Agenda
Saturday, August 18, 2018
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM Registration/Breakfast
7:45 AM – 8:00 AMIntroduction/Welcome – Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy |
Session I |
8:00 AM – 8:10 AM
Heart Rhythm Society – Building Stronger Roots for a Greater Global Impact! Speaker – Dr. Thomas Deering 8:10 AM – 8:20 AM I Can’t Get the LV Lead in for My CRT – What’s Next – New Surgical Epicardial Lead or HIS Bundle Pacing Speaker – Dr. Andrew Krahn 8:20 AM – 8:30 AM Does an ICD Have a Role in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device? Speaker – Dr. Rakesh Gopinathannair 8:30 AM – 8:40 AM Advances in Cardiac Re-synchronization Therapy – Beyond Multi-Polar, Multi-Site Pacing Speaker – Dr. Sanjeev Saksena 8:40 AM – 8:50 AM The Lead Extraction Magic Show – New Tricks and Tips From Houdini Speaker – Dr. Yoaav Krauthammer 8:50 AM – 9:10 AM Panel Discussion |
Session II |
9:10 AM – 9:40 AM
Pioneer in Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Award – Out of Sight – Out of Mind Speaker – Dr. John Camm 9:40 AM – 9:50 AM Chicken or Egg? The Atrial Fibrillation – Heart Failure Conundrum – Impact of Ablation on Outcomes Speaker – Dr. Sanjeev Saksena 9:50 AM – 10:00 AM Heart Rhythm Monitoring – How to Harness the Power of Holter’s, Patches, Event Recorders and Smart Device Platforms Speaker – Dr. Paul Dorian 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Panel Discussion |
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM
Break |
Session III |
10:40 AM – 10:50 AM
Are Implantable Loop Recorders Used to Their Full Potential Speaker – Dr. Christine Albert 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM Role of Primary Prevention ICD in Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Speaker – Dr. Michael Gold 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM Optimizing Subcutaneous ICD Treatment – Implantation Through Follow Up Speaker – Dr. Andrea Russo 11:10 AM – 11:30 AM Panel Discussion |
Session IV |
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM
My Patient with a Cardiac Device Needs and MRI! Safety Data for Non-Conditional/Conditional Devices and Abandoned Leads Speaker – Dr. David Sandler 11:40 AM – 11:50 AM Cyber-Security and Cardiac Devices – Fake News or Fact? Speaker – Dr. David Slotwiner 11:50 AM –12:00 PM Generator Replacement in Primary Prevention with Improved LVEF Speaker – Christine Albert 12:00 PM –12:15 PM Panel Discussion 12:15 PM –1:00 PM Lunch Break |
Session V |
1:00 PM – 1:10 PM
My Atrial Fibrillation Patient has Gastrointestinal Bleeding – Management Strategy from the Gastroenterologist Vantage Point Speaker – Dr. Prashanth Pandya 1:10 PM – 1:20 PM Novel Oral Anticoagulation Versus Warfarin – Impact of Complications and Other Real World Issues on Safety and Efficacy Speaker – Dr. Sanjeev Saksena 1:20 PM – 1:30 PM My AF Patient Had an Embolic Event/Hemorrhage in the Brain – What Next? Speaker – Dr. Iftehkar Ahmed 1:30 PM – 1:40 PM Role of Remote Magnetic Navigation in Arrhythmia Therapy Speaker – Dr. Peter Weiss 1:40 PM – 1:50 PM Cardioversion After LAA Closure in AF Patients – Do you Really Need Oral Anticoagulants? Speaker – Dr. Minglong Chen 1:50 PM – 2:10 PM Panel Discussion |
Session VI |
2:10 PM – 2:20 PM
Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia Treatment – What Has Changed in the Last Decade Speaker – Dr. Luigi Di Biase 2:20 PM – 2:30 PM Does Detailed Autonomic Testing Really Help Manage Vasovagal Syncope – POTS and Others? Speaker – Dr. Andrea Russo 2:30 PM – 2:40PM TASER® Electrical Weapons and Cardiac Deaths – What Have We Learnt in the Last Decade Speaker – Dr. Mark Kroll 2:40 PM – 3:10 PM Panel Discussion |
3:10 PM – 3:30 PM
Break |
Session VII |
3:30 PM – 3:40 PM
How Can You Partner with Heart Rhythm Society? Speaker – Ms. Christine Wurster 3:40 PM – 3:50 PM Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion in Stroke Prophylaxis – Ongoing Clinical Trials Speaker – Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy 3:50 PM – 4:00 PM It Must Be There for a Reason – What Will Go Wrong if the Left Atrial Appendage is Closed? Speaker – Dr. Moussa Mansour 4:00 PM – 4:10 PM AF Ablation and LAA Closure – Same Procedure or Sequential? Speaker – Dr. Andrea Natale 4:10 PM – 4:20 PM Managing Clots and Leaks After LAA Closure Speaker – Dr. Jie Cheng 4:20 PM – 4:40 PM Panel Discussion Session XIII4:40 PM – 5:30 PM Interesting Cases Speakers – Dr. Chandra Vasamreddy Dr. Deepak Bangalore Dr. Omair Yousuf Dr. Rhea Pimentel |
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Session IX |
7:30 AM – 7:50 AM
Manohar Gowda Memorial Young Cardiovascular Researcher Award Presentation |
Session X |
7:50 AM – 8:00 AM
Wearable External Defibrillators – Are We Overusing or Under Using Speaker – Dr. David Slotwiner 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Routine Prophylactic AF Ablation Should be Performed While Ablating CTI Dependent AFL and Vice Versa Speakers – Dr. Andrea Natale & Dr. Paul Dorian 8:45 AM – 8:55 AM Role of Hemodynamic Support During Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) Ablation – Choosing the Appropriate Patient Speaker – Dr. Arash Aryana 8:55 AM – 9:05 AM Myocarditis in Ventricular Arrhythmias – Insights from the MAVERIC Registry Speaker – Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy 9:05 AM – 9:15 AM Intra-Procedural Tricks for an Effective and Safe PVC Ablation, Localization, Access and Ablation Speaker – Dr. Minglong Chen 9:15 AM – 9:25 AM Is Ablation Still Atrial Fibrillation’s Salvation? Lessons from CABANA Speaker – Dr. Douglas Packer 9:25 AM – 9:35 AM AF Ablation Post CABANA – The Non-Electrophysiologist Prospective Speaker – Dr. Steve Marso 9:35 AM – 9:45 AM Panel Discussion 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Break |
Session XI |
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM
Saving the Esophagus – Peri-procedural Strategies Speaker – Dr. Vijay Swarup 10:10 AM – 10:20 AM Balloon Based Therapies for Pulmonary Vein Isolation – Cryo, Laser and Radiofrequency Energy Ablation Speaker – Dr. Gerhard Hindricks 10:20 AM – 10:30 AM Adjunctive Therapies for Pulmonary Vein Isolation – Non-Paroxysmal AF – Amaze Study and More Speaker – Dr. Luigi Di Biase 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM Does Contact Force Catheter Improve the Safety and Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Ablation? Speaker – Dr. Moussa Mansour 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM Panel Discussion |
Session XII |
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM
Atrial Fibrillation and Dementia – Can We Save the Brain Speaker – Dr. John Camm 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM AF Surgery – Practical Approaches for 2018 Speaker – Dr. Ahmed Romeya 11:20 AM – 11:30 AM Stem Cell Therapy for Pacing and Heart Failure Speaker – Dr. Buddhadeb Dawn 11:30 AM – 11:40 AM Life Style Management for AF Prophylaxis and Therapy – Weight Loss, Exercise, Sleep Apnea and Recreational Drugs Speaker – Dr. Thomas Deering 11:40 AM – 11:50 AM Practical Tips for Epicardial Access Mapping and Ablation Speaker – Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM Safety and Efficacy of Leadless Pacemakers – Single/Dual Chamber, CRT, Ablate and Pacing Platforms Speaker – Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM Panel Discussion |
12:20 PM
Closing remarks and adjourn Speaker – Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy |