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                                                    CRT 2018
CORONARY                                         Keynote Speaker
CRT VALVE & STRUCTURAL HEART                       Announced
CRT ENDOVASCULAR
                                                     Inside!
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION                               Page 10
ATHEROSCLEROSIS & RESEARCH
NURSES & TECHNOLOGISTS

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DEAR COLLEAGUES:
                          On behalf of the course      This year we dedicate a full day to innovation—a       for the cardiologist, and stroke intervention.     The robust program at CRT 2018 allows you
                          directors and over 550       main theme of the conference. CRT 2018                 The meeting also includes extended sessions        to iMPACT YOUR PRACTICE with educational
                          world-renowned faculty,      incorporates sessions focusing on innovations          on radial access for beginners and experts.        content that can be directly applied to your
                          I invite you to attend       across all of the meeting tracks, including the        The four-day CRT Valve & Structural Heart          clinical and academic practice. I look forward to
                          Cardiovascular Research      “CRT 2018 Best Innovation Award.”                      track continues to be a leading US valve and       welcoming you to Washington, DC, and to CRT
                          Technologies (CRT)                                                                  structural meeting and features an in-depth        2018.
                          2018. Conference             Two town hall meetings with the Food and Drug          review of the diagnostic and therapeutic options
                          highlights include 20 live   Administration will be held to cover regulations,      for the treatment of valve and structural heart    Warm Regards,
                          cases from sites across      critical pathways for device approval, and new         disease.
                          the globe, simulators,       pathways for device appeal.
                          hands-on workshops, and                                                             The CRT Access and Masters Transradial
    special symposia, all presented in an intimate     We offer special sessions for women in                 Intervention courses will cover all access and     Ron Waksman, MD
    atmosphere to allow frequent interaction with      interventional cardiology and for interventional       closure device options. You can also attend a      Course Chairman, CRT 2018
    prominent experts in the field.                    cardiologists who practice in the Veterans             special session on PCSK9 in the Atherosclerosis
                                                       Administration system.                                 track.
    CRT offers the opportunity to publish your
    abstract in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions,    CRT 2018 offers a four-day endovascular                Our keynote speaker is President Barack Obama,
    present the best abstracts at CRT 2018, and        intensive course with a focus on endovascular          who will address the meeting attendees on the
    attend the Abstract Café.                          interventions, chronic limb ischemia, AAA              evening of March 5, 2018.

