Heart Failure Symposium Agenda

KEYNOTE: Dilated and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Models and Therapeutic Targets

Mark Mercola, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute

Yield on re-evaluation of genetic variants in pediatric cardiomyopathy

Takanori Suzuki, The Hospital for Sick Children

Unraveling pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy, a new model for its rapid progression toward Heart Failure

Paul Delgado-Olguin, The Hospital for Sick Children

Identification and targeting of ABHD18 as a strategy to alleviate TAZ mutant phenotypes for Barth Syndrome

Sanna Masud, The Hospital for Sick Children

Improving cardiac microvascular function in diabetes-induced Heart Failure: is this how empaglifozin works?

Cori Lau, University Health Network

How a metabolic sensor regulates inflammation and adverse remodeling in Heart Failure: lessons from sAC knockout mice

Robert Lao, University Health Network

Improving cellular metabolism through healthier mitochondria: secrets in a secretome

Fatameh Mirshafei, The Hospital for Sick Children

The ecosystem of innovation

Paul Santerre, University of Toronto

Implementation of a sudden cardiac death risk prediction tool in clinical practice through electronic health records

Tanya Papaz, The Hospital for Sick Children

Safe passage: facilitating off-boarding from a digital therapeutic for Heart Failure

Anne Simard, University Health Network

Comparison of long-read versus short-read genome sequencing for congenital heart disease

Robert Lesurf, The Hospital for Sick Children

Wearable sensor for continuous blood flow measurement via multi-wavelength photoplethysmography (MWPPG)

Tenzin Yangzom, University of Toronto

Talks:

1. Top 10 tips for recovered cardiac critical care patients – Lee Harel Sterling
2. Cardiac rehabilitation – Fernando Rivera Theurel
3. The lived experience of a critical care patient

Deleting tissue B-cell dynamics prevents angiotensin-II induced hypertension in mice

Jasmeen Monga, University of Toronto

Atherosclerotic plaque macrophages drive abdominal aortic aneurysm formation

Aniqa Khan, University Health  Network

Investigating how the tumour microenvironment predisposes the cardiovascular system to cancer-therapy induced cardiotoxicity

Priya Mistry, University Health  Network

Early detection of polyneuropathy among patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopath

Priya Arivalagan, University Health  Network

Evaluating the impact of extended warm ischemic time using the ex-vivo heart perfusion in juvenile porcine models of circulatory death

Mimi Deng, The Hospital for Sick Children

Sympathetic response to exercise predicts exercise capacity of patients with heart failure across the left ventricular ejection fraction spectrum

Mark Badrov, University Health  Network

KEYNOTE: What Have We Learned from Cardiac Proteomics?

Jennifer Van Eyk, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

MEDBind: Foundational multimodal AI for X-ray, ECG, and clinic notes

Chris McIntosh, University Health Network

Predictive models aid physician prognostication in patients with HFpEF

Carolina Alba, University Health Network

Development of stem cell-derived microfluidic models of the cerebral vasculature in Alzheimer’s disease

Lily Takeuchi, University of Toronto

Phosphoproteomic analysis of the cardiomyocyte intercalated disc in human heart failure

Kirsten Lo, University of Toronto

KEYNOTE: The Future of Heart Failure Clinical Trials in Canada

Justin Ezekowitz, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute

Findings from a randomized controlled trial of remote patient management after an incidence of acute heart failure decompensation (Medly-AID)

Emily Seto, University of Toronto

Long-term outcomes and patterns of follow-up after cardiogenic shock: insights from an advanced heart failure referral registry

Rana Hassan, University Health Network