Surgical Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Is Anyone Listening?

Moderator(s)

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  Stefano Schena, MD, PhD

  Associate Professor of Surgery
  Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Medical College of Wisconsin
  Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
• 

  Jessica Rove, MD

  Associate Professor of Surgery
  University of Colorado
  Aurora, Colorado, United States

Presentations:

• 7:15am – 7:25am PT

  Long-Term Outcomes Following Early Discontinuation of Oral Anticoagulation After Left Atrial Appendage Ligation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
  

  Presenting Author: Nicholas J. Goel, MD – University of Pennsylvania
• 7:25am – 7:33am PT

  Robotic Ablation and LAA Management
  

  Invited Speaker: Arman Arghami, MD MPH – Mayo Clinic
• 7:33am – 7:41am PT

  Left Atrium or Two Atrial Ablation and a Clip: What Should be the Aim When Surgically Addressing AF?
  

  Invited Speaker: Ralph Damiano, Jr., MD (he/him/his) – Washington University School of Medicine
• 7:41am – 7:49am PT

  You Have Done a Surgical Ablation, But Did It Actually Work? The Importance of Follow Up: Longitudinal Outcomes/Follow Up
  

  Invited Speaker: Armin Kiankhooy, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• 7:49am – 7:57am PT

  Do Current Surgical AF Trials Focus on the Left Appendage Only?
  

  Invited Speaker: HelenMari Merritt, DO – Methodist Physician's Clinic
• 7:57am – 8:15am PT

  Panel Discussion
  

  Panelist: Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH – Texas Health Resources