EACTS Arrhythmia Course

Event Information

Date/Duration

20-21 June 2024 (2 day course)
Location

National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration
Woloska Str. 137
02-507 Warsaw
Poland
See HERE for more information
Course Directors

Course Directors
P Suwalski, Warsaw; T Hanke, Hamburg

Course Co-Director
S Stec, Warsaw

Local Course Director
M Kowalewski, Warsaw
Course Format

In-person meeting
Interactive lectures
Live surgical cases
Live-in-a-box cases
Parallel hands-on sessions
Course Fee

Members: €525 inclusive of VAT
Non-Members: €625 inclusive of VAT
Local Polish Attendees*: €325 inclusive of VAT
*For this special reduced fee, please email [email protected]

Fee includes lunch and refreshments.
Target Audience

Skills Level 2 – Residents in the final years of training and surgeons at the beginning of independent practice.
Cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, electrophysiologists, arrhythmologists, and allied health professionals.

EACTS Academy terms and conditions

Course Overview

This EACTS Arrhythmia Course will provide an interdisciplinary and comprehensive overview on the hybrid management of complex arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias. Several hybrid procedures and approaches will be presented by experts and Electrophysiology-Heart-Teams for wide spectrum of atrial fibrillation, transvenous lead extraction and management of complex cases and complications.

Special sessions will be provided for cardiac sympathetic denervation and SN sparing ablation procedure and live surgical cases and live-in-a-box cases will lead to moderated discussions on all aspects of modern hybrid technologies and approaches.

Learning Objectives

Through participation in this course you will learn both basic as well as more advanced concepts of current arrhythmia treatment; these will include different approaches to atrial fibrillation- and non-AF arrhythmias treatment. We have prepared live-in-a box cases supported by detailed electrophysiology and echo studies to promote hybrid approaches to complex arrhythmias management. Fully interactive live cases will offer the unique opportunity to take part in hybrid anti-arrhythmic procedures. Finally, world renowned experts from the field of electrophysiology and arrhythmia surgery will be there for you to answer all the questions should they arise during this very intensive and informative course.

08:00	Welcome P Suwalski, Warsaw; T Hanke, Hamburg; S Stec, Warsaw
08:10	Session 1: The Fundamentals: Everything you always wanted to know about ablation, but were afraid to ask.
	Moderators: T Hanke, Hamburg; R Gil, Warsaw; C De Asmundis, Brussels; P Suwalski, Warsaw
	Presentations:
	Atrial fibrillation – from pathophysiology to clinical management To be announced
	Everything you always wanted to know about catheter ablation (but were afraid to ask) To be announced
	Living anatomy for EPs and ablating surgeons – live heart specimen presentation M Castella, Barcelona
	EACTS Francis Fontan Fund: Atrial Fibrillation Fellowship M Castella, Barcelona
09:00	Panel discussion
09:15	Keynote lecture: From napkin to a golden standard therapy of atrial fibrillation J Cox, Chicago*
09:35	Live Case: Catheter neuromodulation and ablation as the second step in hybrid approach for AF S Stec, Warsaw
10:15	Break
10:45	Live Case: Hybrid ablation of Brugada syndrome M La Meir, Brussels; C De Asmundis, Brussels
11:30	Session 2: Data and techniques in concomitant ablation
	Moderators: M Castella, Barcelona
	Presentations:
	What is the current data on concomitant AF ablation? T Hanke, Hamburg
	Concomitant ablation: Which technique for which clinical scenario? To be announced
	Latest data from national registries on concomitant ablation P Suwalski, Warsaw
	Live-in-a-box film festival:
	– Open sternotomy MAZE IV (bipolar/cryo) F Rega, Leuven
	– Open sternotomy non-mitral option of ablation To be announced
	– Catheter mapping/ablation after concomitant ablation To be announced
	– MICS thoracotomy MAZE IV (cryo) P Suwalski, Warsaw
	– Ministernotomy bipolar ablation M Castella, Barcelona
12:55	Panel discussion
13:15	Lunch
14:00	Session 3 – EACTS/EHRA Joint Session: Data and techniques in stand-alone AF ablation
	Moderators: J L Merino, Madrid; S Salzberg, Zurich; T Weimar, Stuttgart
	Presentations:
	What is the current data on stand-alone catheter AF ablation? To be announced
	What is the current data on stand-alone surgical AF ablation? B Maesen, Maastricht
	Live-in-a-box film festival:
	– Catheter cryoballoon ablation M Farkowski, Warsaw
	– Point by point RF and PFA catheter ablation To be announced
	– GALAXY Procedure G Suwalski, Warsaw
	– Bilateral “TT maze” thoracoscopic bipolar ablation To be announced
	– Unilateral modifications of TT maze To be announced
	– ABC technique T Weimar, Stuttgart
	– Subxiphoid convergent approach J Gill, London; A Momin, London
15:34	Wrap-up discussion: How to choose the optimal ablation technique Moderator: T Weimar, Stuttgart
16:00	Break
16:30	Session 4: AF heart team 2024 – grand finale
	Moderators: N Doll, Bad Rothenfelde; S Stec, Warsaw; B Maesen, Maastricht; C De Asmundis, Brussels; M Zembala, Zabrze
	Presentations:
	Heart team in concomitant ablation – does it make sense? F Rega, Leuven
	Patient-centric EP-surgeon interaction M La Meir, Brussels; C De Asmundis, Brussels
	The best candidate for hybrid approach – our last 10 AFib patients patients referred for hybrid approach in 2023/2024 S Stec, Warsaw; P Suwalski, Warsaw
	CEASE AF, Hart CAP and CONVERGE trials – game changers in hybrid ablation? N Doll, Bad Rothenfelde
	Heart team in convergent concept J Gill, London; A Momin, London
17:30	Discussion
17:45	Close

