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Session 8: Rethinking Priorities in Cardiogenic Shock

Saturday, March 7, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM CST
Location: Main Arena

    Moderator(s)

  • Holger Thiele

    Director
    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

  • Steve Hollenberg, MD

    Professor of Cardiology
    Emory University School of Medicine
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

    • Panelist(s)

  • Nir Uriel, MD, MSc, FACC

    Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Professor of Medicine
    New York Presbyterian
    New York, New York, United States

  • Daniel De Backer, MD

    Professor of Intensive Care
    Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
    Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium

  • Juan Marcano, MD

    Assistant Professor, Center for Advanced Heart Failure
    University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
    Houston, Texas, United States

  • J Eduardo Rame, MD MPhil FAHA FESC

    Louis R Dinon Professor of Clinical Cardiology
    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
    Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States

  • Joseph Zwischenberger, MD

    Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
    Lexington, Kentucky, United States

  • Savitri Fedson, MD MA

    Director, Houston Heart Initiative
    Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
    Houston, Texas, United States

Disclosure(s):
Holger Thiele: No financial relationships to disclose
Steve Hollenberg, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Nir Uriel, MD, MSc, FACC: No relevant disclosure to display
Daniel De Backer, MD: No relevant disclosure to display
Juan E. Marcano, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
J Eduardo Rame, MD MPhil FAHA FESC: No financial relationships to disclose
Joseph Zwischenberger, MD: No relevant disclosure to display
Savitri Fedson, MD MA: No financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

  • 10:00 AM - 10:07 AM CST
    Role of AHF, IHF, & CCC Trained MDs in ICU

    Speaker: Ayaaz K. Sachedina, MD FRCPC – Foothills Medical Centre, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary

  • 10:07 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    Discussion
  • 10:15 AM - 10:22 AM CST
    Time is Everything: ECMO in the Field

    Speaker: Demetri Yannopoulos, MD – University of Minnesota

  • 10:22 AM - 10:30 AM CST
    Discussion
  • 10:30 AM - 10:37 AM CST
    Systolic Blood Pressure: An Outdated Target in Shock Management?

    Speaker: David A. Baran, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FHFSA – Cleveland Clinic Florida

  • 10:37 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Discussion
  • 10:45 AM - 10:52 AM CST
    CLIP Score: Its Role in Shock Diagnosis & Prognosis

    Speaker: Michael Kwan, MD, FACC – Methodist Hospital

  • 10:52 AM - 11:00 AM CST
    Discussion
  • 11:00 AM - 11:07 AM CST
    Targeting the Micro-Circulation in Cardiogenic Shock

    Speaker: Nir Uriel, MD, MSc, FACC – NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  • 11:07 AM - 11:15 AM CST
    Discussion