Agenda

Surgical Concomitant AF (Day 1)

08:30

Latest Developments in AF

Jose Luis Merino, MD – La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

09:00

Master Anatomy Class for EPs and Surgeons

Andrew Cook, MD – UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, UK

09:30

ESC/EACTS 2024 Recommendations for Surgeons

Thorsten Hanke, MD – Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Germany

10:00 - Break
10:30

Video Case: MAZE IV

Filip Rega, MD – University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium

10:45

Video Case: How to Make a Box Lesion for Concomitant AF

Keti Vitanova, MD – German Heart Center Munich, Germany

11:00

Video Case: Concomitant Endoscopic AF Ablation

Elena Sandoval, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

11:15

How We Can Improve the Interventional Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

James Cox, MD – Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago, USA

11:45

Case-Based Roundtable

James Cox, MD – Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago, USA

Andrew Cook, MD – UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, UK

Manuel Castella, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Thorsten Hanke, MD – Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Germany

Filip Rega, MD – University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium

Jose Luis Merino, MD – La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Keti Vitanova, MD – German Heart Center Munich, Germany

Elena Sandoval, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

12:30 - Lunch

Hybrid AF™ Therapies (Day 1)

13:30

Current Trends in Catheter AF Ablation

Nitesh Sood, MD – Southcoast Health, New Bedford, Massachusetts USA

14:00

ESC/EACTS 2024 Recommendations in Standalone AF and Hybrid Treatment

Bart Maesen, MD – Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands

14:20

Other Fields of Hybrid Ablation

Mark La Meir, MD – University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

15:00 - Break
15:30

Video Case: Hybrid Convergent + LAAX From Left Side

Andreu Porta-Sánchez, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Jorge Alcocer, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

15:50

Case-Based Roundtable

Andreu Porta-Sánchez, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Mark La Meir, MD – University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

Manuel Castella, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Bart Maesen, MD – Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands

Nitesh Sood, MD – Southcoast Health, New Bedford, Massachusetts USA

Jorge Alcocer, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Jolanda Kluin, MD – Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

16:20

Long-Term Vision: The Future of Heart Surgery

Jolanda Kluin, MD – Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

16:50

Conclusion Day 1

Manuel Castella, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

17:00 - Finish 19:00 – 22:00 - Dinner

Buses depart at 19:00 from hotels.

LAA Exclusion (Day 2)

09:00

The Importance of the Left Atrial Appendage in AF

Josep Brugada, MD – SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

09:20

ESC/EACTS 2024 Recommendations in LAA Management

Piotr Suwalski, MD – Central Teaching Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior, Warsaw, Poland

09:40

Excluding the Appendage. Evidence in ALL Surgical Patients

Richard Whitlock, MD – McMaster University Medical School, Hamilton, Canada

10:10 - Break
10:40

Video Case: Robotic Surgery in LAA

Thorsten Hanke, MD – Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Germany

11:00

Best Technical Tricks for AtriClip Implantation

Mark La Meir, MD – University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

11:20

AF, LAA and its Neurological Implications

David Z. Rose, MD – University of South Florida, Department of Neurology, Tampa, USA

11:50

Case-Based Roundtable

Mark La Meir, MD – University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

David Z. Rose, MD – University of South Florida, Department of Neurology, Tampa, USA

Richard Whitlock, MD – McMaster University Medical School, Hamilton, Canada

Piotr Suwalski, MD – Central Teaching Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior, Warsaw, Poland

Manuel Castella, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Thorsten Hanke, MD – Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Germany

Josep Brugada, MD – SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

12:30 - Finish