Aortic Stenosis for Life: Planning the First Valve and the Last (An Open Forum)

Case Presentation with Panel Discussion: Young Patient With Severe Aortic Stenosis

Nick Amoroso, M.D., FSCAI, Molly Szerlip, M.D., FSCAI

Awards and Grant Winners, Member and FSCAI Inductions, and MSCAI Ceremony

J. Dawn Dawn Abbott, MD, MSCAI

Breakfast Program: Cath Lab Safety Reimagined—From Policy to Practice (CME)

The ALARA+ Coalition Toolkit: Empowering Safer Practices in the Cath Lab

Islam Abudayyeh, M.D., FSCAI

From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Navigating the Landscape Radiation Protection Technologies

Morton J. Kern, M.D., MSCAI

The Price of Protection: Evidence and Economics in Radiation Safety Reform

Anna Bortnick, M.D., Ph.D., FSCAI

Panel Discussion

Building and Managing a Structural Program: Get Your Questions Answered

Introductory Remarks

Innovation to Implementation: Making the Business Case for New Device Technologies

Michael N. Young, MD, FSCAI

Leveraging the EMR and Role of Artificial Intelligence: Early Disease Detection and Referral

Sammy Elmariah, M.D., FSCAI

Discussion

Mapping Out Your Resources: How and Who to Ask (Stenographers, Anasthesiologists, Space, Etc.)

Megan Coylewright, M.D., FSCAI

Addressing Geographic Disparities: Improving Access to Care

Triston B. B. J. Smith, M.D., FSCAI

Case-Based Management of Structural Heart Complications: Valve-Specific and Beyond

Introductory Remarks

Aortic Valve Complications: Coronary Occlusion, Valve Embolization, or Rupture

Frederick G. P. Welt, M.D., FSCAI

Mitral Valve Complications: Leakage Dilemmas in TMVR/Repair – A Case of Paravalvular Peril

Chet S. Rihal, M.D., MSCAI

Tricuspid Valve Complications: Afterload Agonies in TTVR/Repair – A Case of Right Heart Strain

Nick Amoroso, M.D., FSCAI

Case-Based TAVR Challenges: Strategies for Special Populations in Structural Heart Interventions

Introductory Remarks

Valve-in-Valve TAVR: Rescuing Degenerated Bio Prostheses

Ranya Sweis, M.D., FSCAI

TAVR in Small Aortic Annuli: Maximizing Flow in Confined Spaces

Jessica Forcillo, MD

Early TAVR in Asymptomatic Patients: Preempting Progression

Dr. Giorgio A. Medranda, MD, FSCAI

Discussion

Featured Round Table with Dr. Elazer Edelman, Dr. Martin Leon, and Dr. Renu Virmani: Molecular Engineering to Bedside Innovation

Round Table Discussion

Sahil A. Parikh, MD, FSCAI

Founders' Lecture: What I Have Learned from Examination of Cases of Sudden Coronary Death

Founders' Lecture Introductory Remarks

Sahil A. Parikh, MD, FSCAI

Founders' Lecture: What I Have Learned from Examination of Cases of Sudden Coronary Death

Renu Virmani, M.D.

From Symptoms to Solutions: Strategic Timing in Tricuspid Regurgitation Management

Introductory Remarks

The Art and Science of Patient Selection

Anita W. Asgar, M.D., FSCAI

Optimizing Outcomes in Tricuspid Regurgitation: The Role of Medication and Pre-habilitation

Molly Szerlip, M.D., FSCAI

Imaging the Tricuspid Valve: A Multi Modal Approach to Transcatheter Planning

Omar Khalique, M.D., FSCAI

Discussion

Case Introduction: Patient with Severe TR

Gagan Singh, M.D., FSCAI

TTVR is the Right Option for this Patient

David J. Cohen, M.D., FSCAI

T-TEER is the Right Option for this Patient

Paul Dennis Mahoney, M.D., FSCAI

Case Conclusion & Discussion

Gagan Singh, M.D., FSCAI

Town Hall: Are Symptoms Worth the Money Without Hard Outcomes?

Michael J. Rinaldi, M.D., FSCAI

Hildner Lecture: How Vascular Biology and Quantum Dynamics Drove A Revolution in Cardiovascular Sciences & Intervention

Hildner Lecture Introductory Remarks

Sahil A. Parikh, MD, FSCAI

Hildner Lecture: How Vascular Biology and Quantum Dynamics Drove A Revolution in Cardiovascular Sciences & Intervention

Elazer R. Edelman, MD, Ph.D.

Keynote Presentation with Martin B. Leon, MD

Keynote Speaker Introductory Remarks

Sahil A. Parikh, MD, FSCAI

Medical Device Development: A Journey to Transform Patient’s Lives

Martin B. Leon, M.D.

