Session 1.6 | LAAC Recorded Demonstration + 3D ICE

Chair: Azeem Latib

Panel: Gagan Singh; Devi Nair; Megan Coylewright; Anton Camaj; Steven Yakubov; Matthew Price

This session delivers a practical, case-based deep dive into Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) using 3D intracardiac echocardiography (ICE), led by Dr Gagan Singh with expert panel insights.

Through a step-by-step recorded demonstration, the faculty highlight how 3D ICE integrates with CT planning to optimize transseptal access, device sizing and deployment. Featuring refined catheter manipulation, streamlined single-operator workflows and strategies to enhance procedural efficiency while maintaining safety, particularly around air embolism risk and conscious sedation management.

The discussion also explores adoption challenges, from imaging expertise to economics, positioning 3D ICE as a transformative tool for modern LAAC practice, offering interventional teams practical techniques to improve precision, workflow and patient outcomes in structural heart interventions.