Day Welcome
Day 1 – Welcome
Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Symposium
Symposium – Cryoablation and PFA: Competing or Complementary in AF Management
Chair: Faizel Osman (Coventry, UK)
Faculty: Neil Srinivasan (Basildon UK); Ioanna Koniari (Liverpool, UK); Verena Tscholl (Berlin, DE)
This session is supported by Medtronic
Plenary Session
Session 1.1 – Live Case & Discussion: Atrial Fibrillation Treatment With LAA Closure and Pulsed Field PVI
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operators: Julian Chun, Boris Schmidt & Stefano Bordignon (CCB Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, DE)
Panel: Serge Boveda (Toulouse, FR); Julia Vogler (Lubeck, DE)
Symposium
Symposium – AF Care Pathway in 2025: From Ablation to Stroke Prevention
Chairs: Christian-Hendrik Heeger (Hamburg, DE); Sandrine Venier (Grenoble, FR)
Faculty: Lucas Boersma (Nieuwegein, NL); Gábor Széplaki (Dublin, IE); Reza Wakili (Frankfurt, DE)
The session is supported by Boston Scientific.
Plenary Session
Session 1.2 – Case & Discussion: Exploring the Potential – Early Experience of Ballon Based PFA Ablation
Chair: Julian Chun (Frankfurt, DE)
Case Operator: Gian Battista Chierchia (UZ Brussel, Brussels, BE)
Panel: Arian Sultan (Cologne, DE); Roland Tilz (Lübeck, DE)
Plenary Session
Session 1.3 – Presentation & Discussion: Optimising Safety in PFA Technology: Best Practices and Protocols
Chair: Julian Chun (Frankfurt, DE)
Presenter: Vivek Reddy (New York, US)
Panel: Arian Sultan (Cologne, DE); Roland Tilz (Lübeck, DE)
Plenary Session
Session 1.4 – Presentation & Discussion: Advancing Techniques in Ablation Strategies
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Presenter: Matthew McKillop (Jacksonville, US)
Panel: Arian Sultan (Cologne, DE); Roland Tilz (Lübeck, DE)
Plenary Session
Session 1.5 – Live Case & Discussion: Enhanced Redo AF Ablation: High-Density Mapping With Dual RFC and PFA Integration
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operator: Julian Chun and David Schaack (CCB Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, DE)
Panel: Andreas Metzner (Hamburg, DE); Andrea Sarkozy (Brussels, BE)
Plenary Session
Session 1.6 – Case & Discussion: Pulse and Close – Concomitant PVI Plus LAA Closure
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operator: Christian-Hendrik Heeger (Asklepios Klinic Altona, Hamburg, DE)
Panel: Andrea Sarkozy (Brussels, BE)
Symposium
Symposium – 4D ICE Guided Concomitant PFA and LAAC: Optimal Outcomes with AcuNav Lumos
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operator: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Panel: Amin Al-Ahmad (Austin, US); Kevin Makati (Tampa, US); Robert Percell (Lincoln, US); Walid Saliba (Cleveland, US)
This symposium is supported by Siemens Healthineers
Day Summary
Day 1 – Summary
Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Day Welcome
Day 2 – Welcome
Roderick Tung (Phoenix, US)
Plenary Session
Session 2.1 – Case & Discussion: HD Mapping LAT Post AF Ablation
Chair: Roderick Tung (Phoenix, US)
Case Operator: Stefano Bordignon (CCB Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, DE)
Panel: Arian Sultan (Cologne, DE); Stylianos Tzeis (Athens, GR)
Plenary Session
Session 2.2 – Case & Discussion: Easy and Safe PFA PVI With a Circular Over-the-Wire Array Catheter
Chair: Devi Nair (Arkansas, US)
Case Operator: Lucas Boersma (St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, NL)
Panel: Andreas Metzner (Hamburg, DE); Suneet Mittal (New York, US)
Symposium
Symposium – PFA: An Integrated Approach
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operator: Moussa Mansour (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, US)
Panel: David DeLurgio (Atlanta, US); Dinesh Sharma (Naples, US)
