Agenda

Thursday February 27, 2025

• 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

  Coffee and Registration

  • Room:
    • Foyer
• 8:45 AM – 11:15 AM

  Meet the Masters Fellows Symposium (Non-CME)

  • Moderator
    • Eric PrystowskyMD
    • Melvin ScheinmanMD
    • Roderick TungMD

  • Room:
    • Regency C
• 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM

  Refreshment Break

  • Room:
    • Foyer
• 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

  David E. Haines EP Fellows Research Competition (Non-CME)

  • Discussant
    • Andrea RussoMD
    • Christian SohnsMD
    • Tina BaykanerMD, MPH
  • Moderator
    • Sana Al-KhatibMD, MHS

  • Room:
    • Regency C
• 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

  Networking Lunch Break

  • Room:
    • Foyer
• 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

  Pulsed Field Ablation of Paroxysmal AF using a Circular Loop Catheter with an integrated mapping System Minimizing Fluoroscopy Using Next Generation ICE Technology (Non-CME Live Case)

  • Discussant
    • Bradley KnightMD
    • Emile DaoudMD
    • Vivek ReddyMD
  • Moderator
    • Devi NairMD, FACC, FHRS

  • Room:
    • Regency B
• 1:50 PM – 2:35 PM

  Atrial Fibrillation Mapping and Ablation Using the Sphere-9 Lattice Tip Dual-Energy Catheter (Non-CME Live Case)

  • Discussant
    • Arian SultanProf. Dr. A. Sultan
    • Nassir MarroucheMD
  • Live Case Operator
    • Devi NairMD, FACC, FHRS
  • Moderator
    • Pierre JaisMD

  • Room:
    • Regency B
• 2:40 PM – 3:25 PM

  ​TactiFlex™* Duo Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™ - The FlexPulse IDE Trial (Non-CME Live Case)

  • Discussant
    • Arian SultanProf. Dr. A. Sultan
    • Christian SohnsMD
    • Marcos DaccarettMD, MSc
  • Live Case Operator
    • Monica LoMD

  • Room:
    • Regency B
• 3:25 PM – 3:45 PM

  Refreshment Break

  • Room:
    • Foyer
• 3:50 PM – 4:35 PM

  Live Case 4 (Non-CME)

  • Discussant
    • Devi NairMD, FACC, FHRS
    • Oussama WazniMD. MBA.
    • Vivek ReddyMD
  • Live Case Operator
    • Douglas Gibson
  • Moderator
    • Nassir MarroucheMD

  • Room:
    • Regency B
• 4:40 PM – 5:25 PM

  Live Case 5 (Non-CME)

  • Discussant
    • Emile DaoudMD
    • Pierre JaisMD
    • Sanjiv NarayanMD, PhD
  • Live Case Operator
    • Shephal DoshiMD
  • Moderator
    • Bassam WannaMD

  • Room:
    • Regency B
• 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM

  Live Case 6 (Non-CME)

  • Discussant
    • Andrea NataleMD
    • Bradley KnightMD
    • Vivek ReddyMD
  • Moderator
    • Christian SohnsMD
    • Philipp Sommer

  • Room:
    • Regency B
• 6:20 PM – 7:05 PM

  Live Case 7 (Non-CME)

  • Discussant
    • Bradley KnightMD
    • Michael CrawfordMD
    • Nassir MarroucheMD
    • Roderick TungMD
  • Moderator
    • Mohamed Kanj

  • Room:
    • Regency B
• 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  Exhibit Hall Opening Reception

  • Room:
    • Regency A

Friday February 28, 2025

• 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

  Innovation Theater Breakfast (Non-CME): Evolving Landscape of Venous Vascular Closure in a PFA World

  • Speaker
    • Andrea NataleMD
    • David DeLurgioMD

  • Room:
    • Regency C
• +

  8:10 AM – 9:25 AM

  Session 1

  • Moderator
    • Hugh CalkinsMD
    • Melvin ScheinmanMD

  • Room:
    • Regency B
  • 8:10 AM – 8:20 AM
    Welcome Remarks
  • 8:20 AM – 8:30 AM
    Addressing Major Knowledge Gaps in Atrial Fibrillation: The Top Five Priorities
  • 8:30 AM – 8:40 AM
    AF and Diastolic Dysfunction: Chicken and the Egg Dilemma
  • 8:40 AM – 8:50 AM
    Pulsed Field Ablation: A 10-Minute Update
  • 8:50 AM – 9:00 AM
    Effect of PFA on Left Atrial Structure and Function: Insights from TU CMR Database
  • 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
    The OPTION Trial
  • 9:10 AM – 9:25 AM
    Discussion
• +

  9:25 AM – 10:05 AM

  Session 2: Roundtable

  • Room:
    • Regency B
  • 9:25 AM – 10:05 AM
    Roundtable: This is my Antiarrhythmic Drug Strategy Post-AF Ablation
• 10:05 AM – 10:30 AM

