Agenda
7:55 AM – 8:00 AM Opening Remarks - Dr. Andrea Natale & Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
Moderators: Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy & Dr. David Holmes, Jr.
Discussants: Dr. David DeLurgio & Dr. Ranjan Shetty
8:00 AM – 8:10 AM Understanding the LAA Anatomy – For Dense Selection, Implant Optimization & Post Op Care - Dr. Samuel Asirvatham
8:10 AM – 8:20 AM Pre Procedural 2D/3D/4D TEE Imaging for Effective LAA Exclusion - Dr. Srikanth Vemulapalli
8:20 AM – 8:30 AM IsCT Imaging a Better Choice Alternative for LAAO for Pre and Post Procedural Assessment - Dr. Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM New Insights into Left Atrial Appendage Arrhythmogenicity & Thrombogenicity - Dr. Krzystof Bartus
8:40 AM – 8:50 AM Understanding Stroke Risk in Rheumatic AF and the Role of LAA Management - Dr. Yash Lokhandwala
8:50 AM – 9:10 AM Live Case - #1
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM Panel Discussion
Moderators - Dr. Devi Nair & Dr. Apostolos Tzikas
Discussants: Dr. Amin Al-Ahmad & Dr. Aloke Finn
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM Closure of Epicardial Device LAA Leaks - Acute and Long-Term Outcomes - Dr. Luigi Di Biase
9:40 AM – 9:50 AM Impact of LAA Exclusion - ANP, RAAS and LAA Homeostasis - Dr. Krysztof Bartus
9:50 AM – 10:10 AM Live Case - #2
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM Break
10:20 AM – 10:30 AM How to Prevent and Manage LAAO Device Embolization - Dr. Jacqueline Saw
10:30 AM – 10:40 AM LAA Exclusion in Arrhythmia Rx - LAALA AF, Amaze and More - Dr. Randall Lee
10:40 AM – 11:00 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. Walid Saliba/Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM Economics of LAAO Program - The Organizational Perspective - Dr. Steven Maniukian
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM Panel Discussion
11:30 AM – 11:35 AM Break
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Lunch - NON-CME Program (30 minutes over lunch)
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Break
Moderators - Dr. Rakesh Gopinathannair & Dr. Thomas Deering
Discussants: Dr. Randall Lee & Dr. James Freeman
12:30 PM – 12:40 PM Safe and Effective Dry Epicardial Access - Micro-Puncture, Epiep and More Practical Tips - Dr. Christopher Ellis
12:45 PM – 1:05 PM Live Case - #3
1:05 PM – 1:15 PM Best Practices Managing Post-Procedural Pericarditis & Plural Effusion – Colchicine, Steroids, Liposomal Bupivacaine and More - Dr. Rakesh Gopinathannair
1:15 PM – 1:25 PM How to Manage Acute and Sub-Acute Pericardial Effusions After LAA Closure Device Placement? - Dr. David Wilbur
1:25 PM – 1:45 PM Panel Discussion
Moderators - Dr. Vivek Reddy & Dr. Saibal Kar
Discussants: Dr. Moussa Mansour & Dr. Apostolos Tzikas
1:45 PM – 1:55 PM Customizing Transseptal Access & Sheath Type Based On Anatomy and Orientation of LAA - Dr. Brigeshwar Maini
1:55 PM – 2:15 PM Live Case #4
2:15 PM – 2:25 PM How Do You Manage Patients With Persistent LAA Filling Defect (Thrombus) - More Anticoagulation or LAAO? - Dr. Saibal Kar
2:25 PM – 2:35 PM Abridged Post LAAO OAC & DAP Prescription Is As Good As the IFU Guidelines - The Mt Sinai Experience - Dr. Srinivas Dukkipati
2:35 PM – 2:45 PM ICE is a Better Tool for Intraprocedural Management of LAA Closure Devices - Dr. Mohammed Alkhouli
2:45 PM – 2:55 PM How to Manage DRT in Patients OAC Tolerant and Intolerant - Dr. Devi Nair
2:55 PM – 3:15 PM Panel Discussion
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Break
Moderators - Dr. Andrea Natale & Dr. Srikanth Vemulapalli
Discussants: Dr. Walid Saliba & Dr. Kevin Thomas
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM Live - #5
3:50 PM – 4:05 PM The John Madden Memorial Founders' Lecture - Humble Beginnings in Percutaneous LAA Closure - Dr. Bernhard Meier
4:05 PM – 4:15 PM Post Implant Endothelialization - Impact On Closure and Leaks, Differences Amongst Various Techniques - Dr. Aloke Finn
4:15 PM – 4:25 PM Implications of Leaks on Systemic Thromboembolism and Long Term OAC/APT After LAA Occlusion - Dr. Amin Al-Ahmad
4:25 PM - 4:35 PM Half Dose NOACs After LAOO - TCAI Experience - Dr. Rodney Horton
4:35 PM – 5:00 PM Panel Discussion
Moderators - Dr. Jacqueline Saw & Dr. Jie Cheng
Discussants: Dr. Oussama Wazni & Dr. Boris Schmidt
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Cardio Neuro Team Approach and LAA Management - Dr. Moussa Mansour
