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CRT 2026

Valve and Structural

Session:: Electrophysiology and IC Left Atrial Appendage Closure Forum Joint Session [Non-CME]

LAA CLOSURE | TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Sunday, March 8, 2026

4:03 PM - 4:51 PM EST

Location: Georgetown

Moderator(s)

Stephen R. Ramee, MD, MS, FACC, MSCAI

Medical Director, LCMC Heart Valve Service
LSU Health Science Center New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Saurabh Sanon, MD, FACC

Regional Medical Director, Structural Heart Therapies
HCA - West Florida Division
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.
Jonathan Schwartz, MD

Enterprise Director of Cardiovascular Innovation, Structural Interventional Cardiologist
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, North Carolina, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular,: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific Corporation: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Cordis Corporation: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); CorFlow Therapeutics: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Edward Lifesciences: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Lifelens LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Philips: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Siemens: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); W. L. Gore and Associates, Inc.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):

Stephen R. Ramee, MD, MS, FACC, MSCAI: No financial relationships to disclose

Jonathan Schwartz, MD: Abbott Vascular,: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific Corporation: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Cordis Corporation: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); CorFlow Therapeutics: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Edward Lifesciences: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Lifelens LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Philips: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Siemens: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); W. L. Gore and Associates, Inc.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)