2025 Scientific Sessions

Lessons From the Trenches: Real-World Challenges in Heart/Brain Interventions

This session focuses on the practical challenges encountered in heart/brain interventions, particularly in LAAO and PFO procedures. It aims to provide real-world insights through complex case scenarios, interactive discussions, and shared experiences. Attendees will learn about the decision-making processes involved in managing complications and unexpected challenges during these procedures. The session will cover topics such as the use of different imaging modalities, embolization and perforation risks, device-related thrombosis, residual leak management, and the varied presentations of PFOs. Through expert presentations and discussions, attendees will gain valuable strategies for optimizing patient outcomes in the context of heart/brain interventions.
New! SCAI/HRS LAAO Guidelines
Dr. Andrew Michael Goldsweig, MD, MS, FSCAI, University of Massachusetts - Baystate Medical Center, West Hartford, CT
Seeing Is Believing. CTA vs. TEE vs. ICE for LAAO and PFO
Omar Khalique, M.D., FSCAI, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center, Closter, NJ
Embolization Escapades: Securing the Unsecured
John M. Lasala, M.D., Ph.D., MSCAI, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Perforation Perils: Is LAAO Still a Risk?
Himanshu Agarwal, M.D., FSCAI, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Sealing the Deal: Mastering Residual Leak Management
Saibal Kar, M.D., FSCAI, Los Robles Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Different Faces of PFOs: They Are Not All the Same
Zahid C. Amin, M.D., MSCAI, Advent Hospital, Orlando, FL