Mayo Clinic Foundations in Cardiology Practice 2026

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Mayo Clinic Foundations in Cardiology Practice 2026

Date April 2026

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This comprehensive program brings together leading experts in cardiovascular disease for an in-depth review of the most important fundamentals and recent advancements in cardiovascular medicine. The course will cover key topics and developments to ensure that healthcare professionals are equipped with the latest knowledge to deliver the highest quality of care and achieve optimal patient outcomes.

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.

Program

SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2026

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Registration (Salon FG Foyer | 6th Floor)

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

1:55 p.m.

Should Everyone Be On GLP-1?

Kyla Lara-Breitinger, 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

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Product Theater Offered by Bayer US

4:30 p.m.

The Next Beat: A Treatment Option for Patients with Heart Failure (HF) with Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)>= 40% | Dr. Matthew Budoff (Salons F&G | Please visit the Bayer exhibit booth for full details) Snacks & Refreshments Served | No CME credit offered for this session

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. – 2:30 p.m.

Product Theater Offered by BioBridge Pharmaceuticals

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) Lunch served | No CME credit offered for this session

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

Mayo Clinic Foundations in Cardiology Practice 2026

Mayo Clinic Foundations in Cardiology Practice 2026

Program

SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2026

MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026

FOUNDATIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ASSESSMENT

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

SPECIAL TOPICS

TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026

HEART RHYTHM I

HEART RHYTHM II

ILLUSTRATIVE CASES: CASES IN DAILY PRACTICE

WORKSHOP: POCUS Hands-On Scanning

Product Theater Offered by Bayer US

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026

HEART FAILURE I

HEART FAILURE II

Product Theater Offered by BioBridge Pharmaceuticals

THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026

VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

SPECIAL TOPICS

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