American Heart Association Scientific Sessions OnDemand 2022

1. Overview

The American Heart Association Scientific Sessions OnDemand 2022 is a premier global cardiovascular conference that highlights the latest scientific advancements, late-breaking clinical trials, and emerging therapies in cardiovascular medicine. The course covers a comprehensive array of topics including heart failure, interventional cardiology, prevention, and basic cardiovascular sciences to improve patient care and outcomes.
Course Dates: November 5–7, 2022
2. Learning Objectives

Evaluate the latest late-breaking clinical trials and their direct implications for cardiovascular disease management.

Implement updated American Heart Association guidelines for the prevention and treatment of various cardiovascular conditions.

Analyze new pharmacological and interventional therapies for heart failure, arrhythmias, and structural heart diseases.

Discuss the impact of health equity, digital health innovations, and novel technologies on cardiovascular care delivery.

Integrate basic and translational cardiovascular science findings into multidisciplinary clinical practice.

3. Target Audience

Best for cardiologists, researchers, and cardiovascular clinicians who want updates on late-breaking trials, heart failure, and AHA guidelines.

4. Topics

2022 State-of-the-Art Update on Salt and Hypertension  

3CPR Shark Tank Session  

3CPR Speed Mentoring  

7 Questions About Cardiovascular Disease in Women 2022 Edition  

A Joint World Heart Federation (WHF) and AHA Session  

A Walk in the Park Turns Into a Fall in the Park_ The Underrecognized Problem of Falls Among Adults With CVD  

Achieving Equity in Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy  

Acute Management of Arrhythmias in the Hospitalized Patient  

Adjunct Interventional Strategies for AF Management  

Advanced Imaging for Procedural Planning  

Advanced Technologies in Understanding Heart Failure  

Advancement in Cardiovascular Single Cell and Clonal Hematopoietic Biology  

Advances in Diabetes and Heart Failure_ From Bench to Bedside  

Advancing Health Equity and Inclusion in Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Research  

AF Ablation for 2022 What’s New  

Age Friendly Care for the Older Adult With CVD and Stroke  

Aging and Cardiac Disease – Bench and Bedside Insights  

Ancel Keys Memorial Lecture  

Annual Update in Clinical Lipidology  

Are Social Determinants Permanent Going Beyond Observation to Intervention  

Arrhythmias and Heart Failure_ Breaking the Vicious Cycle  

At the Intersection of Intervention and Heart Failure  

Athero & Thrombo_ Reciprocal Regulation Between Lipids and the Hemostatic System  

Atrial Fibrillation and Cardioembolic Sources of Stroke a Continuous Challenge in Cerebral and Cardiovascular Disease  

Atrial Fibrillation_ What will be new in 2023 – AHA Joint Session with Heart Rhythm Society  

Battling It Out_ Controversies in Cardio-Renal Disease (Debates)  

Best in Science_ When AI Meets Cardiovascular Genomics  

Best Interventional Trials of 2022  

Best Practices and Guidelines for Cardiometabolic and Diabetes Care in 2022 A Flipped-Classroom Discussion With the Experts  

Beyond Statins_ Assessing and Addressing Residual Risk  

Beyond the Genetic Code_ The Role of Epigenetics in Pulmonary Hypertension  

Beyond the Heart_ Impact of CHD on Other Organ Systems Across the Lifespan  

Beyond the Pill_ Nonpharmacological Approaches in PAH  

Breaking the Mold for Carotid Imaging_ New Avenues in Diagnosis, Surveillance and Follow-Up  

Bridging Cardiology and Immunology  

Bridging the Chasm_ Gender, Racial and Socioeconomic Imbalances in Cardiovascular Disease  

Bringing Hope to Hopeless Cases  

Broad Perspectives in Metabolism  

Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients With Kidney Disease- Finding the Right Rhythm  

Cardiac Myosin Inhibition, and its Role in the Landscape of Symptomatic NYHA Class II-III Obstructive HCM  

