imaging in Cardiomyopathy

The course includes dedicated education on multimodality imaging in cardiomyopathy.

A patient with suspected cardiomyopathy may require integration of:

• Echocardiographic phenotype
• Ventricular function
• Cardiac MRI tissue characterization
• CT where clinically appropriate
• Nuclear imaging in selected conditions

The goal is to answer:

What Is the Cardiomyopathy, How Severe Is It, and Does Imaging Change Management?

Systolic & Diastolic Heart Failure

The program reviews imaging in both:

• Systolic dysfunction
• Diastolic dysfunction

Evaluation may involve:

• Ejection fraction
• Chamber size
• Filling patterns
• Hemodynamics
• Valve disease
• Pulmonary pressures
• Myocardial structure

Diastology

Diastolic function remains an important component of comprehensive echocardiographic examination.

Interpretation can integrate:

• Mitral inflow
• Tissue Doppler
• Left atrial size
• Pulmonary pressures
• Other echocardiographic parameters

The original course also includes practical live scanning designed to reinforce image acquisition and interpretation.

VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

CTA for the Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease

Cardiac CT has an expanding role in structural and valvular heart disease.

Potential contributions include:

• Valve anatomy
• Calcification assessment
• Aortic anatomy
• Procedural planning
• Structural relationships

Echocardiography in Valve Disease

Echo remains central to evaluating:

• Aortic stenosis
• Aortic regurgitation
• Mitral stenosis
• Mitral regurgitation
• Tricuspid valve disease
• Other structural abnormalities

A comprehensive evaluation involves both:

Anatomy + Hemodynamics

2-D & 3-D Echocardiography

An important focus of Echo Alaska is the use of 2-D and 3-D echocardiography.

3-D imaging can enhance visualization of:

• Valve morphology
• Leaflet anatomy
• Structural relationships
• Interventional targets

This is particularly relevant in modern structural heart interventions.

Imaging for Interventional Guidance

The course reviews how echocardiography can support cardiovascular interventions through:

• Preprocedural assessment
• Intraprocedural imaging
• Device positioning
• Anatomical visualization
• Assessment of procedural results
• Recognition of complications

3-D Image Acquisition

The practical workshop addresses:

• Acquisition
• Knobology
• Optimization
• Intraoperative imaging
• Procedural imaging
• Troubleshooting

The objective is to improve the quality and clinical usefulness of 3-D datasets.

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

The program includes a dedicated section on:

Ischemic Heart Disease and Assessment of the Unstable Patient

with several complementary imaging approaches.

CTA for Chest Pain

Coronary CTA can be useful in selected patients presenting with chest pain.

The course reviews how CT may contribute to:

• Coronary assessment
• Anatomical evaluation
• Clinical decision-making

Nuclear Perfusion Imaging for Ischemia

The program includes dedicated education in nuclear perfusion imaging.

Nuclear techniques can support assessment of:

• Myocardial perfusion
• Ischemia
• Functional significance
• Selected cardiomyopathies

Stress Echocardiography

Stress Echo for Ischemia and Beyond reviews the application of stress echocardiography to ischemic evaluation as well as broader clinical questions.

Stress echocardiography combines:

• Physiologic stress
• Wall-motion assessment
• Hemodynamic information
• Real-time cardiac imaging

Nuclear Cardiology

Although the official course title emphasizes Echo, CT, and MRI, the 2026 curriculum also includes nuclear imaging.

Topics include:

• Nuclear perfusion
• PET
• PYP imaging
• Image acquisition
• Interpretation
• Troubleshooting
• Interesting cases

PET & PYP Imaging

The nuclear workshop includes:

PET, PYP, and More

providing practical discussion of nuclear cardiovascular imaging and its use in selected clinical scenarios.

POCUS & ECHO IN THE ICU

The curriculum includes:

POCUS & Echo in the ICU

highlighting cardiovascular ultrasound in unstable and critically ill patients.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound

POCUS can provide rapid bedside information about:

• Cardiac function
• Volume status
• Pericardial fluid
• Lung findings
• Hemodynamic status

It is particularly useful when rapid clinical decisions are required.