          SATURDAY, MARCH 3                             SUNDAY, MARCH 4                                         MONDAY, MARCH 5                                  TUESDAY, MARCH 6
                   On-Site Registration Opens                            Morning Symposia                                      Morning Symposia                               Morning Symposia
                      CRT Valve - Imaging                                CRT Valve - Mitral                                    CRT Valve - Aortic                     Complex Coronary Interventions II
                    CRT Valve - Complications                           CRT Valve - Tricuspid                        DES Bioabsorbable & DCB Technologies             CRT Stroke and Carotid Intervention
                          LAA Closure                                     BRS Technologies                              Masters Transradial Intervention              CRT Valve - Structural Innovations
                Complex PCI on High-Risk Patients          Primer and Skills for Endovascular Interventions                CRT Asia Pacific Meetings                      Cardiovascular Innovations
                          CRT Access                                        CTO Academy                                  Essentials of Clinical Research                      HHS/FDA Town Hall
                    FFR Coronary Physiology                           ACS & AMI Management                                  CRT Endovascular & CLI                       VA Interventional Symposium
                       MitraClip Workshop                       Atherosclerosis, Imaging & Therapies                    Complex Coronary Interventions I               FDA Luncheon & Keynote Address
                   Fellows Welcome Reception                           Nurses & Technologists                                FDA Valve & Structural
                       Evening Symposia                    Women in Interventional Cardiology Roundtable                           Japan FDA
                                                                         Exhibitor Reception                                   Evening Symposia
                                                                            Abstract Café                                  Keynote Address given by
                                                                                                                           President Barack Obama
                                                          Evening Symposium: Disparities & Closing the Gap
                                                                          Evening Symposia
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COURSE INFORMATION
COURSE DESCRIPTION                                •   Appraise percutaneous devices from          CME ACCREDITATION                                             MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION
Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT)            concept through preclinical and clinical    The Academy for Continued                                     FOR PHYSICIAN
2018 is a four-day conference that will               investigation, regulatory approval, and     Healthcare Learning (ACHL) is                                 Successful completion of this CME activity
focus on 6 subject areas—Coronary, CRT                clinical application for the treatment of   accredited by the Accreditation Council for                   enables the participant to earn up to 49.75
Valve & Structural Heart, CRT Endovascular,           structural heart and valve disease.         Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to                       MOC points in the American Board of
Technology & Innovation, Atherosclerosis &                                                        provide continuing medical education for                      Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance
                                                  •   Describe appropriate pharmacologic
Research, and Nurses & Technologists. CRT                                                         physicians.                                                   of Certification program. Participants will
                                                      management in the care of patients
2018’s 14 concurrent meetings are designed                                                                                                                      earn MOC points equivalent to the amount
                                                      undergoing diagnostic arteriography and
to iMPACT YOUR PRACTICE with focused                                                              *CREDIT DESIGNATION                                           of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is
                                                      interventional therapies before, during,
sessions that discuss new trial data; explore                                                     The Academy for Continued Healthcare                          the CME activity provider’s responsibility to
                                                      and after cardiac catheterization.
evidence-based research; and demonstrate                                                          Learning designates this live activity for a                  submit participant completion information
cutting-edge techniques, which can be             •   Evaluate and develop an effective           maximum of 49.75 AMA PRA Category 1                           to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM
directly applied to the learners’ clinical and        clinical research program.                  Credits™. Physicians should claim only the                    MOC points.
academic practice. CRT 2018 will feature                                                          credit commensurate with the extent of their
                                                  •   Discuss which stroke patients are
over 550 world-renowned faculty and live                                                          participation in the activity.                                DISCLOSURE
                                                      candidates for thrombolytic therapy,
cases from 6 sites across the globe.                                                                                                                            Guidelines require that participants in
                                                      and identify those who should receive       * Amount of credit is subject to change. Credit is based on   CME/CE activities be made aware of all
                                                      endovascular thrombectomy.                    previous meeting.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES                                                                                                                                             financial relationships that may be perceived
 •   Compare the results from important                                                           RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS AND                                  as affecting the presentation of the faculty
     clinical trials and evidence-based
                                                 TARGET AUDIENCE                                                                                                member. ACHL ensures that all faculty and
                                                 This educational program is designed             REGISTERED CARDIOVASCULAR INVASIVE
     medicine to guide management of                                                              SPECIALISTS                                                   staff involved in the planning, development,
                                                 for interventional cardiologists, clinical
     patients with atherosclerosis and                                                            The Nurses & Technologists Symposium                          and implementation of ACHL activities
                                                 cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, fellows,
     structural heart disease.                                                                    will provide Category A+ CE credit through                    disclose relevant financial relationships and
                                                 emergency medicine physicians, vascular
                                                                                                  the American Society of Radiologic                            that conflicts of interest are resolved before
 •   Employ new interventional technologies,     surgeons, primary care physicians, basic
                                                                                                  Technologists.                                                the CME/CE activity occurs.
     drugs, and procedures into the care         scientists, radiologists, interventional
     of patients with complex coronary and       radiologists, nurses, technologists, industry                                                                  Complete information will be provided
     endovascular disease.                       professionals, and other health-care                                                                           to participants prior to the start of the
                                                 professionals who want to enhance their                                                                        educational activity.
 •   Integrate advances in diagnostic
                                                 knowledge of complex coronary interventions
     evaluation and therapeutics to treat
                                                 and the treatment of patients with
     patients with carotid and peripheral
                                                 cardiovascular disease.
     arterial disease.

