Full Schedule

6:30 AM – 7:30 AM

Registration
Location: Foyer A

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Innovation Theater Breakfast (Non-CME): Clinical & Economic Value of Early Ambulation & Same Day Discharge for Ablation Patients
Location: Prospector 4

8:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Session 1
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: Melvin Scheinman, MD – UCSF

Presenter: Eric N. Prystowsky, MD – Ascension-St Vincent Hospital

Presenter: Christian Sohns, Prof. – Heart- and Diabetes Center NRW

Presenter: Pierre Jais, MD – Professor of Cardiology Bordeaux University Hospital & University of Bordeaux

Presenter: Dominik Linz, MD, PhD – Maastricht University Medical Center

Presenter: Ulrich Schotten, MD, PhD – Maastricht University

8:15 AM – 8:25 AM

Welcome Remarks
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Nassir Marrouche, MD – Tulane University

8:25 AM – 8:35 AM

I told you I was right, sinus rhythm is king
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Eric N. Prystowsky, MD – Ascension-St Vincent Hospital

8:35 AM – 8:45 AM

AF ablation in patients with end-stage HF- The CASTLE-HTx trial : Rationale and Design
Location: Prospector 1-3

Presenter: Christian Sohns, Prof. – Heart- and Diabetes Center NRW

8:45 AM – 8:55 AM

Pulse Field Ablation of AF: current pitfalls.
Location: Prospector 1-3

Presenter: Pierre Jais, MD – Professor of Cardiology Bordeaux University Hospital & University of Bordeaux

8:55 AM – 9:05 AM

"Early" atrial fibrillation: definition and management
Location: Prospector 1-3

Presenter: Dominik Linz, MD, PhD – Maastricht University Medical Center

9:05 AM – 9:15 AM

Molecular mechanisms and electrophysiological phenotypes of atrial cardiomyopathy
Location: Prospector 1-3

Presenter: Ulrich Schotten, MD, PhD – Maastricht University

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Open Discussion
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: Melvin Scheinman, MD – UCSF

Discussant: Eric N. Prystowsky, MD – Ascension-St Vincent Hospital

Discussant: Christian Sohns, Prof. – Heart- and Diabetes Center NRW

Discussant: Pierre Jais, MD – Professor of Cardiology Bordeaux University Hospital & University of Bordeaux

Discussant: Dominik Linz, MD, PhD – Maastricht University Medical Center

Discussant: Ulrich Schotten, MD, PhD – Maastricht University

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM

Session 2 - Roundtable: after EAST AFNET and CABANA, do I ablate or use AAD in my AF patients?
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: Andrea Natale, MD – Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute

Moderator: Hugh Calkins, MD – Johns Hopkins

Discussant: John Mandrola, MD – Baptist Health Louisville

Discussant: Christine Albert, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Discussant: Thomas Deneke, MD – Rhön Klinikum AG, Campus Bad Neustadt, Salzburger Leite 1, 97616 Bad Neustadt

Discussant: Michael J. Riley, MD – Wellstar Cardiovascular Medicine

10:20 AM – 10:35 AM

Exhibit Hall/Refreshment Break
Location: Silver Mine

10:40 AM – 11:35 AM

Session 3
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: DEVI G. Nair, MD , FACC, FHRS – ST. BERNARDS MEDICAL CENTER, ARRHYTHMIA RESEARCH GROUP & UAMS

Moderator: Johannes Brachmann, MD PhD – REGIOMED Kliniken

Presenter: Philipp Attanasio, MD – Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité

Presenter: Helmut Pürerfellner, MD – Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen

Presenter: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, FHRS, FACC – Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute

Presenter: Walid Saliba, MD – Cleveland Clinic

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM

Gaps in AF management: expectations from the 2024 ESC guidelines
Location: Prospector 1-3

Presenter: Philipp Attanasio, MD – Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité

10:50 AM – 11:00 AM

Residual Leaks Post Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: clinical significance and preventative strategies
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Walid Saliba, MD – Cleveland Clinic

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM

ERASE-AF Trial: can it change the guidelines for persistent AF ablation?
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Helmut Pürerfellner, MD – Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen

11:10 AM – 11:20 AM

AMAZE Trial: Implication for Practice
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, FHRS, FACC – Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute

11:20 AM – 11:35 AM

Open Discussion
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: DEVI G. Nair, MD , FACC, FHRS – ST. BERNARDS MEDICAL CENTER, ARRHYTHMIA RESEARCH GROUP & UAMS

Moderator: Johannes Brachmann, MD PhD – REGIOMED Kliniken

Discussant: Philipp Attanasio, MD – Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité

Discussant: Walid Saliba, MD – Cleveland Clinic

Discussant: Helmut Pürerfellner, MD – Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