Imaging the Unstable Patient

In acute illness, imaging must answer focused questions efficiently.

A practical approach is:

What Is the Immediate Clinical Question? → Which Modality Can Answer It Quickly and Safely?

Bedside ultrasound can therefore complement more comprehensive imaging when immediate information is required.

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE & PREGNANCY

The course includes multiple case-based sessions addressing:

• Adult congenital heart disease
• Pediatric/congenital cardiovascular anatomy
• Pregnancy-related cardiovascular imaging

Multimodality Imaging in Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital heart disease often requires integration of:

• Echocardiography
• CT
• MRI

because complex anatomy may not be completely defined by a single modality.

Congenital Cardiac Imaging

Important questions may include:

• What is the underlying anatomy?
• What prior intervention has been performed?
• What is the ventricular function?
• Are there residual shunts or obstructions?
• Is additional intervention required?

Pregnancy & Cardiovascular Imaging

Cardiac disease during pregnancy requires special attention to:

• Maternal physiology
• Fetal considerations
• Radiation exposure
• Contrast use
• Appropriate test selection

Imaging choices therefore require careful risk-benefit assessment.

MULTIMODALITY IMAGING WORKSHOPS

One of the strongest components of Echo Alaska is its practical workshop structure.

The program includes:

• CT/MRI workshop
• Nuclear imaging workshop
• Sonography workshop
• Procedural echo workshop
• Live echo scanning
• Strain workshop
• 3-D valve imaging
• Congenital imaging demonstrations

CT/MRI Workshop

The CT/MRI workshop focuses on:

• Troubleshooting
• Image acquisition
• Interpretation
• Interesting clinical cases

This helps move the curriculum beyond basic modality descriptions into practical image interpretation.

Tips & Tricks for Sonographers

The course includes a focused sonography session covering practical imaging techniques.

Topics include:

• Coronary imaging
• POCUS
• Lung ultrasound
• Pedoff probe use
• Other acquisition tips

Comprehensive Echocardiographic Acquisition

High-quality interpretation depends on high-quality image acquisition.

The course emphasizes that important diagnostic findings can be missed when the examination is incomplete.

A structured echo study should therefore be:

Comprehensive + Reproducible + Clinically Focused

ECHO LIVE SCANNING

A defining component of the original Echo Alaska course is live patient scanning.

This allows participants to observe:

• Probe positioning
• Image optimization
• Real-time decision-making
• Acquisition technique
• Interpretation

Live Strain Workshop

The program includes live demonstrations focused on strain imaging.

Strain may provide additional information about myocardial deformation beyond conventional ejection fraction.

Strain Imaging

Potential applications can include selected evaluation of:

• Cardiomyopathy
• Heart failure
• Subclinical ventricular dysfunction
• Other myocardial disease

Interpretation should always be integrated with the broader clinical and echocardiographic context.

Live 3-D & Valve Imaging

Another live demonstration focuses on:

• 3-D echocardiography
• Valve imaging

The session provides practical exposure to how high-quality 3-D data are acquired rather than only showing final reconstructed images.

Live Congenital Imaging

Congenital and other cardiovascular cases are also included in the live scanning curriculum.

This reinforces the importance of adapting image acquisition to the patient’s underlying anatomy.

AORTIC DISEASE

The final-day curriculum includes:

Multimodality Imaging for Aortic Disease

Imaging the Aorta

Different modalities may contribute to evaluation of:

• Aortic dimensions
• Aortic valve relationships
• Aortic wall disease
• Acute aortic syndromes
• Surveillance

CT and MRI can be particularly valuable for comprehensive aortic anatomical assessment.

CARDIAC MASSES

The program includes:

Cardiac Masses: Imaging/Pathologic Correlation

This topic illustrates the value of combining:

• Echocardiography
• CT
• MRI
• Pathologic correlation

when evaluating an intracardiac mass.

Imaging a Cardiac Mass

A practical assessment may consider:

• Location
• Size
• Attachment
• Mobility
• Tissue characteristics
• Hemodynamic effect

The differential may include:

• Tumor
• Thrombus
• Vegetation
• Other structural abnormalities

No single modality necessarily answers every question.

Case-Based Learning

A major feature of the 2026 program is extensive case-based learning.

