Yale Researchers at American Heart Association Scientific Session 2024

On November 15-18, 2024, Yale faculty, trainees, postdocs, and students will present their latest research, host panel discussions, and share clinical skills during the 2024 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Chicago.

Yale presentations are listed below. All times are in Central Standard Time.

November 15

Cardiovascular Seminar
Intro: Outcomes Researcher and their Critical Role in the Era of AI
8:00am-8:05am
Rohan Khera

Cardiovascular Seminar
The Critical Evaluation of AI Innovation from a Health Services and Epidemiological Lens
8:05am-8:15am
Aline Pedroso Camargos

Cardiovascular Seminar
Digitals Twins and their Role in Assessing High Fidelity Care Models
8:45am-8:55am
Phyllis Thangaraj

Early Career
Skills for Leadership
12:54pm-1:03pm
Keith B Churchwell

Early Career
JACC
3:30pm-3:36pm
Harlan M Krumholz

November 16

Celebrating a Century of Cardiovascular Science: From Prevention to Treatment, to Cure
8:30am-9:45am
Keith B Churchwell, Amit Khera

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Prediction of New-onset Structural Heart Disease and Cardiovascular Risk Using Ensemble Deep Learning Applied to Electrocardiographic Images
9:30am-9:35am
Lovedeep Singh Dhingra

Simulation
Expert Faculty Impella Heart Pump Device
9:30am-1:30pm
Elliott Miller

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Deep Learning-enabled Detection of Aortic Stenosis from Noisy Single-lead Electrocardiograms
9:40am-9:45am
Arya Aminorroaya

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Artificial Intelligence-enhanced Interpretation of Single-lead Electrocardiogram in Normal Sinus Rhythm to Detect and Predict Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter
9:50am-9:55am
Arya Aminorroaya

Main Event
Digital Twins: Simulating Patient Data to Enhance Precision Care
10:00am-10:12am
Phyllis Thangaraj

Generative AI in Cardiovascular Health: A Transformative Force
10:00am-11:15am
Rohan Khera

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Predicting 30-Day and 1-Year Mortality in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) using Electronic Health Record Data
10:00am-10:05am
Ikgyu Shin

Abstract Oral Session
Age Differences in Patients with Ischemia and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
10:00am-10:10am
Spyridon Kostantinis

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Artificial Intelligence Enabled Prediction of Future Structural Heart Disease and Cardiovascular Risk from Single-lead Electrocardiograms
10:00am-10:05am
Lovedeep Singh Dhingra

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Multinational Validation of Fully Automated Diagnostic Reports using Artificial Intelligence-enabled Application for ECG Images
10:10am-10:15am
Akshay Khunte

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Association of Sleep and Exercise with Chronic Disease: Insights from Long-Term Wearable Data Among All of Us Participants
10:20am-10:25am
Asanish Kalyanasundaram

Abstract Poster Session
Prevalence of Standard Modifiable Risk Factors in Patients with Ischemia and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
10:30am-11:30am
Spyridon Kostantinis

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Scalable Phenotyping of Heart Failure Across Multicenter, Non-Interoperable Health Systems Using Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Large Language Models
10:30am-10:35am
Sumukh Vasisht Shankar

Abstract Poster Session
Type 2 Myocardial Infarction Patients Have Significantly More Days Not at Home
10:30am-11:30am
Natalie Katarzyna Kolba

Abstract Poster Session
Time-in-range, Diabetes Eating Problems and Diabetes Distress among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
10:30am-11:30am
Soohyun Nam

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Interoperable and Scalable Electronic Clinical Quality Measurement for Appropriate Use of Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation in a Multicenter Health System
10:40am-10:45am
Phyllis Thangaraj

Risk Factors Re-Defined: Fresh Approaches to Assessment and Management
12:50pm-2:15pm
Dhruva Biswas

Featured Science: Health Technology and the Future of Clinical Trials
1:30pm-2:45pm
Philip Adejumo, Rohan Khera