Late Breaking Clinical Trials

Sirolimus Eluting Balloons for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome – Evidence from the SELUTION DeNovo Trial

Andy Ladwiniec, MD

Discussion

Antonio Colombo, M.D., MSCAI

AltaValve Early Feasibility Study: One-Year Outcomes with Atrial Fixation Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement

Konstantinos Voudris, M.D., Ph.D., FSCAI

Discussion

David J. Cohen, M.D., FSCAI

PROMISE III: 6-Month Clinical and Quality of Life Outcomes in CLTI Patients Treated with Transcatheter Arterialization of the Deep Veins

Mehdi H. Shishehbor, D.O., MPH, PhD, FSCAI

Discussion

Sahil A. Parikh, MD, FSCAI

Can Escalation Reduce Acute myocardial infarction Mortality In Cardiogenic Shock (CERAMICS)

Babar B Basir, DO, FSCAI

Trial Update: Clinically Important Subgroups from STEMI D2U

Norman Mangner

Discussion

Kate Kearney, M.D., FSCAI

Lunch Program: Repair and Replacement: Clinical Decision Making in the Modern Mitral Era

Case Presentations & Discussion: How do you Choose Between Repair and Replacement?

Neil Fam, MD, Vijay S Iyer, M.D., Ph.D., FSCAI, Gennaro Giustino, M.D., Pedro A Villablanca, M.D., FSCAI

Lunch Program: The End of Watchful Waiting—Long-Term TAVR Evidence and a New Proactive Paradigm (CME)

Introductory Remarks

Improving Patient Identification – No AS Patient Left Behind

Marie-France Poulin, MD, FSCAI

Discussion

Moving from Watchful Waiting to Proactive Management of Aortic Stenosis

Molly Szerlip, M.D., FSCAI

Discussion

The Latest Data on TAVR Durability: Lifetime Management

Reda Ibrahim

Discussion

Concluding Remarks

Mind the Gap: PFO, Stroke, and the Brain-Heart Connection

Introductory Remarks

Stroke of Genius? Revisiting the PFO Closure Debate

Dr. Andrew Michael Goldsweig, MD, MS, FSCAI

Echoes of Trouble: Imaging the PFO Right (and Wrong)

R. Jay Jay Widmer, M.D., Ph.D., FSCAI

How I Do It: A Contemporary Approach to PFO Closure

Jacqueline Saw, M.D., FSCAI

Panel Discussion: PFO Closure in 2025: More, Less, or Smarter?

Frederick G. P. Welt, M.D., FSCAI

Mitral Frontier: Replace, Repair, Rethink – One Case at a Time

On the Cutting Edge: Fundamentals of Transcatheter Electrosurgery

State of the Art: Landscape of Electrosurgical Techniques

Karim Al-Azizi, MD, FSCAI

Case and Step-by-Step: SESAME for LVOT Obstruction

James M. McCabe, MD, FSCAI

Where Do We Stand with Leaflet Modification: Electrosurgery and Dedicated Device Therapies

Paul Dennis Mahoney, M.D., FSCAI

Case: Hybrid BASILICA and UNICORN

Tanush Gupta, MD, FSCAI

Discussion

Patchwork Precision: Modern Approaches to Peri-Device Leak and Pseudoaneurysm Closure

Introductory Remarks

Nuts and Bolts: Landscape of ASD/VSD Devices, Coil, and Plugs

Ignacio Inglessis-Azuaje, M.D., FSCAI

Case: Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm: To Coil or Not to Coil?

Srini Potluri, M.D., FSCAI

Approach to Paravalvular Regurgitation: When to Revalve and When to Plug

Paul Dennis Mahoney, M.D., FSCAI

Case: Step-by-Step Approach to Mitral PVL Closure

Chet S. Rihal, M.D., MSCAI

Presidential Address by J. Dawn Abbott, MD, MSCAI, President 2026-2027

Transition of Leadership and Presidential Address by J. Dawn Abbott, MSCAI, President 2026-2027

J. Dawn Dawn Abbott, MD, MSCAI

SCAI Town Hall & Hat Day Group Photo

SCAI Town Hall

Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI

Seal the Deal: The Modern Era of LAAO

Introductory Remarks

LAAO Outside the Box: New Frontiers in Patient Selection

Saibal Kar, M.D., FSCAI

Clarity, Cost, and Clinical Impact: ICE vs. TEE

Karim Al-Azizi, MD, FSCAI

Mind the Gap: Leak and Thrombus Management in LAAO

Dr. Andrew Michael Goldsweig, MD, MS, FSCAI

Discussion

State of the SHD (Structural Heart Disease) Union

Introductory Remarks

State of the Union: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Interventions

David A. Wood, M.D.

Discussion

State of the Union: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Interventions

Matthew Cavender, M.D.

Discussion

State of the Union: Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Interventions

David J. Cohen, M.D., FSCAI

Discussion

State of the Union: LAAO and other Plug Based Interventions

Jacqueline Saw, M.D., FSCAI

Discussion

Welcome to SCAI 2026 from Program Chair, Sahil Parikh, MD, FSCAI and Presidential Address by Srihari Naidu, MD, MSCAI, SCAI President 2025-2026, Award Presentations

Welcome to SCAI 2026!

Sahil A. Parikh, MD, FSCAI

Presidential Address

Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI

CAIC Remarks

Kevin Bainey, MD

SCAI Award Presentations: Helping Hearts Lifetime Service Award

Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI

2026 Scientific Sessions

Structural Heart Disease