Panel Discussion

Sunday, March 9, 2025

9:20 AM – 9:45 AM ET

Panel Moderator(s)

Tonya I. Elliott, MSN RN CCTC CHFN

Program Development Specialist
MedStar

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Mandeep R. Mehra, MD, MSc, FRCP

William Harvey Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Needham, Minnesota, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Labs: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Cadrenal: Consultant (Ongoing); Fineheart: Consultant (Ongoing), Ownership Interest (stocks, stock options, patent or other intellectual property or other ownership interest excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing); FIRE-1: Consultant (Ongoing); leviticus: Consultant (Ongoing), Ownership Interest (stocks, stock options, patent or other intellectual property or other ownership interest excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing); Moderna: Consultant (Ongoing); NupulseCV: Consultant (Ongoing), Ownership Interest (stocks, stock options, patent or other intellectual property or other ownership interest excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing); Paragonix Therapeutics, Inc.: Consultant (Ongoing); TransMedics (Organ Transplant ) TMDX : NASDQ: Consultant (Ongoing), Stock-publicly held company (excluding mutual/index funds) (Ongoing)
Alex R. Tabone, PA-C

Chief Physician Assistant
Medstar
Washington DC , District of Columbia, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Panel Discussant(s)

Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA

tenured Associate Professor of Medicine, advanced hf/transplant cardiologist
Indiana University

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Jonathan Grinstein, MD

Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation Physician
University of Chicago
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Bethesda, MD, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Cardiovascular Systems: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); BrioHealth: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); PAC Dynamic: Ownership Interest (stocks, stock options, patent or other intellectual property or other ownership interest excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing), This is a startup. I am the founder (Ongoing); Restore Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Data Safety Monitoring Board (Ongoing)
Brian Houston, MD

Professor of Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina

Disclosure(s): Abbott Cardiovascular Systems: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); AriaCV: Consultant (Ongoing); Gradient Denervation: Consultant (Ongoing)
Ezequiel J. Molina, MD

Surgical Director, Advanced Heart Failure and LVAD Program.
Piedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Disclosure(s): XVIVO: Clinical Event Committee member (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
Matthew Sherwood, MD, MHS

System Director of Interventional Cardiology, Director of Structural Heart Program
Inova Schar Heart and Vascular Institute, Virginia, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.
Melana Yuzefpolskaya, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Tonya I. Elliott, MSN RN CCTC CHFN: No financial relationships to disclose

Mandeep R. Mehra, MD, MSc, FRCP: Abbott Labs: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Cadrenal: Consultant (Ongoing); Fineheart: Consultant (Ongoing), Ownership Interest (stocks, stock options, patent or other intellectual property or other ownership interest excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing); FIRE-1: Consultant (Ongoing); leviticus: Consultant (Ongoing), Ownership Interest (stocks, stock options, patent or other intellectual property or other ownership interest excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing); Moderna: Consultant (Ongoing); NupulseCV: Consultant (Ongoing), Ownership Interest (stocks, stock options, patent or other intellectual property or other ownership interest excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing); Paragonix Therapeutics, Inc.: Consultant (Ongoing); TransMedics (Organ Transplant ) TMDX : NASDQ: Consultant (Ongoing), Stock-publicly held company (excluding mutual/index funds) (Ongoing)

Alex R. Tabone, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA: No financial relationships to disclose

Jonathan Grinstein, MD: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); BrioHealth: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); PAC Dynamic: Ownership Interest (stocks, stock options, patent or other intellectual property or other ownership interest excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing), This is a startup. I am the founder (Ongoing); Restore Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Data Safety Monitoring Board (Ongoing)

Brian Houston, MD: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); AriaCV: Consultant (Ongoing); Gradient Denervation: Consultant (Ongoing)

Ezequiel J. Molina, MD: XVIVO: Clinical Event Committee member (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)

Melana Yuzefpolskaya, MD: No financial relationships to disclose