Info - Agenda

Friday, January 16, 2026

	Plenary Hall	Parallel Session Hall A	Parallel Session Hall B	Poster Area
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM		Workshop I: Practical Applications of Advanced Cardiac Imaging in HF (Strain Imaging, CT, PET-CT, MRI, and More)	Workshop II: Fundamentals of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Stress Testing
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
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Coffee Break - Day I
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM	Session II: Debates in Heart Failure First Debate: Mechanical Circulatory Support with P-VAD is Finally Effective Second Debate: Should Treatment With a Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor Always Precede Septal Reduction Therapy?
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM	Satellite Symposium I - Viatris

	Plenary Hall	Parallel Session Hall A
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM		Workshop I: Practical Applications of Advanced Cardiac Imaging in HF (Strain Imaging, CT, PET-CT, MRI, and More)
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
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Coffee Break - Day I
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM	Session II: Debates in Heart Failure First Debate: Mechanical Circulatory Support with P-VAD is Finally Effective Second Debate: Should Treatment With a Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor Always Precede Septal Reduction Therapy?
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM	Satellite Symposium I - Viatris

	Parallel Session Hall B	Poster Area
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

	Plenary Hall
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
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Coffee Break - Day I
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM	Session II: Debates in Heart Failure First Debate: Mechanical Circulatory Support with P-VAD is Finally Effective Second Debate: Should Treatment With a Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor Always Precede Septal Reduction Therapy?
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM	Satellite Symposium I - Viatris

	Parallel Session Hall A
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Workshop I: Practical Applications of Advanced Cardiac Imaging in HF (Strain Imaging, CT, PET-CT, MRI, and More)
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

	Parallel Session Hall B
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

	Poster Area
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

	Plenary Hall	Parallel Session Hall A	Parallel Session Hall B	Poster Session Area
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Special Presentation: Let’s Hear About Their Science (Award Competing Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	Session III: HF and the Cardiometabolic Spectrum	Session I: From Guidelines to Practice (Nursing Track)
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)	Workshop III: Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Discussions in HF	Workshop IV: What Every Cardiologist Needs to Know About HCM
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM	Coffee Break I - Day II
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM	Keynote II: How Much Can AI Help in HF?
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM		Workshop V: Operational Excellence in Successful Practices: Tips and Tricks from the Experts
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Satellite Symposium II
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	Satellite Symposium III
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch Break - Day II
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM	Session V: The Heart- Kidney Dialogue in HF	Session II: Nutrition and Rehabilitation in Heart Failure (Nursing Track)
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM			Workshop VI: Ultrasound Assessment in the Cardiac ICU
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM	Session VI: Advancing HF
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Coffee Break II - Day II			Moderated Poster Presentations I (Top Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Satellite Symposium IV
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Keynote III:
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)

	Plenary Hall	Parallel Session Hall A
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Special Presentation: Let’s Hear About Their Science (Award Competing Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	Session III: HF and the Cardiometabolic Spectrum	Session I: From Guidelines to Practice (Nursing Track)
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)	Workshop III: Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Discussions in HF
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM	Coffee Break I - Day II
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM	Keynote II: How Much Can AI Help in HF?
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM		Workshop V: Operational Excellence in Successful Practices: Tips and Tricks from the Experts
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Satellite Symposium II
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	Satellite Symposium III
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch Break - Day II
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM	Session V: The Heart- Kidney Dialogue in HF	Session II: Nutrition and Rehabilitation in Heart Failure (Nursing Track)
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
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Satellite Symposium IV
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Keynote III:
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)

	Parallel Session Hall B	Poster Session Area
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
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
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Workshop VI: Ultrasound Assessment in the Cardiac ICU
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM		Moderated Poster Presentations I (Top Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM

	Plenary Hall
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Special Presentation: Let’s Hear About Their Science (Award Competing Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
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
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
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	Satellite Symposium III
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch Break - Day II
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
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Satellite Symposium IV
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Keynote III:
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)

	Parallel Session Hall A
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
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
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch Break - Day II
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

	Parallel Session Hall B
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
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
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Workshop VI: Ultrasound Assessment in the Cardiac ICU
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

	Poster Session Area
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
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)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM

Sunday, January 18, 2026

	Plenary Hall	Parallel Session Hall A	Parallel Session Hall B	Poster Session Area
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Special Session: Let’s Hear About Their Science (Award Winning Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	Session VIII: From Overlooked to Unavoidable: HFpEF in Today’s Practice	Session III: Missing Links in HF Care (Nursing Track)
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Satellite Symposium V
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	Coffee Break I - Day III			Moderated Poster Presentations II (Top Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Session IX: Special Populations in HF	Session IV: Challenges of the Heart Failure Multidisciplinary Team (Nursing Track)	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: Targeted Therapies in ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM	Announcing Winning Abstracts
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM	Satellite Symposium VII
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch Break - Day III
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Satellite Symposium VIII
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM	Session X: Devices and Innovations in HF: Too Much Hype Versus Serious Promise	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	Satellite Symposium X
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM	Session XI: Cases from the Advanced HF Program
4:30 PM - 4:35 PM	Closing

	Plenary Hall	Parallel Session Hall A
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Special Session: Let’s Hear About Their Science (Award Winning Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	Session VIII: From Overlooked to Unavoidable: HFpEF in Today’s Practice	Session III: Missing Links in HF Care (Nursing Track)
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Satellite Symposium V
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	Coffee Break I - Day III
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Session IX: Special Populations in HF	Session IV: Challenges of the Heart Failure Multidisciplinary Team (Nursing Track)
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM	Announcing Winning Abstracts
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM	Satellite Symposium VII
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch Break - Day III
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Satellite Symposium VIII
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM	Session X: Devices and Innovations in HF: Too Much Hype Versus Serious Promise	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	Satellite Symposium X
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM	Session XI: Cases from the Advanced HF Program
4:30 PM - 4:35 PM	Closing

	Parallel Session Hall B	Poster Session Area
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)
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: Targeted Therapies in ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis
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

	Plenary Hall
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Special Session: Let’s Hear About Their Science (Award Winning Abstracts of MEHFC 2026)
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
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	Coffee Break I - Day III
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Session IX: Special Populations in HF
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM	Announcing Winning Abstracts
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM	Satellite Symposium VII
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch Break - Day III
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Satellite Symposium VIII
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
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM	Session XI: Cases from the Advanced HF Program
4:30 PM - 4:35 PM	Closing

	Parallel Session Hall A
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

	Parallel Session Hall B
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: Targeted Therapies in ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis
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

	Poster Session Area
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)
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

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