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CORONARY
    ACS & AMI Management                     CTO Academy                             Complex Coronary Interventions           Masters Transradial
    Sunday, March 4                          Sunday, March 4                         Monday, March 5                          Intervention
                                                                                     Tuesday, March 6                         Monday, March 5
    COURSE DIRECTORS                         COURSE DIRECTORS                        COURSE DIRECTORS                         COURSE DIRECTORS
    Dominick J. Angiolillo, MD, PhD, FSCAI   Carlo Di Mario, MD                      Maurice Buchbinder, MD, FSCAI            Olivier F. Bertrand, MD, PhD, FSCAI
    C. Michael M. Gibson, MD                 Robert Gallino, MD                      Lowell F. Satler, MD, FSCAI              Philippe Genereux, MD
    Neal S. Kleiman, MD, FSCAI               William L. Lombardi, MD                 Ron Waksman, MD, FSCAI                   Sunil V. Rao, MD, FSCAI

     • New Anticoagulation Strategies in     • New Antegrade and Retrograde          •   Live Cases                           •   Getting Safe Radial and Ulnar Access
       Patients With Atrial Fibrillation       Techniques                            •   LM Intervention                      •   Slender Techniques
     • Coronary Thrombus Management          • New Wires and Support Catheters       •   Bifurcation Intervention             •   Tips and Tricks
     • Role of Cangrelor in ACS              • Tips and Tricks for a Successful      •   Atherectomy 2018                     •   Live Cases
     • Left and Right Hemodynamic              Procedure                             •   Late-Breaking Trials                 •   Complication Session
       Support 2018                          • Review of Challenging Cases and       •   PCI of High-Risk Patients            •   Radial for Peripheral Intervention
     • Complete Revascularization in           Complications                         •   STEMI and Multivessel Disease        •   Challenging Cases
       STEMI                                 • Imaging to Guide CTO Recanalization   •   Hemodynamic Support
     • Hypothermia for STEMI                 • Hybrid CTO Approach 2018              •   Alcohol Septal Ablation
     • Improving Door to Balloon Time        • Live Case from Belfast                •   Management of Aorto-Ostial Lesions   FFR/iFR Physiology Workshop
     • Stem Cell Therapy Post-STEMI          • Meet the Experts Session              •   Management of SVG Lesions
                                                                                                                              Saturday, March 3
     • Shock Management                      • How to Build a Successful CTO         •   Complication Session
     • Switching Anticoagulation Post-         Program                                                                        COURSE DIRECTORS
       STEMI                                 • Hands-On Simulators                                                            Justin E. Davies, MD, PhD
     • Optimal Antiplatelet Therapy in                                                                                        Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI
       2018
                                                                                                                              •   Understanding FFR/IFR
                                                                                                                              •   Technology Update
                                                                                                                              •   Multivessel Guided by FFR
                                                                                                                              •   Non-Invasive FFR CT vs. Angio
                                                                                                                              •   FFR-Guided PCI
                                                                                                                              •   Review of Recent Trials

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CRT VALVE & STRUCTURAL HEART
Saturday, March 3 – Tuesday, March 6
COURSE DIRECTORS
Steven F. Bolling, MD                     Steven Goldstein, MD             John C. Laschinger, MD              Francesco Maisano, USZ     Christian Shults, MD
Maurice Buchbinder, MD, FSCAI             Eberhard Grube, MD, FSCAI        Azeem Latib, MD                     Neil Moat, MS, FRCS        Vinod H. Thourani, MD, FACC
Paul Corso, MD                            Matthew G. Hillebrenner, MSE     Jonathon A. Leipsic, MD, FRCPC      Nicolo Piazza, PhD         Ron Waksman, MD, FSCAI
Ted Feldman, MD, MSCAI                    Nicole Ibrahim, PhD              Scott Lim, MD                       Michael J. Reardon, MD     Changfu Wu, PhD
Stephen L. Goldberg, MD, FSCAI, FACC      Samir R. Kapadia, MD, FSCAI      Brijeshwar S. Maini, MD             Vivek Reddy, MD

Saturday, March 3                         Sunday, March 4                        Monday, March 5                                     Tuesday, March 6

•   CRT Valve Imaging                     •   CRT Mitral                         •   CRT Aortic                                     • CRT Valve Innovation
•   CRT Valve Complications               •   Repair Versus Replacement          •   FDA Valve and Structural                       • Second-Generation TAVR Devices
•   Mitral Repair Edge to Edge Workshop   •   Occluding Paravalvular Leaks       •   Update From the Clinical Trials                • Novel Mitral and Tricuspid
•   LAA Closure Workshop                  •   Mitral Valve-in-Valve / Ring       •   Results From the TVT Registry                    Technologies
•   TAVR: Make It Simple and Safe         •   Trial Design for Functional MR     •   Expanding Indications                          • PFO, ASD, VSD Closure Devices
•   Transseptal Workshop                  •   CRT Tricuspid                      •   Low-Risk TAVR, Bicuspid TAVR                   • Novel Structural Devices and
•   Evening Symposia                      •   Indication for Repair              •   TAVR for Aortic Regurgitation                    Concepts
                                          •   Review of Devices and Techniques   •   Embolic Protection Devices and Trials
                                          •   Early Clinical Results             •   Valve-in-Valve Workshop
                                                                                 •   Transcaval Access and Novel Closure Devices

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CRT ENDOVASCULAR
    CRT Access                                Primer and Skills for                        Endovascular & CLI                   CRT Stroke and Carotid
    Saturday, March 3                         Endovascular Interventions                   Monday, March 5                      Intervention
                                              Sunday, March 4                                                                   Tuesday, March 6
    COURSE DIRECTORS                          COURSE DIRECTORS                             COURSE DIRECTORS                     COURSE DIRECTORS
    Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI             Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI                Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI        Richard T. Benson, MD, PhD
    Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, FSCAI           William A. Gray, MD, FSCAI                   D. Christopher Metzger, MD, FSCAI    Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI
    Walter Tan, MD, MS                        D. Christopher Metzger, MD, FSCAI            Mark H. Wholey, MD                   Horst Sievert, MD, FSCAI, FACC
    Zoltan G. Turi, MD, MSCAI                 Edward Y. Woo, MD                            Edward Y. Woo, MD                    Christopher J. White, MD, MSCAI
                                                                                                                                Mark H. Wholey, MD
    •   Retrograde Pedal Access               •   Management of SFA Disease                                                     • How to Build a Stroke Intervention
    •   Femoral Access for TAVR & AAA         •   Drug-Coated Balloons Update              Critical Limb Ischemia                 Program
    •   New Closure Devices for Large Bores   •   Carotid Intervention                     Monday, March 5                      • Get Familiar With the Anatomy
    •   Radial Access                         •   Acute Stroke Intervention                                                     • Clot Retrievals and Stents for
    •   Ulnar Access                          •   Treating Pulmonary Embolism in the                                              Cerebrovascular Space
    •   Venus Closure Device                      Cath Lab                                 •   How to Salvage the Leg           • Review of the Randomized Studies
    •   Popliteal Access                      •   Subclavian Artery Intervention           •   CTO Intervention for the Leg     • Imaging of the Brain
    •   Transcaval Workshop                   •   AAA for the Cardiologist                 •   Role of DES and DCB              • Carotid Stenting and Protection
    •   Management of Access Complications    •   IVC Filters                              •   Laser and Atherectomy Devices      Devices
    •   Transseptal Access                    •   Endovascular Complications and Bailout   •   Pedal and Popliteal Access       • Reimbursement and Credentials
                                              •   Vein Management                          •   Thrombus Management in the Leg   • Access Complications

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TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
BRS Technologies                         DES and DCB                            Valve & Structural - FDA                   HHS/FDA Town Hall
Sunday, March 4                          Monday, March 5                        Monday, March 5                            Tuesday, March 6
COURSE DIRECTORS                         COURSE DIRECTORS                       COURSE DIRECTORS                           COURSE DIRECTORS
Alexandre Abizaid, MD, PhD               Robert A. Byrne, MB, BCh, PhD          Matthew G. Hillebrenner, MSE               Andrew Farb, MD
Michael H. Joner, MD                     Bernardo Cortese, FESC                 Nicole Ibrahim, PhD                        Matthew G. Hillebrenner, MSE
Yoshinobu Onuma, MD, PhD                 Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, FSCAI     John C. Laschinger, MD                     Ron Waksman, MD, FSCAI
Ron Waksman, MD, FSCAI                   Ron Waksman, MD, FSCAI                 Ron Waksman, MD, FSCAI                     Bram Zuckerman, MD
                                                                                Changfu Wu, PhD

• The Role of BRS in the Cath Lab in     • DCB New Technology Update            Cardiovascular Innovations                 • Improving U.S. Clinical Trials Design
  2018                                   • DCB Technology for the SFA and                                                    and Conduct
• Long-Term Results from the ABSORB        Below the Knee                       Tuesday, March 6                           • Device Specifics Regulatory Update
  Studies                                • DCB Technology and Clinical Trials                                              • CMS Reimbursement Update
• Worldwide BRS Experience                 Update                               COURSE DIRECTORS                           • Pre-Market and Post-Market
                                                                                Steven R. Bailey, MD, MSCAI
• How to Optimize Outcomes with BRS      • Biodegradable vs. Stable Polymers                                                 Surveillance
                                                                                Robert J. Lederman, MD
  Technology                             • Meet the CMO                         Chaim Lotan, MD                            • Luncheon with the FDA
• Challenging Case Review                • Emerging DES Programs in the USA     Ron Waksman, MD, FSCAI                     • FDA’s CDRH: Guidelines Update
• Tips and Tricks for Successful BRS     • Optimal DAPT Duration Protocols                                                 • Early Feasibility Studies Update
  Procedure                              • DES Polymer-Free Technology          • CRT 2018 Best Innovation Award           • MACRA: What Do You Need to Know?
• Metallic vs. Polymer BRS Technology    • How to Use the DAPT Score            • Robotic Technology for the Cath Lab      • Adapting to the New Health-Care
• BRS in Subset of Lesions in Patients                                          • New Technologies From Israel               Plan
• Parade of BRS Technologies                                                    • Digital Innovations
                                                                                • Hands-On New Innovation
                                         Japan FDA                              • Pipeline Structural Technology
                                         Monday, March 5                        • How to Protect Your IP and Solicit
                                                                                  Funding
                                         COURSE DIRECTORS                       • Cath Lab of the Future
                                         Mitchell Krucoff, MD, FACC             • New Innovations on Heart Failure
                                         Fumiaki Ikeno, MD                        Devices
                                                                                • Meet the Innovator

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ATHEROSCLEROSIS & RESEARCH                                                      NURSES & TECHNOLOGISTS
    Atherosclerosis, Imaging &               Essentials of Clinical Research        Cardiovascular Professionals’ Symposium
    Therapies                                Monday, March 5                        Sunday, March 4
    Sunday, March 4                          COURSE DIRECTORS                       COURSE DIRECTORS
                                             Alexandra J. Lansky, MD, FSCAI         Nancy Bruce, BSN, MBA
    COURSE DIRECTORS                         Rebecca Torguson, MPH                  Kenneth A. Gorski, BSN, RCIS
    Hiram G. Bezerra, MD, PhD
                                             William S. Weintraub, MD               Dionne P. Ross, RN
    H. Bryan Brewer, Jr., MD
    Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD
    Renu Virmani, MD
    Robert L. Wilensky, MD, FSCAI

