VA2019 prg agg 31-7-2019 by VeniceArrhythmias

Advance Program

Invitation letter

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to join us in Venice on October 3-5, 2019 at the 16th edition of the International Workshop on Cardiac Arrhythmias, VeniceArrhythmias 2019. VeniceArrhythmias is a well-established event on the world congress calendar for the cardiac arrhythmia community. Over the past three decades, hundreds of physicians, scientists, allied professionals, and industry partners from all around the world have chosen this prestigious Workshop to meet up and discuss the latest science, and innovations in clinical arrhythmology, cardiac electrophysiology and pacing. As in the previous editions, the most widely recognized and internationally accredited experts have been appointed to prepare a top-quality scientific program to foster the exchange of scientific knowledge and research at the highest level. The scientific agenda of VeniceArrhythmias 2019 will cover all the relevant aspects of cardiac arrhythmias, from pathophysiology to diagnosis, prognosis and therapy. A special feature of the upcoming edition is represented by the wide range of interactive and practical sessions, including debates, case presentations, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discuss all together, and prerecorded and live case sessions aimed at engaging the participants and encouraging the young and emerging leaders to be active protagonists of the event. There will also be special initiatives, like meet the pioneers and coffee time with mentors, designed to offer faculty members and delegates an extraordinary opportunity to share their ideas and visions in a friendly atmosphere and to build professional relationships of great value. As in the past, we will also have a series of joint sessions and geographic area sessions prepared in conjunction with the most important international societies in the field of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing. The congress will be held in the prestigious venue of the Giorgio Cini Foundation, on the magnificent island of San Giorgio Maggiore, right in front of San Marco Square. Finally, you will have the possibility to visit and discover the wonderful city of Venice, one of the most evocative locations in the world, where art and history combine with the natural beauty of the place. We look forward to welcoming you to Venice Arrhythmias 2019! Yours Sincerely, Antonio Raviele

MD, FEHRA, FESC, FHRS

Andrea Natale

MD, FACC, FESC, FHRS

Sakis Themistoclakis

People and venue

Congress Venue

People and venue

Presidents

Antonio Raviele ALliance to Fight Atrial fibrillation - ALFA Venice-Mestre, Italy

Andrea Natale Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute St. Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Medical Center Austin, USA

Sakis Themistoclakis Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing Ospedale dellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Angelo Venice-Mestre, Italy

ALliance to Fight Atrial fibrillation

Scientific Secretariat Antonio Rossillo Cardiology Department Ospedale San Bortolo Vicenza, Italy

Fondazione Giorgio Cini 4

Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore Venice, Italy, www.cini.it 5

People and venue

Organizing Committee

People and venue

Program Committee

President Giuseppe Dal Ben, Italy Members

Amin Al-Ahmad, USA Mohamed Bassiouny, USA Cristiano Breda, Italy J. David Burkhardt, USA Robert C. Canby, USA Francesco Caprioglio, Italy Paolo China, Italy Andrea Corrado, Italy Vittorio Dorrucci, Italy G. Joseph Gallinghouse, USA Giuseppe Grassi, Italy Rodney Horton, USA

Francesco Lazzari, Italy Domenico Mangino, Italy Elena Marras, Italy Lucio Michieletto, Italy Andrea Natale, USA Antonio Raviele, Italy Fausto Rigo, Italy Antonio Rossillo, Italy Javier E. Sanchez, USA Michele Tessarin, Italy Sakis Themistoclakis, Italy Guerrino Zuin, Italy

A. Al-Ahmad Austin, USA

E. Aliot Vandoeuvre-lĂ¨s-Nancy, France

J.M. Almendral Madrid, Spain

A. Ardashev Moscow, Russia

J.J. Bax Leiden, the Netherlands

D.G. Benditt Minneapolis, USA

J.J. Blanc Brest, France

M.G. Bongiorni Pisa, Italy

G. Boriani Modena, Italy

G.L. Botto Milan, Italy

S. Boveda Toulouse, France

J. Brachmann Coburg, Germany

H. Calkins Baltimore, USA

A.J. Camm London, UK

R. Cappato Rozzano, Italy

S.A. Chen Taipei, Taiwan

L. ColĂn-Lizalde Mexico City, Mexico

W. Davies London, UK

T.F. Deering Atlanta, USA

R. De Ponti Varese, Italy

L. Di Biase New York, USA

I. Efimov Washington, USA

A.E. Epstein Philadelphia, USA

B. Freedman Sydney, Australia

F. Giada Noale, Italy 7

People and venue

Program Committee

People and venue

Program Committee

M.R. Gold Charleston, USA

R. Gopinathannair Overland Park, USA

W. Jung Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

J.M. Kalman Melbourne, Australia

C. Kennergren Gothenburg, Sweden

R.A. Sansalone Buenos Aires, Argentina

G. Scaboro Venice-Mestre, Italy

M. Scanavacca São Paulo, Brazil

M.M. Scheinman San Francisco, USA

S. Sharma London, UK

Y.H. Kim Seoul, South Korea

D.R. Lakkireddy Kansas City, USA

T.C.A. Lobban Chipping Norton, UK

M. Lunati Milan, Italy

F.E. Marchlinski Philadelphia, USA

W.K. Shen Phoenix, USA

K. Shivkumar Los Angeles, USA

W.G. Stevenson Nashville, USA

S. Themistoclakis Venice-Mestre, Italy

N. Varma Cleveland, USA

M.F. Márquez Mexico City, Mexico

N.F. Marrouche New Orleans, USA

S. Mittal New York, USA

A. Natale Austin, USA

Y.S. Oh Seoul, South Korea

A. Verma Newmarket, Canada

E.G. Vester Düsseldorf, Germany

P. Vijayaraman Wilkes-Barre, USA

S. Viskin Tel Aviv, Israel

A.A. Wilde Amsterdam, the Netherlands

B. Olshansky Iowa City, USA

O. Oseroff Buenos Aires, Argentina

E.N. Prystowsky Indianapolis, USA

A. Raviele Venice-Mestre, Italy

M. Refaat Beirut, Lebanon

F. Zanon Rovigo, Italy

W. Zareba Rochester, USA

S. Zhang Beijing, China

A. Revishvili Moscow, Russia

R.P. Ricci Rome, Italy

A. Rossillo Vicenza, Italy

A.M. Russo Camden, USA

E. Saad Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Endorsements & Auspices Co-sponsored by: Under the Patronages of:

Ministero della Salute

Città metropolitana di Venezia

Regione Veneto

Comune di Venezia

Azienda ULSS 3 Serenissima

GIEC

SIC SPORT

GITIC

SMC

Under the auspices of: AA www.aa-interna onal.org

Arrhythmia Alliance

Gruppo Intervento Emergenze Cardiologiche

AFA

Atrial Fibrillation Association

Gruppo Italiano Infermieri di Area Cardiovascolare

AIAC

Associazione Italiana di Aritmologia e Cardiostimolazione

IHRS

ALFA

ALliance to Fight Atrial Fibrillation Associazione Italiana Cardiologi Extraospedalieri

ANMCO

APHRS

Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society*

ARCA

Associazione Regionale Cardiologi Ambulatoriali

SOMEEC

JHRS

STARS

Sociedad Mexicana de Electrofisiología y Estimulación Cardiaca Syncope Trust and Reflex Anoxic Seizures

Korean Heart Rhythm Society

StopAfib

MENA HRS

TAIWAN HRS

Middle East and North Africa Heart Rhythm Society

RSSA

ECAS

European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society

All Russian Scientific Societies of Arrhythmology, Electrophysiology and Pacing

EURA

SADEC

EurAsian Arrhythmology Association 10

ISHNE

KOREAN HRS

MENA HRS

SOBRAC

Sociedade Brasileira de Arritmias Cardíacas

Japanese Heart Rhythm Society

Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

Sociedad Mexicana de Cardiologia

Indian Heart Rhythm Society International Society for Holter & Noninvasive Electrocardiology

ANCE

Società Italiana di Cardiologia dello Sport

Sociedad Argentina de Electrofisiología Cardíaca

StopAfib Association Taiwan Heart Rhythm Society

WSA

World Society of Arrhythmias

*To be confirmed 11

People and venue

Invited Faculty M. Aboulmaaty / Cairo, Egypt T. Aksu / Derince, Turkey A. Al–Ahmad / Austin, USA C.M. Albert / Boston, USA P. Alboni / Ferrara, Italy E. Aliot / Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France J.M. Almendral / Madrid, Spain G. Al-Mohani / Muscat, Oman F. Andreotti / Rome, Italy E. Anter / Boston, USA E. Arbelo / Barcelona, Spain A. Ardashev / Moscow, Russia G. Bagliani / Foligno, Italy A. Baranchuk / Kingston, Canada M. Barbierato / Venice-Mestre, Italy M.T. Barrio-López / Madrid, Spain J.J. Bax / Leiden, the Netherlands A. Bayés de Luna / Barcelona, Spain S. Beheiry / Austin, USA D.G. Benditt / Minneapolis, USA S. Benussi / Brescia, Italy U. Berrettini / Camerino, Italy A. Berruezo / Barcelona, Spain E. Bertaglia / Padua, Italy J.J. Blanc / Brest, France M.G. Bongiorni / Pisa, Italy A. Bonso / Feltre, Italy G. Boriani / Modena, Italy G.L. Botto / Milan, Italy B.J. Boukens / Amsterdam, the Netherlands S. Boveda / Toulouse, France J. Brachmann / Coburg, Germany J. Bradfield / Los Angeles, USA M. Brignole / Lavagna, Italy J.D. Burkhardt / Austin, USA H. Calkins / Baltimore, USA D.J. Callans / Philadelphia, USA L. Calò / Rome, Italy D. Calvo / Oviedo, Spain A.J. Camm / London, UK R. Cappato / Rozzano, Italy F. Caprioglio / Vicenza, Italy A. Capucci / Ancona, Italy C. Carbucicchio / Milan, Italy M. Castellá Pericás / Barcelona, Spain J.N. Catanzaro / Jacksonville, USA G. Cavalli / Venice-Mestre, Italy F. Cecchi / Florence, Italy Y.M. Cha / Rochester, USA K.C. Chang / Taichung, Taiwan M.G. Chelu / Salt Lake City, USA S.A. Chen / Taipei, Taiwan C.C. Cheng / Tainan, Taiwan G.B. Chierchia / Brussels, Belgium P. China / Venice-Mestre, Italy F.P. Chung / Taipei, Taiwan L. Colín Lizalde / Mexico City, Mexico D. Corrado / Padua, Italy 12

