14th International Symposium on Ventricular Arrhythmias: Pathophysiology & Therapy

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Add Event to your Calendar: 14th International Symposium on Ventricular Arrhythmias: Pathophysiology & Therapy10/11/2019 6:30:00 AM10/12/2019 5:00:00 PM15Hyatt at the Bellevue 200 South Broad St.FalseMM/DD/YYYY

Date & Location

Friday, October 11, 2019, 6:30 AM - Saturday, October 12, 2019, 5:00 PM, Hyatt at the Bellevue 200 South Broad St., Philadelphia, PA

Course Overview

Using a combination of didactic presentations, panel discussions, and question and answer sessions, our goal is to educate the participants in state- of-the-art information regarding the pathophysiology and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias. There will also be VT ablation cases streamed live from the University of Pennsylvania during which a moderated panel discussion and question and answer session will occur to educate and demonstrate to the audience members the most up- to-date techniques for complex ablation and other procedures. The program is taught by a select group of international leaders and pioneers in the field of electrophysiology, pathology, pharmacology and basic/translational research including members of the faculty from the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of Electrophysiology.

Target Audience

INTERNAL MEDICINE - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Interventional Cardiology

Credits

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (18.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (18.25 hours)

Objectives

At the conclusion of this symposium, the participant should be able to:

Discuss strategies to improve treatment outcome in patients with ventricular arrhythmias and structural heart disease including new techniques and technologies
Discuss the current status and future role for device therapy in the management of sudden cardiac death and heart failure
Discuss the role of new techniques for VT substrate assessment including functional scar imaging, intra procedure MRI, and high density mapping
Describe risk stratification for sudden death and treatment including VF ablation in patients with VF due to various substrates and syndromes
Identify the challenges related to treatment of PVCs and idiopathic VT
Describe the science critical to the understanding and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias including: -The role of the autonomic nervous system in ventricular arrhythmogenesis. -Anatomic substrate for ventricular tachycardia (VT)
Describe the status of ongoing multicenter VT related trials and discuss future directions and questions to be answered

Registration

Prior to September 6, 2019 the early registration fees for the 14th International Symposium on Ventricular Arrhythmias: Pathophysiology & Therapy are $525 for physicians & industry employees and $275 for all other healthcare professionals, residents and fellows. On or after September 6, 2019 the registration fees for the 14th International Symposium on Ventricular Arrhythmias: Pathophysiology & Therapy are $600 for physicians & industry employees and $350 for all other healthcare professionals, residents and fellows.

The registration fee includes tuition, a course booklet with access to presentations online, link to credit certificate, continental breakfasts, breaks and lunches.

Please note: mailed registrations can take up to 5-10 business days before they are received. All registrations will be confirmed by email as long as your registration is received no later than September 27, 2019.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Designation of Credit
Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of 18.25 Category 1 credits for completing this activity.

Cancellation and Refund Policy:

In order to process refunds for course withdrawals, cancellations must be received in writing by September 27, 2019 (subject to a service charge equivalent to 10% of the registration fee, but no less than $25.00). No refunds will be issued thereafter.

The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the event of cancellation or postponement, the University will refund registration fees but is not responsible for related costs or expenses to participants, including cancellation fees assessed by hotels, airlines, and travel agencies.

Friday, October 11, 2019

Registration and Continental Breakfast
6:30AM - 7:25AM

Opening Remarks
7:25AM - 7:30AM
Francis Marchlinski, MD

Changing Paradigms in SCD
7:30AM - 7:40AM
Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD

Redefining Sudden Cardiac Death: Insights from the San Francisco POST SCD Study
7:40AM - 7:50AM
Zian Tseng, MD

Racial Differences in SCD Risk
7:50AM - 8:00AM
Rajat Deo, MD

SCD in Mitral Valve Prolapse
8:00AM - 8:10AM
Haris Haqqani, MBBS(Hons), PhD, FHRS, FACC

Sudden Death Risk in Patients with PVCs
8:10AM - 8:20AM
Daniele Muser, MD

Discussion
8:20AM - 9:00AM

Ablation in NICM: Impact of Substrates and Genetics
9:00AM - 9:10AM
Katja Zeppenfeld, MD

Intramural Ablation
9:10AM - 9:20AM
Usha Tedrow, MD, MSc

Layered Epicardial/MR Negative Scar in RV and LV Cardiomyopathy
9:20AM - 9:30AM
Francis Marchlinski, MD

Voltage Mapping at Initial NICM Presentation to Predict Outcome and Guide Therapy
9:30AM - 9:40AM
David Frankel, MD

Timing of Transplant After Successful VT Ablation - Important Considerations
9:40AM - 9:50AM
Anjali Owens, MD

Discussion
9:50AM - 10:15AM

Break
10:15AM - 10:35AM

Phenotype Classification of VF Associated with Structurally Normal Hearts
10:35AM - 10:45AM
Michel Haissaguerre, MD

Polymorphic VT in Coronary Heart Disease
10:45AM - 10:55AM
Sami Viskin, MD

Ablation of PVC Triggered VF
10:55AM - 11:05AM
Samuel Asirvatham, MD

Endocardial Mapping and Ablation of VF
11:05AM - 11:15AM
David Krummen, MD

Induction of VF During PES, Non-random Patterns?
11:15AM - 11:25AM
Timm Dickfeld, MD, PhD

Discussion
11:25AM - 11:50AM

Pick up box lunch
11:50AM - 12:00PM

Live Cases With Working Lunch: Live Cases from Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Francis Marchlinski, MD (Moderator)
David Callans, MD (Operators)
Vivek Reddy, MD (Panelist)
Andre d'Avila, MD, PhD (Panelist)
Jeffrey Arkles, MD (Operators)
Paolo Della Bella, MD (Panelist)
Fermin Garcia, MD (Operators)
Pierre Jais, MD (Panelist)
Ramanan Kumareswaran, MD (Operators)
Pasquale C. Santangeli, MD, PhD (Operators)
Robert Schaller, DO (Operators)
William Stevenson, MD (Panelist)
Gregory Supple, MD (Operators)
Luigi di Biase, MD, PhD (Panelist)
Matt Hyman, MD, PhD (Operators)
David Lin, MD (Operators)

Break
2:00PM - 2:20PM

Natural History of Arrhythmias After ICD Implant: PARTITA Lessons
2:20PM - 2:30PM
Paolo Della Bella, MD

Resynchronization with His and LV Pacing
2:30PM - 2:40PM
Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD

Should DFT Testing be Required in S-ICD?
2:40PM - 2:50PM
Michael Gold, MD, PhD

New Leadless ICD Technologies
2:50PM - 3:00PM
Martin Burke, DO

Does Recovery of EF Preclude ICD Generator Replacement?
3:00PM - 3:10PM
Sanjay Dixit, MD

PROTECT ICD Study: Programmed Stimulation Post MI
3:10PM - 3:20PM
Pramesh Kovoor, MD, PhD

Discussion
3:20PM - 3:45PM

Break
3:45PM - 4:05PM

The Footprint Study: Evolution of Post MI VT Substrate
4:05PM - 4:15PM
Antonio Berruezo, MD, PhD

Circuit Characteristics of Fast and Slow VT
4:15PM - 4:25PM
Roderick Tung, MD

Role of His-Purkinje System in VT
4:25PM - 4:35PM
John Miller, MD

Wavefront and Frequency Mapping in Post MI VT
4:35PM - 4:45PM
Elad Anter, MD

VT Post MI: Where is the Parasympathetic Nervous System?
4:45PM - 4:55PM
Marmar Vaseghi, MD

Discussion
4:55PM - 5:20PM

Epicardial Exit Sites May Not Localize VT Circuits
5:20PM - 5:30PM
Eugene Downar, MD

Cardiac Radioablation: Lessons Learned
5:30PM - 5:40PM
Phillip Cuculich, MD

Stereotactic Radiosurgery for VT
5:40PM - 5:50PM
Josef Kautzner, MD

Proton Beam Ablation for VT/VF
5:50PM - 6:00PM
Gerhard Hindricks, MD

Discussion
6:00PM - 6:25PM

Welcome Reception
6:30PM - 7:30PM

Saturday, October 12, 2019

Registration and Continental Breakfast
6:30AM - 7:30AM

Anatomic Considerations Re:LV Summit VT/VPDs
7:30AM - 7:40AM
Fermin Garcia, MD

Mechanism of PVC Related Cardiomyopathy
7:40AM - 7:50AM
Edward Gerstenfeld, MD

Usefulness of Local Impedance Measurements in Outflow Tract VT Ablation
7:50AM - 8:00AM
Jesus Almendral, MD, PhD

