UMN Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit

June 3-5, 2026 (detailed schedule for Trainees & Faculty TBD) 💛#CCCES26❤️ Bringing critical care cardiologists together to build a community and train fellows.

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Hope everyone had a wonderful summer🕶️! While we enjoy this pumpkin 🎃 spice☕️ cinnamon roll season, we are thrilled to announce that #CCCES26 is on horizon! Save the date (June 3-4, 2026) and use QR code to join the mail list for detailed application info later!

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@AndreaElliottUM @GarimaDahiyaMD @jason_bartos @jameshorowitzmd @JasonKatzMD @YoavKarpenshif @ChrisBarnettMD @AndrewHigginsMD @cccm_bkl @DrKevinBuda @ilanvavilinmd @AYOKUNLE_MD @LAlhuneafat @UmnCardsfellow

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Finished with a spirited game of Jeopardy! The Circuit Keepers beat the Clot Busters by 100 points! Thanks for joining us this year everyone! See you June 2-4, 2027!!!

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@AndreaElliottUM @GarimaDahiyaMD @jason_bartos @jameshorowitzmd @JasonKatzMD @YoavKarpenshif @ChrisBarnettMD @AndrewHigginsMD @cccm_bkl @DrKevinBuda @ilanvavilinmd @AYOKUNLE_MD @LAlhuneafat @UmnCardsfellow

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Cardiac disease & hemophilia in a 🥜 🐚

[Katie Vanchiere, MD, MA (she/her) @KatieVanchiere]

Patients with hemophilia are aging & developing ASCVD! What do we need to know?

🩸 need factor replacement therapy to give AP therapy or AC
🧪 ACT & other assays will be impacted by this therapy
👨🏻‍⚕️when in doubt get help from your lab or friendly hematologist

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[Rebecca Garber @RebeccaGarberMD]

Second half of the day @UMN_CCCEdSummit continues to amaze!

@KatieVanchiere @RohangantiMD @CardioNerds

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@AndreaElliottUM @GarimaDahiyaMD @jason_bartos @jameshorowitzmd @JasonKatzMD @YoavKarpenshif @ChrisBarnettMD @AndrewHigginsMD @cccm_bkl @DrKevinBuda @ilanvavilinmd @AYOKUNLE_MD @LAlhuneafat @UmnCardsfellow @nhristakosdo

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More gadgets! Rapid transfusers 🩸, SCUF 🫘 , thrombectomy…oh my!

[B Kat Li @cccm_bkl]

Coffee lunch break to join the crew to chill in our ecmo 🫀🫁🚑 truck 2.0. And I apparently could have got some resus too. @UMN_CCCEdSummit

[Ran Lee, MD, FACC @RanLeeMD]

Always fantastic to reunite @CCFcards @CCF_PCCM @CleClinicHVTI past and present every year with our growing Critical Care Cardiology contingent @venumenon10 @tavrkapadia @LarsSvenssonMD

[Katie Vanchiere, MD, MA (she/her) @KatieVanchiere]

Round table discussion of AC & management of ongoing bleeding after cardiac surgery led by @nhristakosdo

⏰ how much time off AC is safe after mechanical valve implantation?
🩸 are we anticoagulating too much for ECMO?
🔪 when is it time to go back to the OR for exploration?

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Some excellent discussion on difficult bleeding and clotting scenarios in our post cardiac surgery patients over a delicious lunch!

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@AndreaElliottUM @GarimaDahiyaMD @jason_bartos @jameshorowitzmd @JasonKatzMD @YoavKarpenshif @ChrisBarnettMD @AndrewHigginsMD @cccm_bkl @DrKevinBuda @ilanvavilinmd @AYOKUNLE_MD @LAlhuneafat @UmnCardsfellow

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Prove it!
1) ASA 81 is just as good as 325mg. If more anti-platelet effect is needed, dose more frequently.
2) 12 months of DAPT in ACS isn’t a one-size-fits all
3) LMWH for symptomatic VTE has favorable data. Skip the anti-platelet/SCDs
4) heparin and impella = ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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5) VA ECMO = highest thrombocytopenia risk
6) mechanical valves and bridging: reasonable if valve is both moderate to high bleeding and thromboembolism risk

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@AndreaElliottUM @GarimaDahiyaMD @jason_bartos @jameshorowitzmd @JasonKatzMD @YoavKarpenshif @ChrisBarnettMD @AndrewHigginsMD @cccm_bkl @DrKevinBuda @ilanvavilinmd @AYOKUNLE_MD @LAlhuneafat @UmnCardsfellow

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HIT me baby one more time!

[Laith Alhuneafat @LAlhuneafat]

Great start to the day with some tMCS troubleshooting!

#CCCES2026

[Rebecca Garber @RebeccaGarberMD]

Starting the morning @UMN_CCCEdSummit troubleshooting balloon pumps, Impella’s, ECMO, and LVADs! High yield learning that is essential for all CICUs!

@CardioNerds @KatieVanchiere @RohangantiMD

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@AndreaElliottUM @GarimaDahiyaMD @jason_bartos @jameshorowitzmd @JasonKatzMD @YoavKarpenshif @ChrisBarnettMD @AndrewHigginsMD @cccm_bkl @DrKevinBuda @ilanvavilinmd @AYOKUNLE_MD @LAlhuneafat @UmnCardsfellow @zilgiovineMD

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Amazing MCS sessions, complete with basics and bleeding/clotting troubleshooting 🩸