Full Program

Start your day by picking up your badge, enjoying breakfast, and connecting with fellow participants as the Mid-Year Meeting gets underway.

This opening plenary sets the stage for a transformative exploration of how cardiovascular magnetic resonance is revolutionizing the diagnosis and treatment of heart muscle disease, from foundational imaging principles to cutting-edge AI applications and novel therapeutics. Attendees will discover the latest breakthroughs in CMR techniques, novel applications in cardiomyopathy and heart failure, and fresh perspectives that are shaping the future of cardiac imaging. This session will chart the rapid evolution of CMR technology-from new normative data and emerging disease patterns to advanced parametric mapping techniques that are redefining tissue characterization beyond traditional late gadolinium enhancement. Participants will gain a comprehensive roadmap for the meeting's two-day journey through diagnostic excellence, precision therapeutics, and the future of cardiac imaging across all patient populations with heart muscle disease.

Step out for a quick coffee and a reset. Just don't wander too far, as the next session starts promptly.

This comprehensive session brings together pediatric and adult experts exploring CMR applications across the entire cardiomyopathy spectrum, from genetic phenotyping and risk stratification to the diagnosis of infiltrative diseases and metabolic disorders. Participants will gain practical insights into advanced imaging biomarkers, differential diagnosis of disease mimics, and precision approaches to patient management in hypertrophic, dilated, arrhythmogenic, and infiltrative cardiomyopathies. The session includes an interactive panel discussion addressing real-world diagnostic and prognostic challenges in cardiomyopathy care.

Take a break, grab a coffee, and connect with fellow attendees while mingling with exhibitors. Be sure to return on time, as the next session will begin promptly.

This dynamic, non-traditional session reimagines our approach to myocarditis through a blend of expert presentations, rapid-fire debate, engaging panel discussions that will explore the spectrum from genetic risk factors, CMR diagnosis and management of myocarditis in both pediatric and adult patients from acute inflammation to recovery. This session designed to tackle real-world clinical dilemmas will address practical challenges in diagnostic criteria, imaging timing, and return-to-play decisions with interactive audience engagement. Participants will leave equipped with evidence-based strategies to navigate the most pressing diagnostic and management conundrums they face in contemporary myocarditis care.

Enjoy lunch in the Networking Hub, designed for informal connection and collaboration. Use this time to revisit posters, connect with exhibitors, and continue conversations sparked throughout the meeting.

This cutting-edge session explores how CMR is driving the shift from standardized to personalized treatment strategies, from selecting optimal candidates for mechanical support and transplantation to identifying novel CMR biomarkers that predict therapeutic response in clinical trials. This session will demonstrate how advanced phenotyping enables targeted therapeutics across all ages, showcase real-time CMR's emerging role in guiding catheter-based interventions with unprecedented precision, and discuss which imaging endpoints truly matter for advancing new heart failure treatments from bench to bedside. Discussions will also address practical implementation challenges and future opportunities for CMR to transform therapeutic decision-making in your clinical practice.

Put your diagnostic skills to the test in this high-energy, interactive bootcamp where you'll become a cardiac detective, mastering pattern recognition and navigating complex differential diagnosis decision trees through compelling real-world cases spanning cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, and heart failure. This isn't your typical lecture-prepare for rapid-fire case presentations, polling, and a competitive quiz format that will sharpen your ability to apply diagnostic criteria and crack even the most puzzling cases across the entire spectrum of heart muscle disease. Whether you're looking to build foundational expertise or refine your clinical reasoning, this engaging session promises to transform how you approach diagnostic dilemmas when you return to practice.

Take a break, grab some coffee, and connect with others. Participants are invited to chat with exhibitors, explore posters, and engage directly with poster presenters to learn more about their work and ask questions.

Track 1 (Location: Ambassador): Move beyond passive case review with high-yield, workstation-based learning. Explore a curated library of classic CMR cases spanning congenital and acquired heart disease, from routine clinical presentations to rare pathology. Using advanced post-processing software, you will independently review real-world studies, make your own diagnostic calls, and benchmark your findings against expert interpretations. This interactive workshop is designed to test your skills, refine your diagnostic and reporting workflow, and deliver practical insights you can apply to everyday CMR interpretation.

 Track 2 (Location: Consulate): This interactive, hands-on workshop offers practical training in advanced cardiac function analysis using dedicated post-processing software, with participants directly analyzing real datasets to measure ventricular volumes, ejection fraction, feature tracking strain. Through guided workstation practice, attendees will develop proficiency in identifying regional wall motion abnormalities and interpreting complex strain patterns while troubleshooting common technical challenges. The session includes focused discussion of pediatric-specific considerations, including the application of age-appropriate reference values for accurate clinical interpretation.