Rather than presenting only conventional lectures, the curriculum repeatedly uses clinical cases to ask:

What Imaging Would You Order? → What Does It Show? → What Additional Modality Is Needed? → Does It Change Management?

This approach closely reflects real-world cardiovascular practice.

Strengths & Limitations of Imaging Modalities

Echocardiography

Strengths

• Real-time
• Portable
• Hemodynamic information
• No ionizing radiation

Limitations

• Image quality can vary
• Operator dependent
• Some anatomical regions may be difficult to visualize

Cardiac CT

Strengths

• Excellent spatial resolution
• Coronary anatomy
• Aortic imaging
• Structural planning

Limitations

• Ionizing radiation
• Contrast considerations
• Limited tissue characterization compared with MRI

Cardiac MRI

Strengths

• Excellent ventricular assessment
• Tissue characterization
• No ionizing radiation
• Congenital imaging

Limitations

• Longer examination
• Device / patient compatibility considerations
• Availability
• Patient tolerance

Nuclear Imaging

Strengths

• Physiologic / perfusion information
• Disease-specific applications
• PET and molecular imaging potential

Limitations

• Radiation exposure
• Availability
• Lower anatomical resolution compared with CT/MRI in some applications

Major Topics Covered

• Echocardiography
• Cardiovascular Imaging
• Multimodality Imaging
• Cardiac CT
• Cardiac CTA
• Cardiac MRI
• CMR
• Nuclear Cardiology
• PET Imaging
• PYP Imaging
• 2-D Echocardiography
• 3-D Echocardiography
• Strain Imaging
• POCUS
• Lung Ultrasound
• Heart Failure
• Diastology
• Cardiomyopathy
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Structural Heart Disease
• Ischemic Heart Disease
• Stress Echocardiography
• Coronary CTA
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy
• Interventional Echocardiography
• Procedural Imaging
• Aortic Disease
• Cardiac Masses
• Sonography
• Live Echocardiographic Scanning

Who Should Take This Course?

The official Mayo Clinic audience includes:

• Adult Cardiovascular Specialists
• Congenital Cardiovascular Specialists
• Cardiologists
• Internists
• Anesthesiologists
• Critical Care Physicians
• Cardiovascular Surgeons
• Other Surgeons involved in cardiovascular care
• Sonographers

The material is also highly relevant to:

• Cardiac Imaging Specialists
• Echocardiographers
• Cardiac Radiologists
• Cardiovascular Fellows
• Cardiology Fellows
• Echocardiography Technologists
• Structural Heart Teams

Why This Course Is Useful

The principal strength of Mayo Clinic Echo Alaska 2026 is its integrated approach.

Instead of treating each imaging technique as an isolated specialty, the program asks how modalities complement one another.

Learners can review:

• Echo vs. CT vs. MRI selection
• Heart failure imaging
• Cardiomyopathy
• Valvular heart disease
• Cardiac CTA
• Ischemia imaging
• Nuclear perfusion
• Stress echo
• POCUS
• Adult congenital heart disease
• Pregnancy
• PET/PYP
• Image acquisition
• 3-D echocardiography
• Strain
• Interventional guidance
• Aortic disease
• Cardiac masses

The overall learning pathway can be summarized as:

Clinical Question → Echo → CT / MRI / Nuclear When Needed → Integrated Interpretation → Management Decision

Original Mayo Clinic Accreditation

The original Mayo Clinic Echo Alaska 2026 activity offered up to:

• 23.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• 23.0 ABIM MOC Points
• 23.0 ABS MOC Points
• 23.0 ANCC Credits

for eligible participants completing the official Mayo Clinic activity requirements.

Important MedicalAmboss CME Notice

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• 23 CME Credits Included
• 23 ABIM MOC Included
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• 23 ANCC Credits Included
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Product / Delivery Information

• Product: Mayo Clinic Echo Alaska: Frontiers of Multimodality Imaging Including Echo, Cardiac CT and MRI 2026
• Provider: Mayo Clinic
• Dates: July 27–31, 2026
• Location: Anchorage, Alaska
• Venue: Marriott Anchorage Downtown
• Specialty: Cardiology / Cardiovascular Imaging
• Modalities: Echo / CT / MRI / Nuclear
• Original Activity: 23.0 Credit Hours
• Delivery: Google Drive
• CME Points with MedicalAmboss: Not Included
• Certificate: Not Included

4. Short Description

Mayo Clinic Echo Alaska: Frontiers of Multimodality Imaging Including Echo, Cardiac CT and MRI 2026 provides an advanced five-day review of modern cardiovascular multimodality imaging.

