CRT 2026
Late-Breaking Clinical Science
Tiziana Claudia Aranzulla, MD, MSc
Interventional cardiology
A.O. Ordine Mauriziano di Torino
Turin, Italy
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Bruce J. Rutkin, MD
Director of Structural Heart Disease
Northwell Health
Manhasset, New York, United States
Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Anastasios Apostolos, MD, MSc, PhDc
Clinical Fellow in Cardiology
Department of Cardiology, Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust,
London; First Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration Hospital, Athens, Greece
London, England, United Kingdom
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
David J. Cohen, MD, FSCAI
Director of Clinical and Outcomes Research
Cardiovascular Research Foundation
New York, New York, United States
Disclosure(s): Zoll Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Georges Ephrem, MD, MSc, FACP, FACC, FSCAI
Section Chief, Adult Congenital Heart Disease; Director, ACHD Interventions
Westchester Medical Center
White Plains, New York, United States
Disclosure(s): Philips Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Zoll Foundation: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Jason Foerst, MD
Medical Director of Structural Heart Program
Carilion Clinic
Salem, Virginia, United States
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Steven L. Goldberg, MD, FSCAI, FACC
Interventional Cardiologist
Three Crosses Regional Medical Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Monterey, California, United States
Disclosure(s): Abbott Labs: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Proctor (Ongoing); Cardiac Dimensions.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing)
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)
Armando Perez De Prado, MD. PhD
Head of Interventional Cardiology
Hospital Universitario de Leon, Spain
Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); BBraun: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Proctor (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Cordis: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); HeartFlow: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Iberhospitex: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); iVascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Medtronic: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Philips: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Shockwave: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); SMT: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Teleflex Inc, Biotronik: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Terumo: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Koki Shishido, MD
Director of Cardiology
Shonan Kamakura General Hospital
Kamakura, Japan
Disclosure(s): Abbott: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
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)