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  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
    FDA Japan [Non-CME]
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
    FDA Japan [Non-CME]
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:00 AM - 11:45 AM EST
    Renal Denervation and Hypertension Therapies [Non-CME]
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:00 AM - 8:08 AM EST
    Science and Myths Behind Device-Based Technology
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Aloke V. Finn, MD – CVPath
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:00 AM - 9:10 AM EST
    RENAL DENERVATION TREATMENT FOR UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION | INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Michael J. Bloch, MD – Renown Institute for Heart and Vascular Health
    Moderator: David E. Kandzari, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Piedmont Heart Institute
    Moderator: Jie Wang, MD, PhD – Jiangsu Province Hospital
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:08 AM - 8:16 AM EST
    Understanding Benefits of Recently Approved Renal Denervation Devices
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Dmitriy N. Feldman, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM – Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:16 AM - 8:24 AM EST
    Latest Clinical Data to Support Use of RDN for Hypertension
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: David E. Kandzari, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Piedmont Heart Institute
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:24 AM - 8:32 AM EST
    How to Incorporate Renal Denervation into Clinical Practice in 2026
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Behnam N. Tehrani, MD – Inova Health System
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:32 AM - 8:40 AM EST
    Current Status of Renal Denervation in Europe | Who is Getting the RDN Therapy?
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Michael H. Joner, MD – Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:40 AM - 9:10 AM EST
    Case-in-a-Box | RECOR Paradise Ultrasound RDN System
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Moderator: Shon Chakrabarti, MD MPH – Recor Medical
    Panel Discussant: Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Megan Coylewright, MD, MPH – Essentia Health
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:10 AM - 9:18 AM EST
    Lecture Title to be Announced
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:10 AM - 11:45 AM EST
    RENAL DENERVATION | TECHNOLOGIES SESSION
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Justin E. Davies, MD, PhD – Imperial College London
    Moderator: David P. Lee, MD – Stanford University
    Moderator: Timir Paul, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI – University of Tennessee Health Science Center- Nashville, Ascension St. Thomas Hospital
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:18 AM - 9:26 AM EST
    Update on AVIM Therapy | A Pacemaker-Based Device for the Treatment of Hypertension
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Daniel Burkhoff, MD, PhD – Cardiovascular Research Foundation
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:26 AM - 9:34 AM EST
    Chemical Renal Denervation with Ethanol Clinical Trial Update
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:34 AM - 9:42 AM EST
    Renal Artery Cannulation and Stenting Skills for RDN
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: James Stephen Jenkins, MD – Ochsner Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:42 AM - 9:50 AM EST
    Our Experience with the Sonivie TIVUS RND Catheter
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: James P. Zidar, MD, FSCAI – University of North Carolina/Rex Healthcare
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:50 AM - 9:58 AM EST
    RDN in Patients With Impaired Renal Function Multi-Organ Arterial Denervation for the Treatment of Type Diabetes Mellitus and its Comorbidities (NECTAR IV Trial)
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Flavio Luciano Ribichini, MD – University of Verona Hospitals
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:58 AM - 10:06 AM EST
    Renal Denervation Step-By-Step | How to Perform a Safe and Effective Procedure
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Horst Sievert, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC – CardioVascular Center Frankfurt CVC
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:06 AM - 10:14 AM EST
    How to Build a Multispecialty Program to Evaluate, Treat Uncontrolled HTN and Incorporate RDN as a Complementary Therapy
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Herbert D. Aronow, MD, MPH – Henry Ford Health
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:14 AM - 10:22 AM EST
    Use of Renal Denervation in FMD and the Role of RDN in High-Risk Patients (BP Reductions in Stroke Patients, Hypertensive Urgencies)
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, FSCAI – Cleveland Clinic , Main Campus
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:22 AM - 10:30 AM EST
    Dietary and Pharmacologic Approaches to Hypertension Management in 2025 | What’s New and What’s Changed
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, MACC, FAHA, MASNC, FESC – University of Louisville
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:30 AM - 10:38 AM EST
    Future Directions for RDN | From Hypertension to AFib and Beyond
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:38 AM - 10:46 AM EST
    Debate | My Patient Has a Blood Pressure of 150/90 Despite 2 Maximally Dosed Medications – Time for Renal Denervation: Why Renal Denervation Should Be First Line Therapy
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Jeremy S. Bock, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Virginia Hospital Center Health
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:46 AM - 10:54 AM EST
    Debate | My Patient Has a Blood Pressure of 150/90 Despite 2 Maximally Dosed Medications – Time for Pharmacology Escalation
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Judith Veis, MD – Medstar Washington Hospital Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:54 AM - 11:02 AM EST
    Reimbursement Pathway for Renal Denervation | How Much and How to Get It
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    11:02 AM - 11:10 AM EST
    Pulmonary Artery Denervation for Pulmonary Hypertension secondary to Left Heart Disease
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Giora Weisz, MD – NewYork Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia University Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    11:10 AM - 11:18 AM EST
    Evolution of RDN From Science to Clinical Practice
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Alejandro Ricalde, MD – CITIC/ ABC MEdical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    11:18 AM - 11:48 AM EST
    Case-in-a-Box | Symplicity Spyral™ RF RDN System
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Vishal Kapur, MD – Mt Sinai Morningside, NYC
    Panel Discussant: Suhail Dohad, MD – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, FSCAI – Cleveland Clinic , Main Campus
    Panel Discussant: Alejandro Ricalde, MD – CITIC/ ABC MEdical Center
    Panel Discussant: Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    11:48 AM - 12:05 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | Future of Renal Denervation Studies and Clinical Implementation
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Justin E. Davies, MD, PhD – Imperial College London
    Moderator: David P. Lee, MD – Stanford University
    Moderator: Timir Paul, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI – University of Tennessee Health Science Center- Nashville, Ascension St. Thomas Hospital
    Panel Discussant: Herbert D. Aronow, MD, MPH – Henry Ford Health
    Panel Discussant: Flavio Luciano Ribichini, MD – University of Verona Hospitals
    Panel Discussant: Alejandro Ricalde, MD – CITIC/ ABC MEdical Center
    Panel Discussant: Judith Veis, MD – Medstar Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Giora Weisz, MD – NewYork Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia University Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    12:05 PM EST
