Michael J. Rinaldi, MD

Director Structural Heart Program
Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute/Atrium Health
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Dr. Rinaldi has worked as an interventional cardiologist with the Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute (SHVI) at Carolinas Medical Center / Advocate Health in Charlotte NC. He is the Director of the Structural Heart Program for SHVI and holds an appointment as Clinical Professor of Medicine for Wake Forest University. He holds expertise in the fields of coronary intervention and structural heart intervention including percutaneous mitral and tricuspid valve repair and replacement, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and left atrial appendage occlusion.

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Presentation(s):

• SETTING THE STAGE | ELIGIBLE PATIENTS, IMAGING, AND BEYOND

  Saturday, March 7, 2026
  2:00 PM - 3:10 PM EST

• Panel Discussion | Finding the Suitable Patient for TEER

  Saturday, March 7, 2026
  2:48 PM - 3:10 PM EST

• Panel Discussion | What Have We Learned from the Past 30 Years on the Pathophysiology of Cardiogenic Shock?

  Sunday, March 8, 2026
  9:04 AM - 9:25 AM EST

• Why Coronary CTA FFR CT Should Be First in Line From an Interventional Cardiologists Perspective - Case Based Illustration

  Sunday, March 8, 2026
  10:15 AM - 10:23 AM EST

• ESSENTIALS OF LAA CLOSURE TRIALS AND DEVICE UPDATE

  Sunday, March 8, 2026
  4:59 PM - 6:05 PM EST

• Panel Discussion | What Does the Future Hold for LAA Closure?

  Sunday, March 8, 2026
  5:47 PM - 6:05 PM EST

• Next Generation WATCHMAN | Design Features and IDE

  Monday, March 9, 2026
  5:24 PM - 5:32 PM EST

• Panel Discussion | Future of LAAO Closure

  Monday, March 9, 2026
  5:48 PM - 6:00 PM EST