  Session 3: CME Live Case

  • Discussant
    • Bassam WannaMD
    • Gaston VergaraMD
    • Omar KreidiehMD
    • Philipp Sommer
  • Moderator
    • Devi NairMD, FACC, FHRS
• 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

  Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break

  • Room:
    • Regency A
• +

  11:00 AM – 11:55 AM

  Session 4

  • Moderator
    • David CallansMD
    • Marcos DaccarettMD, MSc

  • Room:
    • Regency B
  • 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM
    Two-Year Follow-Up of the CASTLE-HTx Trial
  • 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM
    Comparing High Power Short Duration Ablation and Pulse Field Ablation: Which Approach for Which Patient?
  • 11:20 AM – 11:30 AM
    What to Expect From the New Factor XI Inhibitors Drugs?
  • 11:30 AM – 11:40 AM
    Wearables and Smartphones: Compliance in Atrial Fibrillation Monitoring
  • 11:40 AM – 11:55 AM
    Discussion
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  Industry Supported Symposium Lunch- Myopathy and AFib: A Collaboration with CT Surgery

  • Moderator
    • Christian SohnsMD
  • Presenter
    • David DeLurgioMD
    • Jamil BorgiMD
    • Michael RileyMD

  • Room:
    • Regency C
• +

  1:05 PM – 2:00 PM

  Session 5

  • Moderator
    • John DayMD
    • Michael RileyMD

  • Room:
    • Regency B
  • 1:05 PM – 1:15 PM
    A New Block in the CASTLE: Assessing Ablation versus Medical Therapy for HFpEF and AF
  • 1:15 PM – 1:25 PM
    Atrial Topology to Optimize Mapping and Ablation of Reentrant Atrial Tachycardia
  • 1:25 PM – 1:35 PM
    Atrial Myopathy and AFib: Show me the Causal Relationship in the Human Heart
  • 1:35 PM – 1:45 PM
    Importance of Preserving LA Function Post AF Ablation: Imaging Perspective
  • 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
    Discussion
• +

  2:00 PM – 3:05 PM

  Session 6

  • Moderator
    • Samuel SossallaProf. Dr. / MD
    • Zayd EldadahMD, PhD

  • Room:
    • Regency B
  • 2:00 PM – 2:10 PM
    The Upgrade of Dronedarone in the New AHA/ACC/ESC/HRS Guidelines: Impact on My Practice
  • 2:10 PM – 2:20 PM
    What Did I Learn From The AMAZE Trial: Implication For My Practice
  • 2:20 PM – 2:30 PM
    Association Between Obesity and Diastolic Dysfunction in AF Patient
  • 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM
    Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation: Effect on Atrial Remodeling and AF Burden
  • 2:40 PM – 2:50 PM
    Pulsed Field Ablation Improved Safety of AF Ablation
  • 2:50 PM – 3:05 PM
    Discussion
• 3:05 PM – 3:25 PM

  Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break

  • Room:
    • Regency A
• +

  3:30 PM – 4:45 PM

  Session 7

  • Moderator
    • Jared BunchMD
    • Narendra KanuruMD

  • Room:
    • Regency B
  • 3:30 PM – 3:40 PM
    Patient-Specific Multi-Physics Simulations: Impact of Fibrotic Changes on Left Atrial Hemodynamics
  • 3:40 PM – 3:50 PM
    Anticoagulation/Antiplatelet Therapy Post Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
  • 3:50 PM – 4:00 PM
    Posterior Wall Isolation: Rational for SMILE Trial
  • 4:00 PM – 4:10 PM
    Utilizing Implantable Loop Recorders in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
  • 4:10 PM – 4:20 PM
    Does Atrial Fibrillation Progression Correlate with the Progression of Atrial Myopathy?
  • 4:20 PM – 4:30 PM
    Genetic Relationship Between AF Risk and LA Dysfunction
  • 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
    Discussion
• +

  4:45 PM – 6:30 PM

  Session 8

  • Moderator
    • Douglas PackerMD
    • Usman SiddiquiMD FHRS

  • Room:
    • Regency B
  • 4:45 PM – 5:35 PM
    Roundtable: When Tech Meets Tension: Managing Asymptomatic New Atrial Fibrillation Alerts
  • 5:35 PM – 5:45 PM
    Who Should Get an Additional Posterior Wall Isolation?
  • 5:45 PM – 5:55 PM
    Redefining Risk Stratification Tools for Major Bleeding in the Era of DOAC
  • 5:55 PM – 6:05 PM
    2024 EHRA/HRS/APHRS/LAHRS Expert Consensus on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
  • 6:05 PM – 6:15 PM
    Lessons Learned from HRX 2024 for Implementing Digital Health in Atrial Fibrillation Management
  • 6:15 PM – 6:30 PM
    Discussion

Saturday March 01, 2025

• 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

  Industry-Supported Symposium Breakfast- Navigating Antiarrhythmic Therapy: Latest Clinical Guidelines in Atrial Fibrillation Management

