Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Should be a Quality Performance Measure in Adult Cardiac Surgery Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Introduction
This activity examines the clinical safety and efficacy of concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion for reducing ischemic stroke in AF patients, and evaluates optimal LAA surgical closure techniques. The lectures are complemented with interactive moderated panel discussions.

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Agenda

Introduction: LAA and Stroke in AF Patients
Patrick McCarthy, MD

Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Obliteration: The Evidence before LAAOS III
Vinay Badhwar, MD

The Gift that Keeps on Giving; LAAOS III and LeAAPS
Richard Whitlock, MD, PhD

LAA Surgical Closure Techniques: Open and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Kathryn O’Keefe, MD

Moving the Needle in Michigan: Why closing the LAA is Quick, Safe, and Effective
Gorav Ailawadi, MD

Educational grant support provided by:
AtriCure

Joint Providership:
MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Ciné-Med

Faculty

Program Chair and Moderator
	Patrick McCarthy, MD Executive Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Vice President, Northwestern Medical Group Heller-Sacks Professor of Surgery Northwestern Medicine Chicago, IL
Presenters and Panelists
	Gorav Ailawadi, MD Chairman, and Helen F. and Marvin M. Kirsh Professor of Cardiac Surgery University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MI	Kathryn O’Keefe, MD Cardiothoracic Surgeon Surgical Director, LVAD and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program TriHealth Heart and Vascular Institute Cincinnati, OH
	Vinay Badhwar, MD Gordon F. Murray Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Executive Chair, WVU Heart & Vascular Institute West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	Richard Whitlock, MD, PhD Professor, Surgery McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada