LOS ANGELES (March 25, 2025) -- Physicians and investigators from the  will present research and be honored for their ongoing work in cardiovascular research and care during the  taking place March 29-31 in Chicago.

Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Results

, director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, and , the Erika J. Glazer Chair in Women’s Cardiovascular Research, Education and Innovation, are researchers on the Women's Ischemia Trial To Reduce Events In Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease (WARRIOR). Primary and secondary outcomes are being presented on Saturday, March 29, at 9:30 a.m. CDT.

, vice president of Cardiovascular Innovation and Intervention at Cedars-Sinai and the inaugural director of the Karsh Division of Interventional Cardiology, presents clinical trial results on Sunday, March 30, at 10:15 a.m. CDT. The results will include clinical and echocardiographic outcomes from the first 500 patients treated with a dedicated transcatheter aortic valve for pure aortic regurgitation in the Align-AR clinical trial.

, assistant professor of Cardiology, will be a discussant for the presentation “5-Year Outcomes After Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients With Aortic Stenosis,” on Monday, March 31, at 3 p.m. CDT.

Awards

Several Smidt Heart Institute experts will be honored at the ACC.25 convocation, including:

  • Jagat Narula Award for Outstanding Scholarship: Andrew Lin, MBBS, PhD, postdoctoral researcher (mentored by , professor of Biomedical Sciences)
  • Distinguished Teacher Award: , professor of Cardiology and director of Education in Heart Failure and Transplantation
  • Master of the ACC Award:  board chair, Pacific Heart Institute, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai 

Experts Available to Comment

Smidt Heart Institute experts are available to comment on research presented at ACC.25. To schedule an interview, contact Stephanie Cajigal, who will be on-site at the conference, at [email protected], or via mobile and What’s App: (United States) +1-347-806-2938.

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Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai American College of Cardiology鈥檚 Annual Scientific Session C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD Barbra Streisand Women鈥檚 Heart Center Janet Wei, MD Women鈥檚 Cardiovascular Research Women's Ischemia Trial Raj Makkar, MD Cardiovascular Innovation and Intervention transcatheter aortic valve repair Align-AR clinical trial Aakriti Gupta, MD surgical aortic valve replacement Aortic Stenosis Andrew Lin, MBBS, PhD postdoctoral researcher Damini Dey, PhD Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD Distinguished Teacher Award Richard Wright, MD Pacific Heart Institute Master of the ACC Award