  • Discussant
    • Samuel SossallaProf. Dr. / MD
  • Presenter
    • Andrea RussoMD
    • Carina Blomstrom-LundqvistMD, PhD
    • Kenneth EllenbogenMD
    • Nassir MarroucheMD

  • Room:
    • Regency C
• +

  8:10 AM – 9:35 AM

  Session 9

  • Moderator
    • Christian SohnsMD
    • Jorge RomeroMD

  • Room:
    • Regency B
  • 8:10 AM – 8:20 AM
    Pulse Field Ablation for Redo-Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
  • 8:20 AM – 8:30 AM
    Updates on New Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices
  • 8:30 AM – 8:40 AM
    Neuromodulation for the Management of AF: The Targets
  • 8:40 AM – 8:50 AM
    Integrating AF Mapping Into the PFA Ablation Procedure
  • 8:50 AM – 9:00 AM
    Computational Approaches to AF Management
  • 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
    AI-Innovated Personalized Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation: A Statistician’s Journey in TRIAD
  • 9:10 AM – 9:20 AM
    HRS Advocacy
  • 9:20 AM – 9:35 AM
    Discussion
• +

  9:35 AM – 10:50 AM

  Session 10: Roundtables

  • Room:
    • Regency B
  • 9:35 AM – 10:10 AM
    Roundtable: Surgical MAZE and Hybrid Procedure: Patient Selection
  • 10:10 AM – 10:50 AM
    Roundtable: Bridging AI Research and Real-World Clinical Practice for AF Management: Practical Examples and Lessons Learned
• 10:50 AM – 11:10 AM

  Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break

  • Room:
    • Regency A
• +

  11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

  Session 11

  • Moderator
    • Brent WilsonMD, PhD
    • Christian MahnkopfMD, PhD

  • Room:
    • Regency B
  • 11:15 AM – 11:25 AM
    SGLT2i and GLP-1: Should It Be Prescribed for Every AF Patient?
  • 11:25 AM – 11:35 AM
    Patient Selection for Combined Procedure of Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Ablation in the Era of Pulse Field Ablation
  • 11:35 AM – 11:45 AM
    Managing Stroke Risk Post AF Ablation: Lessons Learned from Recent Trials
  • 11:45 AM – 11:55 AM
    How I Choose my Catheter to Ablate AF: A Real-World Cost Analysis
  • 11:55 AM – 12:05 PM
    MRI for the Detection of Lesions after Ablation
  • 12:05 PM – 12:15 PM
    Predicting LAA Thrombus Formation in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: Imaging versus Clinical scores?
  • 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM
    Discussion
• 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM

  Innovation Theater Lunch (Non-CME): The Power of True Integration

  • Speaker
    • Luigi Di BiaseMD, PhD
    • Omar KreidiehMD

  • Room:
    • Regency C
• 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM

  Innovation Theater Lunch (Non-CME): Real-World Experience Meets Clinical Practice: ATTR-CM in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

  • Moderator
    • Sunil Kumar
  • Speaker
    • Ranjeev Mohan
    • Wael JaberMD

  • Room:
    • Regency D
• 1:45 PM – 2:05 PM

  Extended Exhibit Hall

  • Room:
    • Regency A
• +

  2:10 PM – 3:25 PM

  Session 12

  • Moderator
    • Ahmad Abdul KarimMD
    • Mina ChungMD

  • Room:
    • Regency B
  • 2:10 PM – 2:20 PM
    Challenges with Reimbursement for AF Ablation: My Experience with CMS
  • 2:20 PM – 2:30 PM
    What Happens to the Ventricle in the AF Patient?
  • 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM
    Top 5 AF Articles Published in JCE in 2024
  • 2:40 PM – 2:50 PM
    The Latest on Defining Atrial Myopathy Using Advanced MR Imaging
  • 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM
    Are Today's Wearables Suitable for Screening and Diagnosing AF?
  • 3:00 PM – 3:10 PM
    HRS Past, Present and Future – Innovators At Heart
  • 3:10 PM – 3:25 PM
    Discussion
• +

  3:25 PM – 4:30 PM

  Session 13

  • Moderator
    • Christopher McGannMD
    • Hugh CalkinsMD

  • Room:
    • Regency B
  • 3:25 PM – 3:35 PM
    Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Where are We Now and What's Next?
  • 3:35 PM – 3:45 PM
    Autonomic Modulation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure
  • 3:45 PM – 3:55 PM
    Atrial Myopathy in Stroke Prevention: Lessons Learned from the ARCADIA Trial
  • 3:55 PM – 4:05 PM
    AF in the Oncology Patient
  • 4:05 PM – 4:15 PM
    Safety Outcomes of Pulsed-Field Ablation
  • 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM
    Discussion
• +

  4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

  Session 14: Roundtables

  • Room:
    • Regency B
  • 4:30 PM – 5:10 PM
    Roundtable: Stroke Prevention in AF Patients: I Manage My Patients Independently of the CHA2DS2-VASc Score
  • 5:10 PM – 5:30 PM
    Roundtable: #AskWAF