Mayo Clinic Echo Fiesta 2026
In-Depth Echocardiography & Advanced Cardiac Imaging Review
The Mayo Clinic Echo Fiesta 2026 is a comprehensive cardiovascular imaging course designed to provide advanced, clinically focused education in modern echocardiography and multimodality cardiac imaging.
This program delivers practical, case-based instruction covering:
- 2D echocardiography
- Doppler imaging
- Strain imaging
- 3D echocardiography
- Stress echocardiography
- Structural heart imaging
- Hemodynamic assessment
- Interventional echocardiography
- AI applications in cardiac imaging
through expert-led lectures emphasizing real-world cardiovascular diagnosis and patient management.
The course is designed to strengthen both foundational and advanced echocardiography interpretation skills for physicians and sonographers involved in cardiovascular imaging.
📦 Course Specifications
- 🎥 Format: Video Lectures
- 📅 Course Date: April 16–19, 2026
- 🧠 Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- 🏛️ Institution: Mayo Clinic
- ❤️ Specialty: Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging
👨⚕️ Target Audience
This course is ideal for:
- Cardiologists
- Cardiovascular fellows and trainees
- Cardiac sonographers
- Clinicians involved in cardiac imaging
- Advanced practice providers in cardiology
It is especially valuable for clinicians seeking:
✔️ Advanced echocardiography interpretation skills
✔️ Strain imaging and 3D echo education
✔️ Valvular heart disease imaging updates
✔️ Structural heart imaging guidance
✔️ Practical cardiovascular imaging strategies
🧠 Program Overview
Modern echocardiography continues to evolve rapidly with advances in:
- 3D imaging
- Myocardial strain analysis
- Structural heart interventions
- AI-assisted imaging
- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)
- Multimodality cardiovascular assessment
This course provides an in-depth and practical review of echocardiographic imaging techniques with strong emphasis on:
✔️ Quantitative cardiac assessment
✔️ Hemodynamic interpretation
✔️ Valvular disease evaluation
✔️ Structural and interventional imaging
✔️ Complex cardiomyopathy assessment
✔️ Real-world case interpretation
The curriculum integrates foundational echocardiography principles with emerging technologies shaping modern cardiovascular imaging.
🎯 What You Will Learn
Participants will learn how to:
✔️ Perform and interpret 2D echocardiography and Doppler imaging
✔️ Apply strain imaging techniques for ventricular and atrial assessment
✔️ Utilize 3D echocardiography in clinical practice
✔️ Evaluate valvular stenosis and regurgitation accurately
✔️ Assess prosthetic valves and structural heart abnormalities
✔️ Interpret stress echocardiography findings
✔️ Analyze right heart function and hemodynamics
✔️ Recognize imaging findings in cardiomyopathies and infiltrative disease
✔️ Integrate AI applications into echocardiography workflows
✔️ Use echocardiography for structural and interventional procedures
🧩 Core Topics Covered
🫀 Core Echocardiography
- 2D echocardiography fundamentals
- Doppler imaging
- Color flow imaging
- Quantitative cardiac assessment
🔬 Advanced Imaging Techniques
- 3D echocardiography
- Left ventricular strain imaging
- Left atrial strain analysis
- Stress echocardiography applications
❤️ Valvular & Structural Heart Disease
- Aortic valve disease
- Mitral and tricuspid valve disorders
- Prosthetic valve evaluation
- Structural intervention guidance
⚙️ Interventional Echocardiography
- Structural heart procedure imaging
- Intracardiac echocardiography basics
- Interventional guidance techniques
🧠 Cardiomyopathies & Complex Cases
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Cardiac amyloidosis
- Complex case interpretation strategies
🌬️ Hemodynamics & Right Heart Assessment
- Diastolic function analysis
- Pulmonary pressures and right heart evaluation
- Hemodynamic interpretation
🩺 Lung Ultrasound & POCUS
- Point-of-care ultrasound applications
- Lung ultrasound integration
- Bedside cardiovascular imaging
🤖 AI in Echocardiography
- Artificial intelligence applications
- Workflow optimization
- Emerging imaging technologies
📚 Educational Features
✔️ Practical Case-Based Learning
Focused on clinically relevant cardiovascular imaging interpretation.
✔️ Advanced Echocardiography Training
Comprehensive review of modern echo techniques and applications.
✔️ Multimodality Imaging Perspective
Integrates strain imaging, 3D echo, stress echo, and interventional imaging.
✔️ Emerging Technology Coverage
Explores AI and advanced imaging innovations in cardiology.
✔️ Expert Mayo Clinic Faculty
Instruction from leading cardiovascular imaging specialists.
