Contemporary Review of Advances in Cardiac Ablation: New Tips, Techniques, and Technologies for Complex Arrhythmia Management
October 18-21, 2023
In-Person or Livestream | The Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC
Registration Closed
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(25.75),
ABIM MOC
(25.75),
ABS MOC
(25.75),
Price: $875-$1050
Program
12:00 a.m.
October 18
6:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:20 a.m.
Welcome and Program Overview (State Ballroom)
7:30 a.m.
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS
Moderator: Komandoor Srivathsan, MD
7:30 a.m.
Biophysics with Irrigated Catheters: Is there a Specific Indicator on Lesion Size?
Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
8:00 a.m.
Electroporation: Basics to Know Before Starting the Ablation
Samuel Asirvatham, MD
8:30 a.m.
Signal Processing in EP Lab: Current and Future Paradigm. How to Eliminate Noise?
K. L. Venkatachalam, MD
9:00 a.m.
Mapping Pitfalls: Number of Points, Density of the Map, Diameter of the Electrode and Spacing Advantages/Pitfalls. Is Omni Polar Electrogram Useful?
Samuel Asirvatham, MD
9:30 a.m.
Case Presentation with Questions & Answers
Panel: Drs. Asirvatham, Venkatachalam, Stevenson, and Packer
Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
Moderator: Komandoor Srivathsan, MD
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m.
ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA AND FLUTTER
Moderator: Win-Kuang Shen, MD
10:30 a.m.
When to Consider Epicardial Access
Ammar Killu, MBBS
11:00 a.m.
Right Atriotomy With Related Tachycardias: Entrain or Multi-electrode Activation Mapping First?
Christopher McLeod, MB, ChB, PhD
11:30 a.m.
Approach to Focal Atrial Tachycardia
John Miller, MD
12:00 p.m.
Questions and Answers
Drs. Stevenson, McLeod, and Miller
12:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 p.m.
SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIAS AND ACCESSORY PATHWAYS
Moderator: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
1:15 p.m.
Approach to AVNRT Variants: Mapping and Ablation
Warren Jackman, MD
2:00 p.m.
Differentiating Different SVTs in the EP Lab: When Tachycardia is Nonsustained or Maneuvers Don’t Fulfill Entire Criteria.
Komandoor Srivathsan, MD
2:30 p.m.
How to Avoid Conduction System in Septal Accessory Pathways
Warren Jackman, MD
3:15 p.m.
Case Presentation with Questions & Answers
Panel: Drs. Jackman, Miller, and McLeod
Win-Kuang Shen, MD, Komandoor Srivathsan, MD
Moderator: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
4:00 p.m.
Adjourn
12:00 a.m.
October 19
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:25 a.m.
Announcements | State Ballroom
7:30 a.m.
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION I
Moderator: Komandoor Srivathsan, MD
7:30 a.m.
Electrograms During PVI: Simple and Complex
Win-Kuang Shen, MD
8:00 a.m.
Approach to Paroxysmal AF Cryo vs RF vs PFA
Meleze Hocini, MD
8:30 a.m.
Approach to Redo PVI: Role of Non-PV Triggers
Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
9:00 a.m.
Mapping and Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Anatomical Approach
Meleze Hocini, MD
9:30 a.m.
Case Presentation with Questions & Answers
Panel: Drs. Hocini and Deshmukh
Christopher McLeod, MB, ChB, PhD
Moderator: Komandoor Srivathsan, MD
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
10:30 a.m.
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION II
Moderator: Win-Kuang Shen, MD
10:30 a.m.
When and How to do Posterior Wall Isolation
Christopher McLeod, MB, ChB, PhD
11:00 a.m.
How to Map and Ablate Atypical Flutters?
Win-Kuang Shen, MD
11:30 a.m.
Tips to Block Mitral Isthmus and LA Roof
Meleze Hocini, MD
12:00 p.m.
Questions & Answers
Drs. McLeod, Shen, and Hocini
12:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION III
Moderator: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
1:00 p.m.
