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  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    1:50 PM – 5:45 PM ET
    Left Atrial Appendage Closure Forum
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Program Director: Megan Coylewright, MD, MPH – The Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute
    Program Director: Vivian Ng, MD – Columbia University Medical Center
    Program Director: Jacqueline Saw, MD – University of British Columbia
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    1:50 PM – 2:37 PM ET
    Live Case from MountainStar Heart Center at St. Mark's | Salt Lake City, UT
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Live Case Operator: Vamsee Yaganti, MD – SAINT MARK'S HOSPITAL
    Moderator: Ramon Quesada, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
    Moderator: Jacqueline Saw, MD – University of British Columbia
    Panel Discussant: Tarun Chakravarty, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Creighton W. Don, MD – University of Washington
    Panel Discussant: Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD – VCU School of Medicine
    Panel Discussant: Srinivas Iyengar, MD – Boulder Heart at Anderson Medical Center (Boulder Community Health)
    Panel Discussant: Sarkis Kiramijyan, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Adventist Health White Memorial
    Panel Discussant: Sunil V. Mankad, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Panel Discussant: Issam Moussa, MD – Carle Health / University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Panel Discussant: Tilak K. R Pasala, MD – The Cardiovascular Center of Florida
    Panel Discussant: Saurabh Sanon, MD, FACC – HCA - West Florida Division
    Panel Discussant: Zuyue Wang, MD – Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital, Baylor, Plano, TX
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    1:50 PM – 3:33 PM ET
    LAA CLOSURE IMAGING
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Samir R. Kapadia, MD, FSCAI – Cleveland Clinic
    Moderator: Ramon Quesada, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
    Moderator: Jacqueline Saw, MD – University of British Columbia
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    2:37 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    3D ICE Guided Protocol for LAAO
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Carlos E. Sanchez, MD – OhioHealth-Riverside Methodist Hospital
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    2:45 PM – 2:53 PM ET
    How to Perform a Safe and Adequate Transseptal for LAA Closure
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Saurabh Sanon, MD, FACC – HCA - West Florida Division
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    2:53 PM – 3:01 PM ET
    How to Use 2D/3D ICE image for LAA Assessment and Occlusion
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Creighton W. Don, MD – University of Washington
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    3:01 PM – 3:09 PM ET
    Novel Technologies for LAAC: How to Approach Challenging LAA Anatomy for Closure
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Jacqueline Saw, MD – University of British Columbia
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    3:09 PM – 3:17 PM ET
    Closure of Residual LAA Defects Post-Operatively
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Jonathan G. Schwartz, MD – Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute/Atrium Health
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    3:17 PM – 3:25 PM ET
    3D Watchman in Complicated Anatomies: Tips and Tricks
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Srinivas Iyengar, MD – Boulder Heart at Anderson Medical Center (Boulder Community Health)
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    3:25 PM – 3:33 PM ET
    CT Planning for Transseptal Puncture and Catheter Selection
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Devi G. Nair, MD , FACC, FHRS – St. Bernards Medical Center
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    3:33 PM – 3:41 PM ET
    Role of Epicardial LAA Exclusion in Afib Stroke Prevention
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Basel Ramlawi, MD – Lankenau Heart Institute
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    3:33 PM – 4:25 PM ET
    LAA CLOSURE II: TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Christine Chung, MD – University of Washington
    Moderator: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD – Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute and Research Foundation
    Moderator: Jonathan G. Schwartz, MD – Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute/Atrium Health
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    3:41 PM – 3:49 PM ET
    LAAC Complications and Management
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Ramon Quesada, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    3:49 PM – 3:57 PM ET
    Zero-Contrast Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion with the WATCHMAN FLX Device
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Tarun Chakravarty, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    3:57 PM – 4:05 PM ET
    Small Device Footprint Versus Anti-Thrombotic Coating
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Thomas Waggoner, DO, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, RPVI – US Heart & Vascular, Tucson Medical Center
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    4:05 PM – 4:13 PM ET
    New Technologies to Reduce DRT
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD – VCU School of Medicine
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    4:13 PM – 4:25 PM ET
    Anticoagulant Regimens Post-LAA Closure for Patients with High HAS-BLED Score
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Michael J. Rinaldi, MD – Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute/Atrium Health
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    4:25 PM – 4:37 PM ET
    OAC with LAAC: A New Potential Paradigm
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD – VCU School of Medicine
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    4:25 PM – 5:45 PM ET
    ESSENTIALS OF LAA CLOSURE TRIALS AND DEVICE UPDATE
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD – VCU School of Medicine
    Moderator: Michael J. Rinaldi, MD – Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute/Atrium Health
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    4:37 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    AMULET: Lessons from the Amulet Studies: Device Procedural Technique, Clinical Outcomes, and Ongoing Studies
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD – Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute and Research Foundation
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    4:45 PM – 4:53 PM ET
    Update on the WATCHMAN FLX Clinical Program
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD – VCU School of Medicine
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    4:53 PM – 5:01 PM ET
    Invagination of the LAA - A New Concept of LAA Closure
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Horst Sievert, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC – CardioVascular Center Frankfurt CVC
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    5:01 PM – 5:09 PM ET
    Conformal Self-Adaptable LAA Closure Device: Initial Clinical Experience
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: William A. Gray, MD, FSCAI – Main Line Health
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    5:09 PM – 5:17 PM ET
    WATCH TAVR – Results in Depth
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Samir R. Kapadia, MD, FSCAI – Cleveland Clinic
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    5:17 PM – 5:25 PM ET
    Is It Really More Difficult? Creating a More Optimal and Efficient AMULET Implantation
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Hemal Gada, MD – UPMC Central PA
    Valve and Structural
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    5:45 PM ET
    Adjourn
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Valve and Structural