Sentient Summit 2026
April 10, 11 & 12, Bengaluru, India
Highlights
Sentient Summit 2026 on Foundations of Structural Heart: Essentials & Beyond
Faculty
This is the list of last year’s speakers, which will only get more powerful. Watch this space.
International Course Directors
Ganesh Manoharan
Geza Fontos
Peter Andreka
Saibal Kar
Susheel Kodali
Vinayak N Bapat
International Faculty
Azeem Latib
Bernard D Prendergast
Cheol Woong Yu
Eberhard Grube
Guilherme Attizzani
Hyo Soo Kim
Johnathan Yap
Joo-Yong Hahn
Kang Do-yoon
K Chandrasekaran
K W woo park
Kamaraj Selvaraj
Mamta H Buch
Miho Fukui
Minoru Tabata
Moody Makar
Phillip Freeman
Ramesh Daggubati
Reubendra Jeganathan
Sam Dawkins
ShunSuke Kubo
Sinnathurai Mithrakumar
Takashi Matsumoto
Vijay K Iyer
Yohei Ohno
National Course Directors
AB Mehta
Ajit Mullasari
(Organiser secretary)
Ashok Seth
Praveen Chandra
Course Co directors
A Sreenivas Kumar
Ajit Menon
Amit Chaurasia
Atul Mathur
Rajneesh Kapoor
Sanjay Mehrotra
Y Vijaychandra Reddy
organizing committee
Sai Satish
(Organising Secretary)
YVC Reddy
Rajaram Anantharaman
Vijaykumar S
Aashish Chopra
Agenda
2026
| 10.30 AM |
Registration |
| 11.30 AM - 12.15 PM |
Lunch |
| 12.15 PM - 01.30 PM |
Keynote Session – My Worst Complication & How I Got Out of Jail Moderators / Panel Members: Introduction & Welcome Case 1 – Anuj Kapadiya Case 2 – Rajeev Menon Case 3 – Kamaraj Selvaraj Case 4 – Anmol Sonawane Case 5 – Amit Chaurasia |
| 01.30 PM - 03.00 PM |
Session 1 – Vascular Access and TAVR Moderators / Panel Members: Success Starts at the Beginning: Ultrasound Guided Access for TAVI Breaking Through the Calcium: Lithotripsy, Pre-stenting and PTA to Facilitate Access How I Managed Catastrophic Access Failure: ▪ Case 1 – Rajpal Abhaichand ▪ Case 2 – Manik Chopra When Transfemoral isn’t Possible: ▪ Transaxillary TAVI – Step by Step Including Complication Management – Peter Andreka ▪ Transcarotid TAVI – Step by Step Including Complication Management – Nagendra Chouhan ▪ Discussion – Change Over Time |
| 03.00 PM - 04.00 PM |
Session 2 – Complex TAVR Session Moderators / Panel Members: The Anatomy & Physiology of the Conduction System for a Structural Interventionist Case 1 – Bernard D Prendergast Case 2 – Sanjay Mehrotra Case 3 – Rajaram Anantharaman Discussion: Change Over Time |
| 04.00 PM - 05.50 PM |
Session 3 – Mitral TEER Masterclass Moderators / Panel Members: Anatomy 101 – The IAS and Mitral Valve for Structural Interventionalists Optimizing Transseptal Access – Tips and Tricks Based on Procedure Understanding your Device: Knobology 101 Live Demo – Step by Step M-TEER with a Focus on Role of MPR Imaging Red, Yellow and Green Zones: What it Means to Outcomes – Moody Makar Case Based Discussion: ▪ Case #1 – M-TEER in Barlow’s Disease – Sai Satish ▪ Case #2 – M-TEER in Setting of Small Mitral Valve Area – Shunsuke Kubo ▪ Case #3 – Managing Clefts When Doing M-TEER – Takashi Matsumoto Discussion: Change Over Time |
| 05.50 PM - 06.10 PM |
Session 4 – Keynote Session Moderators / Panel Members: Tricuspid Valve at the Crossroads: What is the Future of the Forgotten Valve? |
| 06.15 PM - 07.45 PM |
Session 5 – Advanced Techniques for Managing Challenging Scenarios Moderators / Panel Members: Valve Won’t Cross: Step-by-Step Guide to using Snares Effaced Sinuses and Small Annulus: Pacemaker Risk and Coronary Access TAVR in Fibrotic Valves with Minimal Calcium TAVR with a Prior Mitral Valve in Valve TAVR in Renal Dysfunction: How to Minimize Contrast TAVR Pop-out: Management |
| 08.00 PM Onwards |
Dinner |
| 08.00 AM - 09.00 AM |
