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09:15 – 09:45 |
Registration |
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09:45 – 10:00 |
Training villages – Workshops introduction |
S. Benussi |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Training villages |
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WS A: AF-Ablation EP approach |
A. Breitenstein L. Haegeli M. Namdar S. Reek A. Saguner J. Steffel C. Tondo
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WS B: AF-Ablation Surgical approach |
S. Benussi M. Castella S. Gaynor M. la Meir A. Pozzoli O. Reuthebuch M. Taramasso A. Weber T. Weimar
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| WS C: Hands-on mechanical exclusion of the LAA |
M. Emmert R. Lee F. Nietlispach A. Ouda D. Reser S. Salzberg |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee break |
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11:30 – 12:30 |
Training villages |
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WS A: AF-Ablation EP approach |
A. Breitenstein L. Haegeli M. Namdar S. Reek A. Saguner J. Steffel C. Tondo
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| WS B: AF-Ablation Surgical approach |
S. Benussi M. Castella S. Gaynor M. la Meir A. Pozzoli O. Reuthebuch M. Taramasso A. Weber T. Weimar
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| WS C: Hands-on mechanical exclusion of the LAA |
M. Emmert R. Lee F. Nietlispach A. Ouda D. Reser S. Salzberg |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 – 13:40 |
Welcome / Intro |
S. Benussi F. Duru |
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13:40 – 14:00 |
Opening lecture: Why joining forces against AF? |
H. Crijns |
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14:00 – 15:40 |
Session 1: State of the art in AF management Moderators: J. Cox, F. Duru, M. Genoni, M. Lunati |
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Thromboembolic prophylaxis today |
J. Steffel |
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Update on medical management of AF |
D. Kotecha |
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Ablate and pace: a modern view |
P. Ammann |
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Catheter ablation techniques |
D. Shah |
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When another ablation is one too many? |
P. Della Bella |
| 15:40 – 16:05 |
Keynote Lecture: Fire and Ice |
K. H. Kuck |
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16:05 – 16:25 |
Coffee break |
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16:25 – 17:35 |
Session 2: New pathways to deal with refractory AF Moderators: S. Benussi, H. Crijns, G. Dunnington, T. Lüscher |
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What is on the surgeon's shelf? |
S. Benussi |
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Non pharmacologic treatment of AF: scientific evidence and present guidelines |
M. Castella |
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"All in one": the ideal multidisciplinary context |
A. Revishvili |
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Hybrid options to treat AF: simultaneous or staged? |
B. van Putte |
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17:35 – 19:05 |
Session 3 – Modern interaction platforms Moderators: P. Ammann, M. Mariani, S.A. Müller, B. van Putte |
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Hybrid single stage approach |
M. La Meir L. Pison |
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Staged hybrid approach |
M. Dalrymple G. Haywood |
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Dual Epicardial and Endocardial approach |
G. Dunnington B. Liem |
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Algorithm-based sequential strategy |
S. Benussi L. Haegeli |
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Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion |
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19:05 |
Adjourn |
S. Benussi |
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20:00 – 22:00 |
MAM Dinner Symposium |
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Multidisciplinary Atrial Fibrillation Heart Team: Working together |
S. Benussi |
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Building up a winning hybrid program in the USA |
G. Dunnington B. Liem |
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Getting to the heart of the Patient |
S. S. Ryan |
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08:30 – 08:55 |
Opening lecture: An amazing 3D experience in the human atria |
J. Ector |
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Welcome/Intro - University Hospital Zurich |
G. Zünd |
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09:00 – 12:00 |
Live case surgical/EP case Operators: S. Benussi, B. van Putte Moderators: M. Castella, H. Kottkamp, F. Maisano, D. Shah, J. Steffel |
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Live case patients presentation |
D. Reser |
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Live-in-a-Box EP Lab |
A. Saguner |
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09:00 – 09:35 |
Session 4: Left appendage management Moderators: M. Castella, H. Kottkamp, F. Maisano, D. Shah, J. Steffel |
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Always/Never/Patient tailored approach |
F. Nietlispach A. Weber |
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How to manage the LAA epicardially in the different surgical setting – Atriclip |
M. Castella |
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LAA management with the Amplatzer occluder |
F. Nietlispach |
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Lariat up-to-date on current use |
R. Lee |
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Update on the Watchman device |
tbc |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Coffee break | |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Session 5: Novel ablation techniques Moderators: M. Castella, H. Kottkamp, F. Maisano, D. Shah, J. Steffel |
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Update on substrate ablation for Afib cure |
H. Kottkamp |
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Sub-X approach in a multidisciplinary setting |
R. Lee |
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Single-sided thoracoscopic left approach |
J. Mei |
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Hybrid approach with non-clamping epicardial bipolar RF |
C. Tondo |
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12:00 – 12:15 |
Afib Heart Team disscussion Panel: D. Altmann, L. Haegeli, P. Müller, M. Namdar |
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12:15 – 13:15 |
Lunch |
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Burst Session – Afib management 2.0: the Guidelines' Revolution S. Benussi, M. Castella, D. Kotecha, B. Van Putte |
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13:15 – 13:40 |
Keynote Lecture: Beyond the catheter: a comprehensive approach to AF |
C. Sticherling |
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13:40 – 15:00 |
Session 6: Technology parade Moderators: G. Laufer, A. Revishvili, C. Sticherling, T. Weimar |
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Sub-X epicardial approach using N-Contact platform |
M. Zembala |
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The Tacticath Contact Force Sensing |
S. Reek |
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Carto Mapping – Hybrid spinoffs |
tbc |
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AFfix: New epicardial solutions |
F. Maisano |
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3D Mapping with the Rhythmia system |
P. Della Bella |
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New frontier in transeptal approaches: TSP |
F. Maisano |
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Update on bipolar radiofrequency |
S. Gaynor |
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Body surface mapping |
A. Metzner |
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Robotic steering for ablation procedures |
F. Duru |
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Post ablation rhythm monitoring and anticoagulation |
G. Mascioli |
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15:00 – 15:20 |
Coffee break |
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15:20 – 15:45 |
Grand Lecture: Evolution of the modern AF interventions. What's next? |
J. L. Cox |
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15:45 – 17:20 |
Session 7: Multidisciplinary context: Practical aspects and challenging scenarios Moderators: S. Benussi, M. Castella, P. Della Bella, F. Duru |
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What does a surgeon need from the EP cardiologist? |
M. Castella |
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What does an EP cardiologist need from a surgeon? |
Y. Blaauw |
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AF in dilated cardiomyopathy* |
A. Breitenstein |
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* Voting – Debate – M. Lunati |
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Different options for post ablation tachycardia* |
A. Pozzoli |
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"Permanent" AF in cardiomiopathy* |
D. Altmann |
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* Voting – Debate – M. Castella |
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Panel Discussion |
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17:20 – 17:30 |
Closing remarks |
S. Benussi |