Abstract Oral Session
A Chemical Language Model for the Design of De Novo Molecules Targeting the Inhibition of TLR3
2:00pm-2:10pm Nov 16

Simulation
Expert Faculty Station #1 Initial Assessment- Shock Team
2:00pm-4:00pm
David Berg, Elliott Miller

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Leveraging Digital Health and Patient-Centered Approaches in Cardiovascular Care
2:50pm-4:15pm
Phyllis Thangaraj

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Association Between Guideline-directed Medical Therapy and Reintervention Risk at 2 Years Following Peripheral Vascular Interventions
1:10pm-1:15pm
Santiago Callegari

Cardiovascular Seminar
Panelist
1:30pm-2:45pm
Kim G Smolderen

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor as a Causal Metabolic Mediator of Cardiovascular Disease: An Observational and Mendelian Randomization Analysis
1:40pm-1:45pm
Sukrit Narula

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Predictors of Clinically Meaningful 1-Year Health Status Improvements Following Endovascular or Surgical Revascularization: Insights from the BEST-CLI Trial
2:00pm-2:05pm
Kim G Smolderen

Abstract Poster Session
Impact of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Fibrillation Therapies on Sports Performance in Female vs Male Athletes
2:00pm-3:00pm
Ali Khalid Khan

Abstract Poster Session
From Lungs to Toes, WAZE Around Peripheral Clots and Blocks
2:00pm-3:00pm
Carlos Mena-Hurtado

Abstract Poster Session
A Medley of All Things Pulmonary Hypertension
2:00pm-3:00pm
Inderjit Singh

Cardiovascular Seminar
Cardiogenic control of affective behavioral state
2:15pm-2:30pm
Robert Soufer

Cardiovascular Seminar
Understanding the Dynamics of Aging and ACS
3:15pm-3:25pm
Michael Nanna

Women's Professional Development
Panel Discussion
3:15pm-4:30pm
Keith B Churchwell

Cardiovascular Seminar
Lighting the Torch: the role of community screening in CVD Health
3:15pm-3:30pm
Erica S Spatz

Abstract Oral Session
A KLF2-BMPER-Smad1/5 checkpoint regulates high fluid shear stress-mediated artery remodeling
3:15pm-3:25pm
Hanqiang Deng

Presentation
Late-Breaking Science
PanEcho: Complete AI-enabled echocardiography interpretation with multi-task deep learning
3:55pm-4:05pm
Rohan Khera

Cardiovascular Seminar
Women in Cardiac Imaging: Is it Still a Man’s World?
3:59pm-4:10pm
Cristina Fuss

Abstract Oral Session
Sphingosine Kinase 1 Is Integral For Elastin Deficiency-induced Arterial Hypermuscularization
4:00pm-4:10pm
Junichi Saito

Abstract Oral Session
Multinational Clinical and Community-based Validation of PRESENT-SHD, an Ensemble Deep Learning Approach for the Detection of Multiple Structural Heart Disorders Using Electrocardiographic Images
4:15pm-4:25pm
Lovedeep Singh Dhingra

ReSS24 Poster Session and Reception
Knowledge and Perceptions of Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitations in Chinese Americans Who Speak Mandarin as a First Language
5:15pm-6:45pm
David Yang

ReSS24 Poster Session and Reception
ReSS24 Poster Session 105: Prediction and Prognostication
5:15pm-6:45pm
Rachel Beekman

November 17

Cardiovascular Seminar
Setting the stage: Overview of AI applications in research and healthcare
8:00am-8:10am
Rohan Khera

Abstract Oral Session
A Real-world Evaluation of Longitudinal Healthcare Expenses in a Health System Registry of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Disease Enabled by the 21st Century Cures Act
9:00am-9:10am
Lovedeep Singh Dhingra

Simulation
Expert Faculty ECMO Device
9:15am-11:00am
Elliott Miller

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Persistent Disparities in Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease-Related Mortality across Age, Sex, Race/Ethnicity in the United States, 1999 - 2020
9:30am-9:35am
Patrick A Kwaah

