MHIF Research at American College of Cardiology ACC.26
Mar 27, 2026
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This weekend, cardiovascular professionals from around the world will gather in New Orleans for the 2026 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session, happening March 28–30. The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF) and Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute (AHMHI) will again have a strong presence—sharing groundbreaking research, clinical expertise, and educational leadership across dozens of sessions.
Together, AHMHI and MHIF faculty, trainees, and research staff will participate in 45 scientific sessions, representing nearly every major area of cardiovascular medicine. This broad participation underscores our shared mission to advance cardiovascular care through clinical research, education, and innovation.
Highlights from Our ACC 2026 Presence
- 30+ accepted abstracts, including 9 moderated poster presentations
- 3 late‑breaking clinical trials, led or co‑led by AHMHI and MHIF investigators
- Multiple hands‑on learning sessions led by AHMHI faculty
24 trainee-led scientific presentations, showcasing our commitment to developing future leaders in cardiovascular medicine:
- 9 intern presentations
- 11 scholar presentations
- 4 resident and fellow presentations
Our cardiovascular fellows will also represent Minnesota in the Fellows‑in‑Training (FIT) Jeopardy Competition, facing teams from Kentucky, Ohio, and Massachusetts in the first round on Saturday at 10 a.m. Good luck to our team!
Celebrating Excellence
We also extend our congratulations to Dr. Oksana Marchenko, MHIF Core Lab analyst, who will be inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) during this year’s meeting—a well‑deserved recognition of her contributions to cardiovascular imaging and research.
Advancing Science Together
These accomplishments reflect the collaboration, mentorship, and dedication of the physicians, investigators, trainees, and research staff who make MHIF and AHMHI a driving force in cardiovascular innovation. We’re proud to see their work represented on the global stage and look forward to sharing highlights from ACC 2026 in New Orleans in the weeks ahead.
Schedule Featuring MHIF Research:
Saturday, March 28th
Time: 9:30 – 10:30 am | Session: Featured Fields 01 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 016. THE LASTING IMPACT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS: A CASE STUDY Abstract Poster Presenter: Ellen Cravero |
Time: 10:00 – 10:30 am | Session: FIT Jeopardy Competition: Battle of the Chapters Prelims I Location: Engage Stage, #3337 Title: Round 2: Minnesota, Kentucky, Ohio, and Massachusetts * If MN advances, semi-finals are 3/29 at 10:15AM and finals are 3/29 at 4:15PM both on end stage #3337 |
Time: 11:00 – 12:00 pm | Session: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies 02 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 238. INITIAL DIURETIC DOSING IN PATIENTS ADMITTED FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE Abstract Poster Presenter: Pranoy Sangowdar |
Time: 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Session: Discover NCDR Committees: Connect and Learn Location: Meet-Up Zone 2, Lounge and Learn Panelist: Steven Bradley |
Time: 12:30 – 12:40 pm | Session: Featured Clinical Research I Location: La Nouvelle B Title: CORONARY OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING TO DETERMINE SEX DIFFERENCES IN UNDERLYING CAUSES OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH NO OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERIES Presenter: Harmony R. Reynolds (Yader Sandoval) |
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Session: Multimodal Imaging 03 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 088. LIVER EXTRACELLULAR VOLUME: A NOVEL PROGNOSTIC MARKER IN PATIENTS WITH TRICUSPID REGURGITATION Abstract Poster Presenter: Davide Margonato |
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Session: Vascular Diseases 03 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 140. SURGEON-MODIFIED FENESTRATED/BRANCHED ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR FOR COMPLEX AORTIC ANEURYSMS - EARLY AND MID-TERM OUTCOMES FROM A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE Abstract Poster Presenter: Sara Behmanesh |
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm (Presentation at 1:18 pm) | Session: Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Clinical Practice Location: Moderated Poster Theater 05, Posters, Hall E Title: 11. SEX-BASED DIFFERENCES IN PREVENT RISK, CORONARY CALCIUM, AND NONCALCIFIED PLAQUE BY AI QUANTITATIVE CORONARY CT Moderated Abstract Presenter: Amr Idris |
Time: 1:30 – 1:40 pm | Session: Old Friends and New Acquaintances: The Continual Evolution of the Management of Coronary Calcium Location: Room 253 Title: FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED: THE PROMISE OF PHOTON-COUNTING CT FOR PROCEDURAL PLANNING IN CALCIFIED CAD Presenter: Yader Sandoval |
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Session: Complex Clinical Cases: Vascular Diseases 04 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 152. A RARE CASE OF LOWER EXTREMITY ANGIOSARCOMA Abstract Poster Presenter: Masooma Sayeda |
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Session: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention 04 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 053. INCOME-BASED DISPARITIES IN GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 RECEPTOR AGONIST USE AMONG U.S. ADULTS Abstract Poster Presenter: Thomas R. Basala |
