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The 2023 Inaugural Krannert Biennial

Myocardial Infarction and Reperfusion Injury: New Evidence to Shift Existing Paradigms

Friday–Saturday, May 12–13, 2023

JW Marriott | Eiteljorg | Indianapolis

A two-day event with more than 20 world-renowned leaders in cardiology practice and science

The Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center Biennial highlights the latest breakthroughs in cardiovascular medicine around the world and showcases the cutting edge research and clinical trials underway at Indiana University School of Medicine. Join us at this forum for clinicians, scientists and trainees from May 12–13, 2023. Sessions will take place at the Eiteljorg Museum, which is conveniently located across the street from the JW Marriott and several Indianapolis attractions, including the White River State Park.

Indiana University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Early investigators that will provide oral presentations include:

- Asad Toradi, MD, IU School of Medicine

- Benjamin Wilk, PhD, Western University, Canada

- Mark Kauth, MD, IU School of Medicine

- Shing Fai Chan, PhD, IU School of Medicine

- Wesley Anderson, MD, IU School of Medicine

Abstracts will be showcased outside the ballroom throughout the day.

A reception and dinner are scheduled May 12 at the Eiteljorg Museum and a separate registration is required.

Register Now

Registration for the KCRVC Biennial is now open!

Rates are as follows:
Physicians/faculty $75
Other health professionals $50
Trainees $25

Agenda

May 12, 2023
MORNING		AFTERNOON
7 am	Registration & Breakfast	12:30 pm	Boxed Lunch & Break
7:30 am	Inauguration/Welcome Introduction *Tatiana Foroud, PhD* Executive Associate Dean for Research Affairs, Indiana University School of Medicine Professor, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics	Session II	Therapies – What Works, What Doesn’t Work and Why Presiding: Rolf Kreutz, MD Chief of Cardiology, Eskenazi Health IU School of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Rohan Dharmakumar, PhD Executive Director of the Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center Professor of Medicine and Radiology & Imaging Sciences IU School of Medicine Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center
Session I	Mechanisms of MI and Reperfusion Injury Presiding: Rohan Dharmakumar, PhD Executive Director, Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center Professor of Medicine and Radiology & Imaging Sciences IU School of Medicine Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center Loren Field, PhD Distinguished Professor of Medicine IU School of Medicine Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center	1:00 pm	Attempted Therapies to Limit Reperfusion Injury – Why did they fail? Gerd Heusch, MD Director of the Department of Pathophysiology University of Essen, Essen, Germany
7:45 am	Ischemia Reperfusion Injury – What is known? Robert Kloner, MD, PhD Chief Science Officer, Director of Cardiovascular Research Institute, Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA Professor of Medicine (Clinical Scholar), Cardiovascular Division, Dept. of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA		Point-Counterpoint: Antiplatelets Therapy & Myocardium
8:30 am	Pathology of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Michael Fishbein, MD Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery University of California, Los Angeles	1:45 pm	Importance of Anti-Thrombotic Therapy in Acute MI Roxana Mehran, MD Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Research and Clinical Trials, Wiener Cardiovascular Institute at Mount Sinai School of Medicine Founding Director, Women as One New York, NY
9:15 am	Coffee/refreshments/Meet & Greet the Faculty	2:30 pm	Challenges with Anti-Thrombotic Therapy in Acute MI Sunil Rao, MD Director of Interventional Cardiology, NYU Langone Health President, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions New York, NY
9:30 am	Hemorrhagic Myocardial Infarction: Discovery – What is new? Rohan Dharmakumar, PhD Executive Director, Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center Professor of Medicine and Radiology & Imaging Sciences IU School of Medicine Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center	3:15 pm	Coffee/desserts/Meet & Greet the Faculty
10:15 am	Case Presentation: Hemorrhagic STEMI Post PPCI Keyur Vora, MD Research Assistant Professor of Medicine IU School of Medicine Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center Followed by roundtable discussion of contemporary management by leading interventionalists Sunil Rao, MD Director of Interventional Cardiology, NYU Langone Health President, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions New York, NY Edward Fry, MD Chair, Ascension Health CV Service Line Immediate Past President, American College of Cardiology Indianapolis, IN	3:30 pm	Post-MI Heart Failure – What New Therapies are on the Horizon? Nikolaos Frangogiannis, MD Edmond J. Safra/Republic National Bank of New York Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine Albert Einstein School of Medicine Bronx, NY
11 am	Tissue injury in Acute Myocardial Infarction - What have we Learned from Imaging? Andreas Kumar MD Northern Ontario School of Medicine Sudbury, ON, Canada	4:15 pm	Regional STEMI care at IU Health Nathan Lambert, MD Cardiology Service Line Leader IU Health Community Cardiology
11:45 am	Visualizing post-MI Inflammation Robert Gropler, MD Senior Vice Chair and Division Director, Radiological Sciences Washington University School of Medicine at St. Louis St Louis, MO	5 pm	Young Investigator Awards - Presenters Announced (5 Presentations in the Basic Science Domain; 10 minutes for presentation, Q&A) *Asad J. Torabi, MD, IU School of Medicine (5 pm) Benjamin Wilk, PhD, Western University, Canada (5:12 pm) Mark R. Kauth, MD, IU School of Medicine (5:24 pm) Shing Fai Chan, PhD, IU School of Medicine (5:36 pm) Wesley L. Anderson, MD*, IU School of Medicine (5:48 pm)
		6:30 pm	Reception / Museum Exhibits
		7:30 pm	Dinner Please register for dinner during your main meeting registration at an additional cost of $25.
May 13, 2023
7:15 am	Breakfast
7:45 am	Welcome Remarks Lindsay Weaver, MD Chief Medical Officer, Indiana Department of Health
Session III	Translating Innovation to Impact Diverse Communities Presiding: Subha Raman, MD Chief, IU School of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Cardiovascular Institute Director VP for Cardiovascular Services Richard Kovacs, MD Q.E. and Sally Russell Professor of Cardiology IU School of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
8 am	What Clinical Trials Tell Us to Do Today in Acute MI Timothy Henry, MD, Medical Director The Carl and Edyth Lindner Family Distinguished Chair in Clinical Research The Christ Hospital Health Network, Cincinnati, OH
8:45 am	Case Presentation and Discussion – Cardiogenic Shock Post-STEMI Maya Guglin, MD Medical Director of the IU Health Heart Transplant Program, Advanced Heart Failure Program and Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Services IU School of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
9:15 am	Case Presentation and Discussion – Arrhythmias Post-STEMI Mithilesh Das, MD Medical Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology IU School of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
9:45 am	Translating Innovation to Impact Diverse Communities Khadijah Breathett, MD Advanced Heart Failure Transplant Cardiologist IU School of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
10:30 am	Coffee/refreshments
10:45 am	Awards
11 am	Special Lecture: Progression of Arterial Disease Throughout the Lifespan" Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD President of Mount Sinai Heart Physician-in-Chief of the Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY
11:30 am	Final Comments & Adjourn

Event Hotel

Hotel accommodations are available at the JW Marriott at 10 S. West Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

The hotel is one of the largest JW Marriotts in the world and recognized by Conde Nast as a Top Midwest hotel. Located in central downtown, close to White River State Park, the hotel is the perfect place to explore Indy.

Make a reservation by April 20 to take advantage of IU School of Medicine's group rate of $239 per night.

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