CRT 2026

Panel Discussion | How Important are TAVR Hemodynamics? What to do About It?

Moderator(s)

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  Ankur Kalra, MD

  Division Chief of Cardiology
  State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical Center University, New York, United States

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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  Kimberly A. Skelding, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI

  Division Chief of Cardiovascular Services
  RWJ Barnabas Health Jersey City
  ridgewood, New Jersey, United States

  Disclosure(s): Medtronic Cardiovascular: Proctor (Ongoing)

Panel Discussant(s)

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  Yousif Ahmad, MRCP, PhD

  Interventional/Structural Cardiologist and Director of Complex Coronary Intervention
  UCSF
  San Francisco, California, United States

  Disclosure(s): Shockwave Medical, Inc.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
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  Richard A. Anderson, MD

  Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
  Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
  Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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  Isaac George, MD

  Associate Professor of Surgery (in Medicine)
  New York Presbyterian - Columbia University Medical Center
  New York, New York, United States

  Disclosure(s): Atricure: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); BCI: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific Corporation: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); CardioMech: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); DurVena Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Medtronic Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); ZimmerBioMet: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
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  Elvin Kedhi, MD

  Director Intervention Cardiology
  McGill University Health Center
  Westmount/ Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
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  Stephanie Sellers, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  University of British Columbia
  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Disclosure(s): Abbott Labs: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Anteris: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); BDC Labs: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Corcym: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Excision Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Vivitro Labs: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
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  Gilbert H L Tang, MD, MSc, MBA

  Surgical Director, Structural Heart Program
  Mount Sinai Health System
  New York, New York, United States

  Disclosure(s): Abbott Structural Heart: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Anteris: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); JenaValve Technology Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Peija Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Philips: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Shenqi Medical Technology: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Shockwave Medical, Inc.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)