    Adjourn
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:00 PM - 4:15 PM EST
    MedTech Aortic Valve and Regulatory Science Town Hall [Non-CME]
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:00 PM - 2:08 PM EST
    Clinical Perspective to Guide Controlled Trials for TAV-in-SAV, TAV-in-TAV and Bicuspid AS
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST
    LIFETIME MANAGEMENT OF AORTIC STENOSIS THV
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Vinayak Bapat, FRCS(CTh) – Abbott Northwestern Hospital & Minneapolis Heart Foundation
    Moderator: Kendra J. Grubb, MD – Medtronic
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:08 PM - 2:16 PM EST
    Lifetime Management | Academia Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Toby Rogers, MD, PhD – Georgetown University and MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:16 PM - 2:24 PM EST
    Statistical Considerations for Long-Term Follow-Up
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:24 PM - 2:32 PM EST
    Multivalular Disease Management Suggestions for Trial Design
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Jeffrey J. Popma, MD – CRF
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:32 PM - 3:15 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | TAVR Lifetime Management How to Study 3.0 THV
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Vinayak Bapat, FRCS(CTh) – Abbott Northwestern Hospital & Minneapolis Heart Foundation
    Moderator: Kendra J. Grubb, MD – Medtronic
    Panel Discussant: Michael J. Mack, MD – Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
    Panel Discussant: Jeffrey J. Popma, MD – CRF
    Panel Discussant: Michael J. Reardon, MD – Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
    Panel Discussant: Toby Rogers, MD, PhD – Georgetown University and MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Lars Sondergaard, MD – Abbott Structural Heart
    Panel Discussant: Jaime Wheeler, SVP Clinical Affairs – Edwards Lifesciences
    Panel Discussant: Changfu Wu, PhD – Food and Drug Administration
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:15 PM - 3:23 PM EST
    THV | State of the Field
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Helge Moellmann, MD – St.-Johannes-Hospital Dortmund
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST
    THV FOR AI
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, MSCAI – The Christ Hospital Health Network
    Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Health, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Moderator: Michael J. Reardon, MD – Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:23 PM - 3:31 PM EST
    THV for AI | Industry Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Duane Pinto, MD, MPH, FSCAI – JenaValve
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:31 PM - 4:15 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | What is the Next Step for THV for AI Management
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, MSCAI – The Christ Hospital Health Network
    Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Health, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Moderator: Michael J. Reardon, MD – Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
    Panel Discussant: Joao L. Cavalcante, MD, FACC – Alliina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute
    Panel Discussant: Santiago Garcia, MD – The Christ Hospital
    Panel Discussant: Sachin S. Goel, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
    Panel Discussant: Eberhard Grube, MD, MSCAI – University Hospital Bonn
    Panel Discussant: Helge Moellmann, MD – St.-Johannes-Hospital Dortmund
    Panel Discussant: Duane Pinto, MD, MPH, FSCAI – JenaValve
    Panel Discussant: Mark Reisman, MD, FACC – NYP Cornell
    Panel Discussant: Mark A. Turco, MD – RI Life Science Hub
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    4:15 PM EST
    Adjourn
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:00 PM - 5:50 PM EST
    Innovations HUB | 2026 Innovations [Non-CME]
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:00 PM - 2:08 PM EST
    Steps to be a Medical Innovator | You Don't Have to be Born This Way
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Gary M. Ansel, MD, FACC – Healthcare Inroads
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:00 PM - 3:32 PM EST
    INNOVATIONS IN 2025
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Steven R. Bailey, MD, MSCAI – LSU Health Shreveport
    Moderator: James B. Hermiller, MD, FACC, MSCAI – St. Vincent Medical Group
    Moderator: Stanton J. Rowe, PhD – Nidus Biomedical
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:08 PM - 2:16 PM EST
    The Long and Winding Road to Innovations
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc, MPH – Rambam Hospital/ Rambam Friends Organizations
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:16 PM - 2:24 PM EST
    Medical Device Innovation | From Concept to Clinical Application
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Nabil Dib, MD, MSc, FACC – Mercy Gilbert Medical Center/Dignity Health
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:24 PM - 2:32 PM EST
    Beyond Human | The AI revolution is Coming to the Cath Lab
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Nicolas Foin, MSc, PhD – Dhenin/ Duke-NUS Medical School
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:32 PM - 2:40 PM EST
    The Best Innovation From the ICI 2025
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD – Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:40 PM - 2:48 PM EST
    The Role of Clinician Inventor in Device Development
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Aaron V. Kaplan, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FNAI – Dartmouth Health Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:48 PM - 2:56 PM EST
    Sources of Funding for Early-Stage Medical Device and Digital Health Companies
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Gary Gershony, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA, FRCPC – John Muir Health Cardiovascular Institute
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    2:56 PM - 3:04 PM EST
    Lecture Title to be Announced
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:04 PM - 3:12 PM EST
    The Build to Buy Mode | The Deal Structure That is Changing MedTech
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Stanton J. Rowe, PhD – Nidus Biomedical
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:12 PM - 3:32 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | Challenges and Opportunities for Innovation in 2026
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Steven R. Bailey, MD, MSCAI – LSU Health Shreveport
    Moderator: James B. Hermiller, MD, FACC, MSCAI – St. Vincent Medical Group
    Moderator: Stanton J. Rowe, PhD – Nidus Biomedical
    Panel Discussant: Gary M. Ansel, MD, FACC – Healthcare Inroads
    Panel Discussant: Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc, MPH – Rambam Hospital/ Rambam Friends Organizations
    Panel Discussant: Nabil Dib, MD, MSc, FACC – Mercy Gilbert Medical Center/Dignity Health
    Panel Discussant: Nicolas Foin, MSc, PhD – Dhenin/ Duke-NUS Medical School
    Panel Discussant: Gary Gershony, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA, FRCPC – John Muir Health Cardiovascular Institute
    Panel Discussant: Aaron V. Kaplan, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FNAI – Dartmouth Health Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Panel Discussant: Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD – Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:32 PM - 3:40 PM EST
    ARTERICA | A New Nove Closure Technology
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, FACS – Pulse Cardiovascular Institute
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:32 PM - 4:55 PM EST
    INNOVATION IN THE CATH LAB
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Sam Chitsaz, MD FACC FSCAI – Sutter Health
    Moderator: Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD – Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:40 PM - 3:48 PM EST
