Detailed Scientific Program Capriate Room
Detailed Scientific Program Capriate Room
Thursday 3 October / 10.15-11.45
Thursday 3 October / 15.30-17.00
Core Curriculum LAA: its role in AF maintenance and thrombus formation Chairs: T. Lewalter / Munich, Germany F. Rigo / Venice-Mestre, Italy*
Symposium How does advanced age impact care? Chairs: H. Calkins / Baltimore, USA W.K. Shen / Phoenix, USA
• Left atrial appendage as a cause for AF: what is the evidence? D.R. Lakkireddy / Kansas City, USA
• Management of AF in the elderly: drugs, ablation, or AVJ ablation J.P. Piccini / Durham, USA*
• Left atrial appendage isolation for persistent AF: why, when, and how? J. Romero / New York, USA
• Evaluation and management of syncope in the elderly: what do the Guidelines tell us D.G. Benditt / Minneapolis, USA
• Left atrial appendage anatomy: what you need to know for closure J.S. Bradfield / Los Angeles, USA
• Pacemakers in the elderly: when is a leadless PPM the right answer? Y.M. Cha / Rochester, USA
• Patient selection for LAA closure M. Barbierato / Venice-Mestre, Italy
• Special considerations for ICD implantation in the elderly: what do we need to know? C. Love / Baltimore, USA
Thursday 3 October / 13.45-15.15
• Anticoagulation considerations in the elderly: when is watchman the right answer? G. Grassi / Venice, Italy
• S-ICD therapy 10-years after introduction N. Pérez-Castellano / Madrid, Spain*
Thursday 3 October / 17.15-18.45
• Deliverable pacemakers: more risk than benefit? M.G. Bongiorni / Pisa, Italy
• Persistent AF should be approached with more extensive ablation than just PVI Pros: L. Di Biase / New York, USA Cons: A. Verma / Newmarket, Canada
HRS - VA Joint Session Controversies in arrhythmia therapy: what are the knowledge gaps? Chairs: C.M. Albert / Boston, USA A.B. Curtis / Buffalo, USA
• NOACS for patient protection in various clinical conditions. Does dose selection matter? R. Cappato / Rozzano, Italy
• LAA occlusion should be first line in patients at high bleeding risk and AF Pros: D.R. Lakkireddy / Kansas City, USA Cons: J.M. Mandrola / Louisville, USA
• Ablation in young asymptomatic WPW patients: prudent practice or cowboy cardiology? K.H. Kuck / Hamburg, Germany
Brazilian Corner Hot topics in 2019... and still controversial! What is the most recent evidence? Chairs: E. Saad / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil M. Scanavacca / São Paulo, Brazil
• Asymptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (<24-hour duration) detected by a cardiac implantable electronic device: should anticoagulation be prescribed? A.M. Russo / Camden, USA • Asymptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients over 65 years: ablation vs. medical therapy? D.L. Packer / Rochester, USA Friday 4 October / 08.30-10.00 ECAS - VA Joint Session Current status of recently introduced therapies for cardiac arrhythmias management Chairs: A.B. Curtis / Buffalo, USA A. Rossillo / Vicenza, Italy • High density mapping for atrial fibrillation ablation: did it change outcomes? M. Zardini / Parma, Italy*
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• We should recommend single time opportunistic screening for AF now B. Freedman / Sydney, Australia • Long term semi-continuous or short-term continuous screening for AF using wearables: Apple watches, or patches or both M.P. Turakhia / Stanford, USA • What reservations should we have about widespread implementation of AF screening using wearables C.M. Albert / Boston, USA* • Searching for AF post stroke the AF-SCREEN white paper R. Bonin-Schnabel / Hamburg, Germany Friday 4 October / 13.45-15.15 MENA HRS - VA Joint Session Challenging cases in ablation of cardiac arrhythmias Chairs: A. Al-Ahmad / Austin, USA M. Refaat / Beirut, Lebanon • Cryoballoon versus radiofrequency catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation? TBD
• Challenging cases in SVT ablation TBD • Challenging cases in accessory pathway ablation M. Aboulmaaty / Cairo, Egypt
• Should His bundle pacing be considered as an alternative to biventricular pacing in patients with AV block and LVEF <35%? M.R. Gold / Charleston, USA * To be confirmed
Symposium AF-Screen International Collaboration Symposium Chairs: G. Boriani / Modena, Italy L. Fauchier / Tours, France
• Challenging cases in outflow PVC / VT ablation T. Aksu / Derince, Turkey
• Epicardial mapping should be performed in • Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, chronic every NICM VT ablation heart failure, LVEF <35% and LBBB: Pros: F.P. Chung / Taipei, Taiwan CRT-D vs CRT-P? Cons: F.E. Marchlinski / Philadelphia, USA T.F. Deering / Atlanta, USA • His bundle pacing should be the preferred pacing modality in HF patients Pros: F. Zanon / Rovigo, Italy Cons: TBD
Friday 4 October / 10.15-11.45
• Anatomical ablation strategy for noninducible fascicular tachycardia A.K. Talib / Tsukuba, Japan * To be confirmed
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