Symposia
- Date:
- Time: 8:15am - 9:15am
- Track: Clinical Practice
- CME/CE: 1.0
- Type: In-Person, Virtual
Moderator: Ashok Krishnaswami, MD, MAS
This session will provide an update on the management of older adults with severe aortic valve stenosis based on published clinical trials and practice guidelines. Learning Objectives: (1) discuss current testing and management of older adults with multimorbidity and severe aortic stenosis; (2) describe the TAVR procedure to better relate to the older adult being referred for consideration of valve replacement; (3) review the benefit, and harm of TAVR from a procedural standpoint in older adults with multiple geriatric conditions; and (4) assess approaches to addressing code status pre- and post-TAVR.
| Case Introduction Francisco J. Medrano Corado, MD |
| An Overview of Aortic Stenosis Diagnosis and Management in Older Adults with Multiple Geriatric Conditions Ashok Krishnaswami, MD, MAS |
| The Pre-Procedure Assessment of Geriatric Conditions in Older Adults with Severe Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis Ariela R. Orkaby, MD, MPH |
| The TAVR Procedure Abdulla A. Damluji, MD, PhD |
| Peri-Procedural Code Status for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Absence of Program Policies and Standard Practices Gwen M. Bernacki, MD, MHSA |
| Panel Discussion |