    V-A ECMO Without The "A" | A New Approach to ECMO
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, MSCAI – Borgesd Heart Institute
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:48 PM - 3:56 PM EST
    Coronary Sinus Reducer | Existing Data and Ongoing Trials
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Dominic Allocco, MD, MS – Shockwave/Johnson & Johnson
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:56 PM - 4:04 PM EST
    The Aflux Device | A Novel Self-Expanding Coronary Sinus Reducer Device
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Jean-Michel Paradis, MD – Quebec Heart and Lung Institute
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    4:04 PM - 4:12 PM EST
    Access Sleeve for Radial and Brachial Access for Cardiac Catheterizaion
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    4:12 PM - 4:20 PM EST
    How to Use Social Media Successfully in Your Practice
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Jay Mohan, DO – McLaren Medical Group
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    4:20 PM - 4:28 PM EST
    The Future of Endovascular Robotics
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Ryan D. Madder, MD – Corewell Health
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    4:28 PM - 4:36 PM EST
    New Hybrid Imaging IVUS OCT High-Definition System
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Takashi Akasaka, MD, PhD – Nishinomiya Watanabe Cardiovascular Cerebral Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    4:36 PM - 4:55 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | Innovations in the Cath Lab
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Sam Chitsaz, MD FACC FSCAI – Sutter Health
    Moderator: Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD – Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Takashi Akasaka, MD, PhD – Nishinomiya Watanabe Cardiovascular Cerebral Center
    Panel Discussant: Dominic Allocco, MD, MS – Shockwave/Johnson & Johnson
    Panel Discussant: Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, MSCAI – Borgesd Heart Institute
    Panel Discussant: Ryan D. Madder, MD – Corewell Health
    Panel Discussant: Jay Mohan, DO – McLaren Medical Group
    Panel Discussant: Jean-Michel Paradis, MD – Quebec Heart and Lung Institute
    Panel Discussant: Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, FACS – Pulse Cardiovascular Institute
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    4:55 PM - 5:03 PM EST
    New Devices for Herart Failure
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD – Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    4:55 PM - 5:50 PM EST
    POTPOURRI OF CARDIOLOGY | INNOVATIONS IN HEART FAILURE AND STRUCTURAL HEART AI
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Nabil Dib, MD, MSc, FACC – Mercy Gilbert Medical Center/Dignity Health
    Moderator: Stanton J. Rowe, PhD – Nidus Biomedical
    Moderator: Robert S. Schwartz, MD, FACC, FSCAI – DeHaan Center for Medical Innovation
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    5:03 PM - 5:11 PM EST
    AI Medicine Use in CHF Management
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD – University of Hawaii John Burns School of Medicine
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    5:11 PM - 5:19 PM EST
    Physical Intelligence to Create New AI Realtime Clinical Decision Tools | A Family of SmartWire Technology From Xenter
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: William A. Gray, MD, FSCAI – Main Line Health
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    5:19 PM - 5:27 PM EST
    New Hybrid Imaging IVUS OCT High-Definition System
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Takashi Akasaka, MD, PhD – Nishinomiya Watanabe Cardiovascular Cerebral Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    5:27 PM - 5:35 PM EST
    Using Reduced Order CFD Models to Predict PVL and Visualize Prior to TAVR
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Lakshmi P. Dasi, PhD, FACC – Georgia Tech / Emory University
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    5:35 PM - 5:50 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | Potpourri of Cardiology - Innovations in Heart Failure and Structural Heart AI
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Nabil Dib, MD, MSc, FACC – Mercy Gilbert Medical Center/Dignity Health
    Moderator: Stanton J. Rowe, PhD – Nidus Biomedical
    Moderator: Robert S. Schwartz, MD, FACC, FSCAI – DeHaan Center for Medical Innovation
    Panel Discussant: Takashi Akasaka, MD, PhD – Nishinomiya Watanabe Cardiovascular Cerebral Center
    Panel Discussant: Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD – University of Hawaii John Burns School of Medicine
    Panel Discussant: Lakshmi P. Dasi, PhD, FACC – Georgia Tech / Emory University
    Panel Discussant: William A. Gray, MD, FSCAI – Main Line Health
    Panel Discussant: Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD – Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    5:50 PM EST
    Adjourn
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    8:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST
    BRS, DES and DCB Technologies [Non-CME]
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    8:00 AM - 8:08 AM EST
    Comparing DCB’s | Drug Design Matters – Preclinical
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Aloke V. Finn, MD – CVPath
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    8:00 AM - 9:20 AM EST
    DCB FOR CORONARY APPLICATIONS
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Bernardo Cortese, MD, FESC, FSCAI – University Hospitals
    Moderator: Ricardo A. Costa, MD, PhD – Institute Dante Pazzanese of Cardiology
    Moderator: Bruno Scheller, MD – University of Saarland
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    8:08 AM - 8:16 AM EST
    Leaving Less Behind | DCB to Reduce the Burden of Permanent Implants
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Bruno Scheller, MD – University of Saarland
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    8:16 AM - 8:24 AM EST
    Rationale of DCB in Complex Lesion Settings
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Bernardo Cortese, MD, FESC, FSCAI – University Hospitals
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    8:24 AM - 8:32 AM EST
    The Future of Drug-Eluting Treatments | A Look at PXTÂ Versus Sirolimus From Bench to Bedside
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    8:32 AM - 8:40 AM EST
    DCB for De Novo Coronary Disease
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Fernando Alfonso, MD – Hospital Univeritario La Princesa, Madrid
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    8:40 AM - 8:48 AM EST
    DCB in CTO & Bifurcation | A Hope or Hype
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Debabrata Dash, MD, DM, FICC, FSCAI, FAPHA, , FACC, FESC – Aster Hospital, Al Mankhool Dubai, UAE
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    8:48 AM - 8:56 AM EST
    Deep Dive Into the Concept Medical studies
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Bernardo Cortese, MD, FESC, FSCAI – University Hospitals
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    8:56 AM - 9:04 AM EST
    Combined DES and DCB for Complex Anatomies | Is It the Best Approach?
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Ricardo A. Costa, MD, PhD – Institute Dante Pazzanese of Cardiology
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    9:04 AM - 9:20 AM EST
    Panel Discussion | DCB for Coronary Applications
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Bernardo Cortese, MD, FESC, FSCAI – University Hospitals
    Moderator: Ricardo A. Costa, MD, PhD – Institute Dante Pazzanese of Cardiology
    Moderator: Bruno Scheller, MD – University of Saarland
    Panel Discussant: George Adams, MD MHS MBA FACC FSCAI – Cordis
    Panel Discussant: Fernando Alfonso, MD – Hospital Univeritario La Princesa, Madrid
    Panel Discussant: Debabrata Dash, MD, DM, FICC, FSCAI, FAPHA, , FACC, FESC – Aster Hospital, Al Mankhool Dubai, UAE
    Panel Discussant: Aloke V. Finn, MD – CVPath
    Panel Discussant: Brian Pullin, MS – FDA
    Panel Discussant: Ronald J. Solar, PhD, FESC – Renaissance Biomedical, Inc.
