CRT 2026

Panel Discussion | Can We and Should We Skip TEE for LAA Closure? Role of CT and ICE?

Moderator(s)

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  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
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  Antonio Frangieh, MD

  Medical Director Structural Heart Program, Associate Professor of Medicine
  University Of California Irvine
  Orange, California, United States

  Disclosure(s): Edward Lifesciences: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
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  Jacqueline Saw, MD

  Clinical Professor
  University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada

  Disclosure information not submitted.

Panel Discussant(s)

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  Karim Al-Azizi, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC

  Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
  The Heart Hospital, Baylor Scott & White Health Baylor Scott & White
  Frisco, Texas, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.
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  Haim Danenberg, MD

  Head of interventional cardiology
  Wolfson Medical Center
  Holon, Israel

  Disclosure information not submitted.
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  Chetan Huded, MD, MSc

  Associate Medical Director, Structural Intervention
  Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
  Kansas City, Missouri, United States

  Disclosure(s): Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Proctor (Ongoing)
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  Tai Pham, MD

  Assistant Clinical Professor
  University of California, Davis
  Sacramento, California, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.
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  Markus D. Scherer, MD

  Director Cardiac CT and Structural Heart Imaging
  Carolinas Medical Center/Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute/Advocate Health, United States

  Disclosure(s): Abbott: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); HeartFlow: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Laza Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Philips: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Siemens: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)