Panel Discussion: Can we and Should we Skip TEE for LAA Closure?

Saturday, February 25, 2023

11:47 AM – 12:10 PM ET

Panel Moderator(s)

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Preetham Kumar, MD

Director, Echocardiography laboratory
MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Jonathan G. Schwartz, MD (he/him/his)

Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute/Atrium Health

Disclosure(s): Abbott Inc: Advisor (Ongoing), Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Honoraria (Ongoing), Scientific Research Study Investigator (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Advisor (Ongoing), Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing), Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing), Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Scientific Research Study Investigator (Ongoing); Cordis Corporation: Advisor (Ongoing), Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Scientific Advisory Board (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences: Advisor (Ongoing), Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Honoraria (Ongoing), Scientific Research Study Investigator (Ongoing); Medtronic Inc: Advisor (Ongoing), Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing), Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Scientific Research Study Investigator (Ongoing); WL Gore & Associates: Advisor (Ongoing), Scientific Research Study Investigator (Ongoing)
Brijeshwar S. Maini, MD

Executice Chairman
East End Medical
Miamar, Florida, United States

Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display

Panel Discussant(s)

Creighton W. Don, MD

Professor of Medicine/Cardiology Director of the Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart Fellowships
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States

No relationships to disclose
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Jason Foerst, MD

Medical Director of Structural Heart Program
Carilion Clinic
Salem, Virginia, United States

Disclosure(s): Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consultant (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing)
Gabriel Maluenda, MD

Cath Lab Director
San Borja Hospital/University of Chile
Vitacura, Region Metropolitana, Chile

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Luis Augusto Palma Dallan, MD, PhD

Physician
InCor - Heart Institute - University of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

No relationships to disclose
Tilak K. R Pasala, MD (he/him/his)

Interim Director, Structural and Congenital Heart Center
Hackensack University Medical Center
Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States

Disclosure(s): Medtronic: Proctor (Ongoing); philips healthcare: Speakers' Bureau (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):

Preetham Kumar, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Jacqueline Saw, MD: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems: Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Educational Grant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Boston Scientific Corporation: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Educational Grant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Jonathan G. Schwartz, MD: Abbott Inc: Advisor (Ongoing), Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Honoraria (Ongoing), Scientific Research Study Investigator (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Advisor (Ongoing), Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing), Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing), Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Scientific Research Study Investigator (Ongoing); Cordis Corporation: Advisor (Ongoing), Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Scientific Advisory Board (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences: Advisor (Ongoing), Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Honoraria (Ongoing), Scientific Research Study Investigator (Ongoing); Medtronic Inc: Advisor (Ongoing), Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing), Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Scientific Research Study Investigator (Ongoing); WL Gore & Associates: Advisor (Ongoing), Scientific Research Study Investigator (Ongoing)

Brijeshwar S. Maini, MD: No relevant disclosure to display

Jason Foerst, MD: Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consultant (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing)

Gabriel Maluenda, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Tilak K. R Pasala, MD: Medtronic: Proctor (Ongoing); philips healthcare: Speakers' Bureau (Ongoing)