Panel Discussion | Advances of Imaging to Detect Vulnerable Plaque: Can we Trust What we See?

Saturday, February 25, 2023

3:51 PM – 4:06 PM ET

Panel Moderator(s)

Khady Fall, MD

Director of Operation & Program Manager of Imaging /Physiology
Columbia University Medical Center-NYP
New York, New York, United States

Disclosure(s): Boston Scientific Corporation: Consulting fees or other remuneration (Ongoing)
Zorina S. Galis, PhD

Chief, Vascular Biology and Hypertension
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD

Director of Invasive Imaging Core Laboratory
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display
Francesco Prati, MD

Chief Cardiovascular Department
San Giovanni Hospital Rome, Italy

No relationships to disclose

Panel Discussant(s)

Hiram G. Bezerra, MD, PhD

Interventional Cardiologist
Tampa General / USF
Tampa, Florida, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Advisor (Ongoing), Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing), Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Gentuity: Advisor (Ongoing), Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
James A. Goldstein, MD, FSCAI

Director, Research and Education
Beaumont Health System
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

Disclosure(s): ECLS, Inc which licenses radiation shiled technology to Image Diagnostics, Inc: Intellectual Property/Patents (Ongoing), Major Stockholder (not including mutual funds) (Ongoing), Officer or Board Member (Ongoing), Royalties (Ongoing)
Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD (he/him/his)

Director Coronary Intervention and CTO PCI Program
Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Disclosure(s): Abiomed: Honoraria (Ongoing); Asahi Intecc, Japan: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consultant (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing), Scientific Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speakers' Bureau (Ongoing); Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing), Royalties (Ongoing); DurVena Inc: Stockholder/Ownership Interest (excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing); HeartFlow Inc.: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); IMDS: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Intravascular Imaging Incorporated: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stockholder/Ownership Interest (excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing); Massachusetts General Hospital: Patent Holder (Ongoing), Royalties (Ongoing), University Grants/Research Support (Ongoing); mercator: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Shockwave Medical, Inc.: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Siemens: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Spectrawave: Royalties (Ongoing); Teleflex Inc: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing)
Michael H. Joner, MD

Associate Professor Interventional Cardiology
Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
Munich, Bayern, Germany

Disclosure(s): Abbott Medical: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated, April 22, 2022); Alchimedics S.A.S.: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting fees or other remuneration (Ongoing); AstraZeneca: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated, October 15, 2022); Biotronik: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant Recipient (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Cardiac Dimensions: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Educational Grant (Ongoing); InfraRedx: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); ReCor: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated, December 19, 2022); Shockwave: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); TriCares: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting fees or other remuneration (Ongoing); Veryan: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting fees or other remuneration (Ongoing)
Arnav Kumar, MD, MSCR (he/him/his)

Structural Heart & Peripheral Interventions Fellow
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States

Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display
Pedro R. Moreno, MD, FACC

Director - Quality Assurance for Cardiology
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular, Edwards, Medtronic, Boston Scientific: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Amgen, Sanofi/Regeneron, Esperion, Novo Nordisk, Akcea: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Natalia Pinilla, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor / Interventional Cardiologist
McMaster University
Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Disclosure(s): Abbott: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Educational Grant (Ongoing); Amgen: Consultant (Ongoing); Conavi: Consultant (Ongoing); Novartis: Consultant (Ongoing); Philips: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):

Khady Fall, MD: Boston Scientific Corporation: Consulting fees or other remuneration (Ongoing)

Zorina S. Galis, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD: No relevant disclosure to display

Hiram G. Bezerra, MD, PhD: Abbott Vascular: Advisor (Ongoing), Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing), Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Gentuity: Advisor (Ongoing), Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)

James A. Goldstein, MD, FSCAI: ECLS, Inc which licenses radiation shiled technology to Image Diagnostics, Inc: Intellectual Property/Patents (Ongoing), Major Stockholder (not including mutual funds) (Ongoing), Officer or Board Member (Ongoing), Royalties (Ongoing)

Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD: Abiomed: Honoraria (Ongoing); Asahi Intecc, Japan: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consultant (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing), Scientific Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speakers' Bureau (Ongoing); Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing), Royalties (Ongoing); DurVena Inc: Stockholder/Ownership Interest (excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing); HeartFlow Inc.: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); IMDS: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Intravascular Imaging Incorporated: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stockholder/Ownership Interest (excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing); Massachusetts General Hospital: Patent Holder (Ongoing), Royalties (Ongoing), University Grants/Research Support (Ongoing); mercator: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Shockwave Medical, Inc.: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Siemens: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Spectrawave: Royalties (Ongoing); Teleflex Inc: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing)

Michael H. Joner, MD: Abbott Medical: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated, April 22, 2022); Alchimedics S.A.S.: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting fees or other remuneration (Ongoing); AstraZeneca: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated, October 15, 2022); Biotronik: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant Recipient (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Cardiac Dimensions: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Educational Grant (Ongoing); InfraRedx: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); ReCor: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated, December 19, 2022); Shockwave: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); TriCares: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting fees or other remuneration (Ongoing); Veryan: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting fees or other remuneration (Ongoing)

Arnav Kumar, MD, MSCR: No relevant disclosure to display

Pedro R. Moreno, MD, FACC: Abbott Vascular, Edwards, Medtronic, Boston Scientific: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Amgen, Sanofi/Regeneron, Esperion, Novo Nordisk, Akcea: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Natalia Pinilla, MD, PhD: Abbott: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Educational Grant (Ongoing); Amgen: Consultant (Ongoing); Conavi: Consultant (Ongoing); Novartis: Consultant (Ongoing); Philips: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)