    Panel Discussant: Renu Virmani, MD – CVPath Institute, Inc.
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    9:20 AM - 9:28 AM EST
    Use of the AGENT DCB in the United States in the First Year After Approval
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    9:20 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    PARADE OF DCB PROGRAMS TECHNOLOGIES& STUDIES
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Fernando Alfonso, MD – Hospital Univeritario La Princesa, Madrid
    Moderator: Ricardo A. Costa, MD, PhD – Institute Dante Pazzanese of Cardiology
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    9:28 AM - 9:36 AM EST
    Selution De-Novo Study Results In-Depth
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Christian Spaulding, MD, PhD – European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    9:36 AM - 9:44 AM EST
    Selution DEB Versus DES for First DES | ISR Study Results In-Depth
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Donald E. Cutlip, MD, FACC – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    9:44 AM - 9:52 AM EST
    SeQuent Sirolimus DCB | Current Status
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Bruno Scheller, MD – University of Saarland
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    9:52 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    Hybrid PCI to Reduce the Stent Burden
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Luca Testa, MD, PhD, Professor of Cardiology – IRCCS Pol. S. Donato, Milan, Italy
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    10:00 AM - 10:08 AM EST
    Implantation Techniques and the Incidence of Lesion-Oriented Composite Outcome in Lesions Treated With Absorb BVS and/or Xience EES
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Ruben Yannick Gerold Tijssen, MD, PhD – St. Antonius Ziekenhuis Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    10:00 AM - 11:11 AM EST
    MORE ON DCB INDICATIONS
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Alexandre A. Abizaid, MD, PhD – Incor
    Moderator: Robert A. Byrne, MD, BCh, PhD – Mater Private Hospital, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    10:08 AM - 10:16 AM EST
    SCB vs PCB | Is There a Clinical Difference?
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Robert A. Byrne, MD, BCh, PhD – Mater Private Hospital, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    10:16 AM - 10:24 AM EST
    CAGE Free DCB for Denovo Trial Results and Implications
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Yoshinobu Onuma, MD, PhD – University of Galway
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    10:24 AM - 10:32 AM EST
    2026 | Standard of Care Treatment in BTK/CLI, POBA, DCB, BRS and DES
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Marianne Brodmann, MD – Medical University Graz
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    10:32 AM - 10:40 AM EST
    DCB Therapy of Vulnerable Coronary Plaques | The DeBUT LRP Study
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Bimmer Claessen, MD – Amsterdam University Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    10:40 AM - 10:48 AM EST
    12-Month Stratified Analysis by Lesion Length and Calcification from the SUCCESS Study | New Insights into a Sirolimus-Eluting Balloon in Real-World PAD Patients
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Thomas Zeller, MD – Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg - Bad Krozingen, University Clinic Freiburg, Germany
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    10:48 AM - 11:11 AM EST
    Panel Discussion | Will DCB Play a Role for Coronary Application in the US?
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Alexandre A. Abizaid, MD, PhD – Incor
    Moderator: Robert A. Byrne, MD, BCh, PhD – Mater Private Hospital, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
    Panel Discussant: Bimmer Claessen, MD – Amsterdam University Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Antonio Colombo, MD – Humanitas IRCCS
    Panel Discussant: Yoshinobu Onuma, MD, PhD – University of Galway
    Panel Discussant: Alejandro Ricalde, MD – CITIC/ ABC MEdical Center
    Panel Discussant: Ruben Yannick Gerold Tijssen, MD, PhD – St. Antonius Ziekenhuis Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
    Panel Discussant: Thomas Zeller, MD – Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg - Bad Krozingen, University Clinic Freiburg, Germany
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    11:11 AM - 11:19 AM EST
    7-Year Follow-Up of the COMPARE-ABSORB Trial
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Pieter C. Smits, PhD, FESC – CERC (Cardiovascular European Research Center)
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    11:11 AM - 12:30 PM EST
    BRS BIODEGRADABE POLYMERS BIOADAPTORS | IS THERE A FUTURE FOR THE TECHNOLOGY?
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Michael H. Joner, MD – Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
    Moderator: Yoshinobu Onuma, MD, PhD – University of Galway
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    11:19 AM - 11:27 AM EST
    BRS is a Game Changer for PAD Treatment Trial
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Sahil A. Parikh, MD, FSCAI – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    11:27 AM - 11:35 AM EST
    Caspar Magnesium Technology
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    11:35 AM - 11:43 AM EST
    Comparison Between "Leave Nothing Behind" Technologies | DCB and Bioadaptor
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: David Erlinge, MD, PhD – Lund University
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    11:43 AM - 11:51 AM EST
    OPN NC Balloon Results From the VICTORY Trial
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Ramesh Daggubati, MD, FACC, FSCAI – JW Ruby Memorial Hospital, West Virginia University
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    11:51 AM - 11:59 AM EST
    Impact of Dissection Volume on Angiographic Late Luminal Gain After DCB
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Yoshinobu Onuma, MD, PhD – University of Galway
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    11:59 AM - 12:30 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | BRS Biodegradable Polymers Bioadaptors | Is There a Future for the Technology?
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Michael H. Joner, MD – Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
    Moderator: Yoshinobu Onuma, MD, PhD – University of Galway
    Panel Discussant: Alexandre A. Abizaid, MD, PhD – Incor
    Panel Discussant: Robert A. Byrne, MD, BCh, PhD – Mater Private Hospital, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
    Panel Discussant: David Erlinge, MD, PhD – Lund University
    Panel Discussant: Sahil A. Parikh, MD, FSCAI – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Pieter C. Smits, PhD, FESC – CERC (Cardiovascular European Research Center)
    Panel Discussant: Ruben Yannick Gerold Tijssen, MD, PhD – St. Antonius Ziekenhuis Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
    Panel Discussant: Manish Doshi, PhD – Concept Medical
    Panel Discussant: Nicolas Foin, MSc, PhD – Dhenin/ Duke-NUS Medical School
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    12:30 PM EST
    Adjourn
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    Medtech Mitral Tricuspid Valve and LAAO Regulatory Science Town Hall [Non-CME]
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:10 PM EST
    Understanding the KCCQ in Valvular Heart
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Suzanne V. Arnold, MD – Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
    TRANSCATHETER TRICUSPID REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT DEVICES
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Azeem Latib, MD – Montefiore Medical Center
    Moderator: Changfu Wu, PhD – Food and Drug Administration
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:10 PM - 2:20 PM EST
    Helping to Define Equipoise in Tricuspid Valve Management
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Steven F. Bolling, MD – University of Michigan Hospital
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:20 PM - 2:30 PM EST
    Industry Perspectives on Tricuspid Valve Interventions in 2025
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Lars Sondergaard, MD – Abbott Structural Heart
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | The Direction of Future of Studies of Tricuspid Valve Interventions
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Azeem Latib, MD – Montefiore Medical Center
    Moderator: Changfu Wu, PhD – Food and Drug Administration
    Panel Discussant: Amr Abbas, MD – Corewell Health
    Panel Discussant: Suzanne V. Arnold, MD – Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
    Panel Discussant: Steven F. Bolling, MD – University of Michigan Hospital
    Panel Discussant: Maurice Sarano, MD – Minneapolis Heart Institute
    Panel Discussant: Lars Sondergaard, MD – Abbott Structural Heart
    Panel Discussant: Kevin G. Soucy, PhD – CardioMed Device Consultants, LLC
    Panel Discussant: Mark Reisman, MD, FACC – NYP Cornell
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:00 PM - 3:10 PM EST
    Valve-in-MAC
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Mayra E. Guerrero, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Mayo Clinic Hospital
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:00 PM - 4:10 PM EST
    TRANSCATHETER MITRAL VALVE THERAPIES | CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Vinayak Bapat, FRCS(CTh) – Abbott Northwestern Hospital & Minneapolis Heart Foundation
    Moderator: Steven F. Bolling, MD – University of Michigan Hospital
    Moderator: Changfu Wu, PhD – Food and Drug Administration
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:10 PM - 3:20 PM EST
    MAC Surgical Considerations
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Vinayak Bapat, FRCS(CTh) – Abbott Northwestern Hospital & Minneapolis Heart Foundation
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:20 PM - 3:30 PM EST
    Defining Equipoise in Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Versus Replacement
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Ori Ben-Yehuda, MD – University of California, San Diego
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:30 PM - 3:40 PM EST
    Win Ratio Analysis of Hierarchical Composite Endpoints for Structural Heart Interventions: Pros and Cons
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Andrew D. Althouse, PhD – Medtronic
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:40 PM - 4:10 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapies | Challenges and Opportunities
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Steven F. Bolling, MD – University of Michigan Hospital
    Moderator: Vinayak Bapat, FRCS(CTh) – Abbott Northwestern Hospital & Minneapolis Heart Foundation
    Moderator: Changfu Wu, PhD – Food and Drug Administration
    Panel Discussant: Andrew D. Althouse, PhD – Medtronic
    Panel Discussant: Ori Ben-Yehuda, MD – University of California, San Diego
    Panel Discussant: Jeff W. Chambers, MD, FSCAI, FACC – Metropolitian Heart and Vascular Institute
    Panel Discussant: Mayra E. Guerrero, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Mayo Clinic Hospital
    Panel Discussant: Elana Koss, MD – North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health
    Panel Discussant: Scott Lim, MD – University of British Columbia
    Panel Discussant: Kevin G. Soucy, PhD – CardioMed Device Consultants, LLC
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:10 PM - 4:20 PM EST
    LAA Closure Data Update and Remaining Knowledge Gaps
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Horst Sievert, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC – CardioVascular Center Frankfurt CVC
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:10 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    KNOWLEDGE GAPS IN LAA CLOSURE
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Aaron V. Kaplan, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FNAI – Dartmouth Health Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Moderator: Andrew Farb, MD – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:20 PM - 4:30 PM EST
    LAAO Industry Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | Knowledge Gap LAA Closure | Leaks, Imaging, DRT, Anticoagulation and More
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Andrew Farb, MD – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Moderator: Aaron V. Kaplan, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FNAI – Dartmouth Health Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Panel Discussant: Haim Danenberg, MD – Wolfson Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Creighton W. Don, MD – University of Washington
    Panel Discussant: Srinivas Iyengar, MD – Boulder Heart at Anderson Medical Center (Boulder Community Health)
    Panel Discussant: Samir R. Kapadia, MD, FSCAI – Cleveland Clinic
    Panel Discussant: Devi G. Nair, MD , FACC, FHRS – St. Bernards Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Christian Shults, MD – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Panel Discussant: Horst Sievert, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC – CardioVascular Center Frankfurt CVC
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    5:00 PM EST
    Adjourn
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST
    Innovation HUB | Best Innovation Competition
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:08 PM EST
    The Build to Buy Model | The Deal Structure That is Changing MedTech
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Stanton J. Rowe, PhD – Nidus Biomedical
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:00 PM - 2:48 PM EST
    A GREAT TIME FOR NEW INNOVATIONS
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Steven R. Bailey, MD, MSCAI – LSU Health Shreveport
    Moderator: Israel Barbash, MD – Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center
    Moderator: Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD – Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:08 PM - 2:16 PM EST
    Why you Should do an Early Value Analysis in Developing or Investing in a New Medical Device
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Gary M. Ansel, MD, FACC – Healthcare Inroads
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:16 PM - 2:24 PM EST
    NECTERO | Stabilizing Aneurysm Growth
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, FACS – Pulse Cardiovascular Institute
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:24 PM - 2:32 PM EST
    The Highest Score ICI 2025 Innovation Competition
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD – Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:32 PM - 2:40 PM EST
    A Dual Fenestrated Radial Access Sleeve for Radial and Brachial Access for Cardiac Catheterizaion Catheter-Based
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:40 PM - 2:48 PM EST
    First-in-Human Multicenter Experience Using a Novel Sheath Agnostic Radiofrequency Transseptal Wire
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Devi G. Nair, MD , FACC, FHRS – St. Bernards Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:48 PM - 2:56 PM EST
    Retrievable Scaffold Therapy | The Spur Elute Coronary Retrievable Scaffold System
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Kathleen E. Kearney, MD – University of Washington
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:48 PM - 5:30 PM EST
    CRT 2026 BEST INNOVATIONS COMPETITION
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Chair: Steven R. Bailey, MD, MSCAI – LSU Health Shreveport
    Co-Chair: Israel Barbash, MD – Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center
    Judge: Yuval Binur, PhD – Arsuf Global Partners
    Judge: Sam Chitsaz, MD FACC FSCAI – Sutter Health
    Judge: Nabil Dib, MD, MSc, FACC – Mercy Gilbert Medical Center/Dignity Health
    Judge: Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, MSCAI – Borgesd Heart Institute
    Judge: Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD – Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
    Judge: Stanton J. Rowe, PhD – Nidus Biomedical
    Judge: Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD – HRT- Heart Repair Technologies Inc.
