SESSION VI

Great Cardiology Debates

Session Chair(s)
Sunday, February 1, 2026
1:15 pm
 - 
2:45 pm

Presentations In this Session:

Session Introduction

Manesh R. Patel, MD

Debate 1: Should Artificial Intelligence Document Patient Care?

Alexander Blood, MD, MSc; William Schuyler Jones, MD

Debate 2: Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Drug or Device?

Megan Coylewright, MD, MPH; Benjamin A. Steinberg, MD, MHS

Debate 3: Inflammation: Should You Measure High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein?  

Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH

Primary Prevention: Traditional Risk Score vs Imaging

Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc; Chiadi Ndumele, MD, PhD, MHS

Audience Q&A and Panel Discussion

Manesh R. Patel, MD; Alexander Blood, MD, MSc; Megan Coylewright, MD, MPH; Michael S. Garshick, MD, MS; William Schuyler Jones, MD; Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc; Chiadi Ndumele, MD, PhD, MHS; Benjamin A. Steinberg, MD, MHS; Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH