29

Sep

2020

17:30

BST

Webinar

Emerging Clinical Evidence on Left Atrial Appendage Closure: A Case-based Discussion

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Overview

LAA closure (LAAC) is a proven alternative to oral anticoagulation for preventing stroke in patients with non-valvular AF. In the era of NOACs the clinical evidence is also emerging. Join the panelists to discuss the implications of current and future trials on clinical practice. A live case from the University Clinic Aarhus, Denmark will focus on intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) to guide the LAA closure procedure with the next generation device WATCHMAN FLX.

Faculty:


Ignacio Cruz

Ignacio Cruz


Jens Erik Nielsen Kudsk

Jens Erik Nielsen Kudsk


Prof Henning Ebelt

Prof Henning Ebelt


Marek Grygier

Marek Grygier


Tim Betts

Tim Betts


Caroline Kleinecke

Caroline Kleinecke

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Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the emerging evidence for the LAA closure therapy in the era of NOACs
  • Follow a live case with WATCHMAN FLX guided by ICE imaging
  • Learn how new workstreams with ICE can reduce the need for General Anaesthesia
  • Understand the benefits of combined procedures (AF Ablation + LAA closure) for patients
  • Learn about the trial design and endpoints of the OPTION trial and discuss the implication on clinical practice.
  • Understand how the new implantation technique of WATCHMAN FLX can optimize procedural results

Audience

  • Interventional Cardiologists and Electrophysiologists who would like to learn more about the growing evidence for the LAA closure therapy with WATCHMAN FLX
  • Non-invasive Cardiologists with an interest in the clinical evidence and the implications for the LAA closure therapy

Faculty Biographies


Ignacio Cruz

Ignacio Cruz

Prof Cruz is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Salamanca, Chief of Interventional Cardiology and Elected President of the Spanish Society of Interventional Cardiology. He is a leading and pioneering interventional cardiologist and the main driver behind the Salamanca-based interventional cardiology meetings. He is also highly involved in the research for structural intervention solutions. He is a true pioneer in the field of paravalvular leak closure and the driving force behind the HOLE-registry with 500 reported PVL cases.

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Jens Erik Nielsen Kudsk

Jens Erik Nielsen Kudsk

Jens Erik Nielsen Kudsk is a Professor of Cardiology and Head of Structural Heart Interventions at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. He has many clinical areas of interest, including structure heart (LAAC). Prof Nielsen Kudsk is widely published and has lectured internationally, including at leading congresses and events.

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Prof Henning Ebelt

Prof Henning Ebelt

Catholic Hospital 'St Johann Nepomuk', Erfurt, Germany

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Marek Grygier

Marek Grygier

Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland

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Tim Betts

Tim Betts

John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Prof Betts is a Consultant in Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Oxford Private Heart and Lung Centre at Nuffield Health Oxford, The Manor Hospital. He also works at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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Caroline Kleinecke

Caroline Kleinecke

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Key References

1. OPTION

https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/products/laac-system/option-clinical-trial.html

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03795298

2. ICE-LAA

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04196335

3. ASAP TOO

https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/products/laac-system/asap-too.html

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02928497