Main Event
How do we SELECT incretin analogues and SUSTAIN their impact? Clinical approaches for short and long-term obesity care
9:45am-11:00am
Ania Jastreboff

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Long-Term Risks of Cardiovascular Disease in the U.S. Population Based on the American Heart Association PREVENT Equations
9:50am-9:55am
Kamil Faridi

ReSS24 Abstract Oral Session
Development of an Innovative Cardiac Arrest Recovery Pilot (CARP) Program
10:00am-10:15am
Rachel Beekman

Cardiovascular Seminar
Designing behavioral interventions to reduce CVD risk among sexual and gender minority individuals
10:33am-10:45am
S Raquel Ramos

Moderated Digital Poster Session
CardioVibes: AI-Powered Heart Screening
11:10am-12:35pm
Rohan Khera

Simulation
Expert Faculty Debrief
11:15am-1:15pm
Elliott Miller

Abstract Poster Session
Updates on Multimodality Imaging in Electrophysiology
11:30am-12:30pm
Cristina Fuss

Abstract Poster Session
Validation of an Unsupervised Cluster Model of Clinical and Echocardiographic characteristics for Natural Unbiased Stratification of Risk In Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
11:30am-12:30pm
Juan Andres Arango

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Trends and Disparities in Circulatory Disease Prevalence in U.S. Adults: A National Health Interview Survey Database Analysis (2019-2022)
10:30am-10:35am
Farah Yasmin

Abstract Poster Session
Association of Cost-Related Medication Non-Adherence with Food Insecurity in U.S. Adults with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
11:30am-12:30pm
Alexander Paul Ambrosini

Abstract Poster Session
Genetic deficiency of flavin containing monooxygenase 3 (Fmo3) lowers circulating trimethylamine N-oxide level and protects against atherosclerosis
11:30am-12:30pm
Maggie Han

Abstract Poster Session
Computational Fluid Dynamics-Based Investigation and Development of an Axial-Flow Ventricular Assist Device Incorporating a Toroidal Blade Geometry for Improved Hemodynamics
11:30am-12:30pm
Mohammed Usmaan Siddiqi

Abstract Poster Session
Association Between Diabetes and 5-year Mortality and Major Amputation Outcomes After Revascularization in Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia
11:30am-12:30pm
Santiago Callegari

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Development and Multinational Validation of an Ensemble Deep Learning Algorithm for Detecting Structural Heart Diseases Using Noisy Single-lead Electrocardiograms
12:00pm-12:05pm
Arya Aminorroaya

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Extracting CHADS-VASc and HAS-BLED Risk Factors from Unstructured Clinical Notes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
12:10pm-12:15pm
Philip Adejumo

ReSS24 Plenary Session
Regional Updates in TTM
12:15pm-12:30pm
Rachel Beekman

ReSS24 Poster Session and Reception
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation after Witnessed Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A NEMSIS Database Study
1:15pm-2:45pm
David Yang

Abstract Poster Session
Association of Patient Healthcare Information Exchange Systems at US Hospitals with 30-day Excess Days in Acute Care after Heart Failure Hospitalization
3:15pm-4:15pm
Aline Pedroso Camargos

Abstract Poster Session
Access to Lipid-Lowering Therapies is Limited by Payer Coverage Restrictions and High Out-of-Pocket Costs on Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
3:15pm-4:15pm
Grant Young

Abstract Poster Session
Glycemic Changes After Peer Group Exergaming and Step Goal Activities Among Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
3:15pm-4:15pm
James Lukasik

Smart Hearts: Transformative Technologies in Cardiovascular Care
3:30pm-4:45pm
Philip Adejumo

Main Event
Introduction
3:30pm-3:35pm
Keith B Churchwell

Abstract Oral Session
DIgital REgistry for CardiomeTabolic conditions – Diabetes Mellitus (DIRECT-DM): A Large, Pragmatic, Multisite, Diverse Longitudinal Registry of Type 2 Diabetes
3:45pm-3:55pm
Aline Pedroso Camargos

Abstract Oral Session
Wearable-Echo-FM: An ECG-Echo Foundation Model for Single Lead Electrocardiography
4:00pm-4:10pm
Elizabeth Knight

Abstract Oral Session
Remote Patient Monitoring and Excess Readmission Rates for Cardiovascular Conditions at Hospitals in the United States
4:30pm-4:40pm
Aline Pedroso Camargos

November 18

Shifting Paradigms in Chronic Coronary Syndromes: What We Thought We Knew (AHA Joint Session with European Society of Cardiology Society)
8:00am-9:15am
Keith B Churchwell, Yasser Jamil

Abstract Oral Session
Treatment of Human Engineered Heart Tissue with Serum from Cancer Patients with Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential Cytokine Leads to Impaired Function
8:15am-8:25am
Harleen Kaur

Abstract Oral Session
Meaningful Clinical Changes Following Endovascular or Surgical Revascularization from the Patients’ Perspective: A Health Status Responder Analysis with BEST-CLI Trial Data
9:00am-9:10am
Kim G Smolderen

Simulation
Expert Faculty Debrief
9:15am-11:15am
Elliott Miller

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Large-scale multinational trends in the use of cardioprotective antihyperglycemic agents as first-line therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease: a LEGEND-T2DM study
9:30am-9:35am
Phyllis Thangaraj

Abstract Poster Session
Claims-Based versus Registry-Reported Stroke Events in the NCDR Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Registry
10:30am-11:30am
Kamil Faridi

Abstract Poster Session
A Deep Learning Topic Analysis Approach for Enhancing Risk Assessment in Heart Failure Using Unstructured Clinical Notes
10:30am-11:30am
Philip Adejumo

Abstract Poster Session
Association Between Diabetes Mellitus and Angina With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
10:30am-11:30am
Nida Latif

Abstract Poster Session
AI-enhanced Electrocardiographic Evaluation of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Outflow Tract Gradient in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
10:30am-11:30am
Veer Sangha

Abstract Poster Session
Co-morbid Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (COMISA) are Related to Incident Hypertension in a 20-Year Retrospective Cohort Study of 1.3 million Younger Men and Women Veterans: Associations by Sex
10:30am-11:30am
Allison E. Gaffey

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Americans’ Views on Healthcare Coverage, Access, and Equity in the US: Implications for Cardiovascular Health
11:10am-11:15am
Sudheesha Perera

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Increases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Among Persons with Cancer: Analyses from a Multi-center Electronic Healthcare Records-Based Database.
11:20am-11:25am
Ehimen Aneni

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Automated Detection of ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction in High-Acuity Settings Using Artificial Intelligence Applied to Images of 12-lead Electrocardiograms
12:20pm-12:25pm
Lovedeep Singh Dhingra

Abstract Poster Session
Demographic, Regional Trends and Place of Death of Cardiovascular Disease−Related Mortality in Colorectal Cancer in the United States (1999 to 2020)
1:30pm-2:30pm
Farah Yasmin

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Cardiomyocyte Contractile Phenotype as a Marker of Cardiomyopathy Risk
1:40pm-1:45pm
Stuart G Campbell

Moderated Digital Poster Session
Detecting ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction on a Noisy Single Limb-lead ECG: An Artificial Intelligence-enabled Approach Adaptable to Portable Devices
1:50pm-1:55pm
Lovedeep Singh Dhingra

Cardiovascular Seminar
Lifestyle-focused for prevention: Diet and Physical Activity
1:50pm-2:00pm
Erica S Spatz

Cardiovascular Seminar
Post-Launch: Clinical Buy-in and Monitoring Results
2:18pm-2:30pm
Erica S Spatz

Cardiovascular Seminar
When can I provide sports clearance for my patient with inherited arrhythmia?
2:18pm-2:30pm
Rachel Lampert