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Opening |
Wyn Davies and Riccardo Cappato |
| 09:00 |
AF ANATOMY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW, WHAT WE ARE LEARNING AND HOW DOES IT HELP? |
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Chairs: Nicholas Peters and Albert L Waldo |
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Important anatomical landmarks for understanding AF and for performing safe and effective interventions. |
Yen Ho |
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How does this help safe trans-septal access? |
Roberto De Ponti |
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Recent discoveries about the electrophysiology of AF that will help therapy. |
Stanley Nattel |
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The Coronary Sinus – of underestimated importance? |
David Keane |
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| 10:20 |
DRUG TREATMENT OF AF: HOW TO NAVIGATE THE CHOICES |
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Chairs: Sam Levy and Hugh Calkins |
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How do I select between rate and rhythm control? |
Edward Rowland |
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How do I select the approach to anticoagulation? |
Gregory Lip |
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When drugs have failed what are my options then? |
George J Klein |
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| 11:20 |
Coffee and Visit the Exhibition |
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| 12:00 |
TREATING AF WITHOUT ABLATION: HOW DOES THE FUTURE LOOK? |
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Chairs: Edward Rowland and David Wilber |
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What are the alternatives for rhythm control? |
Sam Levy |
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Will the drug alternatives to warfarin take off? |
Gregory Lip |
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How and when will LA appendage occlusion be applied? |
Vivek Reddy |
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| 13:00 |
Lunch and visit the Exhibition |
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| 14:00 |
TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND REIMBURSEMENT IN AF |
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Chairs: Juan Carlos Castrosin and Riccardo Cappato |
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Impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
In Managing Patients |
Nissim Darvish |
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EU reimbursement, industry and EU relationships |
Markus Siebert |
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ICT, R&D and Innovation Strategies in the EU |
Juan Carlos Castrosin |
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| 15:00 |
CLINICAL TRIALS COMPARING AF ABLATION WITH ANTI-ARRHYTHMIC DRUGS |
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Chairs: Richard Schilling and Warren Jackman |
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Cryoablation vs Antiarrhythmic drugs: Results of “Stop AF”. |
Douglas Packer |
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Irrigated RF ablation vs Antiarrhythmic drugs. |
David Wilber |
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Pivotal Studies. Cabana and other ideas |
Douglas Packer |
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| 16:00 |
Tea and visit Exhibition |
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| 16:30 |
BEST ABSTRACTS FROM AHA, ACC, ECAS, HRS, EUROPACE, ESC |
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Chairs: Albert L Waldo and David Haines |
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| 19:00 |
Drinks Reception |
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| 19:30 |
Gala Dinner |
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