Friday, September 25, 2026
Welcome & Course Overview
8:00-8:10 am
Contemporary Athlete Evaluation: Bridging Guidelines, Gray Zones, and Real-World Practice
8:10-8:25 am
Military & Tactical Athletes: An Update on the Guidelines
8:25-8:40 am
Sports Participation in Athletes with Arrhythmias: Key Updates from the 2024 HRS Clinical Guidelines
8:40-8:55 am
Updated International ECG Criteria in Athletes (2025): What’s New and What Matters
8:55-9:10 am
Athlete ECG Interpretation: Pitfalls, Patterns, and High-Risk Findings
9:10-9:25 am
Interactive ECG Review: You Make the Call (Audience Participation)
9:25-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:00 am
Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes: Epidemiology, Risk Signals & Prevention
10:00-10:15 am
Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletes: NCAA Data in Context
10:15-10:30 am
Pre-Participation Screening & Prevention: Lessons from the Sidelines
10:30-10:45 am
Wearables & Remote Monitoring in Athlete Care
10:45-11:00 am
Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes: Mechanisms, Management & Return to Play
11:00-11:15 am
PVCs & Ventricular Arrhythmias in Athletes: When to Reassure, When to Worry
11:15-11:30 am
Arrhythmia Case Presentations & Panel Discussion
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Break for Lunch
12:00-12:15 pm
Lunch and Learn: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in the Evaluation of Athletes - Live Demonstration & Clinical Interpretation Pearls
12:15-1:00 pm
RACER I & II: What Marathon Data Tell Us About Coronary Risk
1:00-1:15 pm
Coronary Disease in the Masters Endurance Athlete: CAC, Plaque, Physiology & Prognosis
1:15-1:30 pm
Clinical Decision-Making in Masters Athletes With CAD
1:30-1:45 pm
Medical Therapy, Revascularization & Performance: What Actually Matters for Athletes
1:45-2:00 pm
Cardiac Rehabilitation to Competitive Return: Re-Training the Masters Athlete With CAD
2:00-2:15 pm
Beyond the Peak: CPET Thresholds in Clinical Practice
2:15-2:30 pm
CAD Case Presentations & Panel Discussion
2:30-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
Echocardiography in the Athlete: Beyond Wall Thickness
3:15-3:30 pm
The Athletic Aorta: Remodeling & Risk
3:30-3:45 pm
Cardiac MRI & CT in Athletic Risk Assessment
3:45-4:15 pm
The Right Ventricle Under Stress: Imaging ARVC in Athletes
4:15-4:30 pm
Adjourn
4:30-5:00 pm
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Welcome & Reflections
7:55-8:00 am
Sports Cardiology Jeopardy
8:00-9:00 am
Genetic Cardiomyopathies in Sport: Testing, Interpretation, and Eligibility
9:00-9:15 am
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Risk Stratification and Shared Decision-Making
9:15-9:30 am
Borderline Phenotypes in Athletes: Early Cardiomyopathy or Extreme Adaptation?
9:30-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:00 am
Interactive Case Competition: Would You Clear This Athlete? Panel Discussion
10:00-10:30 am
The Psychological Load of Athletic Clearance, Restriction & Return to Play
10:30-10:45 am
Patient Capstone: From No Sports at All to the Top of the World
10:45-11:30 am
Break for Lunch
11:30-11:45 am
Lunch & Learn
11:45 am-1:00 pm
Female Athletes Across the Lifespan: Performance, Pregnancy & Cardiovascular Risk
1:00-1:15 pm
Extremes of Exercise: Space, Altitude & Cardiovascular Adaptation
1:15-1:30 pm
Disparities by the Numbers
1:30-1:45 pm
Operational Cardiology in the Armed Forces: Readiness & Return to Duty
1:45-2:00 pm
Case Presentations and Panel Discussion: Clearance, Equity & Decision-Making Across Special Populations
2:00-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
The Pediatric Athlete: Growth, Remodeling & Red Flags
3:15-3:30 pm
Clearance, Restriction & Risk in the Young Athlete
3:30-3:45 pm
Transitioning the Athlete to Adult Care: Where Things Break Down
3:45-4:00 pm
Community-Based Athlete Safety at Scale: Advocacy in Action
4:00-4:15 pm
Emergency Action Plans & AED Deployment: What Actually Saves Lives
4:15-4:30 pm
Adjourn
4:30-5:00 pm