12
Nov
2025
19:00
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Webinar
Optimizing Valvular Heart Disease Patient Care: Evidence-Based Insights from Multidisciplinary Teams
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Faculty:
Andrei Pop
William Polito
William Gries
Lynn Hickman
Overview
Join leading experts to explore the evolving role of valvular heart disease in everyday cardiology practice. This event will provide a focused update on the prevalence and clinical burden of aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, mitral regurgitation and tricuspid regurgitation.
You will review how treatment advances are reshaping patient pathways, referral patterns and management strategies. Real-world case discussions will highlight common referral dilemmas and demonstrate how peers are identifying patients who may benefit from earlier evaluation and multidisciplinary review.
The programme will also assess the value of collaborative heart valve team approaches, showing how comprehensive evaluation can improve treatment planning, expand access to advanced therapies and support long-term patient outcomes.
Register now to secure your place and gain practical insights to optimise care across the valvular heart disease journey.
This webinar is supported by Edwards Lifesciences. All speakers are paid consultants of Edwards Lifesciences.
Agenda
Learning Objectives
- Re-evaluate the role of valvular heart disease (VHD) in general cardiology practice
- Apply clinical reasoning to patient profiles that may benefit from earlier evaluation
- Assess the added value of referring patients to a multidisciplinary heart valve team
- Describe approaches to maintaining continuity of care across the VHD treatment journey
Faculty Biographies
Andrei Pop
Andrei M. Pop, MD is an interventional cardiologist with Ascension Illinois, serving patients in Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates and Kankakee near Chicago.
William Polito
Dr. William F. Polito is a cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon based in Elgin, Illinois. He has over 30 years of experience in the medical field and specializes in treating conditions related to the heart and lungs.
William Gries
William Gries, MD is a board-certified cardiologist based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, with an additional practice location. He completed his residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Lynn Hickman
Lynn Hickman is a Nurse Practitioner who has been in the Valve Clinic Coordinator role for 10 years at Alexian Brothers. She attended the University of Illinois at Chicago for graduate school and she has an extensive background as a nurse in cardiology and post surgery.