Friday, November 12, 2021
Live case transmission from Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt CVC
08:00 - 08:50 | Main room
Moderators: Shakeel Qureshi, Martin Bergmann
Panelists: Kevin Walsh, Mazen Albaghdadi, Lars Sondergaard
Online moderator: Dee Dee Wang
Discussion
Transseptal puncture
08:50 - 10:00 | Main room
Moderators: Habib Gamra, Martin Swaans
Panelists: Bushra Rana, Kevin Walsh, Ulf Landmesser, Karl-Heinz Kuck
Online moderator: Shakeel Qureshi
Fluoro-guided transseptal puncture >> Habib Gamra
Echo guidance for transseptal puncture (TEE and ICE) Bushra Rana
New devices for transseptal puncture >> Randy Lee
Subxiphoid pericardial access >> Randy Lee
Challenging cases - Case presentations >> Kevin Walsh
CT planning for transeptal puncture >> Dee Dee Wang
Discussion
New imaging techniques
10:20 - 11:35 | Main room
Moderators: Lars Sondergaard, Dee Dee Wang
Panelists: Matthew Daniels, Tom De Potter, Mazen Albaghdadi, Brian O’Neill
Online moderator: Alexander Sedaghat
New insight in LAAO preoperative planning >> Ole De Backer
Mini, micro, pediatric TEE: which one will replace traditional TEE? >> Martin Swaans
4D ICE: value proposition for application in large scale LAAO implantations >> Alok Sharma
Fusion imaging: real-world application and efficiency in clinical practice >> Alexander Sedaghat
Echo-Fluoro fusion imaging in left atrial appendage closure >> Amin Polzin
Dielectric imaging for all parts of the left atrium: ready for real-time? >> Apostolos Tzikas
Discussion
Opinions on current guidelines and recent and upcoming clinical trials
11:35 - 12:55 | Main room
Moderators: Apostolos Tzikas, Brian O’Neill
Panelists: Suneet Mittal, Karl-Heinz Kuck, Alexander Sedaghat
Online moderator: Nicolas Amabile
Guidelines
- European / American / African >> Apostolos Tzikas
- Asian / Australia >> Yat Yin Lam
Panel discussion
Recent and upcoming trials
- PINNACLE / Champion AF / Option trial >> Shephal Doshi
- Catalyst >> Vivek Reddy
- LAAOS III >> Richard Whitlock
- Amaze Trial >> Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
- Updates on other ongoing randomized trials >> Ulf Landmesser
Panel discussion
New indications to consider
13:25 - 14:50 | Main room
Moderators: Ole De Backer, Martin Bergmann
Panelists: Philippe Garot, Nicolas Amabile, Christoph Hammerstingl
Online moderator: Mazen Albaghdadi
Any evidence for percutaneous LAA closure in patients with ischemic stroke under oral anticoagulation? >> Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez
Percutaneous LAA closure in patients with a thrombus in the LAA: protective or high risk? >> Nicolas Amabile
Role of LAA in advanced forms of Atrial Fibrilation >> Suneet Mittal
Routine LAA closure in patients undergoing Afib ablation? >> Oussama Wazni
Debate: Should we combine LAA closure with other transcatheter valve therapy
- For >> Samir Kapadia
- Against >> Christoph Hammerstingl
LAA occlusion during cardiac surgery to prevent stroke >> Richard Whitlock
First- in- human experience with real-time 4D holographic therapy guidance as an intraprocedural tool for LAA occlusion >> Jacob Dutcher
Discussion
Live case transmission from Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
14:50 - 15:35 | Main room
Moderators: Martin Bergmann, Achille Gaspardone
Panelists: Dabit Arzamendi, Amin Polzin, Lars Sondergaard
Online moderator: Martin Swaans
Discussion
How to build and maintain a program
15:55 - 17:10 | Main room
Moderators: Shakeel Qureshi, Apostolos Tzikas
Panelists: Achille Gaspardone, Yat Yin Lam, Simon Lam, Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk, Hidehiko Hara, Yoshifumi Nakajima
Online moderator: Matthew Daniels
My checklist for starting a referral program >> Saibal Kar
My checklist for setting up a procedure >> Saibal Kar
My checklist for post-procedural management >> Saibal Kar
Panel discussion: international perspectives
Prevention and management of complications - case based learning
17:10 - 18:30 | Main room
Moderators: Saibal Kar, Brian O´Neill
