Agenda
Session 1 – LAA Exclusion Anatomy and Imaging –
Chair - Dr. Andrea Russo
Discussants – Dr. David Thaler and Dr. Walid Saliba
7:50 AM – 8:00 AM Understanding the LAA Anatomy – Relevance to Systemic Thromboembolization and Exclusion Techniques – Dr. Apostolos Tzikas
8:00 AM – 8:10 AM Pre and Intra-procedural TEE Imaging for Effective LAA Exclusion – Dr. Richard Wright
8:10 AM – 8:20 AM CT Imaging for LAA Exclusion – Pre and Post-Procedural Assessment – Dr. Jacqueline Saw
8:20 AM – 8:30 AM New Insights into Left Atrial Appendage Role in Atrial Arrhythmias Origin and Maintenance – Dr. Luigi Di Biase
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM Is the Thromboembolic Risk of Rheumatic AF Different Than Non-Valvular AF and Why? – Dr. Ajay Naik
8:40 AM – 8:50 AM Panel Discussion
Chair – Dr. Andrea Natale
Discussants – Dr. Jie Cheng and Dr. Claudio Tondo
8:50 AM – 9:30 AM Live Case
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM Here is How It All Started! – Dr. Michael Lesh
9:40 AM – 9:50 AM Post Implant Endothelialization - Mechanism and Predictors LAA Leaks Amongst Various LAA Exclusion Devices – Dr. Aloke Finn
9:50 AM – 10:00 AM Implications of Leaks on Systemic Thromboembolism and Long-Term OAC/APT After LAA Occlusion – Dr. Claudio Tondo
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM Management of Endocardial Occluder Leaks – Dr. Amin Al-Ahmad
10:10 AM – 10:20 AM Management of Epicardial Exclusion Device Leaks – Dr. Saibal Kar
10:20 AM – 10:30 AM Panel Discussion
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
Chair – Dr. David Holmes
Discussants – Dr. Suneet Mittal and Dr. Krzysztof Bartus
10:45 AM – 10:55 AM Dry Epicardial Access – Micro-Puncture, Epiep and More Practical Tips – Dr. Christopher Ellis
10:55 AM – 11:30 PM Live Case
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM Best Practices Managing Post-Procedural Pericardial Drain and Pericarditis – Colchicine, Steroids, Liposomal Bupivacaine and More – Dr. Abdi Raskeh
11:40 AM – 11:50 AM How to Manage Acute and Subacute Pericardial Effusions After LAA Closure Device Placement? – Dr. Ken Huber
11:50 PM – 12:15 PM Panel Discussion
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch Break
Chair – Dr. Vivek Reddy
Discussants – Dr. Basel Ramlawi and Dr. Claudio Tondo
1:00 PM – 1:10 PM Customizing Transseptal Access Based on Anatomy and Orientation of LAA – Dr. Moussa Mansour
1:10 PM – 1:50 PM Live Case
1:50 PM – 2:00 PM How Do You Manage Patients with Persistent LAA Filling Defect (Thrombus) More Anticoagulation or LAAO? - Dr. Jie Cheng
2:00 PM – 2:10 PM TEE is a Better Tool for Intraprocedural Management of LAA Closure Devices – Dr. Dr. Claudio Tondo
2:10 PM – 2:20 PM ICE is a Better Tool for Intraprocedural Management of LAA Closure Devices – Dr. Carlos Sanchez
2:20 PM – 2:30 PM Device Related Thrombus – Incidence, Mechanism and Implications to STE – Dr. Vivek Reddy
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM How to Manage DRT in Patients OAC Tolerant and Intolerant – Dr. Moussa Mansour
2:40 PM – 2:50 PM How to Manage LAAO Device Embolization – Dr. Jacqueline Saw
2:50 PM – 3:10 PM Panel Discussion
3:10 PM – 3:30 PM Break
Chair – Dr. Saibal Kar
Discussants – Dr. Rakesh Abdi and Dr. Vijay Swarup
3:30 PM – 3:40 PM LAA Reservoir Function and Impact of Exclusion Versus Occlusion – Dr. Rakesh Gopinathannair
3:40 PM – 3:50 PM Impact of LAA Exclusion – ANP, RAAS, And LAA Homeostasis – Dr. Randall Lee
3:50 PM – 4:30 PM Live Case
4:30 PM – 4:40 PM LAA Exclusion in Arrhythmia Rx – LAALA AF, Amaze and More – Dr. David Wilber
4:40 PM – 4:50 PM Epicardial LAA Exclusion for Poorly Controlled HTN in AF Patients. Where Does it Fit Along with Other Interventions? – Dr. Suneet Mittal
4:50 PM – 5:00 PM Economics of LAAO Program - The Organizational Perspective - Dr. Steven Manoukian
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Panel Discussion
Chair – Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
Discussants – Dr. Luigi Di Biase and Dr. Andrea Natale
7:10 AM – 7:20 AM I am Not an Implanting Physician – Which Patient Do I Send for Consideration of LAA Closure – Dr. Richard Wright
7:20 AM – 7:30 AM How Do You Manage a Patient with GI Bleeding – A Gastroenterologist Perspective – Dr. Raj Vuppalanchi
7:30 AM – 7:40 AM Thank Zeus for LAA Closure –Dr. David Thaler
7:40 AM – 7:50 AM Sub-Clinical Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Understanding the Connection – Dr. Andrea Russo
7:50 AM – 8:00 AM When Do you Consider LAAO in a Stroke/TIA/ICH Patient with AF? – Dr. Edip Gurol
8:00 AM – 8:10 AM Case-Based Learning – LAA Closure with WATCHMAN in a Patient with Multiple Strokes – Dr. Horst Sievert