09:00	Session 5: Pacemaker transvenous lead extraction
	Moderators: T Hanke, Hamburg; A Kutarski, Lublin; T Pawlowski, Warsaw
	Presentations:
	Transvenous lead extraction (TLE) – epidemiology and indications E Sandoval, Barcelona
	Role of heart team in TLE L Tulecki, Zamosc
	Non-subclavian accesses for complex TLE A Kutarski, Lublin
	Live-in-a-Box: Complex subclavian lead extraction cases To be announced
	Live-in-a-box: Lead extraction using suction device C Starck, Berlin
	Tricuspid valve device therapy pre/post TLE – an issue? P Szymanski, Warsaw
10:10	Panel discussion
10:30	Live case: Robotic bilateral sympathectomy for VT P Suwalski, Warsaw
11:15	Break
11:45	Session 6 – EACTS/EHRA Joint Session: Heart team in non-AF and neuromodulation
	Moderators: P Kulakowski, Warsaw; F Rega, Leuven; M La Meir, Brussels
	Presentations:
	Brugada syndrome. Pathophysiology and treatment To be announced
	Current view on cardio neuromodulation K Shivkumar, Los Angeles*
	Current solutions for VT ablation C De Asmundis, Brussels
	Needs for hybrid approach in SHD – EP view To be announced
	Inappropriate sinus tachycardia and Brugada syndrome – hybrid surgeon’s view M La Meir, Brussels
	Implementation of bilateral cardiac sympathetic denervation in adults – from urgent electric storm to global denervation and robotic approach S Stec, Warsaw; P Suwalski, Warsaw
13:00	Panel discussion
13:15	Lunch
14:00	Live Case: Epicardial LAAO as a sole therapy B Maesen, Maastricht; M Kowalewski, Warsaw
14:45	Session 7: Left atrial appendage occlusion
	Moderators: M Demkow, Warsaw; S Salzberg, Zurich
	Presentations:
	Left atrial appendage occlusion – rationale, indications and outcomes S Salzberg, Zurich
	Catheter LAAO -state of the art M Demkow, Warsaw
	Live-in-a-box: LAAO using hybrid approach To be announced
	Left atrial appendage closure in different surgical scenarios To be announced
	Stand-alone epicardial LAAO – need for registry M Kowalewski, Warsaw
	LAAO in patients in sinus rhythm? To be announced
	LAAO in LVAD M Zembala, Zabrze
16:10	Panel discussion
16:30	Take home messages P Suwalski, Warsaw; S Stec, Warsaw
16:45	Close

Programme subject to change.

Faculty marked with * will present remotely.