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Poster Presentation

Poster Viewing (Non-Accredited)

Thursday, March 5, 2026
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST

    Poster Judge(s)

  • Carlos Davila, MD

    Assistant Professor
    Yale
    Westport, Connecticut, United States

  • Sana Shoukat, MD

    Assistant Professor
    University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    houston, Texas, United States

  • Ayaaz Sachedina, MD FRCPC

    Clinical Associate Professor
    University of Calgary, Libin Cardiovascular Institute
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Disclosure(s):
Sriram Nathan, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Cezar A. Iliescu, MD, FACC, FSCAI: No financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 032: Mechanical Circulatory Support in Myocardial Infarction–Related Cardiogenic Shock: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

    Poster Presenter: Christian Camacho-Mondragon, MD – Tecnologico de Monterrey

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 001: " From Stress to Success: Cross Training Procedural Areas in Left Ventricular Assistive Device Care to Improve Workflow".

    Poster Presenter: Sindhu Joseph, DNP, CVRN, CV-BC – MH

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 002: A Tight Squeeze and a Sudden Split: Navigating Concomitant Severe Coronary Vasospasm and Dissection

    Poster Presenter: Sharul Saxena, MD – HCA Orange Park

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 003: A Delicate Balance: Endovascular Aneurysm Coiling During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

    Poster Presenter: VENKAT B. MERUVA, DO – HCA KINGWOOD

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 004: Access-Related Vascular and Bleeding Complications of Impella Support and Their Impact on Outcomes: A National Inpatient Sample 2018–2022 Analysis

    Poster Presenter: Zeyad Kholeif, MD – Baptist Hospital of southeast Texas

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 005: Access-Related Vascular, Bleeding, and Device Complications During ECMO and Their Impact on Outcomes: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis, 2018–2022

    Poster Presenter: Usama Afzaal, MD – Baptist Hospital of southeast Texas

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 006: Endocardial and Epicardial Ventricular Tachycardia Storm Ablation in the setting of BIVAD -Supported Cardiogenic Shock with Pulsed Field and Radiofrequency Ablation

    Poster Presenter: Joshua Hahn, BS, MD – University of Texas

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 007: Acute Right Ventricular Failure Following Inferior STEMI: When to Escalate From Medical Therapy to Mechanical Support

    Poster Presenter: Saliha Erdem, MD – DeBakey Heart & Vascular Institute- Houston Methodist Hospital

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 008: AI-Based Prediction of 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) Progression in Cardiac Rehab

    Poster Presenter: Bhanu P. Maturi, MD – UT Health Houston/ Memorial Hermann

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 009: Analysis of the changing landscape of cardiogenic shock etiology in a single-centre cohort: Heart Failure versus AMI

    Poster Presenter: Nicole L. Fung – University Health Network

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 010: Apneic Oxygenation for Fifteen Minutes Achieved Using a Commercial Device in a Paralyzed Porcine Model

    Poster Presenter: Chris Salvino, MD, FACS – Saint Francis Health System

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 011: Acute Right Heart Failure After Left Coronary System Myocardial Infarction in LVAD-Supported Patients

    Poster Presenter: Omar Fakhreddine, MD – Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College Of Medicine

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 012: Whodunit: Approach and management of acute heart failure in the setting of severe multi-valvular pathology

    Poster Presenter: Frans Serpa, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 013: When the LVAD hum changes: A case of Heartware LVAD pump thrombosis presenting in cardiogenic shock

    Poster Presenter: Amanda Bergeron, MSN, AGACNP-BC – Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center Houston, TX

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 014: When the Lungs Fail, the Right Heart Follows: Early VV‑ECMO Prevents Cardiopulmonary Collapse After Elective Laminectomy

    Poster Presenter: Amar Kalidas, D.O. – HCA Kingwood

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 015: When MRI Is Not Enough: Empiric Treatment and Biopsy-Guided T-Cell–Targeted Therapy in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis Presenting as Cardiogenic Shock

    Poster Presenter: Angela khidhir, DO, MSc – University of Louisville

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 016: Veno-Pulmonary Artery (V-PA) ECMO as Salvage Therapy in Isolated Right Ventricular Infarction Post-Cardiotomy

    Poster Presenter: Mauricio Castillo-Perez, MD – Instituto de Cardiología y Medicina Vascular. Hospital Zambrano Hellion, TecSalud, Tecnológico de Monterrey.

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 017: Validation of the SAVE Score for VA-ECMO in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock at a Single Tertiary Care Center

    Poster Presenter: Syed Muhammad Saad Jalil, MD – Temple University Hospital

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 018: Utility of Routine Transthoracic Echocardiography for Impella Position Monitoring

    Poster Presenter: Quynh Le, MD – Northwell Health

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 019: At the Edge of Two Lives: Cardiogenic Shock and Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy Supported by VA-ECMO

    Poster Presenter: Khushboo Agarwal, MD – University of Oklahoma Health Campus

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 020: Assessment of the Rescue-IHCA Score as a Prognostic Tool in Patients Undergoing ECPR

    Poster Presenter: Syed Muhammad Saad Jalil, MD – Temple University Hospital

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 021: Beyond Drugs: Interventions and Devices that Transform the Prognosis of Heart Failure.

