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Industry - Symposium

The Value of Preserving Neo LVOT and The Role of the Heart Team with Lifetime Management for Mitral Valve Disease

Sunday, January 28, 2024
11:40 AM – 12:40 PM CT
Location: 217A

In this session focused on mitral valve repair and replacement, Dr. Ramzy, Dr. Fang, and Dr. Rodriguez will discuss:



  • Importance of preserving the Neo-LVOT for optimal performance, durability and future valve-in-valve interventions

  • Heart Team Approach: considerations for valve selection


The value and exceptional outcomes Epic Plus Mitral enables physicians to provide patients.

    Industry Moderator(s)

  • Danny Ramzy, MD PhD (he/him/his)

    Professor and Chief of Cardiac Surgery
    UT Health Houston McGovern School of Medicine
    Housotn, Texas, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Industry Speaker(s)

  • H. Kenith Fang, MD (he/him/his)

    Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Services. Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
    Phoenix, Arizona, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Evelio Rodriguez, MD

    Chief Cardiac Surgery and Co-director of Cardiovascular Heart Institute
    Ascension Saint Thomas
    Nashville, Tennessee, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose