Advanced Catheter Ablation: New Tips, Techniques, and Technologies for Complex Arrhythmias
September 23-26, 2017
Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, MA
Registration Closed
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(30.25),
ABIM MOC Points
(30.25),
Price: $875 - $995
Program
Saturday, September 23, 2017
| 7:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast - Ballroom Foyer |
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction Course Directors |
Fundamentals and Supraventricular Tachycardias
Moderator: William G. Stevenson, M.D.
| 8:15 a.m. | Mapping Fundamentals, Electrograms, and Entrainment Pitfalls William G. Stevenson, M.D. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Cavotricuspid Isthmus Dependent Atrial Flutter: Tough Cases Samuel J. Asirvatham, M.D. |
| 9:45 a.m. | Focal Atrial Tachycardia: Recognition, Mapping, Ablation Suraj Kapa, M.D. |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | Ablation of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT): When Slow Pathway Ablation Is Not Enough Warren M. Jackman, M.D. |
| 11:30 a.m. | Illustrative Cases of AVNRT Samuel J. Asirvatham, M.D. |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
Fundamentals and Supraventricular Tachycardias
Moderator: Douglas L. Packer, M.D.
| 1:00 p.m. | Diagnostic Maneuvers for SVT/AVNRT/Accessory Pathways Samuel J. Asirvatham, M.D. |
| 1:30 p.m. | Ablation of Challenging Accessory Pathways Warren M. Jackman, M.D. |
| 2:30 p.m. | Atrial Arrhythmias in Unusual Settings: Congenital Heart Disease, Post-Surgical Cases David J. Wilber, M.D. |
| 3:00 p.m. | Question and Answer |
| 3:15 p.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Atriofasicular Pathways: Mahaim or Mahem Warren M. Jackman, M.D. |
| 4:00 p.m. | Biophysics of RF: Implications for Contact Force Sensing, and Cryo Ablation Douglas L. Packer, M.D. |
| 4:30 p.m. | Signals in the EP Lab: Generating and Cleaning Them Up K.L. Venkatachalam, M.D. |
| 5:00 p.m. | Mapping Systems Review: What Do They Offer? How Do They Compare? Suraj Kapa, M.D. |
| 5:30 p.m. | Question and Answer |
| 5:45 p.m. | Adjourn |
Sunday, September 24, 2017
| 7:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast - Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:55 a.m. | Introduction and Comments David J. Wilber, M.D. |
Ventricular Tachycardia
Moderator: William G. Stevenson, M.D.
| 8:00 a.m. | Anatomy of the Ventricles Relevant to Ablation: Anatomy and Approaches - ECG Correlations Samuel J. Asirvatham, M.D. |
| 8:45 a.m. | Step by Step Approach to Ablating Outflow Tract Tachycardias Douglas L. Packer, M.D. and David J. Wilber, M.D. |
| 9:30 A.M. | LV Fascicular and Papillary Muscle Tachycardias: What Is That Potential? Samuel J. Asirvatham, M.D. |
| 10:00 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:15 a.m. | Scar Related VTs: Defining the Substrate in Ischemic vs. Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy Usha Tedrow, M.D., M.Sc. |
| 10:45 a.m. | Mapping During VT for Scar-Related VTs: Defining Circuits William G. Stevenson, M.D. |
| 11:15 a.m. | Aggressive Strategies for Substrate Ablation: Border Zone and Substrate Homogenization, and Ablations of LAVA/Late Potentials Douglas L. Packer, M.D. |
| 11:45 a.m. | Question and Answer Drs. Asirvatham, Wilber, and Stevenson |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
Ventricular Tachycardia
Moderator: William G. Stevenson, M.D.
