8:45 - Diana Di Iorio, The Role of Sex Hormones in Plaque Instability in Men and Women with Carotid Disease 9:00 - Rosie Fountotos, Prognostic Value of Handgrip Strength in Older Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery 9:15 - Ahmad Mahmoud, Role of Vγ6+ γδ T Cells in Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension and Vascular Injury 9:30 - Justin Miron, Exome-Wide Association Study Identifies Rare Protein-Coding Variants for Aortic Stenosis 9:45 - Amir Razaghizad, Validation of the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Risk Score for Heart Failure in Diabetes (TRS-HFDM) in Patients with Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Analysis of the EXAMINE Trial 10:00 - Carlos-Eduardo Guerrero-Chalela, Severe Fontan Associated Liver Disease and its Association with Mortality

10:30 - Sabin Filimon, A Meta-analysis of Short-term Mortality Rate Among White and Black Women with Acute Coronary Syndrome 10:45 - Punnanee Wutthigate, Echocardiographic markers in early postnatal life to predict intervention in coarctation of aorta 11:00 - Ida Derish, Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cell Spheroid-Derived Secretome as a Cell-Free Therapy to Improve Angiogenesis in Cardiovascular Repair 11:15 - Iulia Iatan, A Clinically Validated Genetic Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Québec 11:30 - Amanpreet Kaur, Role of Genetics in Differences on Sex specific Effects of Clopidogrel 11:45 - Katerina Eyre, The Clinical Utility of a Novel, Multi-parametric, Contrast-Free CMR Imaging Technique to Acquire Tissue Characterization Properties

Dr Nanette Wenger ---- Dr. Wenger is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the Emory University School of Medicine and a consultant to the Emory Heart and Vascular Center. She has authored or coauthored over 1500 scientific and review articles and book chapters. Coronary heart disease in women is one of Dr. Wenger’s major clinical and research interests and she has expertise in cardiac rehabilitation. In 1999, Dr. Wenger received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Scientific Councils of the American Heart Association and its Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award. She was chosen by Atlanta Women in Law and Medicine for Shining Star Award recognizing her distinguished career in cardiology and women’s health issues.