Debate: Patients with High Burden PVCs and Normal EF Should Undergo Ablation
8:00AM - 8:20AM
David Callans, MD (Pro)
G. Neal Kay, MD (Con)

Discussion
8:20AM - 8:40AM

Clinical Trials: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
8:40AM - 8:50AM
David Wilber, MD

Less VT Study - Goals and Enrollment
8:50AM - 9:00AM
Andrea Natale, MD, FHRS, FACC, FESC

VANISH Substudies and VANISH 2
9:00AM - 9:10AM
John Sapp, MD, FRCPC, FHRS

Sarcoid Consortium
9:10AM - 9:20AM
Frank Bogun, MD

IVTCC 2
9:30AM - 9:40AM
Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD

LV Summit VT: Multicenter Registry
9:40AM - 9:50AM
Fa-Po Chung, MD

MR Signature of VT Risk Post MI
9:50AM - 10:00AM
Christian de Chillou, MD, PhD

Discussion
10:00AM - 10:25AM

Break
10:25AM - 10:40AM

Basics of PET Imaging
10:40AM - 10:50AM
Paco E. Bravo, MD

IS MVP an Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy?
10:50AM - 11:00AM
Marc Miller, MD

Is Brugada Syndrome an Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy?
11:00AM - 11:10AM
Pasquale C. Santangeli, MD, PhD

Debate: Ablation Should be Used for VT in the Inflammatory Phase of Cardiac Sarcoid
11:10AM - 11:30AM
William Sauer, MD (Con)
Thomas Deneke, MD (Pro)

Discussion
11:30AM - 11:50AM

Pick up box lunch
11:50AM - 12:00PM

Third Annual Mark E. Josephson VT Innovation Award
12:00PM - 12:50PM
Francis Marchlinski, MD (Moderator)
David Callans, MD (Moderator)
Vivek Reddy, MD (Moderator)
Andre d'Avila, MD, PhD (Moderator)
Srinivas Dukkipati, MD (Moderator)

Effectiveness of VT Ablation in Severe Heart Failure
12:50PM - 1:00PM
Wendy Tzou, MD

ECMO Support for VT Ablation
1:00PM - 1:10PM
Pasquale Vergara, MD, PhD

Prophylactic Surgical Ablation During LVAD Implantation
1:10PM - 1:20PM
Gregory Supple, MD

VT Ablation in Patients with LVADs
1:20PM - 1:30PM
William Stevenson, MD

Discussion
1:30PM - 1:50PM

Multicenter Study of CT Channel-based Ablation
1:50PM - 2:00PM
Pierre Jais, MD

Valve of MR Imaging in Recurrent VT Post Ablation
2:00PM - 2:10PM
Frank Bogun, MD

Real-time MR for RF Lesion Characterization
2:10PM - 2:20PM
Henry Halperin, MD

Intersection of Physiology and Imaging
2:20PM - 2:30PM
Saman Nazarian, MD, PhD

Rapid Automatic VT Localization
2:30PM - 2:40PM
John Sapp, MD, FRCPC, FHRS

ECG Imaging for Localization VT
2:40PM - 2:50PM
Harikrishna Tandri, MBBS, MD

Discussion
2:50PM - 3:15PM

Break
3:15PM - 3:35PM

Overview of New Technologies
3:35PM - 3:45PM
David Haines, MD

Electoporation for Ventricular Ablation
3:45PM - 3:55PM
Jacob Koruth, MD

SERF Ablation
3:55PM - 4:05PM
Atul Verma, MD, FRCPC, FHRS

Update on Bipolar Ablation
4:05PM - 4:15PM
Srinivas Dukkipati, MD

Lattice Tip Catheter Ablation
4:15PM - 4:25PM
Vivek Reddy, MD

Discussion
4:25PM - 4:55PM

Closing Comments
4:55PM - 5:00PM
Francis Marchlinski, MD