Case Corner 1 – Challenge the Experts – Bicuspid TAVR Focus (7 Mins Talk + 5 Mins Discussion) Moderators: Case 1 – MyVal in Bicuspid – Meghav Shah Case 2 – Evolut in Bicuspid – Yohei Ohno Case 3 – Sapien in Bicuspid – Aashish Chopra Case 4 – Navitor in Bicuspid – Azeem Latib Case 5 – Rajaram Anantharaman |
| 08.00 AM - 09.00 AM |
Case Corner 2 – Challenge the Experts – Complication Focus (7 Mins Talk + 5 Mins Discussion) Moderators: Case 1 – Azeem Latib Case 2 – Do-Yoon Kang Case 3 – Chirag Parikh Case 4 – Stuck Balloon – Suraj Narasimhan Case 5 – Against All Odds : Survival After Multisystem Complications Post TAVR – R K Jain |
| 08.00 AM - 09.00 AM |
Case Corner 3 – Challenge the Experts – TEER (7 Mins Talk + 5 Mins Discussion)Focus Moderators: Case 1 – Mamta H Buch Case 2 – Ankur Phatarpekar Case 3 – Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair with Mitraclip in an Elderly High-Risk Patient with Severe MR – Surya Kant Jena Case 4 – TEER in Octagenerian with DMR and Low EF – Sumit Shejol Case 5 – TEER in FMR and CKD – Dilip Kumar |
| 08.00 AM - 09.00 AM |
Case Corner 4 – Challenge the Experts – Valve-in-Valve / Challenging Anatomy Focus (7 Mins Talk + 5 Mins Discussion) Moderators: Case 1 – Joo-Yong Hahn Case 2 – Pure AR – Susheel Kodali Case 3 – TEE Guided Percutaneous Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve-in-Ring Replacement – Shafeeq Mattummal Case 4 – Surgical Implantation Of Transcatheter Valve in Native Mitral Annular Calcification SITRAL Procedure – Neeraj Kumar Sharma Case 5 – TAVI in Bicuspid Aortic Valve With S Shaped Acute Aortic Bend – H V S Lakshman K |
| 09.00 AM - 09.15 AM |
Welcome Address – Sai Satish |
| 09.15 AM - 11.00 AM |
Session 1 – Aortic Track – Case Based Discussion for TAVR V-in-V Session (10 Mins Talk + 7 Mins Discussion) Moderators / Panel Members: When Redo AVR is the Best Option for Failed SAV – A Surgeon’s Perspective – Reubendra Jeganathan Key Considerations for V-in-V TAVR Valve Type, CT Analysis and Risk Assessment – Vinayak N Bapat Case 1 – Stented AVR ▪ Case Presentation – Sai Satish ▪ Live CT Analysis – Vijayakumar S ▪ Panel Discussion ▪ Case Resolution – What I Did – Sai Satish Case 2 – Sutureless AVR ▪ Case Presentation – Ravinder Singh Rao ▪ Live CT Analysis – Vijayakumar S ▪ Panel Discussion ▪ Case Resolution – What I Did – Ravinder Singh Rao Discussion: Change Over Time |
| 11.00 AM - 12.00 PM |
Session 2 – Hot Topics in TAVR V-in-V Optimization (12 Mins Talk + 7 Mins Discussion) Moderators / Panel Members: Optimizing Hemodynamics with Valve Fracture: Step-by-Step Guide – Geza Fontos Managing Coronary Obstruction Risk: Step-by-Step Guide to BASILICA and UNICORN – Susheel Kodali Understanding Redo TAVI: How to Use the App – Rajneesh Kapoor Discussion: Change Over Time |
| 12.00 PM - 01.30 PM |
Session 3 – Mitral Track – TMVR Case Based Discussion (10 Mins Talk + 7 Mins Discussion) Moderators / Panel Members: Screening for Mitral Valve in Valve – Live CT Based Analysis – Miho Fukui Understanding your Surgical Valves and its impact on Outcomes – Vinayak N Bapat Live Case in a Box – Step-by-Step Mitral Valve in Valve – Ashok Seth Challenging Case Examples: ▪ Case #1 – Small Neo-LVOT Requiring LAMPOON – Phillip Freeman ▪ Case #2 – Small Surgical Bioprosthesis Requiring Valve Fracture – Haresh Mehta Discussion: Change Over Time |
| 01.30 PM - 02.00 PM |
Lunch |
| 02.00 PM - 03.30 PM |
Session 4 – TAVI in Bicuspid Disease: Basics and Beyond (12 Mins Talk + 8 Mins Discussion) Moderators / Panel Members: CT 101: Understanding Bicuspid Anatomy – Ganesh Manoharan Challenging Case Examples: Type 1 Bicuspid Valve with Calcified Raphe (8 Mins Talk + 7 Mins Discussion) ▪ Balloon Expandable Valve – Asishkumar Mandalay ▪ Self Expanding Valve – Praveen Chandra Challenging Case Examples: Type 0 Bicuspid Valve (8 Mins Talk + 7 Mins Discussion) ▪ Balloon Expandable Valve – Viveka Kumar ▪ Self Expanding Valve – Rahul Gupta Wrap Up: What We Know and Don’t Know in Bicuspid Valve Disease – Eberhard Grube |