This symposium is supported by Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Plenary Session
Session 2.3 – Case & Discussion: A Revolutionary Approach to Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operator: Devi Nair (St Bernards Heart & Vascular Center, Jonesboro, US)
Panel: David DeLurgio (Atlanta, US); Moussa Mansour (Boston, US); Dinesh Sharma (Naples, US)
Plenary Session
Session 2.4 – Live Case & Discussion: Advancing Complex AF Case Workflows with Automated Indexing and Near-Field Mapping
Chair: Richard Schilling (London, UK)
Case Operator: Isabel Deisenhofer (German Heart Center Munich, DE)
Panel: Finn Akerstrom (Stockholm, SE); John Silberbauer (Brighton, UK)
Plenary Session
Session 2.5 – Live Case & Discussion: Scar VT Based on Lines of Block
Chair: Richard Schilling (London, UK)
Case Operator: Roderick Tung (University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, US)
Panel: Harikrishna Tandri (Nashville, US); Usha B Tedrow (Boston, US); Wendy Tzou (Aurora, US)
Plenary Session
Session 2.6 – Case & Discussion: Real-Time Mapping of AF Using Repetitive Patterns of Activation
Chair: Richard Schilling (London UK)
Case Operator: Devi Nair (St Bernards Heart & Vascular Center, Jonesboro, US)
Panel: Jason Andrade (Vancouver, CA); Daniel Musikantow (New York, US)
Plenary Session
Session 2.7 – Case & Discussion: The Importance of Trigger Mapping in AF and VT
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operators: Anish Amin (Columbus, US); Benjamin D’Souza (Philadelphia, US)
Panel: Atul Verma (Montreal, CA)
Plenary Session
Session 2.8 – Live Case & Discussion: Epicardial Mapping of Pulsed Field Endocardial Ablation
Chair: Jason Andrade (Vancouver, CA)
Case Operator: Roderick Tung (University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, US)
Panel: Tina Baykaner (Palo Alto, US); Isabel Deisenhofer (Munich, DE); Wendy Tzou (Aurora, US)
Day Summary
Day 2 – Summary
Jason Andrade (Vancouver, CA)
Day Welcome
Day 3 – Welcome
Julian Chun (Frankfurt, DE)
Symposium
Symposium – Modular ICD Therapy: A Paradigmatic Change in SCD Prevention
Chair: Lluis Mont (Barcelona, ES)
Panel: Clemens Steinwender (Linz, AT); John Paisey (Southampton, UK)
This symposium is supported by Boston Scientific
Plenary Session
Session 3.1 – Case & Discussion: Prolonged Cardiac Monitoring: Transforming Patient Care With 14-Day Continuous Insights
Chair: Julian Chun (Frankfurt, DE)
Presenters: Patrick Badertscher (Basel, CH); Suneet Mittal (New York, US)
Plenary Session
Session 3.2 – Case & Discussion: Best Practice in SICD Implantation – Anesthesiologic Management and Surgical Skills
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operator: Andrea Droghetti (Turin, IT)
Panel: Laura Perrotta (Florence, IT); Daniel Stevens (Cologne, DE); Julia Vogler (Lübeck, DE)
Plenary Session
Session 3.3 – Case & Discussion: Advancements in Transcatheter LAA Closure Techniques
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operator: Ole De Backer (Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, DK)
Panel: Dhiraj Gupta (Liverpool, UK); Horst Sievert (Frankfurt, DE)
Plenary Session
Session 3.4 – Advancements In LAA Closure With A Conformable Device With Versatile Imaging
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operator: Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk (Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DK)
Panel: Shephal Doshi (Santa Monica, US); Horst Sievert (Frankfurt, DE)
Plenary Session
Session 3.5 – Presentations & Discussion: Safety of Extraction
Chair: Richard Schilling (London UK)
Presenters: Brigitte Osswald (Duisburg, DE); Aldo Rinaldi (London UK)
Panel: Robert Schaller (Philadelphia, US)
Plenary Session
Session 3.6 – Case & Discussion: Guided Ablation Strategies for Atrial Fibrillation
Chair: Richard Schilling (London, UK)
