Cedars Sinai 19th Annual Women and Ischemic Heart Disease Symposium 2025

• Target Audience: cardiologists, emergency medicine physicians, endocrinologists, family and general medicine practitioners, internists
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• Information:

Target Audience

Specialties – Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Family / General Medicine, Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine

Professions – Nurse, Nurse (Advanced Practice NP CRNA CNM CNS), Physician, Physician Assistant

Overview

Objectives

Recognize the importance of risk assessment in young women and the limitations of currently available risk assessment tools

Understand the noninvasive and invasive options for assessment of women with presumed INOCA

Recognize sex differences in stroke

Provide care and treatment to women at risk for cardiovascular disease during pregnancy

Explore new approaches and therapies for SCAD and MINOCA

Effectively communicate and collaborate with healthcare team members to optimize the diagnosis, treatment, and management of women with ischemic heart disease.

The 19th Annual Women and Ischemic Heart Disease Symposium 2025 is designed for physicians across several specialties who are involved in cardiovascular care, particularly with a focus on sex- and gender-specific approaches. The key physician audiences include:

Cardiologists

Emergency medicine physicians

Endocrinologists

Family and general medicine practitioners

Internal medicine specialists

Preventive medicine physicians

The symposium emphasizes evidence-based strategies for diagnosing and managing ischemic heart disease in women, covering topics like MINOCA, SCAD, cardiovascular risk in pregnancy, and sex differences in stroke prevention

• Topics:

*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below

April 11 Full Live.mp4

Agenda.pdf

Debate- CVD Risk Assessment Tools are Effective in Young Women.pdf

Debate- Invasive Diagnosis is Better than Noninvasive approach to CMD.pdf

Heart Failure in Women, from GDMT to VAD to Transplant.pdf

Identifying Cardiovascular Risk in Pregnancy.pdf

Keynote Lecture- Understanding and Treating MINOCA in 2025.pdf

Sex Differences in Stroke Management & Prevention.pdf

* Detail:

Friday, April 11, 2025

Registration and Check In/Exhibits

Disclosure and CME Accreditation Information

Welcome/Introduction and 11th Annual Linda Joy Pollin Women’s Heart Health Leadership Award: Recipient: Sharonne Hayes, MD

C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC

Sharonne N. Hayes, MD (Keynote Speaker)

Keynote Lecture: Understanding and Treating MINOCA in 2025

C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC (Moderator)

Sharonne N. Hayes, MDChair: C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD

Q&A

Pre-Test

C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC

Sex Differences in Stroke Management & Prevention

Ana Iribarren, MD (Moderator)

Shlee S. Song, MD

Q&A

Identifying Cardiovascular Risk in Pregnancy

Margo B Minissian, PhD (Moderator)

Rose Tompkins, MD

Q&A

BREAK/EXHIBITS

Debate: CVD Risk Assessment Tools are Effective in Young Women

Margo B Minissian, PhD

Janet Wei, MD, FACC (Moderator)

Martha Gulati, MD

Q&A

Heart Failure in Women, from GDMT to VAD to Transplant

Andriana Nikolova, MD, PhD (Moderator)

Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD

Q&A

LUNCH/EXHIBITS

10 min Stretch hosted by Cedars-Sinai Cardiac Rehab led by Debbie Potyk

Debate: Invasive Diagnosis is Better than Noninvasive approach to CMD

Martha Gulati, MD (Moderator)

Bruce Samuels, MD

Alan C. Kwan, MD

Q&A

Cases: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD): Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches

C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC (Moderator)

Ana Iribarren, MD

Q&A

The Intersection of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction and HFpEF

Janet Wei, MD, FACC

Valentina Obreja, NP (Moderator)

Q&A