Cardiac Surgery and Atrial Fibrillation_ State of the Art  

Cardio-Nephrology as a Career Path What Does It Take  

Cardiovascular Disease in Diverse Immigrant Populations  

Cardiovascular Health for Cancer Survivors_ Advancing Preventive Cardio-Oncology  

Cardiovascular Medicine Relevant Updates in the Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and TIA  

Cardiovascular Nano & Molecular Medicine_ Delivering on the Promise  

Career Transitions Success Stories from Two Academic Families  

Case-Based Session in Structural Heart Disease (TEER, TAVI, PFO)  

Challenges and Opportunities for Recruitment and Retention for Studies Involving Participant Enrollment  

Challenges and Solutions for Women and Underrepresented Persons Working in Hypertension Science  

Challenging Atrial Arrhythmias in the EP Lab A Case-Based Discussion  

Changing Views on Rhythm Control_ Is Earlier Better for Improving Outcomes in AF Patients_  

Charles T. Dotter Memorial Lecture  

Chronotherapy_ Non-Pharmacologic and Pharmacologic Interventions to Improve Circadian Blood Pressure  

Circulation Research_ 2022 Highlights and Initiatives  

Circulation_ Innovation in Cardiovascular Science and Medicine_ Part 1  

Circulation_ Innovation in Cardiovascular Science and Medicine_ Part 2  

Clinical and Surgical Management of End-Stage PAH  

Clinical Cardiovascular Genetics Boot Camp (Pre-Registration Required)  

Clinical Controversies and Technical Tips in Tavi_ A 2022 Perspective  

Clinical Debates in Cardiovascular Genetics  

Clinical Trials in Pulmonary Hypertension_ Novel Biomarkers and Endpoints  

Confronting the Epidemic of Amputations in Underserved Diabetic Populations  

Congenital Heart Research & Innovation 2022 and Beyond Power in Numbers Updates on CHD Clinical Trials and Multicenter Studies  

Consensus and Controversies_ Debating the 2021 ACC_AHA_SCAI Guidelines for Coronary Revascularization  

Contribution of Cardiovascular Disease to Brain Health and Cognition  

Controversies in Antithrombotic Therapy After Cerebrovascular Events  

Controversies in RV Dysfunction and Management_ A Pro-Con Debate  

Controversies in SAVR vs TAVR in European vs American Guidelines  

Controversies in the Cardiovascular Care of Young Athletes  

Conversations in Cholesterol Efflux_ How Can We Harness its Cardioprotective Potential_  

Cournand and Comroe Early Career Investigator Award Competition  

COVID-19 and the Pediatric Heart  

Critical Care Cardiology in Older Adults_ Too Little, Too Much, Too Late  

Cross-Specialty Approaches to Problems in Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology  

Crosstalk of Metabolic Pathways With Heart Failure Cell Signaling  

CRRT in the Cardiac Critical Care Setting_ An Overview for the Cardiologist  

CV Prevention at Every Opportunity_ Individual and Environmental Interventions  

CVRI Boot Camp (Pre-Registration Required)  

CVSA Early Career Investigator Abstract Award  

Developmental Pathways That Impact Cardiac Disease  

Dickinson W. Richards Memorial Lecture  

Did You Know Learn Novel Hypertension Research Discoveries  

Digital Health Equity Leveraging Informatics Interventions to Close the Gap in Health Outcomes for Patients with Cardiac Conditions  

Disparities in Multifactorial Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Diabetes_ Know Diabetes by Heart and Beyond  

Doubly Disadvantaged_ Considerations for Cardiovascular Care Among Older Adults Across Gender and Racial Groups  

Dyspnea in Obesity_ When is It Heart Failure_  

Early Career CVSA – Pitfalls and Pearls  

Early Career EP  

Effect of Marijuana on Cardiovascular and Brain Health  

Elaine W. Raines Early Career Investigator Award Competition  

Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Research Award for Early Career Investigators in Training Competition  

EP Potpourri  

Evaluation of Renal Dysfunction and Shared Decision-Making of Advanced Cardio-Renal Therapies in Advanced Heart Failure  