People and venue

Invited Faculty J.L. Cox / Chicago, USA A.B. Curtis / Buffalo, USA V. Cutaia / Venice-Mestre, Italy N. Dagres / Leipzig, Germany C. De Asmundis / Brussels, Belgium T.F. Deering / Atlanta, USA P. Defaye / Grenoble, France J.C. Deharo / Marseille, France D.G. Della Rocca / Austin, USA A. Dello Russo / Ancona, Italy R. De Ponti / Varese, Italy L. Di Biase / New York, USA M. Di Biase / Foggia, Italy A. Di Cori / Pisa, Italy G. Di Pasquale / Bologna, Italy M. Disertori / Trento, Italy A. D’Onofrio / Naples, Italy F. Drago / Rome, Italy M. Dzeshka / Grodno, Belarus I. Efimov / Washington, USA C. Ellis / Nashville, USA A.E. Epstein / Philadelphia, USA L. Fauchier / Tours, France A. Fedorowski / Malmö, Sweden S. Feigofsky / Carroll, USA B. Freedman / Sydney, Australia R. Furlan / Rozzano, Italy J. Gäbel / Gothenburg, Sweden D. Gabrielli / Fermo, Italy F. Gaita / Turin, Italy F.C. Garcia / Philadelphia, USA M. Gasparini / Rozzano, Italy F. Giada / Noale, Italy M.R. Gold / Charleston, USA J.R. Gómez-Flores / Mexico City, Mexico R. Gopinathannair / Overland Park, USA G. Grassi / Venice, Italy C. Grasso / Venice-Mestre, Italy M. Grimaldi / Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy M.M. Gulizia / Catania, Italy D. Hachul / São Paulo, Brazil S. Hakmi / Hamburg, Germany M.H. Hamdan / Madison, USA S.N. Hatem / Paris, France R.N.W. Hauer / Utrecht, the Netherlands M. Hocini / Bordeaux, France H.H. Hsia / San Francisco, USA C. Hwang / Provo, USA S. Iliceto / Padua, Italy J. Jalife / Ann Arbor, USA J. Jiménez-Candil / Salamanca, Spain W. Jung / Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany S. Kääb / Munich, Germany Y.I. Karpenko / Odessa, Ukraine D.G. Katritsis / Athens, Greece C. Kennergren / Gothenburg, Sweden Y.H. Kim / Seoul, South Korea K.H. Kuck / Hamburg, Germany

A. Kutarski / Lublin, Poland D.R. Lakkireddy / Kansas City, USA F.M. Leonelli / Tampa, USA T. Lewalter / Munich, Germany T.C.A. Lobban / Chipping Norton, UK E.T. Locati / Milan, Italy C. Love / Baltimore, USA M. Lunati / Milan, Italy B. Maesen / Maastricht, the Netherlands C. Mahnkopf / Coburg, Germany A. Malhotra / London, UK J.M. Mandrola / Louisville, USA D. Mangino / Venice-Mestre, Italy R. Mantovan / Conegliano, Italy R. Marazzi / Varese, Italy F.E. Marchlinski / Philadelphia, USA M.F. Márquez / Mexico City, Mexico N.F. Marrouche / New Orleans, USA A. Medeiros Domingo / Dübendorf, Switzerland G.F. Michaud / Nashville, USA F. Migliore / Padua, Italy S. Mittal / New York, USA L. Molina / Mexico City, Mexico C.A. Morillo / Calgary, Canada C. Napolitano / Pavia, Italy A. Natale / Austin, USA Y.S. Oh / Seoul, South Korea B. Olshansky / Iowa City, USA J. Osca / Valencia, Spain O. Oseroff / Buenos Aires, Argentina F. Ouyang / Hamburg, Germany J.C. Pachon / São Paulo, Brazil D.L. Packer / Rochester, USA H.N. Pak / Seoul, South Korea C. Pappone / San Donato Milanese, Italy S. Parry / Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK R.S. Passman / Chicago, USA A. Pelliccia / Rome, Italy V. Pengo / Padua, Italy M. Perazzolo Marra / Padua, Italy V. Pescatore / Noale, Italy E. Piotrowicz / Warsaw, Poland R. Piotrowicz / Warsaw, Poland P.G. Postema / Amsterdam, the Netherlands V. Probst / Nantes, France A. Proclemer / Udine, Italy R. Proietti / Padua, Italy A. Quesada / Valencia, Spain A. Raviele / Venice-Mestre, Italy M.M. Refaat / Beirut, Lebanon F. Regoli / Lugano, Switzerland A. Revishvili / Moscow, Russia R.P. Ricci / Rome, Italy C.A. Rinaldi / London, UK J. Romero / New York, USA F. Ronco / Venice-Mestre, Italy A. Rossillo / Vicenza, Italy R. Rosso / Tel Aviv, Israel

A. Rubboli / Ravenna, Italy A.M. Russo / Camden, USA E. Saad / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil S. Saksena / New Brunswick, USA J.E. Sanchez / Austin, USA P. Sanders / Adelaide, Australia R.A. Sansalone / Buenos Aires, Argentina P. Santangeli / Philadelphia, USA L. Santini / Rome, Italy M. Santini / Rome, Italy I. Savelieva / London, UK M. Scanavacca / São Paulo, Brazil M.M. Scheinman / San Francisco, USA R. Schnabel / Hamburg, Germany P.J. Schwartz / Milan, Italy L. Segreti / Pisa, Italy P.S. Sharma / Chicago, USA S. Sharma / London, UK R.S. Sheldon / Calgary, Canada W.K. Shen / Phoenix, USA H. Sievert / Frankfurt, Germany V.A. Snezhitskiy / Grodno, Belarus P. Sommer / Leipzig, Germany J.S. Steinberg / Short Hills, USA W.G. Stevenson / Nashville, USA G.E. Supple / Philadelphia, USA R. Sutton / Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco A.K. Talib / Najaf, Iraq S. Themistoclakis / Venice-Mestre, Italy G. Thiene / Padua, Italy C. Tondo / Milan, Italy M. Tritto / Castellanza, Italy T.C. Tuan / Taipei, Taiwan M.P. Turakhia / Stanford, USA W.S. Tzou / Aurora, USA A. Ungar / Florence, Italy J.G. van Dijk / Leiden, the Netherlands E. van Rooij / Utrecht, the Netherlands B.K. Velthuis / Utrecht, the Netherlands R. Verlato / Camposampiero, Italy A. Verma / Newmarket, Canada E.G. Vester / Düsseldorf, Germany P. Vijayaraman / Wilkes-Barre, USA J.F. Viles-Gonzalez / Miami, USA D. Viskin / Tel Aviv, Israel S. Viskin / Tel Aviv, Israel A.L. Waldo / Cleveland, USA Z.I. Whinnett / London, UK A.A. Wilde / Amsterdam, the Netherlands F. Zanon / Rovigo, Italy G. Zanotto / Legnago, Italy M. Zardini / Parma, Italy W. Zareba / Rochester, USA M. Zecchin / Trieste, Italy P.J. Zimetbaum / Boston, USA G. Zuin / Venice-Mestre, Italy

General Scientific Overview

Featured Symposia

Syncope & collapse: a 2019 summit

Symposia

Arrhythmias in the elderly

Arrhythmogenic hereditary syndromes

October 3 - Photographs Room October 4 - Photographs Room

AF management: current issues

October 3 - Capriate Room

October 4 - Cenacolo Room

Program Chairs: Hugh Calkins / Baltimore, USA Win-Kuang Shen / Phoenix, USA

October 4 - Consiglio Room October 5 - Consiglio Room Program Chairs: Sami Viskin / Tel Aviv, Israel Arthur A. Wilde / Amsterdam, the Netherlands • Brugada syndrome, an electrical disease or a cardiomyopathy • Long QT syndrome: an update • Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy what’s new? • Quinidine therapy: back from exile! HF, CRT and… more: evolution of technology and impact on the outcome October 4 - Cipressi Room October 5 - Cipressi Room Program Chairs: Michael R. Gold / Charleston, USA Werner Jung / Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany • Controversial indications for CRT • Novel pacing strategies to treat arrhythmias and heart failure • Non-response to CRT Lead extraction and device infection 2019 update October 3 - Cipressi Room Program Chairs: Maria Grazia Bongiorni / Pisa, Italy Charles Kennergren / Gothenburg, Sweden

Program Chairs: David G. Benditt / Minneapolis, USA Brian Olshansky / Iowa City, USA • Vasovagal syncope: mechanisms • Vasovagal syncope: therapy • Syncope due to autonomic dysfunction / Differentiating syncope from seizure • Syncope in the young and in the elderly: peculiar aspects • Syncope units and beyond • Let’s discuss together: current guidelines, difficult cases, and future perspectives

Program Chairs: Andrea Natale / Austin, USA Antonio Raviele / Venice-Mestre, Italy Sakis Themistoclakis / Venice-Mestre, Italy

• How does advanced age impact care?

• AF & HF: recent advances in therapy • AF: novel / controversial aspects

Controversial issues in clinical pacing

AF-Screen International Collaboration Symposium

Program Chairs: Andrew E. Epstein / Philadelphia, USA Maurizio Lunati / Milan, Italy

October 4 - Capriate Room Program Chairs: Giuseppe Boriani / Modena, Italy Ben Freedman / Sydney, Australia Antithrombotic therapy for cardiac arrhythmias October 3 - Cenacolo Room Program Chairs: Giuseppe Boriani / Modena, Italy A. John Camm / London, UK • Antithrombotic therapy for cardiac arrhythmias: 10 years of DOACs use • Antithrombotic therapy for cardiac arrhythmias in specific clinical settings

October 5 - Cipressi Room

• Controversial issues in clinical pacing: should I, when should... How to predict and prevent sudden death in different clinical settings October 3 - Consiglio Room Program Chairs: Giovanni Luca Botto / Milan, Italy Eric N. Prystowsky / Indianapolis, USA • How to predict and prevent sudden death: patients without structural heart disease • How to predict and prevent sudden death: patients with structural heart disease New tools and workflows for complex arrhythmias: experiences and best practices October 4 - Cipressi Room

• Lead extraction and device infection: technical and practical aspects • Lead extraction and device infection: novel aspects 16

General Scientific Overview

Core Curricula

Sport & arrhythmias

Practical Sessions

His bundle pacing: when something old becomes new

October 5 - Photographs Room

Clinical cases: when a procedure becomes a nightmare AA-VA Joint Session

October 5 - Cipressi Room

Program Chairs: Franco Giada / Noale, Italy Sanjay Sharma / London, UK

October 4 - Capriate Room

October 3 - Cenacolo Room

Program Chairs: Luigi Di Biase / New York, USA Antonio Rossillo / Vicenza, Italy

Program Chairs: A. John Camm / London, UK Trudie C.A. Lobban / Chipping Norton, UK

October 3 - Photographs Room

• Clinical cases: when a procedure becomes a nightmare - Session 1 • Clinical cases: when a procedure becomes a nightmare - Session 2

• Standard sets in atrial fibrillation: results from International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement - ICHOM

Program Chairs: Luigi Di Biase / New York, USA Atul Verma / Newmarket, Canada

EP Journals Editors-in-Chief Round Table: let’s discuss together

• Published and ungoing clinical trials in cardiac arrhythmias

October 3 - Barbantini Room

Value of cardiac imaging in the management of cardiac arrhythmias

Go back to the basic EP

October 3 - Consiglio Room October 4 - Cenacolo Room

October 5 - Capriate Room

Program Chairs: • Cardiovascular assessment of SD risk in Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman / Wilkes-Barre, USA young athletes Francesco Zanon / Rovigo, Italy • Updates in sports cardiology • His bundle pacing: the fascinating role of physiology in cardiac pacing Importance of left atrial appendage for the pathophysiology and treatment of AF October 3 - Capriate Room October 4 - Cenacolo Room Program Chairs: Rakesh Gopinathannair / Overland Park, USA Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy / Kansas City, USA • LAA: its role in AF maintenance and thrombus formation • LAA closure for stroke prevention and hypertension control Remote monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias/devices October 3 - Cipressi Room Program Chairs: Suneet Mittal / New York, USA Renato P. Ricci / Rome, Italy • Remote monitoring: current guidelines, value in special clinical settings, future perspectives

Update on clinical trials in cardiac arrhythmias

Program Chairs: Jeroen J. Bax / Leiden, the Netherlands Nassir F. Marrouche / New Orleans, USA • Value of cardiac imaging in the assessment of SD risk and VT treatment • Value of cardiac imaging in the management of AF Zoom in on VT ablation October 3 - Consiglio Room October 4 - Consiglio Room Program Chairs: Francis E. Marchlinski / Philadelphia, USA Kalyanam Shivkumar / Los Angeles, USA • Improving outcome and understanding of focal VT ablation • Evolving strategies and techniques for VT mapping and ablation

International Scientific Societies VA Joint Sessions

Program Chairs: Melvin M. Scheinman / San Francisco, USA William G. Stevenson / Nashville, USA

APHRS-VA Joint Session October 4 - Cenacolo Room Program Chairs: Jonathan M. Kalman / Melbourne, Australia Young-Hoon Kim / Seoul, South Korea • Update in non-PV triggers in AF ablation. When it is indicated and how to avoid complications ECAS-VA Joint Session

• Mechanism and management of supraventricular arrhythmias • Mechanism and management of VT and AV block

October 4 - Capriate Room

Value of surface ECG in the interpretation of cardiac arrhythmias in 2019: back to the future? “In memoriam of Luigi Padeletti”

• Current status of recently introduced therapies for cardiac arrhythmias management

Program Chairs: Riccardo Cappato / Rozzano, Italy Wyn Davies / London, UK

October 5 - Capriate Room Program Chairs: Serge Boveda / Toulouse, France Roberto De Ponti / Varese, Italy

General Scientific Overview

EURA-VA Joint Session

MENA-VA Joint Session

Geographic Area Corners

German Corner

October 5 - Cenacolo Room

October 4 - Capriate Room

Argentinean Corner

October 3 - Cenacolo Room

Program Chairs: Andrey Ardashev / Moscow, Russia Igor Efimov / Washington, USA

Program Chairs: Amin Al-Ahmad / Austin, USA Marwan Refaat / Beirut, Lebanon

October 5 - Photographs Room

• Hybrid approach to AF treatment

• Challenging cases in ablation of cardiac arrhythmias

Program Chairs: Oscar Oseroff / Buenos Aires, Argentina Rodolfo A. Sansalone / Buenos Aires, Argentina

Program Chairs: Johannes Brachmann / Coburg, Germany Ernst G. Vester / Düsseldorf, Germany

RSSA-VA Joint Session

• Sudden death and ICDs: a regional evaluation

HRS-VA Joint Session October 3 - Capriate Room Program Chairs: Thomas F. Deering / Atlanta, USA Andrea M. Russo / Camden, USA

October 5 - Cenacolo Room

Mexican Corner Brazilian Corner

Program Chair: Amiran Revishvili / Moscow, Russia

October 3 - Capriate Room

• Novel approach to the hybrid treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation

Program Chairs: Eduardo Saad / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mauricio Scanavacca / São Paulo, Brazil

ISHNE-VA Joint Session

Taiwan HRS-VA Joint Session

• Hot topics in 2019... and still controversial! What is the most recent evidence?

October 4 - Cipressi Room October 4 - Consiglio Room

October 4 - Consiglio Room

• Controversies in arrhythmia therapy: what are the knowledge gaps?

Program Chairs: Niraj Varma / Cleveland, USA Wojciech Zareba / Rochester, USA • Telemedicine in cardiac arrhythmias • How to reduce the risk of VT in ICD patients? Korean HRS-VA Joint Session October 5 - Cenacolo Room Program Chairs: Young-Hoon Kim / Seoul, South Korea Yong-Seog Oh / Seoul, South Korea

Program Chairs: Shih-Ann Chen / Taipei, Taiwan Andrea Natale / Austin, USA • Ventricular arrhythmia in West and non-West WSA-VA Joint session

• How to prevent thrombo-embolic events in AF patients - interventional vs medical strategies

French Corner October 3 - Photographs Room

October 5 - Consiglio Room Program Chairs: Luis Colín-Lizalde / Mexico City, Mexico Manlio F. Márquez / Mexico City, Mexico • Channelopathies in 2019. Genetics and beyond Spanish Corner October 3 - Photographs Room

Program Chair: Program Chairs: Jesús M. Almendral / Madrid, Spain Etienne Aliot / Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France Jean-Jacques Blanc / Brest, France • New challenges in AF ablation • Cardiac fibrosis and arrhythmias: from cells to patients

October 3 - Cipressi Room Program Chairs: Oscar Oseroff / Buenos Aires, Argentina Shu Zhang / Beijing, China • Devices recalls. What to do

• AF ablation: new innovative concept

Program at a Glance

Thursday October 3, 2019 8.30 10.00

Thursday October 3, 2019 REGISTRATIONS

Time

Cenacolo

Capriate

Cipressi

10.15 11.45

Standard sets in atrial fibrillation: results from International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement - ICHOM

LAA: its role in AF maintenance and thrombus formation

Lead extraction and device infection: technical and practical aspects

12.00 13.30

OPENING CEREMONY & WELCOME BUFFET

13.45 15.15

Antithrombotic therapy for cardiac arrhythmias: 10 years of DOACs use

Antithrombotic therapy for cardiac arrhythmias in specific clinical settings

Hot topics in 2019... and still controversial! What is the most recent evidence?

Lead extraction and device infection: novel aspects

How doeas advanced age impact care?

Device recalls. What to do

How to prevent thromboembolic events in AF patients interventional vs medical strategies

Cardiac fibrosis and arrhythmias: from cells to patients

Barbantini

Consiglio

Soffitto

Time

Allied Professionals

How to predict and prevent sudden death: patients without structural heart disease

Oral Communications

10.15 11.45

Controversies in arrhythmia therapy: what are the knowledge gaps?