8:10 AM – 8:30 AM In Non-Paroxysmal AF Patient LAA Endocardial Isolation with LAAO is a Better Strategy than LAA Epicardial Exclusion - Dr. Andrea Natale and Dr. Christopher Ellis
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Panel Discussion
8:50 AM – 9:10 AM Break
Chair – Dr. James Edgerton
Discussants – Dr. Jie Cheng and Dr. Moussa Mansour
9:10 AM – 9:20 AM Updates on Less Studied LAA Occlusion Devices – An Overview and Relevance (Includes Aegis/Occlutech/Prolipsis/Cardia/Acoredis and More – Dr. Horst Sievert
9:20 AM – 9:40 AM Debate: New Indications for LAA Closure: WATCHMAN/LAA Occluder Should be Done Along with AF Ablation in the Same Setting? Pro - Dr. Walid Saliba Con - Dr. Moussa Mansour
9:40 AM – 9:50 AM Anatomic Considerations for AtriClip – Mini-Thoracotomy/Vats/Open Approach - Dr. Justin Van Meeteren
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM AtriClip Recorded Case – Dr. Krzysztof Bartus
9:50 AM – 10:00 AM Post-Procedural Management of AtriClip – Pericarditis/Anticoagulation/Imaging - Dr. Basel Ramlawi
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Lariat Recorded Case – Dr. Randall Lee
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM WaveCrest Recorded Case – Dr. Andrea Natale
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM Panel Discussion
Chair – Dr. Jacqueline Saw
Discussants– Dr. Aloke Finn and Dr. Christopher Ellis
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM Conforma LAA Occlusion Device - Dr. Vivek Reddy
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM WATCHMAN Trials Update – Dr. Saibal Kar
11:40 AM – 11:50 AM Amplatzer Cardiac Plug Trials Update – Amulet IDE & More - Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
11:50 AM – 12:00 AM AtriClip, LAAOS III, Convergent and More – Treating AF and LAA at the same time – Dr. Felix Yang
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM Panel Discussion
12:20 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
Chair – Dr. Randall Lee
Discussants– Dr. Saibal Kar and Dr. Abdi Rasekh
1:00 PM – 1:10 PM What Other Data Does It Take for LAAO Indication Change from II A to I – Dr. Andrea Russo
1:10 PM – 1:20 PM WATCHMAN vs WATCHMAN FLX – What is Different and Better? – Dr. David Holmes
1:20 PM – 1:30 PM Feasibility and Safety of Same Day LAAO and TAVR/TMVR WATCHMAN-TAVR Study and More – Dr. Amar Krishnaswamy
1:30 PM – 1:40 PM Transitioning LAA Exclusion Technology from Clinical Trials to Market Place – Lessons From the Lariat, WATCHMAN and ACP Experience - Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
1:40 PM – 1:50 PM How to Build A Successful LAA Referral Program – Dr. Vijay Swarup
1:50 PM – 2:00 PM Role of Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Valvular Heart Disease and Atrial Fibrillation – Dr. Ajay Naik
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM Panel Discussion
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM Break
Chair – Dr. David Thaler
Discussants – Dr. Yoaav Krauthammer and Dr. Carlos Sanchez
2:40 PM – 2:50 PM A Pathologist Perspective on The Future of Stroke Prophylaxis, LAA Occluders and Tissue Specific Targets – Dr. Aloke Finn
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM AF Ablation, LAAO – Sequentially or Simultaneously and Why? – Dr. Claudio Tondo
3:00 PM – 3:10 PM Understanding NOACs in the 21st Century – Dual/Triple Therapy and Balancing AF and CAD – Dr. Michael Ezekowitz
3:10 PM – 3:20 PM My Patient Has an LAA Occluder And Had an Embolic CVA With No Evidence of Device Related Thrombus or Carotid Disease – What Do I Do? – Dr. David Holmes
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM Safety of External Cardioversion in Patients with LAA Exclusion – What Do We Know? – Dr. Amin Al-Ahmad
3:30 PM – 3:40 PM Understanding LAA Closure Device Related Erosions, Pumonary Vein and Mitral Valve Impingement - Dr. Apostolos Tzikas
3:40 PM – 3:50 PM Should LAA Exclusion be Performed Routinely in Patients that are High Risk for AF During Open Heart Surgery? – Dr. James Edgerton
3:50 PM – 4:10 PM Panel Discussion
Chair – Dr. David Holmes
Discussants – Dr. David Wilber and Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
4:10 PM – 5:20 PM My Most Challenging Cases –
Dr. Apostols Tzikas
Dr. Yoaav Krauthammer
Dr. Luigi Di Biase
5:20 PM Adjourn/Remarks
Chair – Dr. David Holmes Jr.
Discussant – Dr. Moussa Mansourand Dr. David Wilber
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
My Most Challenging Cases
5:00 PM
Adjourn/Remarks
ISLAA 2019
Date
March 8-9, 2019
(Friday to Saturday)
Venue
The Westin Crown Center
1 East Pershing Rd., Kansas City, MO 64108