Friday, January 16, 2026
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Parallel Session Hall B
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Poster Area
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| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Workshop II: Fundamentals of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Stress Testing |
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| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | ||
| 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | ||
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | ||
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| 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM |
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Plenary Hall
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| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Session I: Launching HF Education in 2026! |
| 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM |
Official Opening Welcome Address By Feras Bader |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Keynote I Competitive Edge of LVADs Within the Ecosystem of Contemporary End-Stage Heart Failure Therapy |
| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
Coffee Break - Day I
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| 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM |
Session II: Debates in Heart Failure First Debate: Use of Micro-axial Flow Pumps is Supported by Evidence in AMI and HF- Related Cardiogenic Shock; Second Debate: Should Treatment With a Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor Always Precede Septal Reduction Therapy? |
| 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM |
Satellite Symposium I - Viatris
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Parallel Session Hall A
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| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Workshop I: Practical Applications of Advanced Cardiac Imaging in HF (Strain Imaging, CT, PET-CT, MRI, and More) Case 1: Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy with +ve genetic testing (genetic cardiomyopathy) Case 2: CAD and cardiomyopathy (hibernating myocardium -->CABG) Case 3: AS and cardiomyopathy (ATTR) Case 4: Post Heart Transplant and new LV dysfunction (CAV) Discussion & Take-Home Messages |
| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | |
| 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | |
| 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM | |
| 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM |
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Parallel Session Hall B
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| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Workshop II: Fundamentals of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Stress Testing |
| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | |
| 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | |
| 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM | |
| 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM |
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Poster Area
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| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | |
| 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | |
| 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM | |
| 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM |
Saturday, January 17, 2026
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Parallel Session Hall B
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Poster Session Area
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | ||
| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | ||
| 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM |
Workshop IV: What Every Cardiologist Needs to Know About HCM Supported by an educational grant from BMS |
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| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | ||
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | ||
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | ||
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | ||
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | ||
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch Break - Day II
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| 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | ||
| 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Workshop VI: Ultrasound Assessment in the Cardiac ICU
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| 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM | ||
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Moderated Poster Presentations I (Top Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
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| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | ||
| 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM | ||
| 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM | ||
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Plenary Hall
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Special Presentation: Let’s Hear About Their Science (Award Competing Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
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| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Session III: HF and the Cardiometabolic Spectrum |
| 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Session IV: Acute Heart Failure: Challenges and Dilemmas (Joint Session with the ESC-HFA; with HFA Guidelines in Practice) |
| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM |
Coffee Break I - Day II
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| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
Keynote II How Much Can AI Help in HF? |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Satellite Symposium II
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| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
Satellite Symposium III
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| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch Break - Day II
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| 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Session V: The Heart- Kidney Dialogue in HF |
| 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Session VI: Advancing HF |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Coffee Break II - Day II
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Satellite Symposium IV
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| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Keynote III Lessons in Leadership: Past, Present, and Future |
| 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM |
Presentation of MEHA Lifetime Achievement Award Wael Almahmeed and Feras Bader |
| 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM | Session VII: Cases from the HF Clinic (Joint Session with the ESCHFA; with HFA Guidelines in Practice) |
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Parallel Session Hall A
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Session I: From Guidelines to Practice (Nursing Track) |
| 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM |
Workshop III: Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Discussions in HF Supported by an educational grant from Bayer (Interactive case- based discussions of the interactions between DM, HF, and CKD) |
| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | |
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM |
Workshop V: Operational Excellence in Successful Practices: Tips and Tricks from the Experts
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| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch Break - Day II
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| 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Session II: Nutrition and Rehabilitation in Heart Failure (Nursing Track) |
| 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | |
| 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Parallel Session Hall B
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | |
| 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM |
Workshop IV: What Every Cardiologist Needs to Know About HCM Supported by an educational grant from BMS |
| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | |
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch Break - Day II
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| 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Workshop VI: Ultrasound Assessment in the Cardiac ICU
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| 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | |
| 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Poster Session Area
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | |
| 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | |
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch Break - Day II
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| 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Moderated Poster Presentations I (Top Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
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| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | |
| 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM |
Sunday, January 18, 2026
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Parallel Session Hall B
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Poster Session Area
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | ||
| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | ||
| 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM | ||
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM |
Moderated Poster Presentations II (Top Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
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| 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
Workshop VII: Cardiac Amyloidosis: From Obscurity to Opportunity: A Case Based Discussion Case 1: Understanding Cardiac Amyloidosis: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Clinical Phenotypes Case 2: Diagnostic Pathways in Cardiac Amyloidosis: Choosing the Right Test at the Right Time Case 3: Heart Failure Management in AL and ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis: Principles and Pitfalls Case 4: ATTR Mixed Phenotype in Clinical Practice |
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| 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM | ||
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | ||
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | ||
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | ||
| 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | ||
| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | ||
| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM | ||
| 4:30 PM - 4:35 PM |
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Plenary Hall
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Special Session: Let’s Hear About Their Science (Award Winning Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
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| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Session VIII: From Overlooked to Unavoidable: HFpEF in Today’s Practice |
| 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM |
Satellite Symposium V
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| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM |
Coffee Break I - Day III
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| 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Session IX: Special Populations in HF |
| 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM |
Announcing Winning Abstracts
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| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM |
Satellite Symposium VII
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| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch Break - Day III
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| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Satellite Symposium VIII
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| 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Session X: Devices and Innovations in HF: Too Much Hype Versus Serious Promise |
| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM |
Satellite Symposium X
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| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM | Session XI: Cases from the Advanced HF Program |
| 4:30 PM - 4:35 PM |
Closing
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Parallel Session Hall A
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Session III: Missing Links in HF Care (Nursing Track) |
| 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM | |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | |
| 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Session IV: Challenges of the Heart Failure Multidisciplinary Team (Nursing Track) |
| 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
Workshop VIII: Practical Guide to Managing Cardio-Oncology Cases: An Interactive Case Discussion Case 1: A Case of HER2/Anthracycline- induced Cardiomyopathy. Case 2: A Case of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis. Case 3: A Case of Tyrosine Kinase Receptor Inhibitor- induced Hypertension. Case 4: A Case of BTK Inhibitor with New AF. |
| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | |
| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM | |
| 4:30 PM - 4:35 PM |
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Parallel Session Hall B
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | |
| 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM | |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | |
| 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
Workshop VII: Cardiac Amyloidosis: From Obscurity to Opportunity: A Case Based Discussion Case 1: Understanding Cardiac Amyloidosis: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Clinical Phenotypes Case 2: Diagnostic Pathways in Cardiac Amyloidosis: Choosing the Right Test at the Right Time Case 3: Heart Failure Management in AL and ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis: Principles and Pitfalls Case 4: ATTR Mixed Phenotype in Clinical Practice |
| 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | |
| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | |
| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM | |
| 4:30 PM - 4:35 PM |
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Poster Session Area
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | |
| 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM | |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM |
Moderated Poster Presentations II (Top Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
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| 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | |
| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | |
| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM | |
| 4:30 PM - 4:35 PM |
