CRT 2026

Panel Discussion | Femoral Access for Large Bores

Moderator(s)

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  Christian Hengstenberg, MD

  Head of Department
  Medical University of Vienna
  Vienna, Austria

  Disclosure(s): Abbott Cardiovascular Systems: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Boston Scietific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
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  Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, FACS

  Co Founder and Chief PULSE CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE CHAIRMAN TEDCONGRESS CONSULTANT ARIZONA HEART INSTITUTE OSBORN MEDICAL CENTER
  Pulse Cardiovascular Institute
  Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.

Panel Discussant(s)

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  Itsik Ben-Dor, MD

  WHC
  MedStar Washington Hospital Center
  Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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  Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD

  Professor
  University of Hawaii John Burns School of Medicine
  San Diego, California, United States

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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  Brinder Singh Kanda, MD

  Interventional Cardiologist
  Richmond Heart and Vascular Associates, Virginia, United States

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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  Hady Lichaa, MD

  Interventional Cardiovascular Specialist
  Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital
  Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States

  Disclosure(s): Medtronic, Surmodics, Abbott Vascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
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  Giorgio A. Medranda, MD

  Structural Interventional Cardiologist
  Catholic Health
  Glen Cove, New York, United States

  Disclosure(s): GE Healthcare: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
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  Torrey Schmidt, DO

  Director, Pulmonary Embolism Interventional Program
  UPMC Harrisburg
  Enola, Pennsylvania, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.
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  Peter A. Soukas, MD, FSCAI

  Director, Vascular Medicine & Interventional PV Lab
  Brown University Health Cardiovascular Institute/ Brown Medical School
  Providence, Rhode Island, United States

  Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Endologix, Contego Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Penumbra, BD, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Philips, Shockwave, Gore, r3Vascular, Akura, Cagent Vascular, AcoArt, Contego Medical, InspireMD, AVS, Fastwave, .Cordis, Reva Medical,: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)