Topics include echocardiography, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, nuclear perfusion imaging, PET/PYP, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, ischemic heart disease, POCUS, congenital heart disease, pregnancy, 2-D and 3-D echo, strain imaging, procedural guidance, aortic disease, and cardiac masses.

The original course also features CT/MRI and nuclear workshops, tips and tricks for sonographers, and live echocardiographic scanning demonstrations.

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Monday, July 27, 2026

• 6:30 a.m.: Precourse Registration and Continental Breakfast

• 7:00 a.m.: Welcome and Introduction – Course Overview & Objective Review (Grace Lin, MD, MBA)

HEART FAILURE AND INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMODALITY IMAGING (Moderator: Grace Lin, MD, MBA)

• 7:10 a.m.: Introduction to Cardiac MRI & CT: Which Test for Which Patient (Suhny Abbara, MD)

• 7:40 a.m.: Case 1 (Grace Lin, MD, MBA)

• 8:00 a.m.: Case 2 (Daniel Borgeson, MD)

• 8:20 a.m.: Case 3 (Grace Lin, MD, MBA)

• 8:40 a.m.: Case 4 (S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD)

• 9:00 a.m.: Questions With Panel Including Surgeon

• 9:20 a.m.: Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE: ECHO/CT/MRI (Moderator: Grace Lin, MD, MBA)

• 9:40 a.m.: Multimodality Imaging in Cardiomyopathy (John Bois, MD)

• 10:10 a.m.: Case 6 (Daniel Borgeson, MD)

• 10:30 a.m.: Case 7 (Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD)

• 10:50 a.m.: Case 8 (Matthew Martinez, MD)

• 11:10 a.m.: Case 9 (Grace Lin, MD, MBA)

• 11:30 a.m.: Case 10 (Daniel Borgeson, MD)

• 11:50 a.m.: Questions With Panel Including Surgeon

• 12:15 p.m.: Grab lunch and return to ballroom for product theater, and then return for evening session.

• 12:45 p.m.: Non-CME Product Theater – Sponsored by AstraZeneca – No CME Credit

• 1:45 p.m.: Adjourn until 4 p.m.

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

• 6:30 a.m.: Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits

VALVULAR HEART DISEASE I

• 7:00 a.m.: CTA for the Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease (Suhny Abbara, MD)

• 7:30 a.m.: Case 1 (Vuyisile Nkomo, MD, MPH)

• 7:50 a.m.: Case 2 (Matthew Martinez, MD)

• 8:10 a.m.: Case 3 (Jared Bird, MD)

• 8:30 a.m.: Case 4 (S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD)

• 8:50 a.m.: Questions With Panel Including Surgeon

• 9:10 a.m.: Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

VALVULAR HEART DISEASE II

• 9:40 a.m.: Case 5 (Vuyisile Nkomo, MD, MPH)

• 10:00 a.m.: Case 6 (Rekha Mankad, MD)

• 10:20 a.m.: Case 7 (Alberto Pochettino, MD)

• 10:40 a.m.: Case 8 (Rekha Mankad, MD)

• 11:00 a.m.: Case 9 (Nathaniel Taggart, MD)

• 11:20 a.m.: Case 10 (S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD)

• 11:40 a.m.: Questions With Panel Including Surgeon

• 12:00 p.m.: Adjourn. Grab lunch and return to ballroom for product theater.

