Expert Consensus on Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Overview

Review the recommendations from the SCAI/HRS Expert Consensus on Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Closure. Discuss patient selection, physician and institution requirements, and antithrombotic regimen recommendations. Understand the imaging recommendations and procedural complications related to LAAC.

Faculty and Program

	Jacqueline Saw, MD, FSCAI Introduction Moderator		David R. Holmes, MD, FSCAI Patient Selection Criteria Future Directions Moderator
	Clifford J. Kavinsky, MD, PhD, MSCAI Physician and Institutional Requirements for Performing LAAC		Dee Dee Wang, MD, FSCAI Peri-Procedural & Post-Procedural Imaging Recommendations for LAAC
	Brian C. Whisenant, MD, FSCAI Procedural Complications Related to LAAC: How to Avoid and Manage Them		James V. Freeman MD, MPH, MS Future Directions: Antithrombotic Regimen Recommendation Post-LAAC

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Abbott and Boston Scientific. No in-kind support was received.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Identify patients for LAAC
Recognize the physician and institutional requirements for performing LAAC
Describe peri-procedural & post-procedural imaging recommendations for LAAC
Discuss the complications related to LAAC, and how to avoid and manage them
Recognize the significance of peri-device leak and device-related thrombus

Accredited Continuing Education Information

Accreditation Statement
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
SCAI designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Successful Completion
Watch the content and complete the evaluation to obtain credit.

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand
	Access expires on 04/30/2025


Cost:	FREE


Credit Offered:	1.25 CME Credits 1.25 ABIM-MOC Points 1.25 Participation Credits