Panel Discussion | PPMI New Definitions in Clinical Trials

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Location: International Ballroom East

Moderator(s)

Mitchell Krucoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI

Professor Medicine/Cardiology
Duke University Medical Center/Duke Clinical Research Institute
Durham, North Carolina, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.
TBD Presenter, - coming soon

Faculty Coordinator
CRT 2026 | TBD
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Panel Discussant(s)

Rafael Cavalcante, MD, PhD

Vice President, Global Clinical
Boston Scientific
Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Disclosure(s): Boston Scientific: Employee (Ongoing)
Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD

Director of Invasive Imaging Core Laboratory
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.
Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, MSCAI

Physician
Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States

Disclosure(s): Cardiac Success, Ancora, Cagent, Applied Therapeutics, Biostar family of funds, SpectraWave, Orchestra Biomed, Aria, Valfix, Xenter, Vascentis: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); Cardiac Success, Occlutech, Ablative Solutions, Oxitope, Elixir, Impulse Dynamics, Asceneuron, Myochron, Vesalio: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Terminated); Colibri, Remote Cardiac Enablement, Valfix, Zoll, HeartFlow, Shockwave, Ancora, Adona Medical, Abbott, HighLife, Elucid Bio, Aria, Alleviant, FBR Medical, Bioventrix, MedHub, Biotyx Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Shockwave, Biosense-Webster, Bioventrix, Abbott, Abiomed, Cardiovascular Systems Inc, Phillips, Pulnovo, V-wave and PCORI via Weill Cornell Medical Center.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Ernest Spitzer, MD

Chief Executive Officer
Cardialysis B.V.
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Disclosure information not submitted.
Eleni Whatley, PhD

Biomedical Engineer
FDA
Silver Spring , Maryland, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.
Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc

Professor of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.

Disclosure(s):

TBD Presenter, - coming soon: No financial relationships to disclose

Rafael Cavalcante, MD, PhD: Boston Scientific: Employee (Ongoing)

Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP, FESC, FAHA, MSCAI: Abbott, Alleviant Medical, Chiesi, Concept Medical, Cordis, CPC Clinical Research, Daiichi Sankyo, Duke, Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Idorsia Pharmaceuticals, Janssen, MedAlliance, Medtronic, NewAmsterdam Pharma, Novartis, Novo Nordisk Inc.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); AMA - JAMA Cardiology (Associate Editor), ACC (Vice President, BOT Member, SC Member CTR Program): Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Elixir Medical, Stel, ControlRad (spouse): Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), Protembis GmbH, Radcliffe, RM Global Bioaccess Fund Management, Sanofi US Services, Inc. ;: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); SCAI (Women in Innovations Committee Member), Faculty Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), Women as One (Founding Director): No Fees (Ongoing)

Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, MSCAI: Cardiac Success, Ancora, Cagent, Applied Therapeutics, Biostar family of funds, SpectraWave, Orchestra Biomed, Aria, Valfix, Xenter, Vascentis: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); Cardiac Success, Occlutech, Ablative Solutions, Oxitope, Elixir, Impulse Dynamics, Asceneuron, Myochron, Vesalio: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Terminated); Colibri, Remote Cardiac Enablement, Valfix, Zoll, HeartFlow, Shockwave, Ancora, Adona Medical, Abbott, HighLife, Elucid Bio, Aria, Alleviant, FBR Medical, Bioventrix, MedHub, Biotyx Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Shockwave, Biosense-Webster, Bioventrix, Abbott, Abiomed, Cardiovascular Systems Inc, Phillips, Pulnovo, V-wave and PCORI via Weill Cornell Medical Center.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)