SCAI/HRS Clinical Practice Guidelines on Transcatheter Left Arial Appendage Closure (Joint Session)

Description

Explore the new SCAI/HRS Guidelines on Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) through illustrative case presentations and expert insights. This session will delve into conditional recommendations, emphasizing the need for a nuanced and shared decision-making approach, and conclude with a dynamic panel discussion addressing current knowledge gaps and a Q&A. A joint session with SCAI.

Learning Objectives

Summarize the recommendations and the evidence behind the guidelines.
Recognize scenarios where LAAC might be preferred over oral anticoagulation and vice versa.
Apply evidence-based recommendations on post-closure pharmacological and follow-up protocols.

Session Chair(s)

Christopher Ellis, MD
Julia Indik, MD, PhD

Presentation

How the Guidelines Were Created
Presenter(s): Edmond M. Cronin, MBChB

LAAC Technical Review: Uncovering the Evidence
Presenter(s): Jacqueline Saw, MD

SCAI/HRS LAAC Recommendations: An Overview
Presenter(s): Gerald V. Naccarelli, MD

Applying the Recommendations: A Case Based Discussion
Presenter(s): Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy, MBA, MD

Applying the Recommendations: A Case Based Discussion
Presenter(s): Jacqueline E. Joza, MD, MS

Disclosures

Edmond Cronin:

Medtronic (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Medtronic (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)

Jacqueline Saw:

Abbott (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Abbott (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Boston Scientific (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
Boston Scientific (Conference support - Conference support for VanSCAD)
Abbott (Conference support - Conference support for VanSCAD)
Baylis Medical Company (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
W.L. Gore & Associates (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
FEops (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)

Gerald Naccarelli:

Acesion (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
InCarda Therapeutics (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
Milestone (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Sanofi (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)

Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy:

Medtronic,Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
AtriCure, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Abbott (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Biosense Webster, Inc. (Speakers' Bureau - Speaking and Teaching)

Jacqueline Joza:

Medtronic,Inc. (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)

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Education Framework

Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias
-- AFib and Flutter - LA Apendage Management
-- 136. Know the indications, contraindications, and complications associated with left atrial (LA) appendage occlusion and closure.

Summary


Availability:	No future session


Cost:	FREE


Credit Offered:	No Credit Offered