    Judge: Mark A. Turco, MD – RI Life Science Hub
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    2:56 PM - 3:01 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:01 PM - 3:09 PM EST
    Smart Aortic Valve With Pacemaking Capabilities
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Eric Rytkin, MD, PhD – Northwestern University
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:09 PM - 3:14 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:14 PM - 3:22 PM EST
    Oct-shield Vulnerable Plaque Identification and Stabilization Catheter System
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD – University of Hawaii John Burns School of Medicine
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:22 PM - 3:27 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:27 PM - 3:35 PM EST
    LearUp | Driving MedTech Innovation Through Digital Technologies
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:35 PM - 3:40 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:40 PM - 3:48 PM EST
    SmartFlow | Percutaneous Venous Valve
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD – University of Hawaii John Burns School of Medicine
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:48 PM - 3:53 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    3:53 PM - 4:01 PM EST
    The TFX Platform | Reimagining Access for Complex Endovascular Procedures
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Charles Love
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:01 PM - 4:06 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:06 PM - 4:14 PM EST
    Assist@cor/The Phoenix Heart | We Assist Your Heart Until Full Recovery
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Werner Mohl, MD,PhD – Medical University Vienna
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:14 PM - 4:19 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:19 PM - 4:27 PM EST
    Illuminating the Nervous System With Transvascular Precision-Guided Technology
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:27 PM - 4:32 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:32 PM - 4:40 PM EST
    Capstan Compass Robotic System TM
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Santiago Garcia, MD – The Christ Hospital
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:40 PM - 4:45 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:45 PM - 4:53 PM EST
    Adaptive Coaptation for Treating TR | First Use of DUO Adapt
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Faculty: Marek Grygier
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:53 PM - 4:58 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    4:58 PM - 5:20 PM EST
    FINAL REFERRAL and PANEL DISCUSSION
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Chair: Steven R. Bailey, MD, MSCAI – LSU Health Shreveport
    Co-Chair: Israel Barbash, MD – Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center
    Judge: Yuval Binur, PhD – Arsuf Global Partners
    Judge: Sam Chitsaz, MD FACC FSCAI – Sutter Health
    Judge: Nabil Dib, MD, MSc, FACC – Mercy Gilbert Medical Center/Dignity Health
    Judge: Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, MSCAI – Borgesd Heart Institute
    Judge: Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD – Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
    Judge: Stanton J. Rowe, PhD – Nidus Biomedical
    Judge: Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD – HRT- Heart Repair Technologies Inc.
    Judge: Mark A. Turco, MD – RI Life Science Hub
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    5:20 PM - 5:30 PM EST
    JUDGES Announcement of BEST INNOVATION at CRT 2026
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Chair: Steven R. Bailey, MD, MSCAI – LSU Health Shreveport
    Co-Chair: Israel Barbash, MD – Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Monday, Mar 9th
    5:30 PM EST
    Adjourn
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST
    MedTech Regulatory Science Town Hall [Non-CME]
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:00 AM - 8:10 AM EST
    Academic Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, MSCAI – Mount Sinai
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:00 AM - 8:50 AM EST
    MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT FOR HIGH-RISK PCI AND SHOCK
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Mitchell Krucoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI – Duke University Medical Center/Duke Clinical Research Institute
    Moderator: Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:10 AM - 8:20 AM EST
    Industry Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Navin K. Kapur, MD, FSCAI FAHA FACC – Tufts Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:20 AM - 8:50 AM EST
    Panel Discussion | Mechanical Circulatory Support for High-Risk PCI and Shock
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Mitchell Krucoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI – Duke University Medical Center/Duke Clinical Research Institute
    Moderator: Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Suzanne J. Baron, MD, MSc – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Panel Discussant: Michael C. John, MPH
    Panel Discussant: Jeffrey J. Popma, MD – CRF
    Panel Discussant: Charles A. Simonton, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Abiomed a Johnson + Johnson MedTech Company
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:50 AM - 9:00 AM EST
    Academic Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Marianne Brodmann, MD – Medical University Graz
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:50 AM - 9:40 AM EST
    PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE DCB | UTILITY AND SAFETY
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Gary M. Ansel, MD, FACC – Healthcare Inroads
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    9:00 AM - 9:10 AM EST
    Industry Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    9:10 AM - 9:40 AM EST
    Panel Discussion | Peripheral Vascular Disease DCB, Utility and Safety
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Gary M. Ansel, MD, FACC – Healthcare Inroads
    Panel Discussant: Dorothy B. Abel, BSBME – Abel and Wolf Consulting
    Panel Discussant: Rafael Cavalcante, MD, PhD – Boston Scientific
    Panel Discussant: Gheorghe Doros, PhD, MBA – Baim Institute for Clinical Research; Boston University
    Panel Discussant: Aloke V. Finn, MD – CVPath
    Panel Discussant: Brian Pullin, MS – FDA
    Panel Discussant: Eleni Whatley, PhD – FDA
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    9:40 AM - 9:50 AM EST
    Academic Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Donald E. Cutlip, MD, FACC – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    9:40 AM - 10:30 AM EST
    PPMI NEW DEFINITIONS IN CLINICAL TRIALS
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Mitchell Krucoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI – Duke University Medical Center/Duke Clinical Research Institute
    Moderator: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    9:50 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    Industry Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Dominic Allocco, MD, MS – Shockwave/Johnson & Johnson
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EST
    Panel Discussion | PPMI New Definitions in Clinical Trials
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Mitchell Krucoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI – Duke University Medical Center/Duke Clinical Research Institute
    Moderator: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Panel Discussant: Rafael Cavalcante, MD, PhD – Boston Scientific
    Panel Discussant: Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, MSCAI – Mount Sinai
    Panel Discussant: Ernest Spitzer, MD – Cardialysis B.V.
    Panel Discussant: Eleni Whatley, PhD – FDA
    Panel Discussant: Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:30 AM - 10:40 AM EST
    Academic Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD – Stanford University
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EST
    ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DIGITAL HEALTH | DIGITIZING DATA – WHERE ARE WE WITH AI?
