Panel Discussion | Consensus on Retrograde Approach

Sunday, March 8, 2026

9:49 AM - 10:05 AM EST

Location: CRT Center Stage

Moderator(s)

Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc

Interventional Cardiologist
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States

Disclosure(s): Dr. Azzalini received consulting fees from Teleflex, Abiomed, GE Healthcare, Reflow Medical, Shockwave Medical, Abbott, Boston Scientific, XyloCor Therapeutics, HeartFlow, and Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.; and owns equity in Reflow Medical.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
Rhian E. Davies, DO MS

Interventional Cardiology
WellSpan York Hospital
Annville, Pennsylvania, United States

Disclosure(s): Terumo: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Panel Discussant(s)

Sandeep Basavarajaiah, MBBS, MD, MRCP, FESC

Consultant Cardiologist
National Health Service

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD

Director, Center for Advanced Coronary Interventions
Minneapolis Heart Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Disclosure(s): SIS Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Terumo Corporation: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Debabrata Dash, MD, DM, FICC, FSCAI, FAPHA, , FACC, FESC

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Aster Hospital, Al Mankhool Dubai, UAE
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Craig Thompson, MD, MMSc

Director, Interventional Cardiology Hartford Healthcare Heart and Vascular Institute
Hartford Healthcare
Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Disclosure(s): kardion: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Medtronic, Inc.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Teleflex Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Terumo Corporation: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
On Topaz, MD

Professor of Medicine ,Duke University School of Medicine.
Duke University School of Medicine/Charles George VAMCCharles George Veterans Affairs MCCharles George Veterans Affairs MC
Biltmore Lake, North Carolina, United States

Disclosure(s): Angiodynamics/Auryon: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Masahisa Yamane, MD

Senior Advisor
Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Disclosure(s): Asahi Intecc, Japan: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):

Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc: Dr. Azzalini received consulting fees from Teleflex, Abiomed, GE Healthcare, Reflow Medical, Shockwave Medical, Abbott, Boston Scientific, XyloCor Therapeutics, HeartFlow, and Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.; and owns equity in Reflow Medical.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)

Rhian E. Davies, DO MS: Terumo: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Sandeep Basavarajaiah, MBBS, MD, MRCP, FESC: No financial relationships to disclose

Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD: SIS Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Terumo Corporation: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Debabrata Dash, MD, DM, FICC, FSCAI, FAPHA, , FACC, FESC: No financial relationships to disclose

Craig Thompson, MD, MMSc: kardion: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Medtronic, Inc.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Teleflex Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Terumo Corporation: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

On Topaz, MD: Angiodynamics/Auryon: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Masahisa Yamane, MD: Asahi Intecc, Japan: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)