OPCI NY 2021

World-leading experts will review relevant trial data, and discuss advancements in device concepts.

Multiple didactic sessions will be intertwined with live cases from the cath lab at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center® and for the first-time international sites.

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Learning Objectives

• Perform image interpretation and understand proper technique for various intravascular imaging and physiology modalities.

• Discuss the appropriate imaging modality to be used depending upon the case scenario or interventional procedure.

• Appreciate the appropriate use of coronary physiology based on the clinical setting.

• Explain the implications of recent clinical trial data on the use of particular imaging and physiology modalities.

• Understand the utility of algorithmic approaches to intravascular imaging and coronary physiology modalities to comply with appropriate use criteria.

• Use imaging and physiology in a wide range of cases including complex PCI.

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Course directors

Ziad Ali

Ziad Ali is the Director of the DeMatteis Cardiovascular Institute, Director of Investigational...

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Allen Jeremias

Allen Jeremias, MD, MSc, is the Director of Interventional Cardiology Research and Associate...

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Martin Leon

Martin B. Leon, MD is Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC)....

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Gary Mintz

Gary S. Mintz, MD, is a Senior Medical Advisor at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF,...

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Jeffrey Moses

An internationally recognized interventional cardiologist, Dr. Moses has performed more than...

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Evan Shlofmitz

Dr. Evan Shlofmitz is an Interventional Cardiologist and the Director of Intravascular Imaging at...

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Richard Shlofmitz

Dr Richard A. Shlofmitz, MD, FACC is the Chairman of Cardiology at St. Francis Hospital, The...

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Jonathan Hill

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Revascularisation Group Chair at Royal Brompton...

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Agendas

OPCI NY 2021

World-leading experts will review relevant trial data, and discuss advancements in device concepts.

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11 June 12 June

  -     America/New_York

Beyond Statin therapy, novel lipid - lowering agents

Robert Busch

Dr. Robert Busch, MD, practices Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism in Albany, NY at Endocrine...

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  -     America/New_York

SGLT2 Inhibitors: A drug for Heart Failure, Diabetes or Renal disease? One Drug that does it all

Rita Jermyn

Dr Jermyn is the director of the center for advanced cardiac therapeutics at st francis hospital....

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  -     America/New_York

Balancing ischemic and bleeding risk: Contemporary use of anti-platelet and anti-thrombotic therapy following PCI

Darshan Doshi

Dr. Darshan Doshi is an interventional cardiologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital who...

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  -     America/New_York

Introduction to Precision PCI

Richard Shlofmitz

Dr Richard A. Shlofmitz, MD, FACC is the Chairman of Cardiology at St. Francis Hospital, The...

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  -     America/New_York

Microvascular Dysfunction Alphabet Soup

Jennifer Tremmel

An interventional cardiology at Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA. Features...

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  -     America/New_York

Microvascular dysfunction in contemporary practice – What’s with all the hype?

Olga Toleva

Dr. Olga Toleva graduated Medicine in Sofia, Bulgaria, and completed Family Medicine residency at...

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  -     America/New_York

Live Cases from St. Francis Hospital- The Heart Center

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Allen Jeremias

Allen Jeremias, MD, MSc, is the Director of Interventional Cardiology Research and Associate...

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Martin Leon

Martin B. Leon, MD is Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC)....

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Ziad Ali

Ziad Ali is the Director of the DeMatteis Cardiovascular Institute, Director of Investigational...

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  -     America/New_York

Debate


  • Which drugs when in CMD - Bruce Samuels
  • Call it what you want, it’s all just GDMT - Duane Pinto
  • Q&A with Panel Discussion

Bruce Samuels

Dr. Bruce Samuels is an interventional cardiologist on staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center...

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Duane Pinto

Dr. Pinto received his B.A., cum Laude, from Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH and M.D. degree...

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  -     America/New_York

Plaque morphology assessment with IVUS and OCT – What’s what?

Hector Garcia-Garcia

Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD, is now serving as an attending cardiologist for MedStar Heart &...

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  -     America/New_York

Recognizing imaging artifact – when NOT to act

Khady Fall

A physiology manager at Columbia University Medical Center, NY, US. Features in 1 video on Wondr...

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  -     America/New_York

Coronary physiology in contemporary practice - Biggest bang for your buck

Habib Samady

Dr Habib Samady is an interventional cardiologist and serves as President of the Georgia Heart...

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  -     America/New_York

Post-PCI Imaging – When is additional PCI necessary?

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Akiko Maehara

Dr.Akiko Maehara is a Professor at Columbia University Medical Center and work as a Director of...

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  -     America/New_York

Friday Night Fight Night


  • It’s all about the flow – Why physiology guided PCI should be the standard - Ajay Kirtane
  • It’s all about the plaque–Why imaging rules it all - Gregg Stone
  • Q&A with Panel Discussion
  • Stump the Panel–Unusual Left Main Cases - Rapid Fire - Gary Mintz
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Gary Mintz

Gary S. Mintz, MD, is a Senior Medical Advisor at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF,...

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George Dangas

Works at The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA. Features in 3 videos on Wondr Medical....

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Gregg Stone

Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, MSCAI is an interventional cardiologist and Director of Academic...

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Supporters


This activity has been funded by educational grants from:

Abbott Vascular - Abiomed - Amgen

Astra Zeneca - Boston Scientific - Chiesi

CSI - Medtronic - InfraredX

Philips - Shockwave - Siemens

Accreditation & Evaluation



Activity Evaluation
Evaluation will address content, presentation, possible bias, and future educational needs.

CME Accreditation and Designation
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center is accredited by The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational programs. Commercial support from industry does not influence educational content, faculty selection, and/or faculty presentations, and, therefore, does not compromise the scientific integrity of the educational activity.