Agenda

Friday, March 31, 2023

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Friday, March 31, 2023

Session I - Understanding Anatomy

Moderators: Dr. Thomas Deering & Dr. Brian O’Neil
Case Discussants: Dr. Christopher Ellis & Dr. David R. Holmes Jr.

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM Understanding the LAA Anatomy – Relevance to Stroke Risk, Choice of LAAO Technique and Outcomes- Dr. Rajesh Kabra

8:10 AM – 8:20 AM Peri-Procedural 2D/3D/4D TEE Imaging for Effective LAA Exclusion – Dr. Sunil Mankad

8:20 AM – 8:30 AM Is CT Imaging a Better Alternative Than TEE for LAAO for Pre and Post Procedural Assessment –Dr. Lars Sondergaard

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM Role of 4D ICE Imaging in LAAO Procedures–Dr. Rodney Horton

8:40 AM – 8:50 AM Post Procedural Follow Up Imaging – TEE vs CT?– Dr. Horst Sievert

8:50 AM – 9:10 AM Live Case #1 - Frankfurt with Dr. Boris Schmidt

9:10 AM – 9:30 AM Panel Discussion

Session 2 - Arrhythmias and LAA Closure

Moderators: Dr. Rajesh Kabra, & Dr. Gregory Fontana
Case Discussants: Dr. Shephal Doshi and Dr. Horst Sievert

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM Live Case #2 - From Overland Park Regional Medical Center – Dr. Ahmed Romeya

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM Impact of LAA Exclusion – ANP, RAAS, and LAA Homeostasis– Dr. Krzysztof Bartus

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM LAA Exclusion and Arrhythmia Rx –Dr. Abdi Rasekh

10:10 AM – 10:40 AM Debate: Endocardial LAA Isolation with RFA Followed by an Occluder Placement is a Better Strategy for Persistent AF Patients? Epicardial LAA Exclusion and RFA is a Better Strategy for Persistent AF Patients? Dr. Andrea Natale and Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

10:40 AM – 11:00 AM From Los Robles Medical Center – Dr. Saibal Kar

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Panel Discussion

11:20 AM – 11:30 AM Break

Session 3 Innovations, Tools and Techniques

Moderators: Dr. Devi Nair & Dr. David R. Holmes Jr.
Case Discussants: Dr. Andrea Natale and Dr. Ken Huber

11:30 AM – 11:50 AM Live Case #4 - From Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute – Dr. Rodney Horton

11:50 AM – 12:00 PM Innovations in Transseptal Access – Modern Tools and Techniques– Dr. Shephal Doshi

12:00 PM – 12:10 PM Innovations in Delivery Sheaths– Dr. Vivek Reddy

12:10 PM – 12:20 PM Innovations in Epicardial Access Devices– Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

12:20 PM – 12:40 PM Innovations in Vascular Access Closure and Management – Dr. Amin Al-Ahmad

12:40 PM – 1:00 PM Panel Discussion

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch

Session 4 - Managing and Preventing Complications

Moderators: Dr. Amin Al-Ahmad & Dr. Luigi Di Biase
Case Discussants: Dr. Shephal Doshi& Dr. Horst Sievert

1:30 PM – 1:50 PM Live Case #5 - From Los Robles Medical Center – Dr. Saibal Kar

1:50 PM – 2:00 PM Clot on the Sheath/Device and Intraprocedural Stroke–Dr. Rodney Horton

2:00 PM – 2:10 PM Air Embolism – Dr. Thorsten Lewalter

2:10 PM – 2:20 PM Cardiac Perforation – Dr. Moussa Mansour

2:20 PM – 2:30 PM Device Embolization- Dr. Jacqueline Saw

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM Pulmonary Artery and Coronary Injury – Dr. Devi Nair

2:40 PM – 3:00 PM Panel Discussion

Session 5 - Post Procedural Care and Issues

Moderators: Dr. Sheila Kar & Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
Case Discussants: Dr. Scott Koerber & Dr. Chetan Huded

3:00 PM – 3:20 PM Live Case #6 - From Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute – Dr. David Tschopp

3:20 PM – 3:30 PM Sub-Acute Post LAAO Pericardial Effusions–Dr. Lars Sondergaard

3:30 PM – 3:40 PM Heart Failure After LAA Closure Devices- Dr. Jalaj Garg

3:40 PM – 3:50 PM Pericarditis – Dr. Rakesh Gopinathannair

3:50 PM – 4:10 PM Panel Discussion

Session 6 - Device Related Thrombus - Pathophysiology, Management & Prevention

Moderators: Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy & Dr. David R. Holmes, Jr.
Case Discussants: Dr. Aloke Finn & Dr. Thorsten Lewalter

4:10 PM – 4:30 PM Live Case #7 - From Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute– Dr. Rodney Horton

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM Diagnosis, Definition and Pathophysiology of Device Related Thrombus – Dr. Aloke Finn

4:40 PM – 4:50 PM Systemic Embolism in DRT – What Does the Data Say?– Dr. Vivek Reddy

4:50 PM – 5:00 PM Understanding Varied OAP and OAC Therapies Post LAAO in Preventing DRT- Dr. David R. Holmes Jr.