Remote monitoring: current guidelines, value in special clinical settings, future perspectives

New challenges in AF ablation

EP Journals Editorsin-Chief Round Table: letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discuss together

How to predict and prevent sudden death: patients with structural heart disease

Oral Communications

13.45 15.15

Allied Professionals

Value of cardiac imaging in the assessment of SD risk and VT treatment

Oral Communications

15.30 17.00

Allied Professionals

Improving outcome and understanding of focal VT ablation

Oral Communications

17.15 18.45

Stop and go

Stop and go 17.15 18.45

Photographs

12.00 13.30

Stop and go 15.30 17.00

8.30 10.00

REGISTRATIONS

Published and ungoing clinical trials in cardiac arrhythmias

Stop and go Vasovagal syncope: mechanisms

Featured Symposia

Geographic Corners

Int. Scientific SocietiesVA Joint Sessions

Oral Communications Sessions

Core Curricula

Symposia

Allied Professionals

Practical Sessions 25

Program at a Glance

Friday October 4, 2019

Time

Cenacolo

Capriate

Cipressi

8.30 10.00

LAA closure for stroke prevention and hypertension control

Current status of recently introduced therapies for cardiac arrhythmias management

Telemedicine in cardiac arrhythmias

Stop and go 10.15 11.45

AF & HF: recent advances in therapy

Photographs

Barbantini

Vasovagal syncope: therapy

Consiglio

Soffitto

Time

Evolving strategies and techniques for VT mapping and ablation

Oral Communications

8.30 10.00

Ventricular arrhythmia in West and non-West

Oral Communications

10.15 11.45

Stop and go AF-Screen International Collaboration Symposium

Syncope due to autonomic dysfunction / Differentiating syncope from seizure

Stop and go

12.00 13.30

Stop and go 13.45 15.15

AF: novel / controversial aspects

Stop and go Challenging cases in ablation of cardiac arrhythmias

New tools and workflows for complex arrhythmias: experiences and best practices

Clinical cases: when a procedure becomes a nightmare Session1

Controversial indications for CRT

Clinical cases: when a procedure becomes a nightmare Session 2

Novel pacing strategies to treat arrhythmias and heart failure

Stop and go 15.30 17.00

Value of cardiac imaging in the management of AF

17.15 18.45

Stop and go Update in non-PV triggers in AF ablation. When it is indicated and how to avoid complications

Syncope in the young and in the elderly: peculiar aspects

How to reduce the risk of VT in ICD patients?

Oral Communications

13.45 15.15

Brugada syndrome, an electrical disease or a cardiomyopathy

Oral Communications

15.30 17.00

Long QT syndrome: un update

Oral Communications

17.15 18.45

Stop and go Syncope units and beyond

Stop and go Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discuss together: current guidelines, difficult cases, and future perspectives

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Geographic Corners

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Program at a Glance

Saturday October 5, 2019

Time

Cenacolo

Capriate

Cipressi

8.30 10.00

AF ablation: new innovative concept

Value of surface ECG in the interpretation of cardiac arrhythmias in 2019: back to the future? “In memoriam of Luigi Padeletti”

Non-response to CRT

Mechanism and management of supraventricular arrhythmias

His bundle pacing: the fascinating role of physiology in cardiac pacing

Mechanism and management of VT and AV block

Controversial issues in clinical pacing: shoul I, when should...

Stop and go 10.15 11.45

Hybrid approach to AF treatment

12.00 13.30

Stop and go Novel approach to the hybrid treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation

Photographs

Barbantini

Sudden death and ICDs: a regional evaluation

Consiglio

Soffitto

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Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: what’s new?

Oral Communications

8.30 10.00

Quinidine therapy: back from exile!

Oral Communications

10.15 11.45

Stop and go Cardiovascular assessment of SD risk in young athletes

Stop and go Updates in sports cardiology

Channelopathies in 2019. Genetics and beyond

Featured Symposia

Geographic Corners

Int. Scientific SocietiesVA Joint Sessions

Oral Communications Sessions

Core Curricula

Symposia

Allied Professionals

Practical Sessions

12.00 13.30

Detailed Scientific Program Cenacolo Room

Thursday 3 October | 10.15-11.45

Thursday 3 October | 15.30-17.00

Friday 4 October | 8.30-10.00

Friday 4 October | 13.45-15.15

AA - VA Joint Session STANDARD SETS IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: RESULTS FROM INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT - ICHOM Chairs: M.M. Gulizia / Catania, Italy P. Sanders / Adelaide, Australia

Symposium Antithrombotic therapy for cardiac arrhythmias in specific clinical settings Chairs: G. Boriani / Modena, Italy A.J. Camm / London, UK

Core Curriculum LAA closure for stroke prevention and hypertension control Chairs: F. Caprioglio / Vicenza, Italy - J.M. Mandrola / Lousville, USA

Symposium AF: Novel / Controversial aspects Chairs: R. Mantovan / Conegliano, Italy A.M. Russo / Camden, USA

• Engaging with Patient Advocacy Groups what can they offer? T.C.A. Lobban / Chipping Norton, UK • The ICHOM AF project A.J. Camm / London, UK • Quality of life & outcomes for patients living with AF R.S. Sheldon / Calgary, Canada

• Is there an upper limit of age to start direct oral anticoagulants in AF? V. Pengo / Padua, Italy • What to do after an intracranial bleeding? When to restart a DOAC? J. Romero / New York, USA • Advanced kidney impairment and dialysis: any role for DOACs? M.P. Turakhia / Stanford, USA

• Choice of outcomes E. Arbelo / Barcelona, Spain

• Antithrombotic treatment in AF patients with dementia: what decision making? S.A. Chen / Taipei, Taiwan

Thursday 3 October | 13.45-15.15

• NOACs alone or in combination with ASA for treatment of CAD? F. Andreotti / Rome, Italy

Symposium ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY FOR CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS: 10 YEARS OF DOACS USE Chairs: D. Gabrielli / Fermo, Italy M.P. Turakhia / Stanford, USA

Thursday 3 October | 17.15-18.45

• DOACs for AF ten years later: time for assessing the implementation in daily practice worldwide A.J. Camm / London, UK

German Corner How to prevent thrombo-embolic events in AF patients interventional vs medical strategies Chairs: W. Jung / Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany S. Saksena / New Brunswick, USA

• Direct oral anticoagulant in the management of patients with AF and ACS: news on A. Rubboli / Ravenna, Italy

• Detection of silent AF and therapeutic consequences. Which is the appropriate tool and when should OAC be started? J. Brachmann / Coburg, Germany

• AF and valvular bioprosthesis or TAVI: what • Is the LAA-occluder a safe and reliable role for DOACs? alternative to OAC in patients at high bleeding L. Fauchier / Tours, France risk? Which technique to prefer and how much and how long is platelet inhibition needed? T. Lewalter / Munich, Germany • Atrial high rate episodes detected in an implanted device: what significance? What • Catheter ablation of AF - for which patients treatment? OAC may be stopped after the procedure? G. Boriani / Modena, Italy E.G. Vester / Düsseldorf, Germany • Early detection of cancer as a consequence • Secondary stroke prevention in patients of bleeding during antithrombotic therapy: with cryptogenic stroke - lessons from a new perspective randomized trials G. Di Pasquale / Bologna, Italy B. Freedman / Sydney, Australia 32

• LAA closure with Watchman device: procedure and outcomes F. Ronco / Venice-Mestre, Italy • LAA closure with other endocardial plugs: technique and device selection, outcomes H. Sievert / Frankfurt, Germany • Percutaneous epicardial approaches for LAA closure C. Ellis / Nashville, USA • LAA treatment for HTN control: does occlusion vs exclusion matter? R. Gopinathannair / Overland Park, USA Friday 4 October | 10.15-11.45 Symposium AF & HF: recent advances in therapy Chairs: J. Brachmann / Coburg, Germany A. Proclemer / Udine, Italy • Prevalence and significance of AF in HF with reduced and preserved EF R. Gopinathannair / Overland Park, USA • Medical drug therapy: which role today? A. Capucci / Ancona, Italy • After AATAC and CASTLE-AF, should AF catheter ablation be labeled as class I indication? N.F. Marrouche / New Orleans, USA • Biventricular / HB pace-and-ablate: when, who, and why? M. Grimaldi / Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy

• Advanced interatrial block as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation and stroke: is it reliable? A. Bayés de Luna / Barcelona, Spain • Obesity as an independent risk factor for AF: is the evidence strong enough? P. Sanders / Adelaide, Australia • What is the most common cause of death in patients with AF: stroke, HF or non-CV cause? I. Savelieva / London, UK • Should TEE be performed in all patients undergoing AF ablation to rule out LA thrombus? E. Bertaglia / Padua, Italy • Does ablation indexes really increase efficacy and safety of AF ablation? G. Cavalli / Venice-Mestre, Italy Friday 4 October | 15.30-17.00 Core Curriculum Value of cardiac imaging in the management of AF Chairs: C. Mahnkopf / Coburg, Germany N.F. Marrouche / New Orleans, USA • Should echocardiography be systematically used in the decision making of OAC treatment in AF patients? V. Cutaia / Venice-Mestre, Italy • Value of MRI for the management of AF patients M.G. Chelu / Salt Lake City, USA • Can imaging select candidates for AF ablation? J.J. Bax / Leiden, the Netherlands • Real time MRI for AF ablation P. Sommer / Leipzig, Germany 33

Detailed Scientific Program Cenacolo Room Friday 4 October | 17.15-18.45

Saturday 5 October | 10.15-11.45

APHRS - VA Joint Session Update in Non-PV triggers in AF ablation. When iT iS indicated and how to avoid complications Chairs: F. Gaita / Turin, Italy Y.H. Kim / Seoul, South Korea

EURA - VA Joint Session Hybrid approach to AF treatment Chairs: L. Santini / Rome, Italy V. Snezhitskiy / Grodno, Belarus

• Superior vena cava S.A. Chen / Taipei, Taiwan • Ligament of Marshall C. Hwang / Provo, USA • Left atrial appendage A. Natale / Austin, USA • Coronary sinus and posterior left atrial wall S. Themistoclakis / Venice-Mestre, Italy Saturday 5 October | 08.30-10.00 Korean HRS - VA Joint Session AF ablation: new innovative concept Chairs: C. Hwang / Provo, USA K.H. Kuck / Hamburg, Germany • My approach for redo AF ablation Y.S. Oh / Seoul, South Korea

Detailed Scientific Program Cenacolo Room

• Risk factors and outcomes predictors of AF: the role of hypertension M. Dzeshka / Grodno, Belarus • First in man trial of low energy multistage electrotherapy of AF I. Efimov / Washington, USA • Structure based approach to treat AF patients A. Ardashev / Moscow, Russia • Endocardial left ventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronization in AF hybrid therapy Y.I. Karpenko / Odessa, Ukraine Saturday 5 October | 12.00-13.30 RSSA - VA Joint Session Novel approach to the hybrid treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation Chairs: S. Benussi / Brescia, Italy D. Mangino / Venice-Mestre, Italy

• Virtual AF computer model guided ablation of persistent AF • Multi-stage approach to the treatment of AF H.N. Pak / Seoul, South Korea M. Castellá Pericás / Barcelona, Spain • Role of epicardial mapping in AF ablation Y.H. Kim / Seoul, South Korea • Single-shot AF ablation C. Tondo / Milan, Italy

• Clinical outcomes of a simultaneous hybrid procedure for persistent atrial fibrillation B. Maesen / Maastricht, the Netherlands • Hybrid procedure for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation A. Revishvili / Moscow, Russia • Is it possible to apply hybrid approach to Cox-Maze procedure? J.L. Cox / Chicago, USA

Detailed Scientific Program Consiglio Room

Thursday 3 October | 10.15-11.45

Thursday 3 October | 15.30-17.00

Friday 4 October | 08.30-10.00

Friday 4 October | 13.45-15.15

Symposium How to predict and prevent sudden death: patients without structural heart disease Chairs: G.L. Botto / Milan, Italy K.H. Kuck / Hamburg, Germany

Core Curriculum Value of cardiac imaging in the assessment of SD risk and VT treatment Chairs: J.J. Bax / Leiden, the Netherlands S. Iliceto / Padua, Italy

Core Curriculum Evolving strategies and techniques for VT mapping and ablation Chairs: J. Bradfield / Los Angeles, USA D.J. Callans / Philadelphia, USA

ISHNE - VA Joint Session How to reduce the risk of VT in ICD patients? Chairs: R. Verlato / Camposampiero, Italy J.F. Viles-Gonzalez / Miami, USA

• WPW syndrome D.G. Katritsis / Athens, Greece

• Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy R.N.W. Hauer / Utrecht, the Netherlands

• Endo - EPI mapping and VT circuits: observations and clinical implications A. Dello Russo / Milan, Italy

• Brugada syndrome G.B. Chierchia / Brussels, Belgium

• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy F. Cecchi / Florence, Italy

• Lesson learned from needle electrode ablation W.G. Stevenson / Nashville, USA

• Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy • Long QT syndrome J.F. Viles-Gonzalez / Miami, USA P.G. Postema / Amsterdam, the Netherlands • Early repolarization syndrome S. Viskin / Tel Aviv, Israel

• Three-dimensional architecture by MRI for VT management A. Berruezo / Barcelona, Spain

Thursday 3 October | 13.45-15.15

Thursday 3 October | 17.15-18.45

Symposium How to predict and prevent sudden death: patients with structural heart disease Chairs: A. Raviele / Venice-Mestre, Italy I. Savelieva / London, UK

Core Curriculum Improving outcome and understanding of focal VT ablation Chairs: E. Anter / Boston, USA F.E. Marchlinski / Philadelphia, USA

• Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy H. Calkins / Baltimore, USA • Sarcoidosis H.N. Pak / Seoul, South Korea • Mitral valve prolapse M. Perazzolo Marra / Padua, Italy • Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy G.L. Botto / Milan, Italy

• PVC induced cardiomiopathy: pathophysiology and ablation results Y.M. Cha / Rochester, USA • How to determine the site of origin (SOO) of PVCs in structurally normal hearts A. Baranchuk / Kingston, Canada • Localization and cryoablation for papillary muscle PVCs G.E. Supple / Philadelphia, USA • Anatomy, mapping, ablation of LV Summit VT F.C. Garcia / Philadelphia, USA • How to interpret the change in PVC QRS complex with ablation P. Santangeli / Philadelphia, USA

• Mapping and ablation in the OR and with LVAD insertion W.S. Tzou / Aurora, USA • Mapping and ablation in Brugada syndrome - technique and endpoints C. Pappone / San Donato Milanese, Italy

• Pharmacological therapy in reducing risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias W. Zareba / Rochester, USA • Role of ICD programming in reducing appropriate and inappropriate therapy J.S. Steinberg / Short Hills, USA • How to identify ICD patients benefiting from VT ablation? D.J. Callans / Philadelphia, USA • Sympathetic denervation in highly arrhythmogenic patients J. Bradfield / Los Angeles, USA

Friday 4 October | 10.15-11.45

Friday 4 October | 15.30-17.00

Taiwan HRS - VA Joint Session Ventricular arrhythmia in West and non-West Chairs: C.C. Cheng / Tainan, Taiwan A. Natale / Austin, USA

Featured Symposium Brugada syndrome, an electrical disease or a cardiomyopathy Chairs: S. Viskin / Tel Aviv, Israel A.A. Wilde / Amsterdam, the Netherlands

• VT in ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathy: similar and different P. China / Venice-Mestre, Italy

• Genetics of Brugada syndrome V. Probst / Nantes, France

• Planner epicardial wavelet propagation in Brugada syndrome F.P. Chung / Taipei, Taiwan

• Repolarization abnormalities in Brugada syndrome F. Migliore / Padua, Italy

• The RVOT as a substrate for arrhythmias • Prevention of early mortality after ablation for B.J. Boukens / Amsterdam, the Netherlands an electrical storm: who, when, and how? P. Santangeli / Philadelphia, USA • Structural abnormalities in Brugada syndrome • Prevention of VT/VF-associated out C. De Asmundis / Brussels, Belgium of-hospital cardiac arrest: lessons from Taichung Sudden Unexpected Death • Brugada phenocopies: not all that glitters is Registry (THUNDER) gold K.C. Chang / Taichung, Taiwan A. Baranchuk / Kingston, Canada 39

Detailed Scientific Program Consiglio Room Friday 4 October | 17.15-18.45

Saturday 5 October | 10.15-11.45

Featured Symposium Long QT syndrome: un update Chairs: V. Probst / Nantes, France A.A. Wilde / Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Featured Symposium Quinidine therapy: back from exile! Chairs: A. Capucci / Ancona, Italy M.F. Márquez / Mexico City, Mexico

• LQTS, what is a long QT interval? P.G. Postema / Amsterdam, the Netherlands • LQTS, risk stratification C. Napolitano / Pavia, Italy • LQTS, should everyone be treated? S. Kääb / Munich, Germany • LQTS, new therapeutic options P.J. Schwartz / Milan, Italy

• VF as a Purkinje disease M. Hocini / Bordeaux, France • Why quinidine works in idiopathic VF A.A. Wilde / Amsterdam, the Netherlands • Torsade de pointes treated with quinidine S. Viskin / Tel Aviv, Israel • New indications for quinidine therapy R. Rosso / Tel Aviv, Israel

Saturday 5 October | 08.30-10.00

Saturday 5 October | 12.00-13.30

Featured Symposium Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: what’s new? Chairs: S. Saksena / New Brunswick, USA G. Thiene / Padua, Italy

Mexican Corner Channelopathies in 2019. Genetics and beyond Chairs: L. Colín-Lizalde / Mexico City, Mexico M.F. Márquez / Mexico City, Mexico

• The new ACM consensus document H. Calkins / Baltimore, USA

• Genetic testing in sudden cardiac death: to do or not to do? A. Medeiros-Domingo / Dübendorf, Switzerland

• ARVC, new insights in its pathophysiology E. van Rooij / Utrecht, the Netherlands • HCM, new insights in its pathophysiology F. Cecchi / Florence, Italy • Risk stratification in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy R.N.W. Hauer / Utrecht, the Netherlands

Detailed Scientific Program Consiglio Room

• Dysfunction of the NaV1.5-Kir2.1 channelosome in the mechanism of inheritable cardiac arrhythmias J. Jalife / Ann Arbor, USA • Controversies in automatic implantable defibrillators in congenital cardiac sudden death syndromes L. Molina / Mexico City, Mexico • Arrhythmias in Brugada syndrome. Not everything is ventricular tachycardia J. Gómez-Flores / Mexico City, Mexico

Detailed Scientific Program Cipressi Room

Thursday 3 October | 10.15-11.45

Thursday 3 October | 15.30-17.00

Friday 4 October | 08.30-10.00

Friday 4 October | 15.30-17.00

Featured Symposium Lead extraction and device infection: technical and practical aspects Chairs: M.G. Bongiorni / Pisa, Italy A. Kutarski / Lublin, Poland

WSA – VA Joint Session Devices recalls. What to do Chairs: M.G. Bongiorni / Pisa, Italy R. Sutton / Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco

ISHNE - VA Joint Session Telemedicine in cardiac arrhythmias Chairs: H. Calkins / Baltimore, USA M. Lunati / Milan, Italy

Featured Symposium Controversial indications for CRT Chairs: A.E. Epstein / Philadelphia, USA W. Jung / Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

