Advanced TAVR Symposium Agenda

The course comprises six sessions, with discussion and audience Q&A following each main topic.

Course Directors
Gorav Ailawadi, MD, MBA, Ann Arbor, MI
Michael A. Borger, MD, PhD, Leipzig, Germany
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, Boston, MA
Molly A. Szerlip, MD, Plano, TX

 
  Introduction
Gorav Ailawadi, MD, MBA, Ann Arbor, MI 
Michael A. Borger, MD, PhD, Leipzig, Germany

TAVR in Low-Risk Patients

Moderators: Michael A. Borger, MD, PhD, Leipzig, Germany, Joanna Chikwe, MD, FRCS, Los Angeles, CA, and Mark J. Russo, MD, MS, New Brunswick, NJ

  What Is the Landscape of TAVR in 2021?
Vinod H. Thourani, MD, Atlanta, GA
  New AHA/ACC Guidelines – Class I Indication for 65-Year-Old Patient with Aortic Stenosis 
Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, Boston, MA
  TAVR for 65-Year-Old Patient with Tricuspid Aortic Stenosis – Surgeon’s Perspective
Vinayak N. Bapat, MD, London, United Kingdom
  TAVR for 65-Year-Old Patient with Tricuspid Aortic Stenosis – Interventional Cardiologist’s Perspective 
Susheel K. Kodali, MD, New York, NY
  Lifetime Management of Aortic Stenosis 
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, Boston, MA
  Live Discussion and Q&A 

Valve-in-Valve TAVR

Moderators: Anita R. Krueger, MD, Forth Worth, TX, and S. Christopher Malaisrie, MD, Chicago, IL

  Data on Valve-in-Valve TAVR 
Guilherme F. Attizzani, MD, Cleveland, OH
  Step-by-Step BASILICA Technique
Kendra J. Grubb, MD, MHA, Atlanta, GA
  TAV-in-TAV – What Do We Know? 
John G. Webb, MD, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  Balloon Valve Fracturing for All 
Keith B. Allen, MD, Kansas City, MO
  Live Discussion and Q&A 
  Break

Controversies in Bicuspid TAVR

Moderators: Gorav Ailawadi, MD, MBA, Ann Arbor, MI, and Karen M. Kim, MD, Ann Arbor, MI

  Guideline Recommendation for Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis 
Nimesh D. Desai, MD, PhD, Philadelphia, PA
  Is There a Need for a Different Classification? 
Pinak B. Shah, MD, Boston, MA
  TAVR for All Bicuspids 
Rajendra R. Makkar, MD, Los Angeles, CA
  Surgery for All Bicuspids 
Joseph E. Bavaria, MD, FRSC(Ed), Philadelphia, PA
  Do We Need a Randomized Control Study?
Michael J. Mack, MD, Plano, TX
  Live Discussion and Q&A 

Alternative Access for Surgeons: Which One Would You Choose?

Moderators: Walid Ben Ali, MD, PhD, Montreal, Canada, Ourania A. Preventza, MD, MBA, Houston, TX, and Basel Ramlawi, MD, Wynnewood, PA

  Transcarotid TAVR
Thomas Modine, MD, PhD, MBA, Lille, France
  Percutaneous Axillary TAVR 
James M. McCabe, MD, Seattle, WA
  Transinnominate TAVR 
Isaac George, MD, New York, NY 
  Transcaval TAVR
Adam Greenbaum, MD, Atlanta, GA
  Live Discussion and Q&A 
  Lunch/Industry Symposium

TAVR Explant – New Specialty for Cardiac Surgery

Moderators: Wilson Y. Szeto, MD, Philadelphia, PA, Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH, Houston, TX, and Jessica Forcillo, MD, MSc, MPH, Montreal, Canada

  What Are the Data on TAVR Explant?
Paolo Denti, MD, Milan, Italy
  Would TAVR Explant Change Your Point of View on TAVR in Low-Risk Patients?
Molly A. Szerlip, MD, Plano, TX
  Techniques of TAVR Explant: BAV 
Tom C. Nguyen, MD, San Francisco, CA
  Techniques of TAVR Explant: SEV 
Shinichi Fukuhara, MD, Ann Arbor, MI
  Techniques of Sutureless Valve Explant
Eric E. Roselli, MD, Cleveland, OH
  Live Discussion and Q&A 

Optimizing TAVR

Moderators: Marc P. Pelletier, MD, MSc, Cleveland, OH, and Thomas Walther, MD, PhD, Frankfurt, Germany

  Commissural Alignment – Replicating Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement-Like Results
Gilbert H.L. Tang, MD, MSc, MBA, New York, NY
  Cerebral Embolic Protection Device – Is It Needed?
Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, Cleveland, OH
  TAVR for Aortic Insufficiency – Is It Coming?
David A. Wood, MD, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  Future of TAVR – Upcoming Reiterations and New Devices
Michael J. Reardon, MD, Houston, TX
  Live Discussion and Q&A 
  Closing Remarks 
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, Boston, MA 
Molly A. Szerlip, MD, Plano, TX 

Schedule and speakers subject to change.