• 12:30 p.m.: Non-CME Product Theater Sponsored by Kiniksa – No CME Credit

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

• 6:30 a.m.: Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE AND ASSESSMENT OF THE UNSTABLE PATIENT (Moderator: Crystal Bonnichsen, MD)

• 12:00 a.m.: POCUS & Echo in the ICU (Jared Bird, MD)

• 7:00 a.m.: CTA for Chest Pain (Philip Araoz, MD)

• 7:25 a.m.: Nuclear Perfusion Imaging for Evaluation of Ischemia (Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD)

• 7:50 a.m.: Stress Echo for Ischemia and Beyond (S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD)

• 8:40 a.m.: Questions With Panel Including Surgeon

• 9:00 a.m.: Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE AND PREGNANCY (Moderator: Jonathan Johnson, MD)

• 9:30 a.m.: Case 1 (Steve Kindel, MD)

• 9:50 a.m.: Case 2 (M. Yasir Qureshi, MBBS)

• 10:10 a.m.: Case 3 (Nathaniel Taggart, MD)

• 10:30 a.m.: Case 4 (Jonathan Johnson, MD)

• 10:50 a.m.: Case 5 (M. Yasir Qureshi, MBBS)

• 11:10 a.m.: Case 6 (Steve Kindel, MD)

• 11:30 a.m.: Questions With Panel Including Surgeon

• 12:00 p.m.: Adjourn

Thursday, July 30, 2026

• 6:30 a.m.: Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits

MULTIMODALITY IMAGING WORKSHOPS & ECHO LIVE SCANNING

• 12:00 a.m.: CT/MRI Workshop – Trouble Shooting, Image Acquisition, Interpretation, Interesting Cases (Ballroom 2) (Suhny Abbara, MD, Philip Araoz, MD, John Bois, MD)

• 12:00 a.m.: Nuclear Workshop – PET, PYP, and More – Trouble Shooting, Image Acquisition, Interpretation, Interesting Cases (Ballroom 2) (John Bois, MD, Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD)

• 7:00 a.m.: Tips and Tricks for the Sonographer (including hands-on): Imaging Tips (Coronaries, POCUS/Lung US, Pedoff Probe, etc.) (Main Ballroom) (Ahmed Sami Abuzaid, MD, Macy Bartosh, RDCS, Jared Bird, MD, Crystal Bonnichsen, MD, Nicholas Enger, RDCS, Donald Hagler, MD, Steve Kindel, MD, M. Yasir Qureshi, MBBS)

• 8:00 a.m.: Echo for Guiding Procedures: 3-D Image Acquisition; focus on knobology and optimization, tips and tricks for intraop and procedural imaging (Main Ballroom) (Macy Bartosh, RDCS, Jared Bird, MD, Nicholas Enger, RDCS, Donald Hagler, MD, Rekha Mankad, MD, Vuyisile Nkomo, MD, MPH, Nathaniel Taggart, MD)

• 9:30 a.m.: Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

ECHO LIVE SCANNING (Main Ballroom)

• 10:00 a.m.: Live Case Demonstrations – Strain Workshop (Ahmed Sami Abuzaid, MD, Macy Bartosh, RDCS, Daniel Borgeson, MD, Nicholas Enger, RDCS, Grace Lin, MD, MBA, Matthew Martinez, MD)

• 10:40 a.m.: Live Case Demonstrations – 3-D and Valves (Ahmed Sami Abuzaid, MD, Macy Bartosh, RDCS, Jared Bird, MD, Nicholas Enger, RDCS, Vuyisile Nkomo, MD, MPH)

• 11:20 a.m.: Live Case Demonstrations – Congenital/Other (Ahmed Sami Abuzaid, MD, Nicholas Enger, RDCS, Donald Hagler, MD, Jonathan Johnson, MD, Steve Kindel, MD, M. Yasir Qureshi, MBBS, Nathaniel Taggart, MD)

• 12:00 p.m.: Adjourn

Friday, July 31, 2026

• 6:30 a.m.: Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits

MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS (Moderator: Crystal Bonnichsen, MD)

• 12:00 a.m.: Case of the Year – You Vote! (Crystal Bonnichsen, MD)

• 7:00 a.m.: Multimodality Imaging for Aortic Disease (Crystal Bonnichsen, MD)

• 7:25 a.m.: Cardiac Masses: Imaging/Pathologic Correlation (Philip Araoz, MD, Melanie Bois, MD)

• 8:15 a.m.: Refreshment Break

• 10:00 a.m.: Adjourn