⭐ Why This Course Stands Out
✔️ Comprehensive Echo Review
Covers both foundational and advanced echocardiography concepts.
✔️ Strong Practical Clinical Focus
Designed for immediate application in cardiovascular imaging practice.
✔️ Excellent Structural & Interventional Imaging Coverage
Addresses modern procedural imaging guidance techniques.
✔️ Advanced Strain & 3D Imaging Education
Highlights cutting-edge approaches in myocardial assessment.
✔️ Valuable for Both Physicians & Sonographers
Broadly applicable across cardiovascular imaging disciplines.
🚀 Clinical Value
The Mayo Clinic Echo Fiesta 2026 provides a practical and advanced review of echocardiography and cardiovascular imaging for clinicians involved in modern cardiac care.
By integrating:
- 2D and Doppler echocardiography
- Strain and 3D imaging
- Valvular and structural heart disease assessment
- Hemodynamic interpretation
- Stress echocardiography
- Interventional imaging guidance
- AI-enhanced cardiovascular imaging
- Complex cardiomyopathy evaluation
the course equips participants with advanced imaging skills essential for contemporary cardiovascular diagnosis and management.
For cardiologists, fellows, sonographers, and cardiac imaging clinicians seeking a comprehensive echocardiography update in 2026, this course is an outstanding educational resource.
+ Topics:
Welcome, Introduction, Course Overview, Get to Know the Audience
EVALUATION OF THE LEFT SIDE
Advances in LV Quantification – Moving Past 2-D
Left Ventricular Strain Imaging
Practical Tips and Tricks for Optimizing 3-D Assessment of LV
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Diastolic Function: New Guidelines – Where They Got It Right and Where They Got It Wrong
Left Atrial Strain Imaging
LEFT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHIES AND APPLICATIONS IN STRAIN IMAGING
Amyloid Heart Disease – When Should I Worry?
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Multi-modality Imaging Approach to Diagnosis and Prognosis
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Advances in Medical and Interventional Management
Applying Strain Imaging to Interesting Myocardial Imaging Cases
STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND PERICARDIAL DISEASE
Stress Echo Cases
Stress Echo for Valvular Heart Disease
Pericardial Disease – Confirming Constriction and Cardiac Tamponade
Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
Diastology: Cases & Practice Review (Main Ballroom)
Hands-on: 3-D Dataset Cropping (Hondo Ballroom)
Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
Hands-on Strain Imaging – Live Scanning (Main Ballroom)
Hands-on: 3-D Dataset Cropping (Hondo Ballroom)
Friday, April 17, 2026
EVALUATION OF THE RIGHT SIDE
Right on Track: Mastering Right Heart Assessment
Tips and Tricks to Acquire 3-D RV Volumes and EF Along With Strain
From Pixels to Pressure: Echocardiographic Estimation of Right-Sided Hemodynamics
RV Riddles: Case-Based Challenges from the Right Side
Lung Ultrasound
The Anatomy of the Tricuspid Valve
Echo Wars: What is the Best Imaging Modality for Severe TR Work-Up?
Transcatheter Tricuspid Therapies and Pre-Procedural Planning
Tricuspid Troubles: Complex Cases in TR Management With a Multidisciplinary Team Discussion
Saturday, April 18, 2026
LEFT SIDED VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Aortic Stenosis: Working Through Discrepant Data
Aortic Valve Regurgitation: Challenging Cases
Calcific Mitral Stenosis
Mitral Regurgitation: Pearls and Pitfalls of Assessment and Quantitation
INTERVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Cross-Sectional Imaging for Periprocedural Interventional Guidance: An Overview for the Echocardiographer
Fluoroscopic and Echocardiographic Correlates for Interventional Procedural Guidance
3-D Echo for Valvular Imaging: Tips and Tricks
Intracardiac Echocardiography: A Primer for the Echocardiographer
INTERVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY CONTINUED
MitraClip: Simple and Complex Cases – Interventional Commentary
Case Based Aortic and Mitral Valve Prosthesis Evaluation
Perivalvular Leak Closure: Decision and Intraprocedural Guidance
Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
AI Fireside Chat (Main Ballroom)
Hands-on TEE Simulator (Hondo Ballroom)
Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
Hands-on: Lung Ultrasound & POCUS (Hondo Ballroom)
AI Fireside Chat
Sunday, April 19, 2026
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS
Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy
Cardiovascular Disease in Athletes
New Oncology Therapies – Implications for the Imager
Case-Based Approach to Congenital Disease
Interesting Cases from Faculty – You Pick the Winner!