Industry-Supported Symposium Lunch: What is most important substrate vs. AF Duration?
Location: Prospector 4

Moderator: Nassir Marrouche, MD – Tulane University

Presenter: Nazem Akoum, MD, MS, FHRS – University of Washington

Presenter: Hugh Calkins, MD – Johns Hopkins

Presenter: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, FHRS, FACC – Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute

12:55 PM – 1:50 PM

Session 4
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: Thomas Deneke, MD – Rhön Klinikum AG, Campus Bad Neustadt, Salzburger Leite 1, 97616 Bad Neustadt

Moderator: Nazem Akoum, MD, MS, FHRS – University of Washington

Presenter: Hamid Ghanbari, MD

Presenter: Emile Daoud, MD – The Ohio State University

Presenter: Sana Al-Khatib, MD, MHS – Duke University Medical Center

Presenter: Paulus Kirchhof, MD

12:55 PM – 1:05 PM

Digital biomarkers and digital therapeutics for management of atrial fibrillation patients
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Hamid Ghanbari, MD

1:05 PM – 1:15 PM

Advances in computational mapping of atrial fibrillation
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Emile Daoud, MD – The Ohio State University

1:15 PM – 1:25 PM

Social Determinants of Health and Atrial Fibrillation: Role of Digital Health
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Sana Al-Khatib, MD, MHS – Duke University Medical Center

1:25 PM – 1:35 PM

All in for rhythm control, but how? Insights from EAST-AFNET
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Paulus Kirchhof, MD

1:35 PM – 1:50 PM

Open Discussion
Location: Prospector 1-3

Discussant: Hamid Ghanbari, MD

Discussant: Emile Daoud, MD – The Ohio State University

Discussant: Paulus Kirchhof, MD

Moderator: Thomas Deneke, MD – Rhön Klinikum AG, Campus Bad Neustadt, Salzburger Leite 1, 97616 Bad Neustadt

Moderator: Nazem Akoum, MD, MS, FHRS – University of Washington

1:50 PM – 2:55 PM

Session 5
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: Tina Baykanar, MD, MPH – Stanford University

Moderator: Ahmad Abdul Karim, MD

Presenter: Nassir Marrouche, MD – Tulane University

Presenter: Christine Albert, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Presenter: DHIRAJ Gupta, MD – LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL

Presenter: Bradley P. Knight, MD – Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Presenter: David E. Haines, MD – Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

1:50 PM – 2:00 PM

After DECAAF II, CAPLA and other "beyond PVI" trials: the persistent dilemna of persistent AF ablation
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Nassir Marrouche, MD – Tulane University

2:00 PM – 2:10 PM

Sex differences in AF risk factors: how can it guide personalized prevention strategies?
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Christine Albert, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

2:10 PM – 2:20 PM

HPSD Ablation for AF: What we learned from prospective Randomized Trials.
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: DHIRAJ Gupta, MD – LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL

2:20 PM – 2:30 PM

Update on 4D ICE in the EP Lab
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Bradley P. Knight, MD – Northwestern Memorial Hospital

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM

Updates on the analysis of AF sources with electrographic mapping
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: David E. Haines, MD – Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

2:40 PM – 2:55 PM

Open Discussion
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: Tina Baykanar, MD, MPH – Stanford University

Moderator: Ahmad Abdul Karim, MD

Discussant: Nassir Marrouche, MD – Tulane University

Discussant: Christine Albert, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Discussant: DHIRAJ Gupta, MD – LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL

Discussant: Bradley P. Knight, MD – Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Discussant: David E. Haines, MD – Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Exhibit Hall/Refreshment Break
Location: Silver Mine

3:20 PM – 4:15 PM

Session 6
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: Jagmeet Singh, MD PhD – Harvard Medical School

Moderator: Walid Saliba, MD – Cleveland Clinic

Presenter: Nazem Akoum, MD, MS, FHRS – University of Washington

Presenter: Vivek Reddy, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Presenter: Luis Saenz, MD – International Arrhythmia Center at Cardioinfantil Foundation

Presenter: Dominik Linz, MD, PhD – Maastricht University Medical Center

3:20 PM – 3:30 PM

Achieving durable ablation lesions: Insights from DECAAF II
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Nazem Akoum, MD, MS, FHRS – University of Washington

3:30 PM – 3:40 PM

Stroke Outcomes with LAAC vs NOAC Prophylaxis
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Vivek Reddy, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

3:40 PM – 3:50 PM

Myofiber architecture and thickness regional variation: why does it matter?
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Luis Saenz, MD – International Arrhythmia Center at Cardioinfantil Foundation

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM

Open Discussion
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: Jagmeet Singh, MD PhD – Harvard Medical School