5:00 PM – 5:10 PM New Ideas and Tools for Prevention of DRT – Dr. Horst Sievert

5:10 PM – 5:20 PM Half Dose NOAC’s After LAAO - The TCAI Approach – Dr. Andrea Natale

5:20 PM – 5:30 PM Panel Discussion

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Session 7 - Post LAA Leaks - Pathophysiology, Prevention and Management

Moderators: Dr. Thomas Deering & Dr. Subramanyan Krishnan
Case Discussants: Dr. Matthew Price & Dr. Shephal Doshi & Dr. Krzystof Bartus

7:30 AM – 07:40 AM Wrap Up from Previous Day and Welcome

7:40 AM – 8:00 AM Live Case #8 - From KCHRI - Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM Incomplete LAAO – Prevailing Definitions, Variations Between Endo/Epicardial Devices, Single Closure/Dual Closure Devices – Dr. Thorsten Lewalter

8:10 AM – 8:20 AM Post Implant Endothelialization – Impact on Closures and Leaks, Difference Amongst Various Techniques – Dr. Aloke Finn

8:20 AM – 8:30 AM Implications of Leaks on Systemic Thromboemolism and Long-Term OAC/APT/ After LAA Occlusion – Dr. David R. Holmes Jr.

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM Closing PDLs and Long-term Outcomes –Dr. Andrea Natale

8:40 AM – 9:00 AM Panel Discussion

Session 8 - Keynote Lecture

Session 9 - Novel LAAO Technologies

Moderators: Dr. Chetan Huded & Dr. Robert Lyons
Case Discussants: Dr. Andrea Natale & Dr. Rakesh Gopinathannair

10:10 AM – 10:30 AM Live Case #9 - From KCHRI -Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM Lambre – Dr.Brian O’Neil

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM What Structural Design Changes are Needed to Implant –Safety and Efficacy of Next Generation LAAO Devices – Dr. Devi Nair

10:50 AM – 11:00 AM Laminar – Dr. Saibal Kar

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM Conformal – Dr. Shephal Doshi

11:10 AM – 11:20 AM Other Novel Devices – Dr. Horst Sievert

11:20 AM – 11:30 AM Role of Routine LAA Exclusion During Cardiac Surgery - Dr. Greg Fontana

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Panel Discussion

Session 10 - Using Preprocedural Cardia Image Planning Software

Session 11 - Real Time Data From RCTs & Registries

Moderators: Dr. David R. Holmes Jr. & Dr. Gregory Fontana
Case Discussants: Dr. Jalaj Garg & Dr. Scott Koerber

1:00 PM – 1:20 PM Live Case #10 - From KCHRI

1:20 PM – 1:30 PM Amaze Deep Dive and Other New Lariat Trials Update – Dr. Christopher Ellis

1:30 PM – 1:40 PM Latest Real Time WATCHMAN Data Update – Dr. Saibal Kar

1:40 PM – 1:50 PM Amulet Data Update – Amulet IDE & More – Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

1:50 PM – 2:00 PM AtriClip, LAAOIII, Convergent and More – Treating AF and LAA at the Same Time – Dr. Robert Lyons

2:00 PM – 2:20 PM Panel Discussion

Session 12 - Novel Ongoing and Future Trials

Moderators: Dr. Moussa Mansour & Dr. Thorsten Lewalter

2:20 PM – 2:30 PM How Do We Get to Zero PDLs – Dr. Moussa Mansour

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM DOACS vs LAAO – Prague-17, Champion and Catalyst – Dr. Vivek Reddy

2:40 PM – 2:50 PM Feasibility and Safety of Same Day LAAO Discharge and Cardioversion-Dr. Thomas Deering

2:50 PM – 3:00 PM What Other Data Should be Generated in the Space – an FDA Perspective – Dr. Katherine Trivedi

3:00 PM – 3:10 PM LAAOS V Trial Using Endocardial Closure Devices–Dr. Luigi Di Biase

3:10 PM – 3:20 PM Panel Discussion

3:20 PM – 3:40 PM Break

Session 13 - LAAO and Multi-Specialty Stake Holders

Moderators: Dr. Amin Al-Ahmad & Dr. Thomas Deering & Dr. David R. Holmes, Jr.

3:40 PM – 3:50 PM Relationship Between Neoendothiliazation and Peri-Device Leaks of LAA Occluder Devices – Dr. Subramian Krishnan

3:50 PM – 4:00 PM Gastroenterology &Nephrology Perspective – Dr. Luigi di Biase

4:00 PM – 4:10 PM Neurology Perspective – Dr. Edip Gurol

4:10 PM – 4:20 PM Stroke Severity- LAAO vs NOACs –Dr. Mohit Turagam

4:10 PM – 4:30 PM Panel Discussion

Session 14 - My Most Challenging Cases

Moderators: Dr. Luigi Di Biase, Dr. Saibal Kar & Dr. Andrea Natale

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

LAAO in Patients with PFO/ASD Closure Device – Dr. Amin Al-Ahmad
LAAO in Patients with LAA Thrombus – Dr. Brian O’Neil
LAAO Thrombus Aspiration - Dr. Devi Nair
Lariat In a Reverse C LAA Behind Pulmonary Artery – Dr. Abdi Rasekh
ATRICLIP – Dr. Ahmed Romeya
Closing Difficult Anatomies - Keeping an Open Mind - Dr. Chetan Huded
Failed WATCHMAN, Failed Amulet and What's Next - Dr. Rajesh Kabra

5:30 PM Adjourn/Remarks

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March 1 - 2, 2024
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Intercontinental New York Times Square
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