AF Ablation in Heart Failure, HCM, and Other Substrates
Siva Mulpuru, MD
1:30 p.m.
LAA Appendage Occlusion Devices
Ammar Killu, MBBS
2:00 p.m.
Lessons from the Recent AF Ablation Trials
Siva Mulpuru, MD
2:30 p.m.
Hybrid Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Management
Ammar Killu, MBBS
3:00 p.m.
Case Presentation with Questions & Answers
Panel: Drs. McLeod, Shen, and Miller
Ammar Killu, MBBS
Moderator: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
3:30 p.m.
Adjourn
3:45 p.m.
OPTIONAL WORKSHOP
3:45 p.m.
- 5:30 p.m.
Cardiac Anatomy for the Electrophysiologist 3:45 to 5:30 pm
Samuel Asirvatham, MD, Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
7:00 a.m.
October 20
7:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:25 a.m.
Announcements | State Ballroom
7:30 a.m.
VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA I
Moderator: Win-Kuang Shen, MD
7:30 a.m.
How to Map and Ablate Tough Outflow Tract PVCs
Samuel Asirvatham, MD
8:00 a.m.
Approach to Ablation for Endocavitary Structures
Samuel Asirvatham, MD
8:30 a.m.
Ventricular Tachycardia from HIS Purkinje System
Malini Madhavan, MBBS
9:00 a.m.
VT Ablation in Presence of Artificial Valves, LVAD, Etc.
Guru Kowlgi, MBBS
9:30 a.m.
Case Presentation with Questions & Answers
Panel: Drs. Asirvatham, Sacher, Madhavan, and Natale
Moderator: Win-Kuang Shen, MD
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
10:30 a.m.
VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA II
Moderator: Komandoor Srivathsan, MD
10:30 a.m.
How To Ablate Post MI Ventricular Tachycardia
William Stevenson, MD
11:00 a.m.
Non-Ischemic VT Ablation – How Can We Succeed?
Frederic Sacher, MD, PhD
11:30 a.m.
Cavotricuspid Isthmus Ablation; Is it Worth Knowing Anatomic Details? Challenges and Pit Falls. Assessment of Crista Leak vs Pseudoblock.
William Stevenson, MD
12:00 p.m.
Questions & Answers
Drs. Stevenson, Sacher, and Killu
12:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m.
VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA III
Moderator: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
1:30 p.m.
Ventricular Tachycardia in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Malini Madhavan, MBBS
2:00 p.m.
Ventricular Fibrillation Ablation
Christopher McLeod, MB, ChB, PhD
2:30 p.m.
How to use ICD Electrograms in preparation for VT Ablation?
Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
3:00 p.m.
Illustrative Case Based with Q/A
Panel: Drs. Madhavan, McLeod, and Deshmukh
Guru Kowlgi, MBBS
Moderator: Komandoor Srivathsan, MD
3:30 p.m.
Adjourn
12:00 a.m.
October 21
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:25 a.m.
Announcements | State Ballroom
7:30 a.m.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Moderator: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
7:30 a.m.
Ventricular Tachycardia Storm, Ablation and Sympathetic Modulation
John Miller, MD
8:00 a.m.
What is Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)?
Douglas Packer, MD
8:30 a.m.
Cardioneural Ablation: Vasovagal Syncope & AF
Guru Kowlgi, MBBS
9:00 a.m.
Channelopathies
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
9:30 a.m.
Questions & Answers
Drs. Miller, Kowlgi, and Ackerman
9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Moderator: Win-Kuang Shen, MD
10:00 a.m.
My Approach to Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
10:30 a.m.
Pearls from Cases Seen in Last 5 Years
John Miller, MD, Win-Kuang Shen, MD, William Stevenson, MD
11:30 a.m.
How to Leverage Artificial Intelligence in EP Practice
Guru Kowlgi, MBBS
11:55 a.m.
Closing Comments
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
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AMA PRA Category 1™25.75
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ABIM MOC25.75
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ABS MOC25.75
Price: $875-$1050
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