ASD closure IN ASIA: techniques, complications and challenging cases
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 13:00 CEST / 7PM Beijing time
Moderators:
Edward Danson, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
Liu Kun, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
PROGRAM
Deficient margins in ASD – how to avoid procedure failure >> Fu Yun-Ching, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
How to predict and deal with complications of ASD closure >> Ronnie Cheuk Bong Ho, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
Challenging case treatment – any difference in pediatric vs adult >> Gwang-Jun Choi, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Iatrogenic ASD – do we expect more and when should we close them? >> Ata Doost, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Are all Cobras bad? >> Tin Do Nguyen, Children's hospital 1, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
How to navigate across an ASD occluder for left atrial procedures >> Hidehiko Hara, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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