Case Operator: Benjamin D’Souza (Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, US)
Panel: Jean-Paul Albenque (Toulouse, FR); Andrea Natale (Austin, US)
Day Summary
Day 3 – Summary
Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Day Welcome
Day 4 – Welcome
Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Symposium
Symposium – The Next Era in Cardiac Ablation: Simplified and Adaptable Workflows Across Complex Ablation Cases With Multiple PFA Systems
Chair: Devi Nair (Arkansas, US)
Faculty: Erich Kiehl (Newport News, US); Andrea Sarkozy (Brussels, BE)
This symposium is supported by Medtronic
Plenary Session
Session 4.1 – Case & Discussion: PVI With Integrated High-Density Mapping and Navigation
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operator: Vivek Reddy (Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, US)
Panel: John Day (Salt Lake City, US); Pasquale Santangeli (Cleveland, US)
Plenary Session
Session 4.2 – Case & Discussion: Over-the-Wire PFA Loop Catheter and LAAO Concomitant Procedure
Chair: Bradley Knight (Chicago, US)
Case Operator: Usman Siddiqui (Florida Cardiology, Orlando, US)
Panel: Andrea Natale (Austin, US); Nitesh Sood (Boston, US)
Plenary Session
Session 4.3 – Case & Discussion: Single Shot PVI With Balloon-in-Basket Technology
Chair: Bradley Knight (Chicago, US)
Case Operator: Roland Tilz (Lübeck, DE)
Panel: Andrea Natale (Austin, US); Nitesh Sood (Boston, US)
Plenary Session
Session 4.4 – Case & Discussion: Enhancing Safety and Efficacy in AF – Variable Loop-Guided PVI
Chair: Bradley Knight (Chicago, US)
Case Operator: Moussa Mansour (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, US)
Panel: Rodney Horton (Austin, US); Oussama Wazni (Cleveland, US)
Plenary Session
Session 4.5 – Case & Discussion: Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion – A Revolutionary Approach for LAA Management
Chair: Bradley Knight (Chicago, US)
Case Operator: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Panel: Rodney Horton (Austin, US); Oussama Wazni (Cleveland, US)
Plenary Session
Session 4.6 – Case & Discussion: Comprehensive AF Management: Concomitant PVI with Pentaspline Catheter, Integrated Mapping Solution and Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Chair: Bradley Knight (Chicago, US)
Case Operator: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Panel: Mohit Turagam (New York, US); Oussama Wazni (Cleveland, US)
Symposium
Symposium – Optimizing the Future of Complex AF Ablation with AI
Chair: Paul Zei (Boston, US)
Faulty: Stavros Mountantonakis (New York, US); Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
This symposium is supported by Volta Medical and GE HealthCare
Plenary Session
Session 4.7 – Case & Discussion: RF and Mapping For PAF Treatment
Chair: Suneet Mittal (New York, US)
Case Operator: Rodney Horton (Austin, US)
Panel: Luigi Di Biase (New York, US); Pasquale Santangeli (Cleveland, US)
Plenary Session
Session 4.8 – Case & Discussion: The Landscape of Conduction System Pacing
Chair: Suneet Mittal (New York, US)
Case Operator: Apoor Patel (Houston Methodist, Houston, US)
Panel: Syeda Atiqa Batul (Wilkes-Barre, US); Valentina Kutyifa (Rochester, US)
Plenary Session
Session 4.9 – Presentation & Discussion: Exploring Totally Leadless Pacing
Chair: Suneet Mittal (New York, US)
Presenter: Dinesh Sharma (Naples, US)
Panel: James Ip (New York, US); Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Plenary Session
Session 4.10 – Case & Discussion: Paradigm Shift in Brady Pacing: Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker
Chair: Suneet Mittal (New York, US)
Case Operator: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Panel: Rahul Doshi (Los Angeles, US); James Ip (New York, US)
Plenary Session