Evolution of Critical Care Cardiology and the State-of-the-Art Contemporary Cardiac Intensive Care Unit  

Exerkines_ Mediators of Health and Disease  

Expanding Horizons in Vasculo-Oncology  

Expert Perspectives on the Management of Patients with CAD and_or PAD  

Fibroblasts and Fibrosis_ From Molecular Mechanisms to Actionable Targets  

Following Her Heart Across the Lifespan_ Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy & How Health Disparities Impact Maternal Mortality  

Forging Your Path – Building Careers in Cardio-Oncology  

Fostering the Future of Hispanic Health  

From Bench to Bedside_ A Potpourri of Novel Concepts in Cardio-Oncology  

From Deep Learning to Neural Networks_ The Use of Artificial Intelligence to Detect Cardiovascular Disease  

Frontiers in Science_ Arrhythmia Research Summit – Advances in Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence in Arrhythmia Management  

Frontiers in Science_ Arrhythmia Research Summit – Evaluation and Management of Syncope and Cardiac Dysautonomias_ A 2022 Update  

Frontiers in Science_ Arrhythmia Research Summit – Inherited Arrhythmias A 2022 Update  

Frontiers in Science_ Arrhythmia Research Summit – Novel Imaging Modalities from Bench to Bedside  

Frontiers in Science_ Arrhythmia Research Summit Bench to Bedside Translating New Players in Arrhythmogenesis  

Frontiers in Science_ Arrhythmia Research Summit Bench to Bedside_ Translating New Approaches to AF Ablation  

Frontiers in Science_ Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Blood Clots in Infections – Were We Ready for COVID-19  

Frontiers in Science_ Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology_ The Battle of the Lipoproteins_ What Is Driving Residual  

Frontiers in Science_ Vascular Disease – Bringing Novel Devices to Patients  

Frontiers in Science_ Vascular Disease – Unmet Needs in Post-Thrombotic Syndrome_ Spotlight on Mechanisms, Outcomes and Therapies  

Genetic Therapies Are the Future of Treating Cardiomyopathy  

Genomic and Precision Medicine Early Career Investigator Award Competition  

George Lyman Duff Memorial Lecture  

GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER_ Management of CV risk in patients with CKD associated with T2D  

Great Debates in Cardiovascular Quality of Care  

Harmonizing US and European Blood Pressure Guidelines to Focus on Decreasing Global Cardiovascular Risk – AHA Joint Session  

Health Disparities Across The Heart Failure Disease Spectrum A Way Forward  

Health Technology Used to Effectively and Efficiently Run Real-World Efficacy Studies and Analysis  

Heart and Kidney Outcomes Trials_ A Deep Dive into Trial Design  

Heart-Neurons Interplay in Health and Disease  

Help Your MI Patients Achieve Lower LDL-C and Reduce the Risk of Another MI  

Hiding in Plain Sight_ Identification and Management of ATTR-CM Patients  

Highlighting the Achievements of Our ATVB Young Members  

Hot Debates in Heart Failure Diagnosis and Management  

Hot Topics in Acute Coronary Syndrome  

How can LEQVIO (inclisiran) help certain patients  

How to Perform Physiologic Pacing  

Hypertension Across the Lifespan in Women  

Identifying and Practicing Emerging Genomic Based Therapies on Cardiovascular Disease  

Imaging Wisely in Cardiac Amyloid_ How to Add Value in This New HFpEF Era  

Immuno-Oncological Therapies and Cardiovascular Health  

Implementable Guidelines and Health Technology to Effectively Operationalize Them  

Implementing Machine Learning for Precision Care_ Crossing the Bridge to Reality  

Improving Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Latin America and the Caribbean Joint Session of the InterAmerican Heart Foundation  

Improving Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Through Real-World Science  

Improving Diversity in the Congenital Heart Disease Workforce  

In-depth and Fresh Look in Heart Failure Trials  

Inflammation and Cardiovascular Complications in Patients With Kidney Disease  

Inflammation and Metabolic Signals in Cardiometabolic Disease  

Inflammatory Mechanisms of Cardiac Disease  

Influence of Metabolism on Cardiac Function and Remodeling  

Inter- and Intragenerational Transmission of Cardiovascular Disease Risk_ Does Family Matter_  

Intersection of Kidney and Heart Failure – Biomarkers, Treatment and Outcomes in Patients With Cardiorenal Disease  

Interventional Central_ CHIP Deep Dive_ As Good as It Gets!  

