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Session:: Medtech Mitral Tricuspid Valve and LAAO Regulatory Science Town Hall [Non-CME]

Panel Discussion | Knowledge Gap LAA Closure | Leaks, Imaging, DRT, Anticoagulation and More

Monday, March 9, 2026
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST
Location: International Ballroom East

    Moderator(s)

  • Andrew Farb, MD

    Chief Medical Officer, Office of Cardiovascular Devices
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Aaron V. Kaplan, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FNAI

    Professor of Medicine
    Dartmouth Health Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

    • Panel Discussant(s)

  • Haim Danenberg, MD

    Head of interventional cardiology
    Wolfson Medical Center
    Holon, Israel

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Creighton W. Don, MD

    Professor of Medicine/Cardiology Director of the Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart Fellowships
    University of Washington
    Seattle, Washington, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Srinivas Iyengar, MD

    Director, Structural Heart
    Boulder Heart at Anderson Medical Center (Boulder Community Health), Colorado, United States

    Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

  • Samir R. Kapadia, MD, FSCAI

    Chairman, Cardiovascular Medicine
    Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Devi G. Nair, MD , FACC, FHRS

    Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology
    St. Bernards Medical Center
    JONESBORO, Arkansas, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Christian Shults, MD

    Cardiac Surgeon
    MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Horst Sievert, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC

    Director
    CardioVascular Center Frankfurt CVC
    Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany

    Disclosure(s): Abbott, Ablative Solutions, Adona Medical, Akura Medical, Ancora Heart, Append Medical, Axon, Bavaria Medizin Technologie GmbH, BioRefine, Boston Scientific, Canon, Cardiac Dimensions, Cardiac Success, Cardimed, Cardionovum, Contego, Coramaze: Study honoraria, travel expenses, consulting fees to institution (Ongoing); Croivalve, CSL Behring LLC, CVRx, Dinova, Eclipse, Endobar, Endologix, Endomatic, Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., Hangzhou Nuomao Medtech, Holistick Medical, Intershunt, Intervene, Laminar, Lifetech, Magenta, Maquet Getinge Group, Metavention, Mitralix: Study honoraria, travel expenses, consulting fees to institution (Ongoing); Mokita, Myotec, Neurotronic, Novelrad, NXT Biomedical, Occlutech, Recor, Renal Guard, Shifamed, Terumo, Tonic Medical, Trilio, Trisol, TruLeaf, Vascular Dynamics, Vectorious Medtech, Venus, Venock, Vivasure Medical, Vvital Biomed, Whiteswell, Xenter: Study honoraria, travel expenses, consulting fees to institution (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):
Megan Coylewright, MD, MPH: Abbott Vascular, Edwards, Medtronic, Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Alleviant Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Recor Medical, Inc.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
Creighton W. Don, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Srinivas Iyengar, MD: Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Horst Sievert, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC: Abbott, Ablative Solutions, Adona Medical, Akura Medical, Ancora Heart, Append Medical, Axon, Bavaria Medizin Technologie GmbH, BioRefine, Boston Scientific, Canon, Cardiac Dimensions, Cardiac Success, Cardimed, Cardionovum, Contego, Coramaze: Study honoraria, travel expenses, consulting fees to institution (Ongoing); Croivalve, CSL Behring LLC, CVRx, Dinova, Eclipse, Endobar, Endologix, Endomatic, Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., Hangzhou Nuomao Medtech, Holistick Medical, Intershunt, Intervene, Laminar, Lifetech, Magenta, Maquet Getinge Group, Metavention, Mitralix: Study honoraria, travel expenses, consulting fees to institution (Ongoing); Mokita, Myotec, Neurotronic, Novelrad, NXT Biomedical, Occlutech, Recor, Renal Guard, Shifamed, Terumo, Tonic Medical, Trilio, Trisol, TruLeaf, Vascular Dynamics, Vectorious Medtech, Venus, Venock, Vivasure Medical, Vvital Biomed, Whiteswell, Xenter: Study honoraria, travel expenses, consulting fees to institution (Ongoing)