Session 4.11 – Case & Discussion: Revolutionary SCD Solution – Extravascular ICD Technology with Integrated Defibrillation and ATP
Chair: Suneet Mittal, New York, US
Case Operator: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Panel: Anish Amin (Columbus, US)
Plenary Session
Session 4:12 – Case & Discussion: Recurrent AFib Post-PFA – A Hybrid Convergent Approach
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operator: Zayd Eldadah (MedStar, Washington, US)
Panel: David DeLurgio (Atlanta, US); Nitesh Sood (Boston, US)
Plenary Session
Session 4.13 – Case & Discussion: Zero-Fluoro PFA Workflow – Integrating ICE and Mapping for Enhanced Precision and Workflow Optimization
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operator: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Panel: Daniel Alyesh (Denver, US); John Day (Salt Lake City, US); Oussama Wazni (Cleveland, US)
Plenary Session
Session 4.14 – Case & Discussion: Novel Single-Shot PFA Solution – All-in-One Catheter for Pacing, Mapping and Ablation
Chair: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Case Operator: Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Panel: Jason Andrade (Vancouver, CA); Luigi Di Biase (New York, US); Mohit Turagam (New York, US)
Day Summary
Day 4 – Summary and Event Close
Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US)
Devi Gopinath Nair
Course Director
St Bernards Heart & Vascular Center, Arkansas, US
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Jason Andrade
Course Co-director
Vancouver General Hospital, CA
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Julian Chun
Course Co-director
Markus Krankenhaus Frankfurt am Main, DE
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Richard Schilling
Course Co-director
St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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Roderick Tung
Course Co-director
The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, US
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Finn Akerstorm
Stockholm, SE
Amin Al-Ahmad
Austin, US
Jean-Paul Albenque
Toulouse, FR
Anish Amin
Columbus, US
Ole de Backer
Copenhagen, DK
Patrick Badertscher
Basel, CH
Syeda Atiqa Batul
Wilkes-Barre, US
Tina Baykerner
Palo Alto, US
Lucas Boersma
Nieuwegein, NL
Stefano Bordignon
Frankfurt, DE
Serge Boveda
Toulouse, FR
Gian Battista Chierchia
Brussels, BE
Isabel Deisenhofer
Munich, DE
David DeLurgio
Atlanta, US
Shephal Doshi
Santa Monica, US
Andrea Droghetti
Turin, IT
Benjamin D’Souza
Philadelphia, US
Dhiriaj Gupta
Liverpool, UK
Christian-Hendrik Heeger
Hamburg, DE
Rodney Horton
Austin, US
Bradley Knight
Chicago, US
Ioanna Koniari
Liverpool, UK
Jens Erik Nielsen Kudsk
Aarhus, DK
Valentina Kutyifa
Rochester, US
Kevin Makati
Tampa, US
Matthew Mckillop
Jacksonville, US
Andreas Metzner
Hamburg, DE
Suneet Mittal
New York, US
Lluis Mont
Barcelona, ES
Stavros Mountantonakis
New York, US
Daniel Muskinantow
New York, US
Andrea Natale
Austin, US
Faizel Osman
Coventry, UK
Brigitte Osswald
Duisburg, DE
John Paisey
Southampton, UK
Apoor Patel
Houston, US
Robert Percell
Lincoln, US
Laura Perrotta
Florence, IT
Vivek Reddy
New York, US
Aldo Rinaldi
London, UK
Walid Saliba
Cleveland, US
David Schaak
Frankfurt, DE
Robert Schaller
Philadelphia, US
Boris Schmidt
Frankfurt, DE
Dinesh Sharma
Naples, US
Christian Shults
Washington, US
Horst Sievert
Frankfurt, DE
John Silberbauer
Brighton, UK
Neil Srinivasan
Basildon, UK
Clemens Steinwender
Linz, AT
Daniel Stevens
Cologne, DE
Arian Sultan
Cologne, DE
Gábor Széplaki
Dublin, IE
Harikrishna Tandri
Nashville, US
Usha Tedrow
Boston, US
Roland Tilz
Lübeck, DE
Verena Tscholl
Berlin, DE
Stylianos Tzeis
Athens, GR
Wendy Tzou
Aurora, US
Niraj Varma
Cleveland, US
Sandrine Venier
Grenoble, FR
Atul Verma
Montreal, CA
Julia Vogler
Lübeck, DE
Reza Wakili
Frankfurt, DE
Paul Zei
Boston, US