| 03.30 PM - 04.05 PM |
Session 5 – Keynote Session Moderators: Panel Members: Lifetime Management of Primary MR Innovations in Structural Heart Interventions – The India Story ! |
| 04.15 PM - 04.45 PM |
INAUGURATION International Moderators: National Moderators: |
| 04.15 PM - 04.25 PM |
Keynote Address – Suneeta Reddy |
| 04.45 PM - 05.45 PM |
Session 6 – Aortic Sessions: Lifetime Management of AV Moderators: Panel Members: Case Presentation: 65 Year Old Male with Severe Symptomatic AS TAVR is the Obvious Choice SAVR is the Preferred Option Heart Team Discussion with a Focus on Lifetime Management Surgical Solutions for Small Annuli in AV Disease First Valve Choice Matters: Planning for When Your TAVI Fails |
| 05.45 PM - 06.45 PM |
Session 7 – If I Could Do it All Over Again – Regrets in Structural Heart (10 Mins Talk + 5 Mins Discussion) Moderators: Panel Members: Case 1 – Vijay Shankar Iyer Case 2 – Atul Mathur Case 3 – Ajay J Swamy Case 4 – Nihar Mehta |
| 06.45 PM - 07.47 PM |
Breakout Session – Main Hall – Essentials for TAVI Today International Faculty: National Faculty: Danger signs on CT analysis – Access to Annulus – Ganesh Manoharan Know your device: ▪ MyVal Tips + Tricks – Ramesh Daggubati ▪ Evolut Tips + Tricks – Guilherme Attizzani ▪ Navitor Tips + Tricks – Azeem Latib ▪ VitaFlo Tips + Tricks – John Jose ▪ Sapien Tips + Tricks – Vijay Shankar Iyer ▪ Closure Device Tips + Tricks – Praveen Chandra Bail-Out technologies you must have during TAVI and why – Ashok Seth |
| 06.45 PM - 08.00 PM |
Mitral Corner – Deep Dive – TEER (8 Mins Talk + 7 Mins Discussion) Moderators: Panel Members: Choice of Clip: Short vs Long / Narrow Vs Wide – Saibal Kar My Approach to Atrial Functional MR – Takashi Matsumoto My Approach to Commissural MR – Sam Dawkins My Approach to Ischemic MR: Restricted Posterior leaflet – Shunsuke Kubo Knowing When to Stop: Combining Haemodynamics & Echo in MTEER – Saibal Kar |
| 06.45 PM - 07.45 PM |
CT Corner – Deep Dive – CT Analysis Moderators: ▪ TAVR Failure: How to Make Decision Between Explant vs TAV in TAV – Case Based Workshop – Miho Fukui |
| 06.45 PM - 07.45 PM |
Surgeons Corner – Tips & Tricks in a Structural Era Moderators / Panel Members: Introduction Why Surgeons Should Embrace Transcatheter Valve Therapies Case-Based Discussion |
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Sentient Dinner |
| 08.00 AM - 08.40 AM |
Case Corner 1 – Challenge the Experts Moderators: Case 1 – Low Surgical Risk, High TAVR Risk: The Bicuspid Paradox – Bhagwati Pant Case 2 – Balloon Assisted Cutting of Things – BA BASILICA – Fazil Hussain Case 3 – Guarding The Gates Bilateral Coronary Protection in Val-in-Valve TAVI Double Chimney – Praneeth Suryadevara Case 4 – When Precision Meets Innovation – Redo TAVI in Aortic Regurgitation Using MYVAL THV via Trans-Subclavian Access – Mitendra Singh Yadav |
| 08.00 AM - 08.40 AM |
Case Corner 2 – Challenge the Experts Moderators: Case 1 – Managing Near-Zero VTC: Left Main Protection In A “No-Go” VIV Case – Sneha Garg Case 2 – Complex Redo Intervention: TAVR Explantation Followed By Root Enlargement And Surgical AVR – Niranjan Hiremath Case 3 – Beyond A Successful Deployment: An Unusual Early Twist After TAVI – Varun Bhatia Case 4 – TAVI In Aortic Regurgitation With Existing Mechanical Mitral And Tricuspid Prostheses |
| 08.00 AM - 08.40 AM |