    • Non-Invasive Imaging to Detect         • Essentials of a Study Design         •   Robotic Cath Lab: The Role of the Tech and Nurse
      Vulnerable Plaque                      • Basic Statistics for the Trialist    •   New Tools to Reduce Radiation Exposure
    • IVUS, Virtual Histology OCT, and       • Compliance and Regulatory            •   Radial vs. Femoral Access and Closure Devices
      NIRS Technologies                        Essentials                           •   Imaging and Physiology in the Cath Lab
    • New Studies to Detect Vulnerable       • How to Get Your Research Published   •   Essentials for a Structural Heart Program
      Plaque                                 • How to Build a Strong Research       •   Sedation Options in the Cath Lab
    • PCSK9 Deep Dive into FOURIER and         Program                              •   Front-line Strategies to Manage PAD
      ODYSSEY                                • Meet the Editors: Leaders of         •   Cost-Saving, Effectiveness, and Efficiency in the Cath Lab
    • Who Should be Treated with PCSK9         Interventional Cardiology Journals   •   Quality Challenges in the Lab
    • Optimizing HDL Therapy                                                        •   Appropriateness Criteria & How to Manage Them in the Cath Lab
    • Role of Anti-Inflammation Therapy on                                          •   How to Survive a JACHO Audit
      the Atherosclerotic Plaque
    • The Great Vulnerable Plaque Debate

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS                                CALL FOR CARDIOVASCULAR INNOVATIONS              CALL FOR YOUNG LEADERS
The CRT 2018 Abstract Committee invites you       Do you have the next innovative                  The Young Leadership Recognition
to submit abstracts of original investigations    cardiovascular technology? We are actively       Program is designed to feature current and
for consideration at CRT 2018. Abstracts          searching for the latest inventions,             future clinical and academic excellence
should constitute original research (clinical     innovations, and therapies to be presented       in physicians practicing interventional
studies, basic investigation, and animal          and discussed at CRT 2018. The interactive       cardiology and endovascular medicine.
studies are equally encouraged) in the field of   format of the Cardiovascular Innovations         A special symposium, including current
cardiovascular medicine and intervention. The     sessions will offer selected presenters the      leaders in the field from academia,
top abstracts will be presented orally at CRT     ability to introduce their technology to a       industry, and the FDA, will be held at
2018, and the presenting authors will be listed   panel of expert physicians who can comment       CRT 2018 for selected Young Leadership
as CRT 2018 Adjunct Faculty.                      on the innovation design, features, and          Recognition Program participants.
                                                  potential benefits for both the patient and
  CRT 2018 abstracts                              physician. Submit your innovations to be
  meeting the eligibility                         considered for the Best Innovation Award.
  requirements will be                            All Cardiovascular Innovations submissions
  published in the Journal                        will be reviewed and graded by the CRT
  of the American College                         Faculty Review Panel; selected submissions
  of Cardiology                                   will be presented at the Cardiovascular
  Cardiovascular                                  Innovations session during CRT.
  Interventions.
                                                  CALL FOR LATE-BREAKING TRIALS
                                                  Submit your Late-Breaking Trials for               CALL FOR                                     SUBMISSION DEADLINE
CALL FOR INTERESTING CASES                        presentation at CRT 2018. Late-Breaking
CRT 2018 invites you to showcase                  Trials are innovative reports that provide the     Young Leadership Submissions                 November 13, 2017
interesting and challenging cases for             latest breakthroughs in clinical science. The      Abstract Submissions                         November 20, 2017
educational purposes. We are particularly         studies selected are expected to highlight
interested in cases in Coronary Intervention,     new improvements for quality of patient            Cardiovascular Innovations Submissions       December 15, 2017
Endovascular Intervention, Valve & Structural     care and significantly “iMPACT” the field
Heart Disease, and Complications.                                                                    Interesting Cases Submissions                December 15, 2017
                                                  of interventional cardiology. In addition to
The top Interesting Case submissions will be      exposure among colleagues and in the press,        Late-Breaking Trials Submissions             December 15, 2017
presented orally at CRT, and the presenters       selected Late-Breaking Trial presenters will
will become CRT 2018 Adjunct Faculty.             become CRT 2018 Adjunct Faculty.