Moderator: Walid Saliba, MD – Cleveland Clinic

Discussant: Nazem Akoum, MD, MS, FHRS – University of Washington

Discussant: Vivek Reddy, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Discussant: Luis Saenz, MD – International Arrhythmia Center at Cardioinfantil Foundation

Discussant: Dominik Linz, MD, PhD – Maastricht University Medical Center

3:50 PM – 4:00 PM

how can digital health assist with risk factors modification in AF?
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Dominik Linz, MD, PhD – Maastricht University Medical Center

4:15 PM – 4:25 PM

Applying AI to clinical practice: is explainability necessary?
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Mintu Turakhia, MD – Stanford University

4:15 PM – 5:20 PM

Session 7
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD – UCSF

Presenter: Mintu Turakhia, MD – Stanford University

Presenter: Jeanne E. Poole, MD – University of Washington

Presenter: Jason Andrade, MD FRCPC – Vancouver General Hospital

Presenter: Omar Kreidieh, MD – Tulane Research Innovation for Arrhythmia Discovery

Presenter: Carina M. Blomstrom- Lundqvist, MD, PhD – Department of Medical Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

4:25 PM – 4:35 PM

HRO2: Top 5 AF articles of 2022
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Jeanne E. Poole, MD – University of Washington

4:35 PM – 4:45 PM

Stopping Progression of AFIB: Insights from Multi centered Trials
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Jason Andrade, MD FRCPC – Vancouver General Hospital

4:45 PM – 4:55 PM

Stopping atrial myopathy progression: is it clinically relevant?
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Omar Kreidieh, MD – Tulane Research Innovation for Arrhythmia Discovery

4:55 PM – 5:05 PM

Implemeting AF guidelines recommendations: what does it take to move the needle?
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Carina M. Blomstrom- Lundqvist, MD, PhD – Department of Medical Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

5:05 PM – 5:20 PM

Open Discussion
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD – UCSF

Discussant: Mintu Turakhia, MD – Stanford University

Discussant: Jeanne E. Poole, MD – University of Washington

Discussant: Jason Andrade, MD FRCPC – Vancouver General Hospital

Discussant: Omar Kreidieh, MD – Tulane Research Innovation for Arrhythmia Discovery

Discussant: Carina M. Blomstrom- Lundqvist, MD, PhD – Department of Medical Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

5:25 PM – 5:40 PM

Exhibit Hall/Refreshment Break

5:45 PM – 6:15 PM

Session 8 - Roundtable: AF Clinics: Do You Want To Be An "A or an F" Student??
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: Thomas Deering, MD – Piedmont Healthcare, Medical College of Georgia

Moderator: Melissa Middeldorp, MD

Discussant: Rod Tung, MD

Discussant: John Day, MD

Discussant: Ahmad Abdul Karim, MD

Discussant: Eoin Donnellan, n/a – Tulane University

Discussant: Cathleen Biga

6:15 PM – 7:20 PM

Session 9
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: Dominik Linz, MD, PhD – Maastricht University Medical Center

Presenter: Nour Chouman – Tulane Research Innovation for Arrhythmia Discovery

Presenter: Nishaki Mehta, MD – Corewell William Beaumont University Hospital

Presenter: Ralph J. Damiano, MD – Washington University in St. Louis

Presenter: Suneet Mittal, MD – The Valley Hospital

Presenter: Elaine Hylek, MD MPH – Boston University School of Medicine

6:15 PM – 6:25 PM

Digital health- driven AF trials: the dilemna of patient compliance
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Nour Chouman – Tulane Research Innovation for Arrhythmia Discovery

6:25 PM – 6:35 PM

Atrial Fibrillation during pregnancy and post-partum
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Nishaki Mehta, MD – Corewell William Beaumont University Hospital

6:35 PM – 6:45 PM

Determinants of procedural success following Cox Maze Procedure
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Ralph J. Damiano, MD – Washington University in St. Louis

6:45 PM – 6:55 PM

How long do I have to monitor my patient post AF ablation and why?
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Suneet Mittal, MD – The Valley Hospital

6:55 PM – 7:05 PM

Factor XI inhibitor for anticoagulation in AF: State of current data and studies to look for
Location: Prospector 1-3

Speaker: Elaine Hylek, MD MPH – Boston University School of Medicine

7:05 PM – 7:20 PM

Open Discussion
Location: Prospector 1-3

Moderator: Dominik Linz, MD, PhD – Maastricht University Medical Center

Discussant: Nour Chouman – Tulane Research Innovation for Arrhythmia Discovery

Discussant: Nishaki Mehta, MD – Corewell William Beaumont University Hospital

Discussant: Ralph J. Damiano, MD – Washington University in St. Louis

Discussant: Suneet Mittal, MD – The Valley Hospital

Discussant: Elaine Hylek, MD MPH – Boston University School of Medicine