    Poster Presenter: Emiliano Jiménez-Santaella – The Marist University of Merida

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 022: Beyond VA and VV: First reported Use of Veno-Pulmonary ECMO for Catastrophic Cardiogenic Shock in Acute Pulmonary Embolism.

    Poster Presenter: Guadalupe L. Hernandez Gonzalez, MD – National Institute of Cardology Ignacio Chavez

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 023: First Time Cardiac Arrest Managed with ECMELLA: Early Post-Arrest Support and Recovery

    Poster Presenter: Dhavalkumar Patel, DO – HCA Kingwood

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 024: Fosmanogepix Adjunctive Therapy of Candida auris as a bridge to Left Ventricular Device Exchange

    Poster Presenter: Som P. Singh, MD, MBA – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 025: Geographical Trends in Heart Transplant Centers in the US relative to heart failure morbidity and mortality

    Poster Presenter: Amna Aijaz, MBBS, MPH – THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 026: From Shock to Sinus: Recovery After VA-ECMO and Catheter Ablation in Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy Presenting as Refractory Cardiogenic Shock

    Poster Presenter: Mauricio Castillo-Perez, MD – Instituto de Cardiología y Medicina Vascular. Hospital Zambrano Hellion, TecSalud, Tecnológico de Monterrey.

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 027: Glycemic Variability in first 24 hours Predicts 6-Month Mortality in Critically Ill Patients: A Multisite Study Using Mixed-Effects Machine Learning

    Poster Presenter: Ananya Yalamanchi, MD – Memorial Hermann

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 028: Hemodynamic Predictors of Hemolysis During Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Poster Presenter: Yves Najm Mrad, MD, MPH, MSAI – HCA Houston Clear Lake/University of Houston

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 029: Lead Astray: Shock Two Years in the making

    Poster Presenter: Ahmad El-Gammal, MD – Corewell Health East

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 030: Long-Term Beta Blockers in Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction: An Updated Meta-Analysis of 74,907 Patients

    Poster Presenter: Mohamed R. Abouzid, MD – HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 031: LVAD Implantation In The Elderly: A Case Study

    Poster Presenter: Ashley Kelly, BSN, RN, PCCN, VAD-C – Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 033: Mechanical Circulatory Support in Myocarditis-Induced Cardiogenic Shock: A Structured Narrative Synthesis

    Poster Presenter: Sarib M. Sultan – SHSU-COM

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 034: Phenotype-Specific Outcomes and Advanced-Therapy Trajectories in Cardiogenic Shock Supported With Temporary MCS: HF-CS vs AMI-CS Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Poster Presenter: Hema S. Vemulapalli, MD – Prime South GME Harlingen Medical Center

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 035: Post-Cardiac Arrest Cardiogenic Shock from Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmia in Failing Fontan Physiology: Hemodynamic Challenges and Multidisciplinary Management

    Poster Presenter: Molly Conklin Fulkerson, MSN, AGACNP-BC – Texas Children's Hospital

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 036: Preventing Limb Ischemia with MYO1 Pressure Sensor in Cardiogenic Shock Patients

    Poster Presenter: Joshua G. Crane, MD – University of Louisville, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 037: Propensity-Matched Comparative Outcomes of Impella Support in Cardiogenic Shock due to Heart Failure versus Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Poster Presenter: Ayushi Sahu, DO – Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 038: New Onset Multiple Sclerosis Presenting as Cardiogenic Shock

    Poster Presenter: Ashley Bernard, DNP, AGACNP-BC, APRN – Centennial Heart- Tristar Centennial Medical Center

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 039: Cardiogenic Shock Following Cardiac Arrest during Labor: When Death Is Not an Option

    Poster Presenter: Francisco Javier Marin, Sr. – IMSS

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 040: Cardiogenic Shock Secondary to Heart Failure from Juvenile Hemochromatosis in a Young Female

    Poster Presenter: Ayesha S. Ghoto, MBBCh – OHSU-Hillsboro Medical Center

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 041: Two Heartbeats: Considerations and Risks in Pregnancy After Heart Transplant

    Poster Presenter: Brandi L. Kurchock, RN, BSN, CCTC – Memorial Hermann Hospital

    Poster Presenter: Lindsey McLaughlin, BSN, RN, CCTC – Memorial Hermann Hospital

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 042: Cardiogenic Shock from Fulminant Myocarditis in a 52-Year-Old: Clinical Course, Mechanical Support, and Post-Transplant Outcomes

    Poster Presenter: Mohamed Rezk, MD – Medstar Washington Hospital Center

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster 043: Circulating MicroRNAs as Emerging Biomarkers in Cardiogenic Shock: Mechanistic Rationale and Clinical Implications

    Poster Presenter: Zarraf Arefeen – UTH/Mcgovern Medical School