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Session: Featured Fields 04 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: EVALUATING EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE CONFIDENCE AND THE IMPACT OF JOURNAL CLUBS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION: EVIDENCE FROM ACC MEDICAL STUDENT JOURNAL CLUB SESSIONS Abstract Poster Presenter: Sarah Jiang (Thomas R. Basala) |
Time: 2:30 – 3:45 pm | Session: STEMI Smackdown 2026: The Ultimate Cardiology Showdown! Location: Personalized Skill Zone, Lounge and Learn PSZ Co-Chair: Yader Sandoval |
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Session: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention 05 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 054. MALE-SPECIFIC CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND PREVALENCE OF CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM; 055. FEMALE-SPECIFIC CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND PREVALENCE OF CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM Abstract Poster Presenter: Grant Stoltman |
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Session: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies 05 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 230. PROGNOSIS OF DESMOPLAKIN COMPARED TO NON-DESMOPLAKIN CARDIOMYOPATHIES. A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Abstract Poster Presenter: Ali Bahbah |
Sunday, March 29th
Time: 9:00 – 9:10 am | Session: Joint American College of Cardiology/New England Journal of Medicine Late Breaking Clinical Trials III Location: Main Tent, Great Hall Title: A RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL OF CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION IN STABLE ANGINA- ORBITA-CTO TRIAL Presenter: Sarosh A. Khan (Emmanouil Brilakis) |
Time: 9:30 – 11:00 am | Session: Hands-On Learning: Cardiac Point of Care Ultrasound III Location: Personalized Skills Zone, Lounge and Learn PSZ Facilitator: Joao L. Cavalcante |
Time: 9:30 – 10:30 am | Session: Multimodal Imaging 06 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 075. INCIDENTAL AORTIC ENLARGEMENT NOTED ON CORONARY CALCIUM SCANNING: HOW OFTEN DO PATIENTS HAVE FURTHER IMAGING AND SPECIALIST REFERRAL Abstract Poster Presenter: Abhishek Chandra |
Time: 9:30 – 10:30 am | Session: Featured Fields 06 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 008. MARATHON PARTICIPATION AND PREVALENCE OF CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM Abstract Poster Presenter: Grant Stoltman |
Time: 9:30 – 10:30 am | Session: CV Team 06 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 001. EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ALTEPLASE PURGE SOUTION FOR TREATMENT OF SUSPECTED THROMBOSIS OF PERCUTANEOUS MICROAXIAL FLOW PUMP VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES Abstract Poster Presenter: Carissa Bradley |
Time: 10:45 – 11:45 am (Presentation at 10:45 am) | Session: From Sci-Fi to Stent: The Innovative Tech of Tomorrow’s Cath Labs Location: La Nouvelle B Title: FROM PIXELS TO PLAQUE: HOW CCTA IS RESHAPING PCI PLANNING Co-Chair: Yader Sandoval Presenter: Yader Sandoval |
Time: 11:00 – 12:00 pm | Session: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies 07 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: BETA-BLOCKERS IN HEART FAILURE POPULATIONS WITH AN EJECTION FRACTION OF 40 PERCENT OR HIGHER: HIDDEN BENEFIT OR FALSE PROMISE? Abstract Poster Presenter: Kerollos Abdelsayed |
Time: 11:00 – 12:00 pm | Session: Featured Fields 07 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 013. MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT IN TAKOTSUBO SYNDROME WITH CARDIOGENIC SHOCK: CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES Abstract Poster Presenter: Collin Barrett |
Time: 11:00 – 12:00 pm | Session: Cardiac Arrhythmias 07 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 118. SIGNIFICANCE OF PERI-DEVICE LEAK DETECTED BY CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAHPY AFTER PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION Abstract Poster Presenter: Matthew Katsiyiannis |
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Session: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention 08 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 033. UTILIZATION OF CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCANS BY AREA DEPRIVATION INDEX IN A MULTI-CENTER HEALTH SYSTEM Abstract Poster Presenter: Grant Stoltman |
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm (Presentation at 1:06 pm) | Session: Learning While Ablating: New Insights Into Arrhythmogenesis Location: Moderated Poster Theater 09, Posters, Hall E Title: 09. EFFECT OF VENTILATOR TIDAL VOLUME ON PHRENIC NERVE SAFETY IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION: A RETROSPECTIVE SINGLE-CENTER STUDY Moderated Abstract Presenter: Maia Chavez |
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Session: Valvular Diseases 09 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 131. IMPACT OF MYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS ON CARDIAC REMODELING AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING TRANSCATHETER TRICUSPID EDGE-TO-EDGE REPAIR: RESULTS FROM THE TRILUMINATE PIVOTAL IMAGING SUB-STUDY Abstract Poster Presenter: Joao Cavalcante |
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm (Presentation at 2:36 pm) | Session: Innovating the Diagnostic Toolbox for Valvular Heart Disease Detection and Prognosis Location: Moderated Poster Theater 07, Posters, Hall E Title: 09. INSIGHTS FROM CARDIAC CT ANGIOGRAPHY FOR ASSESSMENT OF AORTIC REGURGITATION SEVERITY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE TRIALS Moderated Abstract Presenter: Oksana Marchenko |
