2026 Scientific Sessions

Seal the Deal: The Modern Era of LAAO

This session offers a high-level update on structural heart disease interventions, highlighting recent advances, clinical data, and evolving strategies in transcatheter aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valve therapies, as well as LAAO and plug-based interventions. Expert-led discussions will explore current trends and future directions in SHD care.
Introductory Remarks
LAAO Outside the Box: New Frontiers in Patient Selection
Saibal Kar, M.D., FSCAI, Los Robles Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Clarity, Cost, and Clinical Impact: ICE vs. TEE
Karim Al-Azizi, MD, FSCAI, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Plano, TX
Mind the Gap: Leak and Thrombus Management in LAAO
Dr. Andrew Michael Goldsweig, MD, MS, FSCAI, University of Massachusetts - Baystate Medical Center, West Hartford, CT
Discussion