EHRA EUROPACE 2013 - European Society of Cardiology

SUNday
SeSSioNS
SUNday 23 JUNe 2013 - afternoon
15:30 - 16:30 satellite symposium naxos
ICD therapy: patient selection, device technology and clinical results
sponsored by Medtronic
Chairpersons: f.d. Murgatroyd (london, Gb); f. Arribas (Madrid, Es)
Discuss and present the design and testing of ICD leads to better understand the reliability and clinical performance.
Explain the learnings from clinical trials to optimally program ICDs in order to avoid inappropriate and unnecessary
shocks.
Present the latest device technologies and algorithms to reduce ICD shocks including the latest clinical results.
15:30 introduction. 168
F. Arribas (Madrid, ES)
15:35 Reliability of iCd leads: design, testing and clinical performance. 169
M. Biffi (Bologna, IT)
15:50 Shock reduction using optimal programming: what have we learned? 170
J.O. Schwab (Bonn, DE)
16:05 Latest device technologies to reduce shocks and first clinical results. 171
M. Meine (Utrecht, NL)
16:20 Conclusions. 172
F.D. Murgatroyd (London, GB)
15:30 - 16:30 satellite symposium Kythira
Innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias
sponsored by Philips Healthcare and AtriCure
Chairpersons: K.-H. Kuck (Hamburg, dE); J. Kautzner (Prague, CZ)
15:30 MRi imaging to improve diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias.
H. Kottkamp (Zurich, CH)
15:45 Pre-recorded life case: Catheter ablation in MRi interventional suites.
C. Piorkowski (Dresden, DE); G. Hindricks (Leipzig, DE)
16:00 Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation with minimal invasive techniques – State of the art.
N. Doll (Leipzig, DE)
16:15 Pre-recorded life case: combined surgical and catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
M. La Meir (Maastricht, NL)
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