8:10 AM – 8:20 AM How Do You Manage a Patient with Af & GI Bleeding? – with LAAO - Dr. Stephen Windecker
8:20 AM – 8:30 AM Sub-Clinical Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Understanding the Connection - Dr. Andrea Russo
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Live Case #1
8:50 AM – 9:00 AM Dementia in AF - Impact of Ablation, LAAO and More - Dr. Thomas Deering
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM Debate: Lariat Followed by RFA Versus Convergent Followed By RFA - What Is a Better Treatment Option for Persistent AF? Dr. David Delugio/Dr. Gansevoort Dunnington
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Panel Discussion
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM Break
Moderators - Dr. Thomas Deering & Dr. Brijeshwar Maini
Discussants: Dr. Jacqueline Saw & Dr. David Wilber
9:50 AM – 10:00 AM Novel LAA Closure Devices 1: Lambre and Left Ear - Dr Jie Cheng
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Live Case - #2
10:20 AM – 10:30 AM Novel LAA Closure Devices 2: Aurigen and Appligator - Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM Live Case - #3
10:50 AM – 11:00 AM Novel LAA Closure Devices 3: Seala and Sepiola - Dr. Horst Sievert
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM Conformal Device Recorded Case - Dr. Vivek Reddy
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM WaveCrest Recorded Case - Dr. Andrea Natale
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM Panel Discussion
Moderators - Dr. Mohammad Alkhouli & Dr. Andrew Farb
Discussants: Dr. Stephen Windecker & Dr. Las Sondergaard
11:40 AM – 11:50 AM Amaze and Other New Lariat Trials Update - Dr. Abdi Rasekh
11:50 AM – 12:00 AM WATCHMAN Trials Update - Dr. James V. Freeman
12:00 PM – 12:10 PM Amulet & Amplatzer Cardiac Plug Trials Update - Amulet IDE & More - Dr. Boris Schmidt
12:10 PM – 12:20 AM AtriClip, LAAOS III, Convergent and More – Treating AF and LAA at the Same Time - Dr. Andrew Sharmay
12:20 PM – 12:40 PM Panel Discussion
12:40 PM – 12:55 PM Break
12:55 PM - 1:25 PM Lunch - NON-CME Program (30 minutes over lunch)
1:25 PM - 1:40 PM Break
Moderators - Dr. Saibal Kar & Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
Discussants: Dr. Douglas Gibson & Dr. Anish Amin
1:40 PM – 1:50 PM What Other Data Should Be Generated In the LAA Space? - Dr. Andrew Farb
1:50 PM – 2:00 PM Design Enhancements Of the Next Generation LAAC Device: WATCHMAN FLX - Dr. Horst Sievert
2:00 PM – 2:10 PM Feasibility and Safety Of Same Day LAAO and TAVR/TMVR WATCHMAN-TAVR Study and More - Dr. Saibal Kar
2:10 PM – 2:20 PM Transitioning LAA Exclusion Technology From Clinical Trials To Market Place – Lessons From the Lariat, WATCHMAN and ACP Experience - Dr. David R,. Holmes, Jr.
2:20 PM – 2:30 PM Shared Decision Making - Reducing Disparities In LAA Management - Dr. Kevin Thomas
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM Managing AF Patient With PFO Closure/ASD - Role of Ablation, LAAO and PFO Closure Devices - Dr. Andrea Natale
2:40 PM – 2:50 PM Break
Moderators - Dr. Vijay Swarup & Dr. Andrea Russo
Discussants: Dr. Rodney Horton & Dr. Gansevoort Dunnington
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Live Case - #4
3:10 PM – 3:20 PM A Pathologist Perspective On The Future Of Stroke Prophylaxis, LAA Occluders and Tissue Specific Targets - Dr. Maria Romero
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM NOACs Versus LAAO - PRAGUE 17, Catalyst, Champion and More - Dr. Vivek Reddy
3:30 PM – 3:40 PM Understanding NOACs In the 21st Century – Dual/Triple Therapy and Balancing AF and CAD - Dr. Christine Albert
3:40 PM – 3:50 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 R. Holmes, Jr.
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM Cardioversion, Ablation and Other Interventions - What Should You Know? Dr. Apostolos Tzikas
4:00 PM – 4:10 PM Understanding LAA Closure Device Related Erosions, Pulmonary Vein and Mitral Valve Impingement and Delayed Effusions - Dr. Lars Sondergaard
4:10 PM – 4:20 PM Option Study - Background and Its Relevance To Clinical Practice - Dr. Oussama Wazni
4:20 PM – 4:30 PM Panel Discussion
Moderators - Dr. Srinivas Dukkipati & Dr. Christopher Ellis
Discussants: Dr. Abdi Rasekh & Dr. Mohamad Alkhouli
4:20 PM – 5:00 PM My Most Challenging Cases -
Dr. Douglas Gibson
Dr. Anish Amin
Dr. Vijay Swarup
Dr. Poojita Shivamurthy
5:00 PM. Adjourn/Remarks
ISLAA 2021
Date
April 17 - 18, 2021
(Saturday to Sunday)
Venue
Virtual Conference