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LIVE CASES & SPECIAL EVENTS                                                                                        EXHIBIT HALL HOURS
     LIVE CASE DEMONSTRATION SITES
                                                     Prevention, Detection & Treatment                                  Saturday, March 3   12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
     MedStar Washington Hospital Center              Luncheon Symposium                                                 Sunday, March 4     9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
                                                     Sunday, March 4, 2018                                              Monday, March 5     9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
     Washington, DC, USA
                                                     12 – 2 PM                                                          Tuesday, March 6    CLOSED
     Lankenau Heart Institute
     Main Line Health
     Wynnewood, PA, USA                   Join us for this year’s keynote address given by Dolvett Quince!          AN EVENING WITH
     Mount Sinai Medical Center
     New York, NY, USA
                                          As a veteran health and fitness expert and one of the trainers on “The
                                          Biggest Loser,” Quince has dedicated himself to “helping people
                                          change their lives, one rep at a time.”
                                                                                                                    PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
                                                                                                                    KEYNOTE ADDRESS
     Royal Victoria Hospital              We hope you will join us for his discussion on how to Reshape Your        MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 | 8:15 PM
     Belfast, Ireland                     Mind, Body, and Future!

     San Raffaele Hospital
     Milan, Italy                          EXHIBITOR RECEPTION & ABSTRACT CAFÉ
     St. Francis Hospital                       Sunday, March 4
     Roslyn, New York, USA                      5:30 – 7:00 PM
                                          Catch up with old colleagues and create new contacts over cocktails,
                                          hors d’oeuvres and music. The “piazza style” Exhibit Hall provides a
                                          perfect forum for this fun and cannot-miss event.
                                          The Abstract Café is designed to provide quality time with abstract
                                          presenters and attendees to discuss the scientific data, draw attendees
     Evening Symposia: Disparities &      to the exhibit floor as well as provide a networking opportunity for
     Closing the Gap                      exhibitors at CRT 2018. (Please see the sponsorship opportunity.)

         Sunday, March 4                   FDA Luncheon Keynote Address
 Keynote Speaker:
                                           Tuesday, March 6, 2018
 The Honorable Donna Edwards,
 U.S. Congresswoman                       Join us for lunch during the FDA session from a leader in the field of
                                          medicine. We will announce the keynote speaker for this important
                                          event Fall 2017.

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 2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
 ›   Masters Transradial Intervention
 ›   CRT Valve Aortic, Mitral, & Tricuspid State-of-the-Art Luncheon
 ›   Women in Interventional Cardiology Roundtable
 ›   Monday Evening Keynote Address: President Barack Obama
 ›   FFR Physiology Workshop
 ›   LAA Closure Workshop
 ›   Transseptal Workshop
 ›   BRS Symposium
 ›   CTO Academy
 ›   Essentials of Clinical Research
 ›   Meet the Editors Session
 ›   Women & Heart Disease Luncheon Symposium
 ›   Cardiovascular Innovations Parade

 FEATURES
 ›   Live Cases From Around the World
 ›   FDA Town Hall Meetings
 ›   Scientific Abstract & Poster Sessions
 ›   Morning, Power Hour & Evening Symposia
 ›   Hands-On Simulators
 ›   Fellows FastTrack Program                                                                                             Scan the QR Code using your mobile
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