Day 3 : Saturday 14 October 2023


8:30 - 10:00 Cardio Oncology and Arrhythmia session.

Moderators: Dr. Nidal A Asaad, Dr. Hassan Al Tamimi, Dr. Wafer Dabdoob, Dr. A. A Gehani

  • Risk stratification of SCD (10 min) Hadi Skouri UAE
  • CRT-D or CRT-P: are we overdoing it with ICD? (10 min) Hani Skouri UAE
  • Atrial Fibrillation in newly diagnosed HF (10 min) Brenard Harbieh Lebanon
  • Cardio Oncology: Cardiac Toxicity (10 min) Wafer Dabdoob / Dr. Jassim Shah Qatar
  • Biomarkers in cardio oncology (10 min) Abdel-Fattah Elasfar Qatar

Discussion (20 min)


10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break


10:30 - 12:00 Intervention and surgical management of HF session

Moderators: Dr. Awad Al Qahtani, Dr. Abdulrahman Arabi, Dr. Abdulah Shehab, Dr. Abdulwahid Al Mulla

  • Intervention options in HF: Unload the heart to promote reverse cardiac remodeling (10 min) Ali Almasood KSA
  • Role of Mitral clip in Heart Failure patient (10 min) Mohammed Al hijji Qatar
  • LVAD from “bridge to transplant” to distention therapy (10 min) Mitash Bedwala UAE
  • Cardiogenic Shock management with MCS Ali Nasir USA
  • PCI vs CABG in heart failure patient with three vessels disease (10 min) Mohamed Hegab Egypt

Discussion (20 min)


12:00 - 1:00 lunch


1:00 - 2:30 Challenges we face in HF patients’session

Moderators: Dr. Ashfaq Patel, Dr. Mohammed Al-Hashmi

  • Rehab: When HF patients can resume sport (15 min) Mohammed Al Hashimi Qatar
  • Pulmonary HTN in HF (15 min) Moshtaq Ahmed Qatar
  • PAH red flags - why echo is not enough ? (10 min) Hani Sabbour UAE
  • Sleep Apnea (15 min) Jassim Zahin SHAH Qatar
  • Cardiorenal Syndrome (15 min) Khaled Mahmoud Qatar
  • TAVI in HF patients (15 min) Ihsan Rafie Qatar

Discussion (20 min)


2:30 - 4:00 Acute Heart Failure session

Moderatos: Dr. Abdelfattah Elasar, Dr. Ashfaq Patel

  • Acute HF: Diagnosis and risk stratification (15 min) Salah Elbdri Qatar
  • In hospital trajectories (15 min) Jassim Zahin Shah Qatar
  • Pre discharge and early post discharge management (15 min) Ashfaq Patel Qatar
  • Emerging medical options (15 min) Samah Awouda Qatar

Discussion (20 min)