Start the evening on a high note with light refreshments and great conversation. Mingle with fellow participants and stop by to say hello to exhibitors throughout the evening.

Begin Day 2 with breakfast, providing an opportunity to connect with fellow participants, engage with exhibitors, and view posters as the Mid-Year Meeting continues.

This informative session explores how CMR is revolutionizing heart failure phenotyping, risk prediction, and therapeutic decision-making across the lifespan-from complex congenital heart disease to chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy and acquired heart failure syndromes. Through cutting-edge presentations and engaging case-based discussions, participants will discover advanced CMR approaches that move beyond ejection fraction to reveal subclinical dysfunction, guide management of vulnerable ventricles including single ventricle physiology and post-tetralogy of Fallot repair, and differentiate true myocardial disease from secondary ventricular remodeling. The fireside panel discussion will tackle real-world clinical challenges, equipping attendees with practical strategies to transform CMR insights into improved outcomes for their most complex patients.

Take a break, grab some coffee, and connect with others. Participants are invited to chat with exhibitors, explore posters, and engage directly with poster presenters to learn more about their work and ask questions.

This session showcases cutting-edge research, interesting cases through dynamic rapid-fire presentations and interactive poster discussions.  Whether you're submitting your research or attending to stay at the forefront of innovation, this session promises inspiring science, valuable networking opportunities, and the chance to support and mentor tomorrow's cardiovascular imaging pioneers.

Take a break, grab some coffee, and connect with others. Participants are invited to chat with exhibitors, explore posters, and engage directly with poster presenters to learn more about their work and ask questions.

Track 1 (Location: Consulate): This immersive, small-group workshop puts participants at the workstation to systematically interpret real anonymized CMR cases spanning the full spectrum of heart muscle disease-from dilated, hypertrophic, and restrictive cardiomyopathies to acute myocarditis and infiltrative conditions across both pediatric and adult populations. Through collaborative problem-solving and expert guidance, attendees will practice applying structured diagnostic algorithms and advanced tissue characterization techniques including T1/T2 mapping, extracellular volume quantification, and late gadolinium enhancement interpretation on cases of varying complexity. This hands-on experience bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and clinical expertise, building confidence in real-world diagnostic decision-making. 

Track 2 (Location: Ambassador): Move beyond passive case review with high-yield, workstation-based learning. Explore a curated library of classic CMR cases spanning congenital and acquired heart disease, from routine clinical presentations to rare pathology. Using advanced post-processing software, you will independently review real-world studies, make your own diagnostic calls, and benchmark your findings against expert interpretations. This interactive workshop is designed to test your skills, refine your diagnostic and reporting workflow, and deliver practical insights you can apply to everyday CMR interpretation.

Enjoy lunch in the Networking Hub, designed for informal connection and collaboration. Use this time to revisit posters, connect with exhibitors, and continue conversations sparked throughout the meeting.

This transformative session reveals how artificial intelligence and machine learning are revolutionizing CMR, from automated quantification and intelligent quality control that catches artifacts before they compromise diagnosis, to advanced radiomics that unveil tissue characteristics invisible to the human eye. This session will explore AI applications for classifying cardiomyopathies, generating standardized reports, and extracting predictive information from imaging data that transcends traditional visual assessment. The interactive panel discussion will explore both the transformative potential and practical limitations of these technologies, preparing participants to critically evaluate and integrate AI tools into their clinical workflows.

Step out for a quick coffee and a reset. Just don't wander too far, as the next session starts promptly.

This high-pace session features three rapid-fire debates where experts clash over the most controversial topics shaping the future of CMR-whether stress CMR should become first-line in cardiomyopathy evaluation, if AI will replace human readers within five years, and whether every heart failure patient deserves at least one CMR study. Each 15-minute debate delivers compelling arguments from both sides, challenging conventional thinking and forcing participants to critically examine their own clinical practices and assumptions about the evolving role of cardiac imaging. Expect passionate exchanges, provocative perspectives, and plenty of ammunition for lively discussions long after the session ends.

This engaging closing town hall brings the meeting full circle, envisioning a transformative future where genomics, advanced imaging, and targeted therapeutics converge to deliver truly personalized cardiac care-from validating gene therapies with precision CMR endpoints to reimagining individualized treatment strategies for pediatric and heart heart muscle disease. Key insights from the meeting will be summarized while unveiling the exciting pipeline of emerging therapies being validated and guided by tomorrow's imaging biomarkers, demonstrating how today's CMR innovations are laying the foundation for therapeutic breakthroughs that seemed impossible just years ago. Join the collective conversation as we chart our path forward together, leaving inspired and equipped to transform the care of patients with heart muscle disease across all ages.