THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012

Morning Scientific Session    7:30 AM – 12:40 PM

7:30 – 7:50 AM

Introduction and Overview of the Symposium
Jeremy Ruskin, MD

7:50 – 8:10 AM

Molecular Basis of Atrial Remodeling and AF Perpetuation
Jose Jalife, MD

8:15 – 8:35 AM

Obesity and Obstructive Apnea – Mechanisms of AF Promotion in Experimental Models
Stanley Nattel, MD

8:40 – 9:00 AM

Genetics of AF: How Will We Translate GWAS Findings to Clinical Practice?
Patrick Ellinor, MD, PhD

9:05 – 9:25 AM

New Directions in Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for AF
Charles Antzelevitch, PhD

9:30 – 10:00 AM

Best Basic Science Papers on AF for 2011
Jose Jalife, MD

10:00 – 10:30 AM

BREAK AND EXHIBITS

10:35 – 10:55 AM

Best Clinical Science Papers on AF for 2011
Eric Prystowsky, MD

11:00 – 11:20 PM

Antiarrhythmic Use in Clinical Practice: Focus on Clinical Trials of Dronedarone
Peter Kowey, MD

11:25 – 12:40 PM

Difficult Cases in AF Management – Antiarrhythmic Drugs, Anticoagulation, and Clinical Decision Making

Panel and Audience Discussion

Moderator: Jeremy Ruskin, MD
Panel: A. John Camm, MD; Hans Kottkamp, MD; Kevin Heist, MD; Peter Kowey, MD; Eric Prystowsky, MD; Albert Waldo, MD

12:40 – 2:10 PM

LUNCH AND EXHIBITS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012

Afternoon Scientific Session    2:10 PM – 6:00 PM

2:10 – 2:30 PM

Role of Yoga and Stress Reduction Techniques in the Management of AF
Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD

2:35 – 6:00 PM

Satellite Case Presentations:

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy

Moderator: Jeremy Ruskin, MD
Faculty: Moussa Mansour, MD; Kevin Heist, MD, PhD; Conor Barrett, MD and Claudio Tondo, MD, PhD

Pre-Recorded Case Presentations:

William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI – David Haines, MD

Central Hospital University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France - Pierre Jais, MD

Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany – Karl-Heinz Kuck, MD

Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain – Jose Merino, MD, PhD

University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA – Sanjiv Narayan, MD, PhD

6:00 PM

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

Morning Scientific Session    7:30 AM – 1:00 PM

6:30 – 7:30 AM

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

7:30 – 9:40 AM

Pulmonary Vein Reconnection (All talks 20 min)

Moderator: Francis Marchlinski, MD

Physiology of Lesion Formation During AF Ablation: Lessons Learned from MRI
Nassir Marrouche, MD

Basic Mechanisms and Pharmacologic Strategies to Unmask PV Reconnection
Stanley Nattel, MD

Role of Adenosine, Waiting Time, Early Monitoring, Antiarrhythmic Drugs and Steroids in Detecting and Modifying PV Reconnection
Hans Kottkamp, MD

Techniques to Improve Catheter Contact During AF Ablation
Francis Marchlinski, MD

Durability of PV Isolation with Different Energy Sources
Vivek Reddy, MD

Panel and Audience Discussion (30 minutes): All Faculty

9:40 – 10:10 AM

BREAK AND EXHIBITS

10:10 – 12:00 PM

Rotors in Atrial Fibrillation – From Cell to Bedside
(All talks 20 min)

Moderator: Jose Jalife, MD

Physiology of Rotors in Experimental Models of Atrial Fibrillation
Jose Jalife, MD

Electrical Rotors and Focal Beats – Relationship to CFAE and Role in Causing Human AF
Sanjiv Narayan, MD

Noninvasive Mapping of Human AF – Insights into Mechanisms
Pierre Jais, MD

Is There Sufficient Evidence for Rotors in Human AF?
Shih-Ann Chen, MD

Panel and Audience Discussion (30 minutes): All Faculty

12:00 – 1:00 PM

AF Guidelines and Regulatory Issues (All talks 20 min)

Moderator: Douglas Packer, MD

2012 HRS Consensus Document on AF Ablation
Hugh Calkins, MD

Update on AF Registries and Surveys – How are Patients with AF Managed in Clinical Practice?
John Camm, MD

