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December 11, 2025

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7:30 am

REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Stern Auditorium

7:50 am

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

Sahil Khera, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD; Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD

8:00 am

Top Ten Advances in Transcatheter Valve Therapy 2024

Samin K. Sharma, MD

8:30 am
LIVE CASE 1 & 2 | TTVR and Valve-in-Ring TMVR

Transmission Site: The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Operators: Sahil Khera, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD; Bhavanadhar Penta, MD; Lucy M. Safi, DO; Samin K. Sharma, MD; Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD
Moderator: Isaac George, MD
Panel: Gorav Ailawadi, MD; Omar Khalique, MD; Akhil Narang, MD; Amit Vora, MD

SESSION I | MASTER CLASSES IN STRUCTURAL HEART INTERVENTIONS

Moderator: Gorav Ailawadi, MD

Panel: Isaac George, MD; Neil Fam, MD; Omar Khalique, MD; Amit N. Vora, MD; Steven J. Yakubov, MD

9:40 am

How to Image the Mitral and Tricuspid Valve to Make Transcatheter Interventions Reproducible and Efficient: The Imager’s Perspective

Akhil Narang, MD

9:50 am

How to Make Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Interventions Reproducible and Efficient: The Implanter’s Perspective

Neil Fam, MD

10:00 am

MAC and Mitral Disease: How Do I Decide What to Do? Surgery vs. Hybrid vs. Transcatheter?

Isaac George, MD

10:10 am

Beyond the Acronyms! All You Need to Know on Electrosurgery: BASILICA, UNICORN, LAMPOON, BATMAN, etc.

Jaffar M. Khan, MD, PhD

10:20 am

Multivalve Disease: How Do I Decide What to Do? Surgery vs. Transcatheter?

Gorav Ailawadi, MD

10:30 am

Panel Discussion

Audience Q&A

10:40 am
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
11:00 am
LIVE CASE 3 & 4 | Mitral TEER and TAV-in-SAV

Transmission Site: The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Operators: Sahil Khera, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD; Bhavanadhar Penta, MD; Lucy M. Safi, DO; Samin K. Sharma, MD; Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD
Moderator: Neil Fam, MD
Panel: Gorav Ailawadi, MD; Omar Khalique, MD; Akhil Narang, MD; Sean P. Pinney, MD; Steven J. Yakubov, MD

SESSION II | HOT TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE

Moderator: Omar Khalique, MD

Panel: Eberhard Grube, MD; Hasan Jilaihawi, MD; Jaffar M. Khan, MD, PhD; Sean P. Pinney, MD; Steven J. Yakubov, MD

12:10 pm

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR): The Holy Grail or Empty Promise?

Neil Fam, MD

12:20 pm

How to Choose the Right Valve for My Patient: What Factors to Consider?

Steven J. Yakubov, MD

12:30 pm

The Latest in the Treatment of Secondary MR: How Do GDMT and M-TEER Complement Each Other?

Sean P. Pinney, MD

12:40 pm

The Epidemic is Here! Redo-TAVR and The ABCs of Workup and Procedure

Hasan Jilaihawi, MD

12:50 pm

Panel Discussion

Audience Q&A

1:10 pm
LUNCH / VISIT EXHIBITS
1:50 pm
LIVE CASE 5 & 6 | TAV-in-SAV with Leaflet Modification and TAV-in-TAV

Transmission Site: The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Operators: Sahil Khera, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD; Bhavanadhar Penta, MD; Lucy M. Safi, DO; Samin K. Sharma, MD; Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD
Moderator: Steven J. Yakubov, MD
Panel: Eberhard Grube, MD; Hasan Jilaihawi, MD; Akhil Narang, MD; Amit N. Vora, MD

SESSION III | DEBATES AND CONTROVERSIES IN STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE

Moderator: Jaffar M. Khan, MD, PhD

Panel: Vinayak N. Bapat, MD; Omar Khalique, MD; Akhil Narang, MD; Steven J. Yakubov, MD

3:00 pm

DEBATE: TAVR is Preferred Over SAVR in the Lifetime Management of Young, Low-risk Patients

YES, We Can Do Redo-TAVR!:  Eberhard Grube, MD

NO, We Can Put a BIG Surgical Valve for TAV-in-SAV:  Vinayak N. Bapat, MD

3:10 pm

Panel Discussion

Audience Q&A

3:15 pm

DEBATE: EARLY-TAVR in Asymptomatic Severe AS: Will It Move the Needle?

YES, We Don’t Want Them to Die Early!:  Amit N. Vora, MD

NO, Beware of the Caveats:  Steven J. Yakubov, MD

3:25 pm

Panel Discussion

Audience Q&A

3:30 pm

DEBATE: Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (M-TEER) Should Now Be Considered in Patients with Symptomatic MODERATE Secondary MR

YES, Registry Data Are Sufficient:  Akhil Narang, MD

NO, A RCT Is Needed:  Gregg W. Stone, MD

3:40 pm

Panel Discussion

Audience Q&A

3:50 pm
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
4:10 pm
LIVE CASE 7, 8, 9 | Intra-Annular Self-Expanding TAV, Supra-Annular Self-Expanding TAVR, BMV

Transmission Site: The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Operators: Amit Hooda, MD; Sahil Khera, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD; Bhavanadhar Penta, MD; Lucy M. Safi, DO; Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD
Moderator: George D. Dangas, MD, PhD
Panel: Vinayak N. Bapat, MD; Abel Casso Dominguez, MD; Sunny Goel, MD; Akhil Narang, MD; Amit N. Vora, MD; Steven J. Yakubov, MD

SESSION IV | CASE PRESENTATIONS BY STRUCTURAL HEART FELLOWS

Moderator: TBD

Panel: Vinayak N. Bapat, MD; Anton Camaj, MD; Abel Casso Dominguez, MD; Sunny Goel, MD; Amit Hooda, MD; Hasan Jilaihawi, MD; Jaffar M. Khan, MD, PhD; Amit N. Vora, MD

5:15 pm

Case Presentations 1 - 5

5:55 pm

Concluding Remarks

Sahil Khera, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD; Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD

6:10 pm

Meeting Adjourned