AFIB Symposium 2014 - Practical sessions

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The Afib Symposium held in Prague an education event sponsored by Biosense Webster. This link provides access to sessions presented during this educational event. The broadcasting and presentations on the following pages are only intended for Biosense Webster’s employees and HealthCare Professionals in Europe. It is only available in English language. By accessing to the present webpage you are confirming that you are a healthcare professional in Europe-Middle East and Africa where English is accepted.

12 March 2014

10:30 - 10:45	Welcome
10:45 - 11:45 \| Session 1: Access - Challenges in Transseptal Puncture
Moderator	R. De Ponti - Varese, IT • D. Shah - Geneva, CH
10:45 - 11:05	Every anatomical detail you need to know in order to perform transseptals	Y. Ho - London, UK
11:05 - 11:15	My challenging transseptals	G.B. Chierchia - Brussels, BE
11:15 - 11:25	My challenging transseptals	J. Kautzner - Prague, CZ
11:25 - 11:45	Discussion

12:15 - 13:55 \| Session 2: Map - Efficient Mapping and Fluoroscopy Reduction
Moderator	P. Brugada - Brussels, BE • J. Kautzner - Prague, CZ
12:15 - 12:35	Left atrial anatomy	Y. Ho - London, UK
12:35 - 12:45	Why and how to reduce fluoroscopy with 3D mapping	R. De Ponti - Varese, IT
12:45 - 12:55	Catheter placement, mapping concepts, 3D maneuvring	S. Ernst - London, UK
12:55 - 13:05	New technologies to reduce fluoroscopy	T. Gaspar - Dresden, DE
13:05 - 13:15	High Density Mapping	C. Bars - Paris, FR
13:15 - 13:55	Discussion
13:55 - 15:00 \| Session 3: Ablate & Validate - How to Achieve Effective Ablat ion Lesions?
Moderator	S. Ernst - London, UK • M. Duytschaever - Brugge, BE
13:55 - 14:05	How to get a durable PV isolation?	R. Tiltz - Hamburg, DE
14:05 - 14:15	Multielectrode ablation: How do we achieve effective PV isolation?	M. Grimaldi - Bari, IT
14:15 - 14:35	Challenging PV Isolations - Tracings	D. Shah - Geneva, CH
14:35 - 15:00	Discussion

15:30 - 16:50 \| Session 4: A CCRASH Course on Atrial Fibrillati on: Creative & Critical Responses As Situat ions Happen
Moderator	P. Brugada - Brussels, BE • R. Tilz - Hamburg, DE
15:30 - 15:50	Tamponade on and off oral anticoagulation	P. Brugada - Brussels, BE / Presented by S. Ernst - London , UK / Presented by S. Ernst, London UK / Presented by S. Ernst, London UK / Presented by S. Ernst, London UK
15:50 - 16:00	Embolism	T. Deneke - Bad Neustadt, DE
16:00 - 16:10	Oesophageal fistula	M. Antz - Oldenburg, DE
16:10 - 16:20	Basics of safe Atrial Fibrillation procedures	M. Scaglione - Asti, IT
16:20 - 16:50	Discussion
16:50 - 18:05 \| Session 5: Post Ablat ion Management - Real Life Scenarios
Moderator	R. De Ponti - Varese, IT • G.B. Chierchia - Brussels, BE
16:50 - 17:00	How to identify the real ideal candidate?	I. Deisenhofer - Munich, DE
17:00 - 17:10	AF-AT recurrence management - Ablate or not ablate?	I. Van Gelder - Groningen, NL
17:10 - 17:20	Redo PVI- systematic approach	P. Adragao - Lisbon, PT
17:20 - 17:35	Role of novel anticoagulants	M. Lowe - London, UK
17:35 - 18:35	Discussion and conclusion	P. Brugada \| S. Ernst \| R. De Ponti