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 pm (Presentation at 3:54 pm) | Session: Not Just a CHIP Shot (Complex Coronary PCI) Location: Moderated Poster Theater 07, Posters, Hall E Title: 07. IMPACT OF PROXIMAL OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE IN PROVISIONAL BIFURCATION PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION: INSIGHTS FROM THE PROGRESS-BIFURCATIONS REGISTRY Moderated Abstract Presenter: Harmanpreet Kaur |
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 pm (Presentation at 4:06 pm) | Session: ACC Complex Clinical Cases: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies (Session 9) Location: Moderated Poster Theater 15, Posters, Hall E Title: FROM HEART BLOCK TO RIGHT ATRIAL MASS: AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS Moderated Abstract Presenter: Collin Barrett |
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Session: No Metal, No Problem: Expanding Roles for Drug-Coated Balloons Location: Room 356 Co-Chair: Emmanouil S. Brilakis |
Monday, March 30th
Time: 9:30 – 10:30 am (Presentation at 9:54 am) | Session: Advancing Lipid Management and Prevention in IHD Location: Moderated Poster Theater 04, Posters, Hall E Title: REAL-WORLD GAPS IN PRIMARY PREVENTION AND LIPID CONTROL AMONG PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH THEIR FIRST ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: INSIGHTS FROM THE NCDR CHEST PAIN-MI REGISTRY Moderated Abstract Presenter: Mohammad Essa (Steven Bradley) |
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am | Session: STEMI Smackdown 2026 Finals: The Ultimate Cardiology Showdown! Location: Personalized Skill Zone, Lounge and Learn PSZ Co-Chair: Yader Sandoval |
Time: 9:30 – 10:30 am (Presentation at 10:06 am) | Session: Decoding the Spectrum of Inherited Cardiomyopathies Location: Moderated Poster Theater 09, Posters, Hall E Title: 09. EXPLORING THE DSP ERA: DESMOPLAKIN VS. NON-DESMOPLAKIN INHERITED CARDIOMYOPATHIES Moderated Abstract Presenter: Stephanie Melby |
Time: 9:30 – 10:30 am (Presentation at 10:18 am) | Session: Health Services and Outcomes Research Location: Moderated Poster Theater 08, Posters, Hall E Title: 11. TRENDS AND INSTITUTIONAL VARIATION IN HIGH-POTENCY P2Y12 INHIBITORS PRESCRIPTION AMONG PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC CORONARY SYNDROME UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION - AN ANALYSIS FROM THE NCDR CATH PCI REGISTRY Moderated Abstract Presenter: Ayman Fath |
Time: 11:00 – 12:00 pm | Session: Coronary, Peripheral and Structural Interventions 12 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 115. LONG-TERM ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES AFTER TRANSCATHETER VERSUS SURGICAL AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT IN NON-HIGH-RISK PATIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS Abstract Poster Presenter: Kerollos Abdelsayed |
Time: 11:00 – 12:00 pm (Presentation at 11:48 am) | Session: Reducing Stroke in AF: Novel Insights Into LAAO and OAC Therapy Location: Moderated Poster Theater 10, Posters, Hall E Title: 11. UNFAVORABLE EVOLUTION OF DEVICE RELATED THROMBUS AFTER PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION. NOVEL INSIGHTS ON WATCHMAN FLX PRO Moderated Abstract Presenter: Ali Bahbah |
Time: 12:15 – 1:15 pm (Presentation at 1:00 pm) | Session: Investigative Horizons II Location: La Nouvelle B Title: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED SCREENING FOR STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE USING AN ECG: RESULTS FROM THE PREVUE-VALVE STUDY Presenter: Timothy Poterucha (Nadira Hamid) |
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Session: Coronary, Peripheral and Structural Interventions 13 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 081. CORONARY PHYSIOLOGY USE AMONG INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGISTS: A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE PATTERNS Abstract Poster Presenter: Pedro Carvalho |
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Session: Coronary, Peripheral and Structural Interventions 13 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 083. OUTCOMES OF CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT Abstract Poster Presenter: Eleni Kladou |
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Session: Coronary, Peripheral and Structural Interventions 13 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 094. PERIPROCEDURAL MORTALITY DURING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION: DATA FROM THE PROGRESS-COMPLICATIONS REGISTRY Abstract Poster Presenter: Dimitrios Strepkos |
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Session: Coronary, Peripheral and Structural Interventions 13 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 097. IMPACT OF DIALYSIS ON OUTCOMES OF CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION: INSIGHTS FROM THE PROGRESS-CTO REGISTRY Abstract Poster Presenter: Dimitrios Strepkos |
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Session: Coronary, Peripheral and Structural Interventions 13 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 098. PREDICTORS OF IN-HOSPITAL MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIAC EVENTS FOLLOWING BIFURCATION PCI: INSIGHTS FROM THE PROGRESS BIFURCATION REGISTRY Abstract Poster Presenter: Michaella Alexandrou |
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Session: Coronary, Peripheral and Structural Interventions 13 Location: Posters, Hall E Title: 114. IMPACT OF ANEMIA ON BIFURCATION PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION: INSIGHTS FROM THE PROGRESS-BIFURCATION REGISTRY Abstract Poster Presenter: Michaella Alexandrou |
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Session: Closing Ceremony Location: Main Tent, Great Hall * Oksana Marchenko will be elected in the ACC Fellowship! |