Panelists: Philippe Garot, Kerstin Piayda, Tom De Potter, Matthew Daniels
Online moderator: Alexander Sedaghat
Device related thrombus >> Kerstin Piayda
Tamponade… but the device looks perfect >> Saibal Kar
Residual leak >> Shephal Doshi
Transcatheter removal of failed device >> Matthew Daniels
Is the AtriClip the “bail out” LAA exclusion of choice? >> Bart van Putte
Discussion
Saturday,November 13, 2021
E-poster presentations
07:00 - 08:00 | EXHIBITION AREA
Moderators: Brian O´Neill, Jason Rogers, Bushra Rana, Karin Nentwich, Ole De Backer, Dee Dee Wang, Kevin Walsh
Live case transmission from Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt CVC
08:00 - 09:00 | Main room
Moderators: Shakeel Qureshi, Christoph Hammerstingl
Panelists: Jason Rogers, Alexander Sedaghat, Lars Sondergaard
Online moderator: Ole De Backer
Discussion
Newer or less frequently used devices – case-based discussion
09:00 - 10:00 | Main room
Moderators: Thorsten Hanke, Randy Lee
Panelists: Ole de Backer, Karin Nentwich, Sergio Berti, Habib Gamra
Online moderator: Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro
LAmbre >> Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro
OMEGA >> Ole De Backer
Epicardial LAA exclusion in contraindicated OAC patients >> Karin Nentwich
Surgical devices >> Thorsten Hanke
Suture techniques >> Thorsten Hanke
Discussion
Case based learning: step by step and tips and tricks for commonly used devices
10:20 - 12:50 | Main room
Moderators: Randy Lee, Apostolos Tzikas
Panelists: Habib Gamra, Marek Grygier, Jan Kovac
Online moderator: Dabit Arzamendi
Watchman FLX
- Step by step >> Marek Grygier
- 3 different morphologies: Tips and tricks >> Jacqueline Saw
- My most challenging case >> Sergio Berti
Discussion
Amulet
- Step by step >> David Hildick-Smith
- The new steerable sheath for the Amulet device >> Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez
- 3 different morphologies: Tips and tricks >> Dabit Arzamendi
- My most challenging case >> Apostolos Tzikas
Discussion
LAmbre
- Step by step >> Xavier Freixa
- LAmbre FIM in USA >> Brian O´Neill
Discussion
Live case transmission from Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt CVC
13:20 - 14:20 | Main room
Moderators: Bushra Rana, Nicolas Amabile
Panelists: Jan Kovac, Suneet Mittal, Stefan Bertog
Online moderator: Martin Swaans
Discussion
Upcoming devices - keep an eye? Invest? Forget?
14:20 - 15:20 | Main room
Moderators: Saibal Kar, Sergio Berti
Panelists: Jason Rogers, Bushra Rana, Christoph Hammerstingl, Stefan Bertog
Facilitator: Kolja Sievert
Round table discussion: What are the advantages or disadvantages of each device
- SeaLA >> Horst Sievert
- Endomatic >> Horst Sievert
- Appligator >> Zachi Berger
- Laminar >> Jason Rogers
- Fidus LAA occluder >> Guangyuan Song
Discussion
Cathlab Café
13:20 - 15:20 | EXHIBITION AREA
GROUP 1
Moderators: Matthew Daniels, Marek Grygier
Presenters: Rodrigo Estevez-Loureiro, Radek Pracon, Moniek Maarse, Rodney Horton, Joelle Kefer, Carlo Briguori
GROUP 2
Moderators: Philippe Garot, Kevin Walsh
Presenters: Ashish Mohapatra, Kerstin Piayda, Giacomo Boccuzzi, Hatem El Shahawy, Simon MacDonald, Francesco Meucci
Live case transmission from Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt CVC
15:40 - 16:25 | MAIN ROOM
Moderators: Shakeel Qureshi, Dee Dee Wang
Panelists: Martin Swaans, Carsten Skurk, Philippe Garot
Online moderator: Matthew Daniels
Discussion
Prevention and management of complications – case-based learning
16:25 - 18:00 | Main room
Moderators: Shakeel Qureshi, Stefan Bertog
Panelists: Matthew Daniels, Marek Grygier, Brian O’Neill, Christoph Hammerstingl, Jan Kovac
Q&A moderator: Dee Dee Wang
Case presentations:
Surgical removal of failed device >> Gorav Ailawadi
Misplaced device >> Iqbal Malik
Periprocedural stroke >> Horst Sievert
Thrombus on thrombus >> Apostolos Tzikas
Pulmonary artery perforation >> Marek Grygier
My most challenging case >> Carsten Skurk
Device embolization >> Kolja Sievert
Discussion