| 1:00 p.m. | Epicardial Mapping and Ablation: Getting There and Getting the Job Done Safely David J. Wilber, M.D. |
| 1:25 p.m. | Ablation of RV Scar-related VT: ARVC, Sarcoid, Congenital William G. Stevenson, M.D. |
| 1:50 p.m. | Ablation of VT From the LV Summit David J. Wilber, M.D. |
| 2:15 p.m. | Hemodynamic Support during VT ablation: Percutaneous and Permanent Vivek Y. Reddy, M.D. |
| 2:40 p.m. | High Density Mapping of VT: What Can It Add? Smit Vasaiwala, M.D. |
| 3:05 p.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 3:15 p.m. | Ablation of Polymorphic VT / Ventricular Fibrillation Vivek Y. Reddy, M.D. |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Advanced Strategies for VT Ablation: When the Usual Approaches Don't Work Alcohol Ablation: Dr. Tedrow |
|
4:30-6:45 p.m.
|
Anatomy Session Samuel J. Asirvatham, M.D. and Faculty |
Monday, September 25, 2017
| 7:15 a.m. | Continental Breakfast - Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:55 a.m. | Introduction and Comments Douglas L. Packer, M.D. |
Atrial Fibrillation
Moderator: David J. Wilber, M.D.
| 8:00 a.m. | The Atria: Critical Anatomy. What You Need to Know Samuel J. Asirvatham, M.D. |
| 8:45 a.m. | Achieving Reliable Pulmonary Vein Isolation With RF Ablation Gregory F. Michaud, M.D. |
| 9:15 a.m. | Second Generation Cryo Balloon for Ablation Douglas L. Packer, M.D. |
| 9:45 a.m. | Identifying and Ablation Non PV Triggers: A Case Based Approach Andre Natale, M.D. |
| 10:15 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | Mapping of Persistent AF: Visualing the Atrial Substrate David J. Wilber, M.D. |
| 11:00 a.m. | Mapping of Persistent AF: Rotors and Drivers Douglas L. Packer, M.D. |
| 11:45 a.m. | Question and Answer Drs. Asirvatham, Michaud, Natale, Packer, and Wilber |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
Atrial Fibrillation
Moderator: Douglas L. Packer, M.D.
| 1:00 p.m. | Illustrative Cases: How I Approach Persistent AF Ablation Andrea Natale, M.D., Douglas L. Packer, M.D., and David J. Wilber, M.D. |
| 2:00 p.m. | Post Ablation Atrial Tachycardias: A Systematic Approach Gregory F. Michaud, M.D. |
| 2:30 p.m. | Neural Targets for AF Ablation Warren M. Jackman, M.D. |
| 3:00 p.m. | Question and Answer |
| 3:15 p.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Case Based Discussion: Interactive Cases With Panel Members Persistent AF: What is the Best Approach in 2017? Presenter: Smit Vasaiwala, M.D. Faculty Panel: Drs. Natale, Michaud, Packer, and Wilber |
| 4:30 p.m. | Avoiding Complications and Managing Risk in AF Ablation Douglas L. Packer, M.D. |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Appendage Closure Devices and Strategies |
| 5:45 p.m. | Question and Answer Drs. Reddy and Packer |
| 6:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
| 7:15 a.m. | Continental Breakfast - Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Breakfast Panel: Managing Anticoagulation in Patients Undergoing Ablation |
Ablation Live or Almost
Moderator: Douglas L. Packer, M.D.
| 8:15 a.m. | Intracardiac Ultrasound Workshop: How Do You Get Those Views? Gregory F. Michaud, M.D. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Putting It All Together: Case Presentations of AF and Related Arrhythmias Moderator: Douglas L. Packer, M.D. Faculty Panel: Drs. Natale and Michaud Case 1: Dr. Michaud Case 2: Dr. Natale Case 3: Dr. Packer |
| 10:00 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Putting It All Together: Case Presentations of Ventricular Arrhythmias |
| 11:15 a.m. |
Your last chance – if you don’t ask questions we will show you some crazy stuff Drs. Packer, Wilber, Stevenson, and Faculty |
| 12:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Credit Types Offered
-
AMA PRA Category 1™30.25
-
ABIM MOC Points30.25
Price: $875 - $995
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