Mayo Clinic Foundations in Cardiology Practice 2026

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Attendees will gain essential updates and actionable recommendations that can be immediately incorporated into clinical practice. This program is designed for both advanced healthcare professionals and primary care providers, offering a wide range of cardiovascular topics to enhance their clinical expertise and improve patient care.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

recognize electrocardiogram findings of common arrhythmias;

apply new guidelines on a spectrum of cardiovascular diseases;

discuss new and current pharmacologic therapy in cardiovascular medicine;

apply current guidelines for the management of heart failure;

discuss coronary syndromes utilizing aspects of patient presentation and diagnostic testing;

identify appropriate patients for structural interventions; and,

decribe when to refer for advanced valve therapies.

Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This course is designed for advanced practice professionals, nurses, physicians, and allied health staff seeking up-to-date, practical information in cardiovascular medicine. Fellows in training and recent graduates will also find the content highly relevant, with a focus on real-world strategies to enhance patient care and improve clinical outcomes in cardiovascular practice.

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MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026

6:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast (Salon FG Foyer | 6th Floor)

8:00 a.m. Welcome and Course Overview (Salon G | 6th Floor)

FOUNDATIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ASSESSMENT Moderators: Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN, Dan Sorajja, MD

8:15 a.m. Cardiovascular Assessment and Exam Leslie Janik, APRN

8:40 a.m. ECG Interpretation 101 Emily Rueter, PA-C

9:05 a.m. Interesting Cases: What Can Echo Do For You & Interpreting the Echo Report Brian Shapiro, MD

9:30 a.m. Introduction to Other Imaging Modalities Prajwal Reddy, MD

9:55 a.m. Questions and Answers

10:10 a.m. Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE Moderators: Melanie Blair, APRN, Pragnesh Parikh, MD

10:30 a.m. Interpreting the Coronary Angiogram Justine Reuter, PA-C

10:45 a.m. Acute Coronary Syndrome Charles Cannan, MB, ChB

11:10 a.m. Complications of Myocardial Infarction Michael Gharacholou, MD

11:35 a.m. Management of Chronic Coronary Disease Charles Cannan, MB, ChB

12:00 p.m. Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA): Case Studies Michael Gharacholou, MD

12:25 p.m. Questions and Answers

12:40 p.m. Lunch (provided)

SPECIAL TOPICS Moderators: Paul McKie, MD, Emily Rueter, PA-C

1:30 p.m. Healthy Living: How Not to Die Fred Kusumoto, MD

2:20 p.m. Cardio-Obstetrics: Navigating Cardiovascular Health in Pregnancy David Majdalany, MD

2:45 p.m. Preoperative Evaluation for Non-Cardiac Surgery: Pearls from the Guidelines Brian Shapiro, MD

3:10 p.m. Questions and Answers

3:30 p.m. Adjourn

TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026

7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m. Early Bird Session: Cardiovascular Clues – Key Physical Signs You Shouldn’t Miss Leslie Janik, APRN

HEART RHYTHM I Moderators: Paul McKie, MD, Emily Rueter, PA-C

8:00 a.m. Wide Complex Tachycardia Interpretation Win-Kuang Shen, MD

8:25 a.m. Ambulatory Monitoring 101 and 911 Monitoring Dan Sorajja, MD

8:50 a.m. Atrial Fibrillation: Pearls on Rate and Rhythm Control Win-Kuang Shen, MD

9:15 a.m. Stroke Prevention for Atrial Fibrillation: Anticoagulation and LAAO Fred Kusumoto, MD

9:40 a.m. Questions and Answers

10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits

HEART RHYTHM II Moderators: Melanie Blair, APRN, Pragnesh Parikh, MD

10:20 a.m. Syncope: When to Worry and What do the Guidelines Tell Us? Win-Kuang Shen, MD

10:45 a.m. Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Dan Sorajja, MD

11:10 a.m. Basics of Pacemakers: Case Base Approached Fred Kusumoto, MD

11:35 a.m. Illustrative Case: Ablation and Post-Ablation Care Melanie Blair, APRN

11:50 a.m. Questions and Answers

12:15 p.m. Working Lunch – Pick-up Lunch Return to General Session

ILLUSTRATIVE CASES: CASES IN DAILY PRACTICE

12:30 p.m. Cardioversion: When 200 Juls is Not Enough Dan Sorajja, MD

12:40 p.m. Anticoagulation: GI Bleed Fred Kusumoto, MD

1:00 p.m. Lifestyle Interventions & Hypertension Management Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD, Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc

1:45 p.m. Introduction to Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN

WORKSHOP: POCUS Hands-On Scanning Workshop Attendees Will Rotate Scanning Stations Every 30 Minutes

Parasternal Long Axis | Drs. Parikh & P. Reddy

Parasternal Short Axis | Drs. Shipman & Majdalany

Subcostal | Dr. Lara-Breitinger

Apical 4-Chamber | Dr. Shapiro

4:00 p.m. Adjourn

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026

7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m. Early Bird Session: Heart Failure – Definitions and Nomenclature Paul McKie, MD

HEART FAILURE I Moderators: Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN, Paul McKie, MD

7:45 a.m. Approach to Working Up a Patient with New Systolic Heart Failure Jackson Hermanson, PA-C, MS

8:10 a.m. Foundations of Systolic Heart Failure Management Shannon Dunlay, MD, MS

8:35 a.m. Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) Omar Abou Ezzeddine, MD, MS

9:00 a.m. Hospitalized Heart Failure Management Paul McKie, MD

9:25 a.m. When to Refer for Advanced Therapies Shannon Dunlay, MD, MS

9:50 a.m. Questions and Answers

10:10 a.m. Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits

HEART FAILURE II Moderators: Paul McKie, MD, Emily Rueter, PA-C

10:30 a.m. Cardiac Amyloidosis Omar Abou Ezzeddine, MD, MS

10:55 a.m. Advanced Imaging for Cardiomyopathy Heart Disease Prajwal Reddy, MD

11:20 a.m. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP

11:45 a.m. Myocarditis Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN

12:10 p.m. Pericardial Disease Prajwal Reddy, MD

12:35 p.m. Questions and Answers

12:55 p.m. Adjourn

1:30 p.m. ATTR-CM Management: A Detailed Overview of Attruby | Dr. Kunjan A. Bhatt (Salons F&G | Please visit the BridgeBio exhibit booth for full details)

THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026

6:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m. Early Bird Session: Diabetes and Heart Disease Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc

VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

Moderators: Melanie Blair, APRN, Pragnesh Parikh, MD

8:00 a.m. Murmurs Decoded: Clinical Clues in Valvular Heart Disease Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP

8:25 a.m. Valvular Regurgitation: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Evaluation Pragnesh Parikh, MD

8:50 a.m. Aortic Stenosis: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Evaluation Justin Shipman, MD

9:15 a.m. Valvular Heart Disease: When to Watch and When to Fix? The Interventional Impact Pragnesh Parikh, MD

9:40 a.m. Questions and Answers

10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits

SPECIAL TOPICS Moderators: Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN, Dan Sorajja, MD

10:15 a.m. Adult Congenital Heart Disease Francois Marcotte, MD

10:40 a.m. Sports Cardiology Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc

11:05 a.m. Aortopathies Francois Marcotte, MD

11:30 a.m. Questions and Answers

11:40 a.m. Closing Comments

11:50 a.m. Course Adjourns