Interventional Theater_ Case Presentation and Discussion Revascularization Guidelines to Practice  

Introduction to Single-Cell and Spatial Omics  

Is the Burden of Symptomatic Chronic HFrEF Inevitable_ Defining and recognizing early signs or symptoms of WHF  

Ischemic Heart Disease and ACS in Women_ The Usual and the Unusual  

Jardiance (empagliflozin) tablets A Review of the Latest Data  

Jay D. Coffman Early Career Investigator Award Competition  

Katharine Lembright Award and Lecture_Martha N. Hill New Investigator Award  

Kathleen A. Dracup Mentoring Award Lecture and Fireside Chat With Legends in Nursing  

Kenneth D. Bloch Memorial Lecture in Vascular Biology  

Kidney Dysfunction – Culprit in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction_  

Laennec Clinician-Educator Award & Lecture  

Laennec Fellow In Training (Fit) Clinician Award Competition  

Late-Breaking Basic Science Oral Abstracts 1  

Late-Breaking Basic Science Oral Abstracts 2  

Late-Breaking Science_ Breakthrough Strategies in the HF Journey  

Late-Breaking Science_ The Main Event_ Changing Clinical Practice – Remote Presenter_ Daniel Levy  

Leveraging Health Technology to Support Smoking Cessation  

Life’s Essential 8_ AHA’s Enhanced Approach to Measuring, Monitoring and Modifying Cardiovascular Health  

Linkages Between Biomarkers and Patient-Reported Outcomes  

Lipids, Lipid Mediators and Lipoprotein Metabolism  

Living Your Best Life_ Targeting Equity in Palliative Care  

Louis N. and Arnold M. Katz Basic Science Research Prize for Early Career Investigators Competition  

Machine Learning, Biosensors, and Virtual Reality in CHD_ The Future Is Now  

Making the Learning Health System a Reality  

Managing Complex Procedures in Cardiovascular Medicine- AHA Joint Session with Israel Heart Society  

Marshalling the Promise of mHealth to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk  

Mechanical Complications After Acute Myocardial Infarction_ What Do You Need to Know in 2022_  

Mechanism and Treatment of Lymphatic Diseases, Lipedema and Related Diseases  

Mechanisms of Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy  

Meet the Expert in Cardiovascular Disease_ Basic Science  

Meet the Expert in Cardiovascular Disease_ Clinical Science  

Meet the Expert in Cardiovascular Disease_ Population Science  

Meet the Experts in Cardiogenic Shock  

Meet the Trialist_ EMPA-KIDNEY  

Meet the Trialist_ RAPID  

Melvin Judkins Early Career Clinical Investigator Award Competition  

Melvin L. Marcus Early Career Investigator Award in Cardiovascular Sciences Competition  

Mind the Gap_ Providing Optimal Cardiac Care for Patients in Life Transitions  

Mitral Valve Repairs and Replacements in 2022_ Open Surgical and Transcatheter Approaches  

Modern Cardio-Oncology_ From Mechanisms to Imaging  

Molecular Targets in Oncology Driving Cardiovascular Discovery and Therapy  

More Than Plaque Rupture_ Our Evolving Understanding of the Pathophysiology of ACS  

Moving the Needle on Global Hypertension Control Rates_ Putting Into Practice What We Know  

Multimodality Imaging in Chest Pain_ What, When and to Which Patients  

Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery  

Mythbusters_ What Do You Really Know About Complementary and Alternative Medicines in HF Management_  