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Justin E. Davies, MD, PhD – Imperial College London
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:40 AM - 10:50 AM EST
    Industry Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Lakshmi P. Dasi, PhD, FACC – Georgia Tech / Emory University
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:50 AM - 11:20 AM EST
    Panel Discussion | Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health | Digitizing Data – Where are we With AI?
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Justin E. Davies, MD, PhD – Imperial College London
    Panel Discussant: Mona Advani, M.Sc., MBA – CardioMed Device Consultants
    Panel Discussant: Taylor Becker, PhD – The Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Panel Discussant: Yair Feld, MD, PhD – Tzafon Medical Center (Poriya)
    Panel Discussant: Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Nehal N. Mehta, MD, MSCE – The George Washington University
    Panel Discussant: Semih Oktay, PhD – Cardiomed Device Consultants
    Panel Discussant: Armando Perez De Prado, MD. PhD – Hospital Universitario de Leon
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    11:20 AM - 11:28 AM EST
    Innovations in Early Feasibility Studies | MDIC Playbook
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Chip Hance, BS, MBA – Regatta Medical
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    11:20 AM - 12:15 PM EST
    FROM EFS TO REAL WORLD DATA
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Andrew Farb, MD – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Moderator: Mitchell Krucoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI – Duke University Medical Center/Duke Clinical Research Institute
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    11:28 AM - 11:36 AM EST
    Academic Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Robert M. Califf, MD – Duke University School of Medicine
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    11:36 AM - 11:44 AM EST
    Industry Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Nick E. West, MA MD FRCP FESC FACC – Shockwave Medical
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    11:44 AM - 12:10 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | From EFS to Real World Data
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Moderator: Mitchell Krucoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI – Duke University Medical Center/Duke Clinical Research Institute
    Moderator: Andrew Farb, MD – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Panel Discussant: Joaquin E. Cigarroa, MD – OHSU Knight Cardiovascular Institute
    Panel Discussant: David Erlinge, MD, PhD – Lund University
    Panel Discussant: C. Michael Gibson, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Chip Hance, BS, MBA – Regatta Medical
    Panel Discussant: David F. Kong, MD, AM, DMT – Duke University
    Panel Discussant: Misti Malone, PhD – FDA
    Panel Discussant: Ernest Spitzer, MD – Cardialysis B.V.
    Panel Discussant: Rebecca Torguson, MPH – FDA
    Panel Discussant: Eric Vang, PhD, MPH – Medtronic, Inc
    Panel Discussant: Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    12:10 PM - 12:15 PM EST
    Session Wrap and Final Comments
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Speaker: Ron Waksman, MD, MSCAI – MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    12:15 PM EST
    Adjourn
    Location: International Ballroom East
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:00 AM - 12:50 PM EST
    Valve and Structural Innovation Pipeline [Non-CME]
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:00 AM - 8:08 AM EST
    Transcatheter Aortic Valve Repair for Aortic Regurgitation With the Cusper Device
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Yair Feld, MD, PhD – Tzafon Medical Center (Poriya)
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    DEVICES TO MANAGE AORTIC VALVE DISEASE
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Kendra J. Grubb, MD – Medtronic
    Moderator: Toby Rogers, MD, PhD – Georgetown University and MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:08 AM - 8:16 AM EST
    Leaflet Technologies | How Can We Make Tissue Better?
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:16 AM - 8:24 AM EST
    Venus Medtech Power X and Venus A Plus Self-Expanding Family of Valves
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Horst Sievert, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC – CardioVascular Center Frankfurt CVC
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:24 AM - 8:32 AM EST
    J-Valve for Aortic Regurgitation
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Michael J. Reardon, MD – Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:32 AM - 8:40 AM EST
    The Mierus Siegel TAVR System
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:40 AM - 8:48 AM EST
    Why DurAVR Might be an Important Addition to the TAVR
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Keith B. Allen, MD – St. Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:48 AM - 8:56 AM EST
    LagunaTech | Balloon Expandable Valve for Aortic Regurgitation
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Scott Lim, MD – University of British Columbia
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    8:56 AM - 9:04 AM EST
    Ozaki Procedure for Treatment of Aortic Valve Diseases
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Danny Chu, MD – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    9:04 AM - 9:12 AM EST
    The Myval Balloon Expandable THV | Insights Into the Landmark Randomized Controlled Trial
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD – University of Galway, Ireland
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    9:12 AM - 9:20 AM EST
    New Materials for Improved Hemocompatibility | The Solution for Valve Thrombosis?
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Stephanie Sellers, PhD – University of British Columbia
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    9:20 AM - 9:28 AM EST
    JenaValve Technology and Clinical Update
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Duane Pinto, MD, MPH, FSCAI – JenaValve
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    9:28 AM - 9:36 AM EST
    Avatar Device to Treat Aortic and Pulmonary Valve Disease
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Ignacio Lugones, MD PhD – Children's Hospital of Buenos Aires "Dr. Pedro de Elizalde"
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    9:36 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    Panel Discussion | Second- and Third-Generation Aortic Valve Systems Not Yet Approved in the US
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Kendra J. Grubb, MD – Medtronic
    Moderator: Toby Rogers, MD, PhD – Georgetown University and MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Keith B. Allen, MD – St. Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
    Panel Discussant: Danny Chu, MD – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Panel Discussant: Yair Feld, MD, PhD – Tzafon Medical Center (Poriya)
    Panel Discussant: Scott Lim, MD – University of British Columbia
    Panel Discussant: Ignacio Lugones, MD PhD – Children's Hospital of Buenos Aires "Dr. Pedro de Elizalde"
    Panel Discussant: Duane Pinto, MD, MPH, FSCAI – JenaValve
    Panel Discussant: Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD – University of Galway, Ireland
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:00 AM - 10:08 AM EST
    The Occlutech Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR) for Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Failure
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Hans R. Figulla, MD, PhD – Universitätsklinikum Jena
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EST
    PATENT FORAMEN OVALE AND LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUDERS
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Steven L. Goldberg, MD, FSCAI, FACC – Three Crosses Regional Medical Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Moderator: Andrew M. Goldsweig, MD, MS – Baystate Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:08 AM - 10:16 AM EST
    Clinical Update on a Novel Completely Extravascular Temporary Pacing Lead System
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Gary Gershony, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA, FRCPC – John Muir Health Cardiovascular Institute
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:16 AM - 10:24 AM EST
    Conformal | Design and Clinical Data on a Novel LAA Closure Device
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Aaron V. Kaplan, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FNAI – Dartmouth Health Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:24 AM - 10:40 AM EST
    Panel Discussion | Patent Foramen Ovale and Left Atrial Appendage Occluders
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Steven L. Goldberg, MD, FSCAI, FACC – Three Crosses Regional Medical Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Moderator: Andrew M. Goldsweig, MD, MS – Baystate Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Hans R. Figulla, MD, PhD – Universitätsklinikum Jena
    Panel Discussant: Gary Gershony, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA, FRCPC – John Muir Health Cardiovascular Institute
    Panel Discussant: Aaron V. Kaplan, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FNAI – Dartmouth Health Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:40 AM - 10:48 AM EST
    INNOVALVE | A New "TWIST" on TMVR
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:40 AM - 12:50 PM EST
    PULMONIC, TRICUSPID AND MITRAL INNOVATIONS
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Raoul I. Bonan, MD, FSCAI – Univerty of Montreal
    Moderator: Yair Feld, MD, PhD – Tzafon Medical Center (Poriya)
    Moderator: Steven L. Goldberg, MD, FSCAI, FACC – Three Crosses Regional Medical Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:48 AM - 10:56 AM EST
    Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With ChordArt
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Bruno Scheller, MD – University of Saarland
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    10:56 AM - 11:04 AM EST
    4C Solutions That Preserve the Native Mitral Valve | Technology and Clinical Trial Update
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    11:04 AM - 11:12 AM EST
    Chephea Technology and Clinical Update
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    11:12 AM - 11:20 AM EST
    Initial Experience With the TruLeaf Mitral Valve Replacement System
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Horst Sievert, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC – CardioVascular Center Frankfurt CVC
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    11:20 AM - 11:28 AM EST
    Trisol System update
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    11:28 AM - 11:36 AM EST
    Endocarditis | A Call to Action!