• Pediatric lead extraction F. Drago / Rome, Italy • Extracting leadless devices C.A. Rinaldi / London, UK • Imaging techniques in lead extraction S. Hakmi / Hamburg, Germany • Optimizing safety in lead extraction by selecting the most suitable approach, tool and technique P. Defaye / Grenoble, France Thursday 3 October | 13.45-15.15 Featured Symposium Lead extracion and device infection: novel aspects Chairs: J.C. Deharo / Marseille, France C. Kennergren / Gothenburg, Sweden • CIED and infections: what’s new? C.J. Love / Baltimore, USA • Superfluous lead: to extract or not to extract in the new era? L. Segreti / Pisa, Italy • Prevention and treatment of complications: new strategies J. Gäbel / Gothenburg, Sweden • Risk scores to predict difficulties and complications F. Regoli / Lugano, Switzerland

• Manufactures reports and real life data in follow up J.N. Catanzaro / Jacksonville, USA • When and who inform the patients T.F. Deering / Atlanta, USA • Who should establish the reaction after a recall? R.P. Ricci / Rome, Italy • When more is worse than less in reaction to a recall O. Oseroff / Buenos Aires, Argentina Thursday 3 October | 17.15-18.45 Core Curriculum Remote monitoring: current guidelines, value in special clinical settings, future perspectives Chairs: S. Mittal / New York, USA R.P. Ricci / Rome, Italy • Current guidelines for remote monitoring of implantable cardiac device G. Zanotto / Legnago, Italy • Utility and limitations of implantable loop recorders in patients with atrial fibrillation R.S. Passman / Chicago, USA • Remote monitoring in heart failure patients: value or hype? A. D’Onofrio / Naples, Italy • Hybrid comprehensive telerehabilitation and telecare vs usual care in heart failure patients – results of TELEREH-HF study E. Piotrowicz / Warsaw, Poland

• Telemedicine for management of implantable defibrillators M.P. Turakhia / Stanford, USA • Implications of AF detected on wearable monitors P.J. Zimetbaum / Boston, USA • Arrhythmia burden as endpoint in clinical trials W. Zareba / Rochester, USA

• CRT in right bundle branch block M.R. Gold / Charleston, USA • CRT in patients with atrial fibrillation M. Gasparini / Rozzano, Italy • CRT for heart block with EF > 40% M. Zecchin / Trieste, Italy • CRT in HF with preserved EF and left bundle branch block S. Mittal / New York, USA

• How long ECG monitoring should be used? E.T. Locati / Milan, Italy Friday 4 October | 17.15-18.45 Featured Symposium Novel pacing strategies to treat arrhythmias and heart failure Symposium Chairs: M. Gasparini / Rozzano, Italy New tools and workflows for complex arrhythmias: experiences T. Lewalter / Munich, Germany and best practices Chairs: F.C. Garcia / Philadelphia, USA • Leadless pacing of the right ventricle and A. Natale / Austin, USA the atrium W. Jung / Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany • High density mapping for persistent AF A. Natale / Austin, USA • Left ventricular leadless pacing C.A. Rinaldi / London, UK • The role of lesion index in AF ablation A. Dello Russo / Ancona, Italy • Who should receive cardiac contractility modulation? • Benefits of high density mapping in AF K.H. Kuck / Hamburg, Germany ablation A. Di Cori / Pisa, Italy • His bundle pacing for CRT • AVNRT in pediatric: high density mapping P. Vijayaraman / Wilkes-Barre, USA for low voltage bridge F. Drago / Rome, Italy Friday 4 October | 13.45-15.15

• New technologies for VT mapping P. Santangeli / Philadelphia, USA

• Future directions in remote monitoring P.J. Zimetbaum / Boston, USA 45

Detailed Scientific Program Cipressi Room Saturday 5 October | 08.30-10.00

Saturday 5 October | 12.00-13.30

Featured Symposium Non-response to CRT Chairs: M. Di Biase / Foggia, Italy A.M. Russo / Camden, USA

Symposium Controversial issues in clinical pacing: should I, when should... Chairs: A.E. Epstein / Philadelphia, USA M. Lunati / Milan, Italy

• AF ablation M. Hocini / Bordeaux, France • Frequent ventricular extrasystoles A. Rossillo / Vicenza, Italy • Mitral regurgitation J.J. Bax / Leiden, the Netherlands • LV lead placement M.R. Gold / Charleston, USA Saturday 5 October | 10.15-11.45 Core Curriculum His bundle pacing: the fascinating role of physiology in cardiac pacing Chairs: P. Vijayaraman / Wilkes-Barre, USA F. Zanon / Rovigo, Italy

Detailed Scientific Program Cipressi Room

• When should I implant a pacemaker in patients with vasovagal syncope? D. Hachul / São Paulo, Brazil • Should I treat with a pacemaker patients with syncope, bundle branch block, and negative EPS? M. Santini / Rome, Italy • Should all patients with a CRT CIED and AF have their AV junctions ablated? J.S. Steinberg / Short Hills, USA • When should a leadless pacemaker be implanted in patients with sinus rhythm? S. Boveda / Toulouse, France

• Understanding the physiology of His bundle pacing in the modern era S. Saksena/ New Brunswick, USA • His bundle pacing - implant techniques: tips and tricks in clinical practice P. Vijayaraman / Wilkes-Barre, USA • His bundle pacing and AV node ablation P.S. Sharma / Chicago, USA • Can His bundle pacing be the primary option for cardiac resynchronization therapy? Z.I. Whinnett / London, UK • His bundle pacing: programming and troubleshooting S. Mittal / New York, USA 46

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: C. Ellis / Nashville, USA T. Lewalter / Munich, Germany

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 I. Savelieva / London, UK

• 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 A. Quesada / Valencia, Spain

Thursday 3 October | 17.15-18.45

• Deliverable pacemakers: more risk than benefit? A. Al-Ahmad / Austin, USA

• 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

• 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: J.N. Catanzaro / Jacksonville, USA 50

• 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

• 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

Friday 4 October | 10.15-11.45 Symposium AF-Screen International Collaboration Symposium Chairs: G. Boriani / Modena, Italy L. Fauchier / Tours, France • 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. 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? C. Tondo / Milan, Italy • Challenging cases in outflow PVC / VT ablation T. Aksu / Derince, Turkey • Challenging cases in SVT ablation G. Al-Mohani / Muscat, Oman • Challenging cases in accessory pathway ablation M. Aboulmaaty / Cairo, Egypt • Anatomical ablation strategy for noninducible fascicular tachycardia A.K. Talib / Najaf, Iraq 51

Detailed Scientific Program Capriate Room

Friday 4 October | 15.30-17.00

Saturday 5 October | 08.30-10.00

Saturday 5 October | 12.00-13.30

Practical Session Clinical cases: when a procedure becomes a nightmare - Session 1 Chairs: D.J Callans / Philadelphia, USA A. Rossillo / Vicenza, Italy

Practical Session Value of surface ECG in the interpretation of cardiac arrhythmias in 2019: back to the future? “In memoriam of Luigi Padeletti” Chairs: S. Boveda / Toulouse, France R. De Ponti / Varese, Italy

Practical Session Mechanism and management of VT and AV block Chairs: G.F. Michaud / Nashville, USA A.L. Waldo / Cleveland, USA

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Case 1: Complex Koch’s triangle SVT Presenter: R. De Ponti / Varese, Italy Discussant: M.M. Scheinman / San Francisco, USA

• Case 2: Septal accessory pathway Presenter: M. Tritto / Castellanza, Italy Discussant: A. Verma / Newmarket, Canada

• A rational approach to surface ECG: how to determine the site of origin (SOO) of PVCs in structurally normal hearts A. Baranchuk / Kingston, Canada • Clinical implication of left septal fascicle R. Piotrowicz / Warsaw, Poland

• Case 3: Coronary sinus / Non coronary cusp atrial tachycardia Presenter: F. Ouyang / Hamburg, Germany Discussant: C. Tondo / Milan, Italy

• Challenges in narrow QRS complex tachycardia F.M. Leonelli / Tampa, USA

• Case 4: Difficult transeptal puncture Presenter: W.S. Tzou / Aurora, USA Discussant: J.E. Sanchez / Austin, USA

• When surface ECG orients invasive EP study R. Marazzi / Varese, Italy

Friday 4 October | 17.15-18.45 Practical Session CLINICAL CASES: WHEN A PROCEDURE BECOMES A NIGHTMARE - SESSION 2 Chairs: A. Bonso / Feltre, Italy L. Di Biase / New York, USA • Case 1: Papillary muscle VT Presenter: F.C. Garcia / Philadelphia, USA Discussant: J.D. Burkhardt / Austin, USA

• Challenges in wide QRS complex tachycardia D.G. Della Rocca / Austin, USA

• Novel genetic mechanisms and ablation of VT H.H. Hsia / San Francisco, USA • Mechanisms and ablation of fascicular VT M.M. Scheinman / San Francisco, USA • Mechanisms and ablation of ischemic VT W.G. Stevenson / Nashville, USA • Pathophysiology and newer treatment for AV block M. Brignole / Lavagna, Italy

Discussants: G. Bagliani / Foligno, Italy L. Calò / Rome, Italy M.F. Márquez / Mexico City, Mexico A. Raviele / Venice-Mestre, Italy M.M. Scheinman / San Francisco, USA G. Zuin / Venice-Mestre, Italy

Saturday 5 October | 10.15-11.45

Practical Session Mechanism and management of supraventricular arrhythmias • Case 2: LV Summit VT Presenter: P. Santangeli / Philadelphia, USA Chairs: M.M. Scheinman / San Francisco, USA Discussant: W.G. Stevenson / Nashville, USA W.G. Stevenson / Nashville, USA • Case 3: Electrical storm Presenter: E. Anter / Boston, USA Discussant: H.H. Hsia / San Francisco, USA • Case 4: Epicardial VT Presenter: C. Carbucicchio / Milan, Italy Discussant: M. Scanavacca / São Paulo, Brazil

