Agenda

Moderators: Garrett Wong, Aazib Khan
Panelists: Joe Kozina (pending), Pei-Hsui Huang, Irsa Munir, Thomas Smith

▶ Live Case #1 (Room 2): Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement — 45 min

Operators: Jeffrey Southard, Benjamin Stripe, Sabrina Evans

▸ TAVR Durability: What 5–8 Year Data Now Tell Us — structural valve deterioration rates, leaflet thrombosis/HALT, and implications for device selection.  [Garrett Wong]
▸ Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Aortic Regurgitation: Expanding TAVR Indications — dedicated devices, annular sizing challenges, and the shift toward treating AR.  [Pei-Hsui Huang]
▸ TAVR in Low-Risk and Younger Patients: Where Do We Draw the Line? — lifetime management framing, balancing durability concerns against earlier intervention.  [Joe Kozina, pending]
▸ General Anesthesia vs. MAC Sedation for TAVR — the anesthesiologist's perspective.  [Paul Frank]
▸ Coronary Re-Access After TAVR: Tips and Tricks — navigating supra-annular and tall-frame designs, catheter selection and engagement strategies, and planning ahead for the patient who will need PCI or a future valve-in-valve.  [Manoj Kesarwani]

Moderators: Arash Aryana, Munir Muhammad
Panelists: Jason Rogers, Aazib Khan, Tiffany Dong

▶ Live Case #2 (Room 1): 3D ICE Left Atrial Appendage Closure — 30 min

Operator: Gagan Singh

▸ LAAO vs. DOAC Head-to-Head: What CHAMPION-AF and OPTION Actually Changed — moving beyond the warfarin-comparator era to first-line LAAO questions; who's a candidate now and who isn't.  [Munir Muhammad]
▸ Post-Implant Antithrombotic Management: DAPT, Half-Dose DOAC, or Nothing? — practical algorithms for the referring cardiologist managing these patients afterward.  [Jason Rogers]
▸ Device-Related Thrombus and Peri-Device Leak: Surveillance and What to Do When You Find Them — how to image, when leak matters, and how to manage DRT in practice.  [Tai Pham]
▸ Patient Selection in the Real World: Bleeding, Falls, ESRD, and the “Too Sick for Anticoagulation” Referral — building a practical referral framework for the gray-zone patients general cardiologists actually see.  [Aazib Khan]

▶ Pre-Recorded Case: 3D ICE Interatrial Shunt for Heart Failure

Operator: Tai Pham

Discussion: Tai Pham, Shirin Jimenez, Nipun Bhandari, Thomas Smith

Moderators: Thomas Smith, Kapil Sharma
Panelists: Jason Rogers, Rupinder Brar, Pei-Hsui Huang, Swaiman Singh

▶ Live Case #3 (Room 2): Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Implantation — 60 min

Operators: Gagan Singh, Tai Pham, Edris Aman

▸ Caring for the Patient with Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation — when do I think about referring the patient?  [Rupinder Brar]
▸ Mitral TEER in 2026: Who Benefits and Who Doesn't — lessons from DMR to functional MR.  [Pei-Hsui Huang]
▸ When TEER Isn't Enough: Practical Decision-Making for TMVR and the Annulus-First Patient [Jason Rogers]
▸ Anesthesia and Sedation Strategy for Mitral and Tricuspid Intervention — the anesthesiologist's perspective.  [Al Jamal]
▸ Optimizing Your TEE Imaging Protocol for Patients Being Considered for Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Intervention [Thomas Smith]

Moderators: Thomas Smith, Haydee Garcia
Panelists: Kapil Sharma, Heather Donaldson, Edris Aman

▸ Experiencing structural heart care from the patient perspective
▸ Shared decision-making through lived experience
▸ How illness reshapes procedural conversations
▸ Audience Q&A

Moderators: Tai Pham, Swaiman Singh
Panelists: Surabhi Atreja, Haydee Garcia, Edris Aman

▶ Live Case #4 (Room 1): Percutaneous PFO Closure — 30 min

Operator: Jason Rogers

▸ Device-Based Hypertension Therapy to Help Valvular Heart Disease Patients  [Surabhi Atreja]
▸ PFO Closure Beyond Cryptogenic Stroke  [Tai Pham]
▸ Advantages of Implantable Remote Monitoring for Patients with Valvular Heart Disease  [Swaiman Singh]

Dedicated networking time with faculty, industry partners, and attendees.