FDA Regulatory Update
Randall Brockman, MD

1:00 – 2:30 PM

LUNCH AND EXHIBITS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

Afternoon Scientific Session    2:30 PM – 6:30 PM

2:30 – 6:30 PM

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
(All talks 20 min unless otherwise specified)

Moderator: Daniel Singer, MD

Overview of Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation 2012
Daniel Singer, MD

Pharmacologic Therapies

AVERROES and ARISTOTLE Trials – Design, Results, Clinical Implications, Limitations and Comparison with RE-LY and ROCKET-AF (30 minutes)
Christopher Granger, MD

Practical Implications of Trial Data and Clinical Experience with Novel Anticoagulants
Jeffrey Weitz, MD

Management of Anticoagulation for AF Ablation
Andrea Natale, MD

Management of Anticoagulation for Cardioversion and Device Implantation in Patients with AF
Michael Gold, MD, PhD

             COFFEE BREAK 4:20-4:40 PM

Nonpharmacologic Therapies

Catheter-Based Approaches to Stroke Prevention
Zoltan Turi, MD

Surgical Management of the Left Atrial Appendage
Ralph Damiano, Jr., MD

Silent AF and Stroke Risk

Asymptomatic Device-Detected AF and Risk of Stroke: TRENDS, ASSERT AND IMPACT Trials
John Camm, MD

Asymptomatic Intracranial Thromboembolic Events after AF Ablation
Thomas Arentz, MD

Panel and Audience Discussion: All Faculty (30 minutes)

6:30 PM

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2012

Morning Scientific Session    7:30 AM – 1:15 PM

6:30 – 7:30 AM

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

7:30 – 8:00 AM

Clinical Trials in AF Ablation – 2012 Update (30 min)
Hugh Calkins, MD

8:05 – 8:25 AM

Long Term Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for PAF – Nature of Recurrences and Management
David Wilber, MD

8:30 – 8:50 AM

Late Recurrences After AF Ablation – Insights from Implantable Monitoring
Gerhard Hindricks, MD

8:55 – 9:15 AM

Should PVI Be Performed in Patients Who Present with Atrial Flutter?
Young-Hoon Kim, MD

9:20 – 11:20 AM

Management of Persistent AF (All talks 20 min)

Moderator: Pierre Jais, MD

Pulmonary Vein Isolation Alone for Persistent AF
Francis Marchlinski, MD

Stepwise Substrate Modification for Persistent AF
Pierre Jais, MD

Conversion to NSR During Catheter Ablation of Persistent AF – Predictors and Predictive Value
Moussa Mansour, MD

Five Year Outcome of Catheter Ablation for Longstanding Persistent AF
Karl-Heinz Kuck, MD

Catheter Ablation in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves
Andrea Natale, MD

Surgical Management of Persistent AF
Ralph Damiano, Jr., MD

11:20 – 11:40 AM

COFFEE BREAK

11:40 – 12:40 PM

Lesion Monitoring During AF Ablation (All Talks 10 minutes)

Moderator: Moussa Mansour, MD

Contact Force Sensing – Larry Chinitz, MD
Ultrasound – Pierre Jais, MD
Direct Visualization – Moussa Mansour, MD
Tissue Temperature – Karl-Heinz Kuck, MD
MRI – Nassir Marrouche, MD

12:40 – 1:00 PM

Linear Lesions in AF Ablation – 2012 Update
David Keane, MD, PhD

1:05 – 1:50 PM

LUNCH

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2012

Afternoon Scientific Session    2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

1:50 – 2:10 PM

Rapid, High-Resolution Automated Catheter Mapping in Patients with Complex Left Atrial Tachycardia After Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD, PhD

2:15 – 2:35 PM

Complications of AF Ablation – 2012 Update
Douglas Packer, MD

2:40 – 3:10 PM

How to Set Up an AF Ablation Program (30 min)
Rodney Horton, MD

3:15 – 5:00 PM

Challenging Cases in AF Ablation: Panel and Audience Discussion

Moderator: David Wilber, MD
Case Presentations (10 min each): Pierre Jais, MD; Moussa Mansour, MD; Francis Marchlinski, MD; Young-Hoon Kim, MD; PhD, Andrea Natale, MD; Douglas Packer, MD; Vivek Reddy, MD; and David Wilber, MD

5:00 PM

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