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General Internal Medicine Division Meeting - TAVR

TAVR and Structural Heart Interventions Presented by: Ronan Margey, MD - Director, Structural Heart and Adult Congenital Heart Intervention Objectives: 1) Aortic Valve Disease - Aortic Stenosis in the Elderly - Current therapies for severe AS and new transcatheter treatments for AS. - Review clinical trial results and ongoing clinical trials at HH for transcatheter AVR. 2) Mitral Valve Disease - Mitral balloon valvuloplasty for rheumatic mitral stenosis. - Emerging therapies for severe MR in surgically inoperable patients- future trials at HH. 3) Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion for patients with AF who cannot tolerate anticoagulation. 4) Adult Congenital Heart disease- catheter based treatment options for ASD/VSD/PDA/Coarctations. 5) PFO and cryptogenic stroke- update on recent clinical trials. AGENDA: 6:30: Cocktails and Social 7:00: Welcome and Introductions - David Mintell, MD - Division Chief 7:10: Hartford Hospital Administrative Update 7:15: TAVR and Structural Heart Interventions - Ronan Margey, MD Online registration survey questions are mandatory and must be completed in order to secure your registration.