Case Corner 3 – Challenge the Experts Moderators: Case 1 – Transvenous Transseptal Transcatheter Valve In MAC With Extended External Wrap And Atrialized Implant First In Man: Proof Of Concept – Kamal Kant Jena Case 2 – TMVR ViV in a Patient With A Bulky Surgical Bioprosthesis – Monika J Case 3 – Emergency TMVR Valve-In-Valve For Cardiogenic Shock Using Batman Technique With VA-Ecmo Support-TMVR – Sreekanth Yerram Case 4 – TMVR With PVL Closure – Ashraf S M |
| 08.00 AM - 08.40 AM |
Case Corner 4 – Challenge the Experts Moderators: Case 1 – TAVI With Access Issues – Subclavian – Amay Dattatraya Raut Case 2 – Redo MVR In Post Prosthetic Valve PVL Device Closure – Jaideepkumar Trivedi Case 3 – Handle Stiff Wires With Care – Gokul Reddy Mandala Case 4 – Two In One – It Was Worth It! – Gopi Aniyathodiyil |
| 08.45 AM - 09.45 AM |
Session 8 – Best of The Case Corners (6 Mins Talk + 4 Mins Discussion) Moderators: Case 1 – Suraj Narasimhan Case 2 – Varun Bhatia Case 3 – Amay Dattatraya Raut Case 4 – Sreekanth Yerram Case 5 – Fazil Hussain |
| 10.00 AM - 11.00 AM |
Session 9 – Cardiogenic Shock and Valve Disease Case Based Review (10 Mins Talk + 10 Mins Discussion) Moderators: Panel Members: Aortic Valve Disease and Shock Patient – Y V C Reddy Mitral Valve Disease and Shock Patient – Guilherme Attizzani Tricuspid Valve Disease and Shock Patient – Vijay Shankar Iyer |
| 11.05 AM - 12.30 PM |
Session 10 – Mitral Session: TMVR II (12 Mins Talk + 8 Mins Discussion) Moderators: Panel Members: Understanding MAC and TMVR – CT Screening – Miho Fukui Step-by-Step Valve-in-MAC – A B Gopalamurugan Managing LVOT Obstruction Risk – Case Based Discussion (8 Mins Talk + 7 Mins Discussion) ▪ Case #1 – EtOH Septal Ablation Prior to Procedure – Ramesh Daggubati ▪ Case #2 – Leaflet Modification with BATMAN Procedure to Prevent Obstruction – Vijay Shankar Iyer ▪ Case #3 – SESAME Procedure – Mimicking the Surgical Approach – Phillip Freeman |
| 12.30 PM - 12.45 PM |
Session 11 – Awards Ceremony: Best Case Presentation Moderators: |
| 12.45 PM - 01.30 PM |
Lunch |
| 01.30 PM - 03.00 PM |
Session 12 – Mitral Session: Functional MR and M-TEER (8 Mins Talk + 7 Mins Discussion) Moderators: Panel Members: Role of GDMT in FMR – Abraham Oommen M-TEER in Functional Disease – How to Approach: ▪ Case #1 – M-TEER in Dilated Cardiomyopathy – Y V C Reddy ▪ Case #2 – M-TEER in Atrial Functional MR – Mamta H Buch Managing Complications with M-TEER Case Examples: ▪ Case #1 – Help! I’m Stuck and Can’t Free – Chordal Entrapment ? – Saibal Kar ▪ Case #2 – Help! I’m Stuck and Can’t Free – Novelty Case – Sai Satish ▪ Case #3 – Oh No! I’ve Come Loose – SLDA – KW Park |
| 03.00 PM - 04.00 PM |
Session 13 – Clinical Conundrums and TAVR – Case Based Discussions (10 Mins Talk + 5 Mins Discussion) Moderators: Panel Members: Low-Flow Low-Gradient AS – Is the AS Severe and Should I Treat? – Sai Satish CAD and AS – What to Treat, When to Treat, and How to Treat? – Abhishek Rajpopat Multivalvular Disease Including AS – What to Treat First? – K Chandrasekaran Cardiomyopathy and Moderate AS – Should We Treat? – S Nagendra Boopathy |
| 04.00 PM - 05.00 PM |
Session 14 – Understanding Complications and Why They Occur (7 Mins Talk + 8 Mins Discussion) Moderators: Case 1: Annular Rupture Discussion: Why Did It Happen and How to Manage – Suraj Narasimhan Case 2: VSD Post TAVR Discussion: Why Did It Happen and How to Manage – John Jose Case 3: Valve Popped Out – Self-Expanding Valve Discussion: Why Did It Happen and How to Manage – Girish B Navasundi Case 4: Valve Popped Out – Balloon-Expandable Valve Discussion: Why Did It Happen and How to Manage – Asishkumar Mandalay |
| 05.00 PM Onwards |
Closing Ceremony |