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Hans R. Figulla, MD, PhD – Universitätsklinikum Jena
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    11:36 AM - 11:42 AM EST
    New Pulmonic Valves and IVL in Pulmonary Interventions | An Update
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    11:42 AM - 11:50 AM EST
    DUO Coaptation Valve System for the Treatment of Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Wojtek Wojakowski, MD, PhD – Medical University of Silesia
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    11:50 AM - 11:58 AM EST
    Tricuspid Repair and Replacement | What is in the Pipeline?
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Horst Sievert, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC – CardioVascular Center Frankfurt CVC
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    11:58 AM - 12:06 PM EST
    Emerging Mitral and Tricuspid Technologists Early Stages
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Raoul I. Bonan, MD, FSCAI – Univerty of Montreal
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    12:06 PM - 12:14 PM EST
    Highlife Valve Technology | An Update
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    12:14 PM - 12:22 PM EST
    Emerging New Devices for Percutaneous Transcatheter Tricuspid Transcatheter Repair
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Ramon Quesada, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    12:22 PM - 12:30 PM EST
    Annuloplasty as the Base for Comprehensive Percutaneous Mitral Repair
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: David Meerkin, MBBS – Shaare Zedek Medical Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | Pulmonic, Tricuspid and Mitral Innovations
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Raoul I. Bonan, MD, FSCAI – Univerty of Montreal
    Moderator: Yair Feld, MD, PhD – Tzafon Medical Center (Poriya)
    Moderator: Steven L. Goldberg, MD, FSCAI, FACC – Three Crosses Regional Medical Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Panel Discussant: Georges Ephrem, MD, MSc, FACP, FACC, FSCAI – UTHSC
    Panel Discussant: Hans R. Figulla, MD, PhD – Universitätsklinikum Jena
    Panel Discussant: David Meerkin, MBBS – Shaare Zedek Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Ramon Quesada, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
    Panel Discussant: Bruno Scheller, MD – University of Saarland
    Panel Discussant: Wojtek Wojakowski, MD, PhD – Medical University of Silesia
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    12:45 PM - 12:50 PM EST
    Final Comments
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Toby Rogers, MD, PhD – Georgetown University and MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    12:50 PM EST
    Adjourn
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EST
    CMO Roundtable [Non-CME]
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    12:30 PM - 12:45 PM EST
    Keynote Lecture | FDA Topic to be Determined
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Keynote Speaker: Owen Faris, PhD – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EST
    CMO ROUNDTABLE
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Moderator: Jeffrey J. Popma, MD – CRF
    Moderator: Ron Waksman, MD, MSCAI – MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Panel Discussant: Rafael Cavalcante, MD, PhD – Boston Scientific
    Panel Discussant: Kendra J. Grubb, MD – Medtronic
    Panel Discussant: Navin K. Kapur, MD, FSCAI FAHA FACC – Tufts Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Duane Pinto, MD, MPH, FSCAI – JenaValve
    Panel Discussant: Mark Reisman, MD, FACC – NYP Cornell
    Panel Discussant: Nick E. West, MA MD FRCP FESC FACC – Shockwave Medical
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    12:45 PM - 1:00 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Moderator: Jeffrey J. Popma, MD – CRF
    Moderator: Ron Waksman, MD, MSCAI – MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Panel Discussant: Rafael Cavalcante, MD, PhD – Boston Scientific
    Panel Discussant: Kendra J. Grubb, MD – Medtronic
    Panel Discussant: Navin K. Kapur, MD, FSCAI FAHA FACC – Tufts Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Duane Pinto, MD, MPH, FSCAI – JenaValve
    Panel Discussant: Mark Reisman, MD, FACC – NYP Cornell
    Panel Discussant: Nick E. West, MA MD FRCP FESC FACC – Shockwave Medical
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    1:00 PM - 1:10 PM EST
    My Main Challenge Acting as a CMO
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    1:10 PM - 1:30 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Moderator: Jeffrey J. Popma, MD – CRF
    Moderator: Ron Waksman, MD, MSCAI – MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Panel Discussant: Rafael Cavalcante, MD, PhD – Boston Scientific
    Panel Discussant: Kendra J. Grubb, MD – Medtronic
    Panel Discussant: Navin K. Kapur, MD, FSCAI FAHA FACC – Tufts Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Duane Pinto, MD, MPH, FSCAI – JenaValve
    Panel Discussant: Mark Reisman, MD, FACC – NYP Cornell
    Panel Discussant: Nick E. West, MA MD FRCP FESC FACC – Shockwave Medical
    Innovation and Technology
  • Tuesday, Mar 10th
    1:30 PM EST
    Adjourn
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Innovation and Technology