Contemporary Review of Advances in Cardiac Ablation: New Tips, Techniques, and Technologies for Complex Arrhythmia Management

December 4-6, 2025
In-Person | The Swissotel Hotel, Chicago, IL

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Program

12:00 a.m.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025

7:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:45 a.m.

Welcome, Program Overview, Test Your Knowledge | Lucerne Ballroom

Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

8:00 a.m.

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS

Moderator: Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

8:00 a.m.

Mechanism of Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA)

Duy Nguyen, MD

8:20 a.m.

Pulsed Field Ablation: Which Catheter for What Type of Ablation?

Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

8:40 a.m.

Anesthesia Considerations for Ablation with PFA?

Freddy Del-Carpio Munoz, MD

9:00 a.m.

Is Routine Mapping and Remapping Necessary with PFA?

9:20 a.m.

Case Presentation with Questions & Answers

10:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits

10:15 a.m.

ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA AND FLUTTER

Moderator: Win-Kuang Shen, MD

10:15 a.m.

Frequent and Rare Complications with Pulse Field Ablation (PFA)

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

10:35 a.m.

Approach to Persistent AF Ablation: Recent Updates

Hicham El Masry, MD

10:55 a.m.

Endpoints of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Ablation: AF Burden vs Time to First Recurrence of AF

Freddy Del-Carpio Munoz, MD

11:15 a.m.

Rapid-Fire Case Challenges: Atrial Rhythms

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Hicham El Masry, MD

11:45 a.m.

Case Presentation with Questions & Answers

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

12:00 p.m.

SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIAS & ACCESSORY PATHWAYS

Moderator: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

1:00 p.m.

Is There Value in Mapping Atrial Fibrillation?

Nicholas Tan, MD

1:20 p.m.

Approach to Redo AF Ablation with PFA

Bradley Knight, MD

1:40 p.m.

Mapping of High-Density Maps of Atypical Flutters: What Settings?

Win-Kuang Shen, MD

2:00 p.m.

Debate: Should We Still Do Posterior Wall Isolation?

Hicham El Masry, MD, Nicholas Tan, MD

2:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits

3:00 p.m.

Hands-On Cardiac Anatomy Session: Anatomy and Ablation

Samuel Asirvatham, MD, Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn

12:00 a.m.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025

7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:55 a.m.

Test Your Knowledge & Announcements

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

8:00 a.m.

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Moderator: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

8:00 a.m.

Pulsed Field Ablation for VT Ablation

Fred Kusumoto, MD

8:20 a.m.

Multielectrode Mapping Updates

Suraj Kapa, MD

8:40 a.m.

Ventricular Substrate Assessment: Sinus Rhythm, RV Pacing, or Endocardial Stimulation?

William Stevenson, MD

9:00 a.m.

Rapid-Fire Case Challenges: VT Case Conundrums

Suraj Kapa, MD, Fred Kusumoto, MD, Konstantinos Siontis, MD

9:45 a.m.

Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits

10:00 a.m.

VENTRICULAR ARRYTHMIAS

Moderator: Win-Kuang Shen, MD

10:00 a.m.

Summit PVC’s: Challenging Outflow PVCs

Samuel Asirvatham, MD

10:20 a.m.

Alcohol PVC Ablation: When to Use?

Konstantinos Siontis, MD

10:40 a.m.

Challenging Papillary Muscle PVC’s

Samuel Asirvatham, MD

11:00 a.m.

PVC Triggered Ventricular Fibrillation

Christopher DeSimone, MD, PhD

11:20 a.m.

Rapid-Fire Case Challenges: Decoding PVC’s

Samuel Asirvatham, MD, Christopher DeSimone, MD, PhD, Konstantinos Siontis, MD

11:45 a.m.

Pick-up Lunch / Stretch Break

12:00 p.m.

Working Lunch: Oral Abstract Presentations

1:00 p.m.

Stretch Break

1:15 p.m.

VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA

Moderator: Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

1:15 p.m.

Utility of 12 Lead ECG in VT Ablation

John Miller, MD

1:45 p.m.

VT Ablation in Ischemic Heart Disease

William Stevenson, MD

2:15 p.m.

Septal VT: What is Unique and Challenging?

John Miller, MD

2:45 p.m.

Questions and Answers

3:00 p.m.

Illustrative and Interesting Cases: Practical Insights in Cardiac Ablation

Suraj Kapa, MD, John Miller, MD, William Stevenson, MD

3:45 p.m.

Adjourn

12:00 a.m.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025

7:15 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:25 a.m.

Announcements – Test Your Knowledge

Fred Kusumoto, MD

7:30 a.m.

VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA I

Moderator: Fred Kusumoto, MD

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast with the Expert: What is the Next Frontier in Ablation Faculty Round Table Discussion

8:00 a.m.

Lessons Learned from Ventricular Tachycardia Registry

Guru Kowlgi, MBBS

8:20 a.m.

How to Make a Deeper Lesion in PFA Era

Suraj Kapa, MD

8:40 a.m.

How Do I Use Imaging and Imaging Software for VT Ablation

Nicholas Tan, MD

9:00 a.m.

Challenging Access to the Left Ventricle with Mechanical Mitral and Aortic Valves: Tips and Tricks

Konstantinos Siontis, MD

9:20 a.m.

Questions and Answers

9:45 a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:00 a.m.

SPECIAL TOPICS

Moderator: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

10:00 a.m.

Updates in Cardio Neural Ablation

Guru Kowlgi, MBBS

10:30 a.m.

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Update 2025

Bradley Knight, MD

11:00 a.m.

Rapid-Fire Case Challenges: Pearls to Take Home

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Bradley Knight, MD, Guru Kowlgi, MBBS

11:35 a.m.

Final Comments and Key Points to Take Home

11:45 a.m.

Adjourn

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December 4-6, 2025In-Person | The Swissotel Hotel, Chicago, IL

Program

12:00 a.m.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS

ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA AND FLUTTER

SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIAS & ACCESSORY PATHWAYS

12:00 a.m.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

VENTRICULAR ARRYTHMIAS

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12:00 a.m.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025

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