• Basic mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias J. Jalife / Ann Arbor, USA • Principles of entrainment A.L. Waldo / Cleveland, USA • Mechanisms and laboratory diagnoses of supraventricular tachycardia G.F. Michaud / Nashville, USA • Mechanisms and ablation of atrial fibrillation J.D. Burkhardt / Austin, USA

Detailed Scientific Program Photographs Room

Thursday 3 October | 10.15-11.45

Thursday 3 October | 15.30-17.00

Friday 4 October | 08.30-10.00

Friday 4 October | 13.45-15.15

French Corner Cardiac fibrosis and arrhythmias: from cells to patients Chairs: E. Aliot / Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France J.J. Blanc / Brest, France

Core Curriculum Published and ungoing clinical trials in cardiac arrhythmias Chairs: L. Di Biase / New York, USA S. Themistoclakis / Venice-Mestre, Italy

Featured Symposium Vasovagal syncope: therapy Chairs: J.J. Blanc / Brest, France B. Olshansky / Iowa City, USA

Featured Symposium Syncope in the young and in the elderly: peculiar aspects Chairs: A. Raviele / Venice-Mestre, Italy W.K. Shen / Phoenix, USA

• Cardiac fibrosis: pathophysiology and clinical consequences S.N. Hatem / Paris, France

• CASTLE AF N.F. Marrouche / New Orleans, USA

• Evaluation of cardiac fibrosis: value of morphologic and other markers N.F. Marrouche / New Orleans, USA • Arrhythmic and prognostic implications of cardiac fibrosis M. Disertori / Trento, Italy

• CABANA D.L. Packer / Rochester, USA • OCEAN A. Verma / Newmarket, Canada • RESET CRT / DANISH N. Dagres / Leipzig, Germany

• Endurance training and cardiac fibrosis: risks and benefits S. Sharma / London, UK

Thursday 3 October | 17.15-18.45

Thursday 3 October | 13.45-15.15

Featured Symposium Vasovagal syncope: mechanisms Chairs: D. Hachul / São Paulo, Brazil R. Sutton / Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco

Spanish Corner New challenges in AF ablation Chairs: J.M. Almendral / Madrid, Spain J. Osca / Valencia, Spain

• Do we really understand vasovagal syncope? What is left to learn? J.C. Deharo / Marseille, France

• Epicardial connections between atrial and pulmonary veins: prevalence and implications for ablation M.T. Barrio-López / Madrid, Spain

• Neuro-humoral changes in VVS: triggers or bystanders? A. Fedorowski / Malmö, Sweden

• Left atrial flutter concomitant with AF: clinical implications J. Jiménez-Candil / Salamanca, Spain

• Are women more susceptible to VVS than men? If so, why? P. Alboni / Ferrara, Italy

• Rotor identification and ablation in AF D. Calvo / Oviedo, Spain • Laser ablation of the pulmonary veins J. Osca / Valencia, Spain

• Testing for vasodepressor susceptibility: is it needed in all forms of reflex syncope and how reproducible is the testing? R. Sutton / Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco

• How often is reflex syncope the cause of collapse in patients with structural heart disease? Does it affect management? C.A. Morillo / Calgary, Canada • Pharmacological management of VVS: The Good, Bad and Ugly. (Discuss why there is a placebo effect) R.S. Sheldon / Calgary, Canada • Treatment of VVS: does it depend on age? Should it be individualized? A. Ungar / Florence, Italy • Vasovagal syncope ablation is ready for prime time 1. YES! J.C. Pachon / São Paulo, Brazil 2. NO! M. Brignole / Lavagna, Italy Friday 4 October | 10.15-11.45 Featured Symposium Syncope due to autonomic dysfunction / Differentiating syncope from seizure Chairs: C.A. Morillo / Calgary, Canada - S. Parry / Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK • Early heart rate and blood pressure changes during movement to upright posture: a tool to predict autonomic failure, neurogenic orthostatic hypotension and VVS susceptibility? J.G. van Dijk / Leiden, the Netherlands

• Solitary collapse episode in young patients with suspected channelopathy: what’s the next step? V. Pescatore / Noale, Italy • Which younger patient with recurrent asystolic syncope is a candidate for a pacemaker? R. Gopinathannair / Overland Park, USA • Causes of syncope/collapse in the extreme elderly: novel approaches to diagnosis S. Parry / Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK • Assessing and preventing progressive cognitive impairment and falls in older patients with symptomatic orthostatic hypotension S. Feigofsky / Carroll, USA Friday 4 October | 15.30-17.00 Featured Symposium Syncope Units and beyond Chairs: S. Feigofsky / Carroll, USA S. Parry / Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK • Should syncope units become the standard of care? R.S. Sheldon / Calgary, Canada

• Primary and secondary POTS: how to distinguish and treat G. Cavalli / Venice-Mestre, Italy

• Clinical decision making in syncope patient care: individualized or programmatic? M.H. Hamdan / Madison, USA

• Managing syncope due to orthostatic intolerance in a patient with supine hypertension J.J. Blanc / Brest, France

• Syncope in the emergency department What next steps can improve care? R. Furlan / Rozzano, Italy

• Recognizing and managing suspected seizure disorders: is there a role for implanted monitors? M. Brignole / Lavagna, Italy

• The changing pattern of hospital admission in USA for syncope/collapse D.G. Benditt / Minneapolis, USA

Detailed Scientific Program Photographs Room

Friday 4 October | 17.15-18.45

Saturday 5 October | 08.30-10.00

Saturday 5 October | 12.00-13.30

Featured Symposium Let’s discuss together: current guidelines, difficult cases, and future perspectives Chairs: P. Alboni / Ferrara, Italy R.S. Sheldon / Calgary, Canada

Argentinean Corner Sudden death and ICDs: a regional evaluation Chairs: C.M. Albert / Boston, USA R.A. Sansalone / Buenos Aires, Argentina

Core Curriculum Updates in sports cardiology Chairs: F. Giada / Noale, Italy S. Sharma / London, UK

• Key differences between US and European Syncope Guidelines: vive la difference? W.K. Shen / Phoenix, USA • Case 1 Young woman collapsed while getting out of boat and swimming 20-30 meters to shore after docking her boat at a buoy during sailing competition J.C. Deharo / Marseille, France • Case 2 50 yo female prior athlete with recurrent syncope and on one occasion fell out of a kayak. She had a normal heart but scar on MRI in the inferior wall. She got a life vest B. Olshansky / Iowa City, USA • Case 3 An 18 yo NCAA Level 1 College freshman volleyball player is referred for multiple prolonged collapse events that started within the last several months but occur multiple times per week. Witnesses say she collapses abruptly, even while sitting on the bench or during practice and is unresponsive for 5 to 10 minutes without shaking. She has no past history of similar problems R. Proietti / Padua, Italy • Case 4 72 yo male with moderate aortic stenosis and prior stents for 2 vessel CAD, ejection fraction 40% collapses while stepping out of the shower. Had similar collapse 3 years earlier while walking up a hill to get his mail S. Feigofsky / Carroll, USA

• Sudden death and ICDs in South America O. Oseroff / Buenos Aires, Argentina • Sudden death and ICDs in Europe L. Santini / Rome, Italy • Sudden death and ICDs in North America W. Zareba / Rochester, USA • Sudden death and ICDs in Asia Pacific T.C. Tuan / Taipei, Taiwan Saturday 5 October | 10.15-11.45

• Causes of sudden cardiac death in athletes: what’s new? G. Thiene / Padua, Italy • The role of cardiac imaging in sports cardiology B.K. Velthuis / Utrecht, the Netherlands • ESC recommendations for athletes with cardiomyopathy A. Pelliccia / Rome, Italy • Cardiac arrest in the athletes: the myth of tongue swallowing D. Viskin / Tel Aviv, Israel

Core Curriculum Cardiovascular assessment of SD risk in young athletes Chairs: U. Berrettini / Camerino, Italy A. Pelliccia / Rome, Italy • The revised ESC recommendations for the interpretation of ECG in athletes S. Sharma / London, UK • Clinical interpretation of ventricular ectopic beats in athletes D. Corrado / Padua, Italy • Electrical markers of high risk in athletes A. Malhotra / London, UK • External and implantable devices for prolonged ECG monitoring F. Giada / Noale, Italy

• Syncope: where do we go from here? B. Olshansky / Iowa City, USA 58

Detailed Scientific Program Barbantini Room

Detailed Scientific Program Barbantini Room Thursday 3 October | 13.45-15.15 Practical Session EP Journals Editors-in-Chief Round Table: let’s discuss together Chairs: D.G. Katritsis / Athens, Greece A. Natale / Austin, USA • Editors-in-Chief of cardiology journals: challenges in 2019 D.G. Katritsis / Athens, Greece The Editors-in-Chief/associates editors of the following journals will participate to the round table to conduct the discussion: • Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology W. Zareba / Rochester, USA • Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review D.G. Katritsis / Athens, Greece • Circulation: Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology TBD

Detailed Scientific Program Barbantini Room

• Heart Rhythm Journal A.M. Russo / Camden, USA • International Journal of Heart Rhythm TBD • JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology TBD • Journal of Arrhythmia S.A. Chen / Taipei, Taiwan • JAFIB: Journal of Atrial Fibrillation R. Gopinathannair • Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology P. Santangeli / Philadelphia, USA • Journal of Electrocardiology W. Zareba / Rochester, USA • JICE: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology A. Natale / Austin, USA • PACE: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology Bradley P. Knight / Chicago, USA

• EP - Europace TBD

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Scientific Information Scientific Secretariat Antonio Rossillo, MD Department of Cardiology, Ospedale San Bortolo, Vicenza, Italy e-mail: antoniorossillo@yahoo.com Abstract All accepted abstracts (oral communications and posters) will be published in a special online issue of the JICE - Journal of the Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology after the event. Questions If you have any questions regarding the submission process, please contact us at scientific@venicearrhythmias.org Acceptance Notification of acceptance for oral communication and poster July 26th, 2019. Registration of abstract presenters Abstract presenters are required to register for the Scientific Sessions. Expenses associated with the submission and presentation of an abstract are the responsibility of the presenter. The person inserted in the online form as “Presenting Author” will be considered the presenter. If the registration is not accomplished within the scheduled time, the abstract will not be included in the special online journal issue.

