Symposia & Breakouts
Day 1 - 29 November 15:00 CET / 09:00 ET
Cryo or PFA: Can Technologies of Today Be a Standard of Care Tomorrow?
This Symposium is supported by Medtronic.
Agenda
- Welcome – Gerhard Hindricks, Berlin, DE
- Why I rely on the unbeatable legacy of cryoballoon ablation for my AF patients? – Melanie Gunawardene, Hamburg, DE
- Moving beyond the hype: what makes me confident to adopt PFA? – Lucas Boersma, Nieuwegein, NL
- Debate and roundtable: which technology and which energy source for which patient?
- Closing remarks
Day 1 - 29 November 18:00 CET / 12:00 ET
Ablation Therapies Options for Improving Your AF Treatment Outcomes
This Symposium is supported by Boston Scientific
Agenda
- Introduction – Tobias Reichlin, Bem, CH
- Is Pulsed-Field Ablation the new standard of care? – Josef Kautzner, Prague, CZ
- The innovation in the cryo space – Armin Luik, Karlsruhe, DE
- Understanding lesion formation in UHD: more insights for your AF re-do’s – Reza Wakili, Essen, DE
- Closing and Q&A
Day 2 - 30 November 15:05 CET / 09:05 ET
Adaptibility of Volta's Dispersion Electrogram Guided Ablation With Different Ablation Strategies and Modalities
This Symposium is supported by Volta Medical
Agenda
- Volta AI technology introduction and clinical evidence roadmap – Jerome Kalifa, Providence, US
- Volta AF-Xplorer enhanced integration with Ensite X bidirectional communication and CARTO Octaray – Devi Nair, Arkansas, US
- Streamlining persistent AF workow with Volta technology & PFA – Jean-Paul Albenque, Toulouse, FR
- Volta dispersion-guided ablation combined with VOM ethanol infusion – Miguel Valderrábano, Texas, US
- Q&A
Learning Objectives
- Understand Volta VX1's real-time detection and annotation of dispersion electrograms.
- Investigate Volta's compatibility with top mapping systems and its communication with ENSITE X and Octaray with AF-Xplorer catheters.
- Examine Volta VX1's integration in extra PV workflows for persistent and redo AF cases, and its synergy with various ablation modalities, including PFA.
Day 2 - 30 November 18:05 CET / 12:05 ET
Latest RF and Mapping Innovations to Treat PAF
This Symposium is supported by Biosense Webster
Louisa O’Neill, Nándor Szegedi & Marco Bergonti
Learning Objectives
- Understand latest workflow and efficiency data using vHPSD.
- Assess safety and efficacy data of vHPSD.
- Evaluate AF triggers using multipolar catheter
Day 3 - 1 December 18:05 CET / 12:05 ET
S-ICD Best Practices to Predict Defibrillation Success
This Symposium is supported by Boston Scientific
Agenda
- Introduction – Pavel Syska, Warsaw, PL
- S-ICD Best practices to predict defibrillation success – Bernard Harbieh, Ghazir, LB
- Closing and Q&A
Learning Objectives
- Learn about S-ICD box-change best practices.
- Discover tips & tricks to improve the device position during a box-change procedure.
- Identify and analyse potential challenges encountered during an S-ICD box change procedure, and develop effective problem-solving strategies to overcome these challenges.
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