Neurocardiology Pearls in Stroke Care_ Practical Management and Controversies  

Neurocardiology_ At the Intersection Between Cardiology and Stroke, an AHA-WSO Symposium  

New Advances in the Use of Polygenic Risk Scores in Clinical Practice  

New Contributors to Arrhythmia Mechanisms  

New Frontiers in Intracoronary Imaging and Physiology  

New Ideas in Cardiac Tissue Engineering  

New Insights Into Endothelial Dysfunction in Cardiovascular Disease  

Novel Aspects of Lipoprotein Composition and Function  

Novel Biomarker Utilization in Stable and Unstable CAD  

Novel Experimental Approaches for Arrhythmia Management and Risk Assessment  

Novel Insights in Hypertension Control and Management From Intervention Studies  

Novel Omics-Derived Insights Into the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension  

Novel Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Function in Atherosclerosis  

Novel Therapeutics in Heart Failure  

Novel Tools for Clinical Decisions in Arrhythmic Disorders  

Observational and Clinical Trials in Nutrition  

Opening Session Moving Science into Public Health Lessons Learned Session Description US Surgeon Generals & International Public Health  

Overcoming Career Challenges Due to COVID-19  

Overcoming Challenges in Congenital Valve Disease  

Patient-Centered Models of Care_ How Are We Doing_  

Paul Dudley White International Lecture and Session_ Laurate, Storytelling and Perspectives for Syndemic and Global Cardiovascular  

Pecha Kucha Says It Is in the Genes  

Pediatric Obesity, the Next Frontier in Determinants of Health  

Percutaneous and Surgical Interventions for Ischemic and Structural Heart Disease in Heart Failure Patients Which has Superior Outcomes  

Peripheral Artery Disease – A Matter of Life and Limb  

Periprocedural Kidney Function Optimization_ A Converging Point for Nephrology and Interventional Cardiology  

Picture Worth a Thousand Words Image Guidance of Cardiac Valve Interventions  

Precision Health in Cardiovascular Nursing Science_ Prevention and Management of Cardiometabolic Health in Marginalized Populations  

Preclinical Testing of Bioengineered Cell and Tissue Therapies for Cardiovascular Diseases  

Pregnancy Complications and Cardiovascular Outcomes  

Pulmonary Vascular Emergencies in the CICU  

Quest Diagnostics and Steve Rusckowski Early Career Investigator Award for Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine Research  

Racial Disparities in Cardiovascular and Kidney Disease  

Rapid-Fire, Interdisciplinary, Actively-Moderated Case Discussions in Cardio-Metabolic Disorders  

Recent Advances in Device Therapy in Cardiac Disease- AHA Joint Session with Japanese Circulation Society  

Reconciling the Acute Chest Pain Guidelines Enabling AI Prediction of CV Risk  

Regenerative and Gene-Based Therapies for Pediatric Heart Disease  

Rethinking the Approach_ Management of Elevated LDL-C in Patients With ASCVD  

Rising to the Challenge of Aortic Disease in Pregnant Women  

Risk Stratification for Atherosclerotic CV Disease_ Utility of Risk Factors and Non-Invasive Testing  

Risk Stratification in Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology  

RNA Biology in Heart Failure  

Russell Ross Memorial Lectureship in Vascular Biology  

Samuel A. Levine Early Career Clinical Investigator Award Competition  

Seeing With a Functional Lens in Cardiovascular Research  

Shared Decision-Making_ Partnering to Improve Cardiovascular Health  

Sinus Tachycardia and POTS – Insights Into Mechanisms and Management  

Sol Sherry Distinguished Lecture in Thrombosis  

Solving the Heart Attack Crisis with Next Generation Plaque Analysis  

Special Focus on Lipoproteina From Biology to Therapy AHA Joint Session with American Society for Preventive Cardiology  

Special Topics in Fellow to Faculty Transition in Clinical Cardiology  

State of the Art Cardiovascular Care Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke and Heart Failure  

State of the Art Cardiovascular Care Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Updates on COVID-19  

State of the Art Cardiovascular Care_ Updates in Interventional Structural Heart Disease  

State of the Art in Understanding the Genetics and Genomics of Cardiac Disease  

State of the Art Updates on the Management of CLTI  

State of the Art_ Cardiomyopathy  

State-of-the-Art Pulmonary Vascular Translational Science  

Stroke Risk From a Systemic Cardiovascular Perspective – New Scientific Developments  

Structural Case Theater – State of the Art Cases in Structural Interventions  

Successful Lifestyle Strategies and Novel Blood Pressure Measurement Technologies for Hypertension Control  

Surgical Therapy of Structural Heart Disease Oral Abstracts  

T. Duckett Jones Memorial Lecture and Outstanding Research Awards in Pediatric Cardiology  

Targeting LDL-C in ASCVD Patients_ Are We There Yet_  

Targeting Non-Coding RNAs for Cardiovascular Therapeutics  

Targeting the Mitochondria in the Ischemic Myocardium  

Team Science as an Early Career Investigator Teamwork Makes the Dream Work  

Technology and Health Care Delivery Innovation  

Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support_ When, Why and How  

The ‘Epidemic of Epidemics’ – Intersectionality of Cardiometabolic Diseases and Social Inequalities from a Syndemic Perspective  

The 6th Link_ From Cardiac Arrest Survival to Developing Interventions for Optimal Survivorship  

The Cutting Edge of Thoracic Aortic Disease Management_ Updates and Controversies  

The ECG_ New Information From an Old Test  

The European Heart Journals Year in Cardiovascular Medicine Joint Symposium of the European Heart Journal  

The Evolving Landscape of Lipid Management  

The Great Debate_ Current Topics In Cardio-Oncology  

The Heart and the Kidney_ Why Can’t They Just Get Along_  

The Modern Vascular Clinic Practice_ Optimizing Pad Outcomes  

The Patient in Diabetes_ From Mechanism to Trials and on to Management  

The Right Intervention in the Right Patient at the Right Time_ Optimizing Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock  

The Right Ventricle Carries the Load_ Right Ventricular Pathophysiology in Pulmonary Hypertension  

The Role of Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Early Rhythm Control and the Management of Atrial Fibrillation  

The Role of Omics in Vaccine Development_ Implications for Cardiovascular Health  

The Science of Cardiovascular Symptoms  

The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Advanced Heart Failure Patients Not Too Late, Not Too Early, the Just Right Time  

The Times They Are A-Changin_ Controversies in Anticoagulation for Venous Thromboembolism  

To Boldly Go! The Next Frontier in PE Clinical Trials  

Trained Immunity and Inflammation in Atherosclerosis  

Treating Recurrent Pericarditis and Preventing Recurrence  

Treatment Considerations for Patients with HFrEF and Select Updates From the 2022 HF Guideline  

Update on 2022 Cardiovascular Clinical Guidelines  

Update on HFpEF_ We Actually Have Treatments  

Utilizing Registries to Investigate Vascular Disease  

Vascular Complications of COVID_ Much Ado About Everything  

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Modulation in Vascular Disease and Aging  

Vasoplegia and Cardiac Surgery  

Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation_ What’s New for 2022_  

Visualizing COVID for the Long Haul_ Heart-Vasculature-Brain  

Vivien Thomas Early Career Investigator Award Competition  

Wearable Devices to Improve Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes  

Wearable Health Tech and the Impact of Future Practice Patterns  

Weaving Antiracism and Equity Into the Fabric of Cardiovascular Fellowship Training  

What’s New With Making New Hearts_  

Whats New in the Management of Uncontrolled Resistant Hypertension  

When to Follow Adult Guidelines in Pediatric Care and When to Diverge  

Who Is Behind the Wheel Drivers of Heart Failure Self-Care and Outcomes_  

William W.L. Glenn Lecture  

Young Hearts Early Career Investigator Competition  

Young Hearts Mentor & Mentee Panel Discussion Cultivating a Symbiotic Relationship