LAA 2015

Physicians

450,- €

Students, Fellows, Nurses, Technicians (only possible with confirmation)

250,- €

Industry Professionals

950,- €

Abstract Presenter

250,- €

Friday,November 20th, 2015

07:00 - 18:30

Registration

07:00 - 08:00

Welcome coffee

08:00 - 10:15

Session 1 - LAA morphology and imagingModerator: Saibal Kar, MD / Shakeel A. Qureshi, MD / Bushra Rana, MD

LAA anatomy as it relates to LAA closure and different closure techniques: Demonstration of human heart specimens
tba

TEE before and during LAA closure: case based lecture
Bushra Rana, MD

3D TEE sizing of the ostium and matching device size by area
Martin W. Bergmann, MD

LAAC imaging – implantation of a Watchman with a micro-TEE
Martin Swaans, MD

Intraprocedural angiography without echo
Fabian Nietlispach, MD

Rotational angiography: one step forward
Tom De Potter, MD

TEE Follow-up: Thrombus and residual leak
Bushra Rana, MD

ICE guidance during LAA closure
Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk, MD

CT before and after LAA closure
Sergio Berti, MD

CT image analysis using Osirix
Apostolos Tzikas, MD

CT image analysis using 3mensio
Mark Spence, MD

Echonavigator
Sameer Gafoor, MD

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee & tea break

10:45 - 11:45

Session 2 - LAA closure with the LAmbre occluderModerator: Jai-Wun Park, MD / Yat-Yin Lam, MD

Device design and anatomical inclusion/exclusion criteria and LAmbre EU clinical trial results
Jai-Wun Park, MD

LAmbre: step by step and advances tips and tricks
Yat-Yin Lam, MD

Case Presentations and LAmbre China clinical trial results
He Huang, MD

11:45 - 13:00

Session 3 - LAA closure with the Watchman OccluderModerator: Saibal Kar, MD / David Foley, MD / Matthew Price, MD

Device design and anatomical inclusion/exclusion criteria
Saibal Kar, MD

Watchman: step by step and advances tips and tricks
Martin W. Bergmann, MD

Case examples
Peter Sick, MD

Case examples with Watchman Flex
Horst Sievert, MD

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch session and case presentations

Rationale of cerebral protection devices in left atrial appendage occlusion
Felix Meincke

Cross-sectional computed tomographic superior to 2D and 3D TEE for LAA characterization of size and therefor device selection
Dee Dee Wang

Deliverability, conformability and healing response of Watchman FLX LAAC device
Elena Ladich, MD

A comparison of 2-D and 3-D echocardiography imaging during percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAO)
Katarzyna Mitrega

A comparison of procedural and short-term clinical outcomes of left atrial appendage occlusion between amplatzer cardiac plug and Watchman device In patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: from korean multicenter registry
Seunghun Lee

14:00 - 15:00

Session 4 - LAA occlusion with the new AmuletModerator: Thorsten Lewalter, MD / Fabian Nietlispach, MD

Device design and anatomical inclusion/exclusion criteria
Apostolos Tzikas, MD

Amulet: step by step and advance tips and tricks
Thorsten Lewalter, MD

Interactive case examples; what do you think ?
KR Julian Chun , MD

Case example

· challenging anatomy- Chicken wing
Kevin P. Walsh, MD

· implanting Amulet using CT + ICE imaging
Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk, MD

15:00 - 16:00

Session 5 - Transpericardial LAA closure with the LARIAT deviceModerator: Neil Wilson, MD / Randall Lee, MD / Stefan Bertog, MD

Patient selection for the LARIAT procedure
Adam Greenbaum, MD

LARIAT step by step and recent device and technique modifications
Randall Lee, MD

What happens to the LAA after epicardial ligation?
Krzysztof Bartus, MD

Post procedural management after LARIAT
Abdi Rasekh, MD

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee & tea break

16:30 - 17:30

Session 6 - LAA closure with the WaveCrest OccluderModerator: Neil Wilson, MD / Sameer Gafoor, MD

Introduction of new design features of the Coherex WaveCrest LAA occlusion system
Marcus Sandri, MD

Recorded case
KR Julian Chun , MD

A challenging case with Coherex WaveCrest
Martin W. Bergmann, MD

Saturday, November 21st, 2015

07:00 - 18:00

Registration

07:00 - 08:00

Welcome coffee

08:00 - 10:00

Session 7 - Why and when to close the LAAModerator: Shakeel A. Qureshi, MD / Stefan Bertog, MD

Embryology, anatomy and function of the LAA
Krzysztof Bartus, MD

The rationale for LAA closure in 2015: bleeding risk, stroke risk – new data
Adam Greenbaum, MD

Indication for LAA closure

· current status and future perspectives - US view
Matthew Price, MD

· current status and future perspectives - EU view
tba

· current status and future perspectives - UK view
Jan Kovac, MD

Update on NOAC clinical trial data - Do NOACs obviate the need for LAA Closure?
Abdi Rasekh, MD

My real-life experience with LAA closure – how I convinced referrals and built a network
Patrizio Mazzone, MD

Live cases

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee & tea break

10:30 - 12:30

Session 8 - New clinical trial data AModerator: Neil Wilson, MD / David Foley, MD

Antithrombotic therapy after LAA closure: pathophysiology, clinical experience, trial results
Stefan Bertog, MD

The Watchman device - Latest data from the randomized clinical trials
Matthew Price, MD

The Watchman device - Latest data from real life registries
tba

Live cases

12:30 - 13:15

Lunch break

13:15 - 14:15

Session 9 - New clinical trial data BModerator: Shakeel A. Qureshi, MD / Stefan Bertog, MD

ACP and Amulet
Simon Lam, MD

LARIAT
Randall Lee, MD

A comparison of leak rates with the LARIAT versus the Watchman
Randall Lee, MD

Live cases

14:15 - 15:45

Session 10 - New LAA closure devices and techniquesModerator: Neil Wilson, MD / Stefan Bertog, MD / Sameer Gafoor, MD

Amplatzer Amulet
Kevin P. Walsh, MD

Lifetech
Yat-Yin Lam, MD

Occlutech
Jai-Wun Park, MD

PROLIPSIS
E.B. Sideris, MD

Watchman FLX – design and potential benefits of a new device
Saibal Kar, MD

First clinical experience with the Watchman FLX device
Marcus Sandri, MD

AtriClip (Atricure )
Nicolas Doll, MD

Cardia
Denis Haagen

Acoredis
Marcus Sandri, MD

Aegis
tba

Live cases

15:45 - 16:00

Coffee & tea break

16:00 - 18:00

Session 11 - Challenging cases and ComplicationsModerator: Shakeel A. Qureshi, MD / Neil Wilson, MD

Case 1
Sameer Gafoor, MD

Case 2
Simon Lam, MD

Case 3
Evgeniy Merkulov, MD

Live cases

Closing remarks and thank you
Horst Sievert, MD / Shakeel A. Qureshi, MD / Neil Wilson, MD