Rhythm Interventions Online 2025 | On-Demand Sessions: Rhythm Interventions Online

Session 3.19 - Case & Discussion: Lead Extraction and Abandoned Leads – Best Practices and Technology Insights

This session chaired by chaired by Devi Nair (Jonesboro, US), examines best practice in lead extraction with a focus on the risks created by abandoned leads. Anne Kroman (Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, US) presents a complex case that illustrates how capping leads for short term convenience can increase long term complications such as infection, venous occlusion, extraction failure and tricuspid damage. The faculty discuss mechanisms of lead entrapment, the challenges of removing cut or aged leads and strategies for safer extraction using laser systems, mechanical tools and retained venous access. They highlight the importance of early planning, avoiding partial lead withdrawal, collaborating with implanting teams on lead management and ensuring access to specialist extraction services. The panel also reviews decision making in patients undergoing tricuspid interventions where coordinated planning between electrophysiology, structural teams and surgeons is vital for safe outcomes.

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Day 3 | US Focus

Day 3 - Welcome

Symposium – The Impact of Design on PFA Safety & Performance

Session 3.1 – Case & Discussion: Tackling Persistent Redo AF with Pulse Field Energy

Session 3.2 – Case & Discussion: Dual Energy Ablation for Atrial Arrhythmias

Session 3.3 – Case & Discussion: Workflow Versatility for PVI and Beyond

Session 3.4 – Case & Discussion: Precision and Durability in PVI using Circular PFA system

Session 3.5 - Case & Discussion: Integrated ICE, Advanced Mapping Platforms, and Next Generation LAA Closure

Session 3.6 - Case & Discussion: Anatomical Ablation for Persistent AF – Case and Early Experience

Session 3.7 - Case & Discussion: Versatility of the Multi-Electrode Array: PVI, Linear Ablation, and Beyond

Session 3.8 - Case & Discussion: Maximizing Single Operator Case Sufficiency with Deep Sedation; Concomitant Ablation with ICE Guided LAA closure

Session 3.9 - Case & Discussion: Redefine Simple, Redefine Success: Streamlining my Workflow with a Balloon-in-Basket PFA Catheter

Session 3.10 - Case & Discussion: Expanding Indications: PVI+ Procedures with Pulsed Field Ablation and ICE Guidance

Session 3.11 - Case & Discussion: Innovating Ventricular Ablation: Dual-Modality Ablation

Session 3.12 - Case & Discussion: Pulsed Field Ablation of PAF Using a Contact Force-Sensing Large Footprint Focal Catheter

Session 3.13 - Case & Discussion: Mapping and Targeting AF Drivers: From De Novo to Redo Ablation

Session 3.14 - Case & Discussion: From Implant to Retrieval: Mastering Dual Leadless Pacing Techniques

Session 3.15 - Case & Discussion: Breaking Tradition: Non-Femoral Access in the Leadless Era

Session 3.16 - Case & Discussion: Leadless Left Ventricular Endocardial Pacing (LVEP): A New Era in CRT

Session 3.17 - Case & Discussion: Optimization of Atrial Pacing Site: Placement of the Aveir at Bachmann’s Bundle

Session 3.18 - Case & Discussion: Left Bundle Branch Pacing

Session 3.19 - Case & Discussion: Lead Extraction and Abandoned Leads – Best Practices and Technology Insights

Session 3.20 - Case & Discussion: SICD Implantation: What and Why Every EP Needs to Know

Day 3 - Summary

Day 1 | Global

Day 1 – Welcome

Symposium – Next Era of Cardiac Ablation: Optimising Outcomes in Clinical Practice

Session 1.1 – Live Case & Discussion: PFA & Mapping: Techniques & Tips

Session 1.2 – Live Case & Discussion: Precision and Control in a Challenging Ablation Case

Session 1.3 – Live Case & Discussion: PVI with Balloon-in-Basket Technology: Efficient and Straightforward

Session 1.4 – Live Case & Discussion: Streamlined PFA Workflow for AF Ablation

Symposium – AF Care Pathway in 2026: Optimizing Outcomes for Ablation and Stroke Prevention

Session 1.5 – Presentation & Discussion: New and Emerging Technologies in Arrhythmia Management

Session 1.6 – Case & Discussion: Modern LAA Management With PFA: Integrated ICE, Advanced Mapping Platforms, and Next-Generation LAA Closure System

Session 1.7 – Presentation & Discussion: LAA Management in the Age of PFA

Session 1.8 – Case & Discussion: Imaging in Action: Concomitant LAA Workflows with TEE and ICE

Breakout – The Integration of VARIPULSE & CARTOSOUND for PVI

Day 1 - Summary

Day 2 | Global

Day 2 – Welcome

Symposium – The Power of TRUE Integration

Session 2.1 – Live Case & Discussion: Streamlined Strategy: Concomitant PFA and LAA Occlusion for AF Management

Session 2.2 – Live Case & Discussion: PFA Simplified – Enhancing Efficiency and Versatility in PVI

Session 2.3 – Live Case & Discussion: Balloon-in-Basket Versatility: Expanding Ablation Strategies with Confidence

Session 2.4 – Case & Discussion: Patient-Tailored Strategy to Ablate Persistent AF Using RF/PF Energy

Breakout – S-ICD as Standard Care: Best Practices in Implantation and Workflow Optimization

Session 2.5 – Case & Discussion: Best CSP Practice

Session 2.6 – Presentation & Discussion: CIED Infection – What Makes a Good Referral?

Session 2.7 – Live Case & Discussion: Resetting the Rhythm – Cardioneural Ablation in Action

Session 2.8 – Future Directions in Leadless Cardiac Rhythm Management

Session 2.9 – Case & Discussion: Next-Generation LAAC: Precision Closure with Foam and Flexibility

Session 2.10 – Live Case & Discussion: Epicardial VT Ablation – Mapping and Access Techniques

Day 2 - Summary

Day 4 | US Focus

Day 4 – Welcome

Symposium – AFib Care: New Frontiers in AI

Session 4.1 - Case & Discussion: Balancing Safety and Precision: Zero-Fluoro PFA and TEE-Guided LAAC

Session 4.2 - Case & Discussion: A Novel Approach to AF Ablation: improving Outcomes Through Robotic Surgery

Session 4.3 - Presentation & Discussion: Best EP Practices for the Future: PFA Should Not Be Performed on All Heart Failure Patients with AF

Session 4.4 - Case & Discussion: Seeing the Source: Advanced Mapping and ICE in PVC Ablation

Session 4.5 - Case & Discussion: Bipolar Ablation as a Therapeutic Strategy for Premature Ventricular Contractions

Session 4.6 - Case & Discussion: Beyond the Circuit: Tackling the VT Substrate

Session 4.7 - Presentation & Discussion: Closing the Gap: Access, Ambulation, and Same-Day Discharge in the EP Lab

Session 4.8 - Presentation & Discussion: Beyond Ablation: Integrating Smart Monitoring, Mapping, and Neuromodulation

Day 4 – Summary and Event Close

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