Overview

Join our experienced faculty to learn about the latest clinical evidence of Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) therapy as an alternative treatment to oral anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation, providing an a comprehensive overview including patient selection, imaging, transseptal access, step-by-step case and expert approaches in treating non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients with ablation and LAAC therapy.

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Programme

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CEST)
MODULE 1
Stroke Prevention in NVAF: Are We Getting It Right?

Moderators: Renate Schnabel & Philippe Garot 

Panel Facilitator: Maarten Vanhaverbeke 

Welcome by Boston Scientific: Brad Sutton

Session Introduction and Objectives Philippe Garot

  • Unmet Needs with OAC Renate Schnabel

  • The Patient PathwayPhilippe Garot

  • Panel Discussion - All

Patient Cases:

1. Failure of Efficacy: Stroke on OACArmando Perez de Prado

  • Panel Discussion All

2. Failure of Safety: CAA Federico Ronco

  • Panel Discussion All

3. Failure to Adhere: Patient's ChoiceSerge Boveda

  • Panel Discussion All

4. A Complex Case: The CKD Patient Giulio Molon

  • Panel Discussion All

Take Home Messages & ClosureRenate Schnabel and Philippe Garot




5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CEST)
MODULE 2
Optimising AF Management: Ablation and LAA Closure in Stroke Prevention

Moderators: Arian Sultan & Boris Schmidt

Panel Facilitator: Patrizio Mazzone

Welcome by Boston Scientific: Angelo Auricchio

Session Introduction and Objectives Boris Schmidt

1. OPTION-Study Patients: A New Indication?

  • Panel Discussion All

2. Ablation + LAAC: When to Do What? - Arian Sultan

  • A Sequential CaseFederico Ferraris

  • A Concomitant CaseAnte Anic

  • Panel Discussion All

3. Ablation After Occlusion: Practical Considerations Domenico Della Rocca

  • Panel Discussion All

4. Isolated LAA: What Now? - Dhiraj Gupta

  • Panel Discussion All

Take Home Messages & ClosureArian Sultan and Boris Schmidt




5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CEST)
MODULE 3
LAAC Tips & Tricks From Basic to Challenging Cases

Moderators: Liesbeth Rosseel & Gilles Rioufol

Operators: Dabit Arzamendi and Xavier Millán. CT analysis by Marcel Santaló

Panel Facilitator: Carmelo Grasso

Welcome by Boston Scientific: Emile Mehanna

Session Introduction and ObjectivesLiesbeth Rosseel & Gilles Rioufol

1. Planning by CCTAJens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk

  • Live-in-a-box: Patient Case & CT Measurements - Dabit Arzamendi

  • Panel Discussion All

2. Live-in-a-box - Access / Transseptal Puncture Dabit Arzamendi

  • Transseptal Puncture - Xavier Millán

  • Panel Discussion All

3. The Landing Zone: Simple vs Complex Anatomies - Xavier Iriart

  • Panel Discussion All

4. Live-in-a-box - Implantation Technique Dabit Arzamendi

  • Live-in-a-box - Assess Release Criteria Dabit Arzamendi

  • Releasing the Device in Simple & Complex Situations Ignacio Cruz

  • Panel Discussion All

Take Home Messages & ClosureGilles Rioufol & Liesbeth Rosseel




LAAC Summit Online 2024 Faculty

Renate Schnabel

Renate Schnabel
Chair
University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, DE

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Philippe Garot

Philippe Garot
Chair
Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy, FR

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Arian Sultan

Arian Sultan
Chair
University Heart Center Cologne, Cologne, DE

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Boris Schmidt

Boris Schmidt
Chair
CCB, Frankfurt, DE

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Liesbeth Rosseel

Liesbeth Rosseel
Chair
Algemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis, Aalst, BE

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Gilles Rioufol

Gilles Rioufol
Chair
Civils Hospices of Lyon, Lyon, FR

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Serge Boveda
Serge Boveda

Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, FR

Giulio Molon
Giulio Molon

IRCCS Sacro Cuore, Negrar, IT

Armando Perez de Prado
Armando Perez de Prado

University Hospital of Leon, Leon, ES

Federico Ronco
Federico Ronco

University of Padua, Padua, IT

Maarten Vanhaverbeke
Maarten Vanhaverbeke

AZ Delta, Roeselare, BE

Ante Anic
Ante Anic

University Hospital Split, Split, HR

Dhiraj Gupta
Dhiraj Gupta

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH), Liverpool, UK

Federico Ferraris
Federico Ferraris

A.O.U. City of Health and Science of Turin, Turin, IT

Domenico Della Rocca
Domenico Della Rocca

University Hospital (UZ), Brussels, BE

Patrizio Mazzone
Patrizio Mazzone

San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, IT

Dabit Arzamendi
Dabit Arzamendi

Sant Pau Hospital, Barcelona, ES

Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk
Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk

Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DK

Xavier Iriart
Xavier Iriart

University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, FR

Ignacio Cruz Gonzalez
Ignacio Cruz Gonzalez

University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, ES

Carmelo Grasso
Carmelo Grasso

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele Presidio Ferrarotto, Catania, IT

Xavier Millan
Xavier Millan

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, ES