Slides Only PC data projection will be available in every room. All slides must be worded in English only; please copy your work prepared in PowerPoint - on a CD or USB pen. The Speaker Ready Room will be available for presenters and speakers to preview their slides and to become familiar with the audiovisual equipment. The use of personal laptops in the Workshop rooms is not allowed. Posters All posters must be prepared with dimension “portrait” 70cm width x 100cm height. Specific instructions about mantling, display and dismantling will be e-mailed in due time. Official language The official language of the Workshop is ENGLISH. No translation will be provided during the scientific sessions except for the Allied Professionals Program. Visa/international attendee information In addition to a passport, most international participants will need a Visa. It is advisable to contact the Italian Embassy or Consulate regarding Visa and Health Certificate requirements in your country of residence. The Organizing Secretariat is available to send you a Letter of Invitation for Visa Purposes. The invitation is meant to help participants obtaining a Visa, and is not a commitment on the part of the organizers to provide any financial support. The decision to grant a Visa belongs to the Embassy/Consulate.

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Special events

Organizing Secretariat

Opening Ceremony Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 included in the registration fee. The Workshop will be inaugurated by the Congress Presidents, by Representatives of the Italian and International Scientific Societies and Study Groups that have granted their patronage, by the City Mayor and other Authorities.

ADRIA CONGREX Srl via Sassonia 30 - 47922 Rimini - Italy

Best Abstract Awards Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 Venice Arrhythmias 2019 will give two special awards in Euro to those authors who have presented the “Best Oral Communication” and the “Best Poster”. An Abstract Award Committee will select the best work among the accepted oral communications and posters. The winners will be announced during the Opening Ceremony. Raffaella Pieri Breakthrough Communication Award Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 The VA 2019 Organizing Committee has decided to continue the “Raffaella Pieri Breakthrough Communication Award” to be given to the most cutting-edge communication message presented by VA 2019 exhibitors in terms of strength, efficacy and innovative power. This award was established in memory of Ms. Raffaella Pieri, in appreciation for her outstanding contribution over many years in managing the relations with Venice Arrhythmias’ exhibitors and supporting companies on behalf of the Organizing Secretariat, and for her ever-helpful approach and highly missed sensibility. The award winner will receive a plaque, and a charitable donation to a primary cancer research foundation will be made in their name.

General information: ph +39 0541 305 822 / +39 0541 305 811 fax +39 0541 305894 info@venicearrhythmias.org www.venicearrhythmias.org Project Leader: Rita Reggiani r.reggiani@venicearrhythmias.org Scientific Information: Valentina Zanotti scientific@venicearrhythmias.org Exhibition & Industry: Lucia Bini sponsor@venicearrhythmias.org Registrations & Housing: Silvana Surdo booking@venicearrhythmias.org During the Workshop the Organizing Secretariat will be at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini to provide all necessary assistance to VA 2019 participants.

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How to reach the congress venue Fondazione Giorgio Cini

Registration & Hotel

FONDAZIONE GIORGIO CINI Isola San Giorgio Maggiore - 30124 Venice - Italy phone +39 041 5289900 - fax 39 041 5238540 - www.cini.it

Registration Fees

From May 1st up to September 2nd, 2019

From September 3rd, 2019

Delegates

€ 900,00

€ 1000,00

Marco Polo Airport

Santa Lucia Station

Tronchetto

ran

Young Physicians and Students** € 700,00 € 800,00 Allied Professionals € 110,00 € 120,00

Piazzale Roma San Marco Canal Grande

San Giorgio Maggiore

Congress Venue Fondazione Giorgio Cini Giudecca

Venice Lido

The Fondazione Giorgio Cini is located on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, right in front of St. Mark’s Square, in the heart of Venice.

60-minute journey, one-way ticket € 15,00 • private water taxi to your hotel, 45-minute journey, one-way ticket € 110,00

ACTV public waterbus no. 2 takes you directly to the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore. It is just 1 stop away from San Zaccaria (near St. Mark’s Square). Approximate duration of the journey: From San Zaccaria: 3 minutes From Tronchetto: 25 minutes From Piazzale Roma: 35 minutes From Santa Lucia Railway station: 45 minutes

From Venice Santa Lucia Railway Station: Venice has two railway stations: VeniceMestre and Venice Santa Lucia. From Venice Santa Lucia station you can use the ACTV waterbuses that offer different transportation schedules all day long. Private taxis are available at the main exit of the station.

From Marco Polo Airport: Venice has a modern airport situated in the mainland at Venice-Tessera. You may choose among the following transportation options: • ATVO Line no. 35: bus service to Piazzale Roma, 20-minute journey, one-way ticket € 8,00 • Alilaguna service: blue and red motor boat lines to San Marco Square, 68

From A4 Motorway exit: Follow the indications to Venice parking areas of Tronchetto and/or Piazzale Roma where you can find a variety of parking lots. From there, you can reach San Marco Square by waterbus no. 2.

The Registration Fee includes: • For Delegates and Presenters: attendance to all scientific sessions (limited to seats availability) • For Allied Professionals: attendance to Allied Professionals sessions only • Entrance to the exhibition area • Attendance certificate • Badge and congress kit • Local transportation (ACTV scheduled services) • 22% Italian VAT (tax) ** To be able to register as a Young Physician, you must be max. 40 years old. Proof of age (i.e. copy of your ID or passport) must be provided during the registration process. To be able to register as a Student, you will be required to send a proof of your status (i.e. copy of a valid student card).

category of your choice; if not possible, an alternative proposal will be submitted for your approval. Venetian hotels have very few single rooms, therefore rooms for single occupancy (DSO) will be assigned once the single rooms are no longer available. The majority of the hotels pre-booked for Venice Arrhythmias are located in Venice, once they are fully booked, alternative hotels located in Venice Lido or Mestre might be assigned. Confirmation documents will be sent starting from July 31st, 2019. Please note that hotels are listed per categories/rate ranges and rooms will be assigned according to availability on a ”first-come, first-served” basis.

Payment terms Payments accepted are: credit cards, cheques written on Italian Banks and Bank Transfer Group pre-registration If you wish to register a group of more than 10 in Euro. All costs to transmitters’ charge. Please indicate clearly your name and people, please contact the Venice Arrhythmias 2019 on cheque/money Organizing Secretariat at orders; a copy of the payment is requested booking@venicearrhythmias.org together with the registration and hotel accommodation forms. Hotel Accommodation As October is considered peak tourist season Registration and Hotel Accommodation will in Venice, it is recommended to book in great be confirmed only on receipt of the relevant payments. advance and possibly within May 31st, 2019. The settlement is required to process your The Organizing Secretariat will make all efforts to confirm your reservation in the hotel reservation. 69

Registration, Hotel & Practical Information

Venice Hotel list Hotel Venice Center

CAT

DSO (€)

DBL (€)

All’Angelo

380,00

Al Ponte dei Sospiri

425,00

Aqua Palace

345,00

Boscolo Hotel Bellini

455,00

475,00

Ca’ dei Conti

335,00

350,00

Gabrielli

380,00

Palazzo Giovanelli

465,00

480,00

Palazzo Sant’Angelo

396,00

418,00

Papadopoli

320,00

350,00

Santa Marina

340,00

370,00

Sant’Elena

450,00

460,00

Savoia & Jolanda

410,00

Starhotels Splendid Venice

500,00

Ca’ Formenta

235,00

250,00

CAT

DSO (€)

DBL (€)

15 Russo Palace

205,00

215,00

16 Villa Laguna

199,00

17 Villa Mabapa

215,00

245,00

18 Villa Pannoia

180,00

200,00

Hotel Venice Lido

Adria Congrex will issue a regular invoice for registration (22% VAT inclusive) and hotel accommodation (10% VAT inclusive); therefore the European VAT code (only for EU countries) is due to be included in the forms. Please note that VAT could be subject to changes. The VAT rate will be applied depending on the Italian fiscal law at the time of payment. Cancellation terms Any cancellation should be notified in writing to Adria Congrex and will be subject to the following conditions: Before July 31st, 2019. Refund of the registration and hotel 70

accommodation is subject to a 30% administrative charges. All refunds, if any, will be made after the congress (all costs to receivers’ charge). After August 1st, 2019. No refund of any kind. Changes in program For scientific and/or technical reasons the Scientific Committee, the Organizing Committee and the Secretariat reserve the right to make any change in the Workshop program.

CAT Star category DSO Double room for single occupancy DBL Double room The rate is per day, per room, in Bed&Breakfast accommodation. City tax is not included. The price of the City tax per day, per person and updated to November 2018 is: Venice Centre 3 stars Hotel: € 3,50 Venice Centre 4 stars Hotel: € 4,50 Venice Lido 4 stars Hotel: € 3,60 71

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Casino 4 7

Venice

Venice Lido

10 9

13 1

17 15

3 5

Venetian Arsenal 2 16

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San Giorgio

Fondazione Giorgio Cini

Giudecca

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