Conferences 6th Symposium on Coronary Artery Anomalies 2024
December 5-6, 2024
About this Symposium
This symposium is designed to provide a dedicated forum to discuss the diagnosis and management of patients with coronary artery anomalies (CAA).
Topics include anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA) and myocardial bridges.
Provided by Texas Children's Hospital.
Program Overview
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the young is a rare but devastating event that affects families and communities. Anomalous aortic origin of coronary artery (AAOCA) is the second leading cause of SCD in young athletes. The absolute risk is unknown, thus controversy exists regarding patient evaluation and management, also true for patients with myocardial bridges (MB). Moreover, exercise activity is controversial upon such diagnoses. Modes of imaging and functional myocardial assessment remain controversial.
This symposium is designed to provide a dedicated forum to discuss the diagnosis and management of patients with coronary artery anomalies (CAA). Topics will include anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA) and myocardial bridges.
Target Audience
Physicians (cardiologists, radiologists, cardiac surgeons, intensivists), advanced practice providers, trainees, nurses from diverse levels of practice: academic and private, hospital and office-based, local and national.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:
- Increase awareness of the challenges in the diagnosis and management of patients with anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA), the second leading cause of sudden cardiac death in the US.
- Identify AAOCA and myocardial bridges (MB) by utilizing the appropriate advanced imaging technique.
- Identify risk factors of AAOCA that might indicate surgical intervention.
- Identify and implement strategies for exercise/sports activity recommendation in patients with AAOCA.
- Identify coronary lesions at risk for coronary ischemia and implement therapeutic strategies.
Education Methods
Lecture, Panel Discussion, Audience Response System, Case Study, and Question and Answer
Activity Evaluation
Evaluation by questionnaire will address program content, presentation, and possible bias.
Location
Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Conference Center, Level 7
Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute
Program Directors
Planning Committee
- Julie A. Brothers, MD
- Tam T. Doan, MD, MS, RDCS
- Stephen Dolgner, MD
- Lindsay Eilers, MD
- Carlos M. Mery, MD, MPH
- Dana Reaves-O'Neal, APRN, CPNP, AC/PC
- Shagun Sachdeva, MD
- June Schellhaas, APRN, CPNP-PC
Contact
For questions, please contact Dana Reaves-O'Neal dlreave1@texaschildrens.org