Panel Discussion | More Retrograde

Sunday, March 8, 2026

11:43 AM - 12:05 PM EST

Location: CRT Center Stage

Moderator(s)

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)
Tarek Helmy, MD, FACC, MSCAI

Regional Chairman of the Cardiovascular Service Line
Trinity Health of New England
West Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Disclosure(s): Medtronic: proctor for TAVR (Ongoing)

Panel Discussant(s)

Sandeep Basavarajaiah, MBBS, MD, MRCP, FESC

Consultant Cardiologist
National Health Service

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Saroj Neupane, MD

Interventional Cardiologist
Banner University Medical Center
Phoenix , Arizona, United States

Disclosure(s): Shockwave Medial Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Teleflex Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Michael Ragosta, MD

Interventional Cardiologist
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Seung-Woon Rha, MD, PhD, FACC

Professor
Korea University Guro Hospital
Seoul, Republic of Korea

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Brett Wanamaker, MD

Associate Professor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Disclosure(s): Boston Scientifiic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Shockwave Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), 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):

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)

Tarek Helmy, MD, FACC, MSCAI: Medtronic: proctor for TAVR (Ongoing)

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

Saroj Neupane, MD: Shockwave Medial Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Teleflex Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Michael Ragosta, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Seung-Woon Rha, MD, PhD, FACC: No financial relationships to disclose

Brett Wanamaker, MD: Boston Scientifiic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Shockwave Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), 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)