Agenda

Surgical Concomitant AF (Day 1)

08:30

Innovations Redefining AF Treatment Today

Dipak Kotecha, MD – University of Birmingham, UK

09:00

EACTS in Action: Empowering AF Treatment

Rafael Sádaba, MD – Navarra University Hospital, Pamplona, Spain

09:15

AF–Mitral Valve: The Interdependent Challenge

Volkmar Falk, MD – German Heart Center of Charité (DHZC), Berlin, Germany

09:45 - Break
10:15

Learning From MAZE IV in Practice

10:30

Is the Box Lesion Strategy Sufficient?

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

10:45

The Rise of Robotic Solutions in AF

Daniel Pereda, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

11:05

The Effects of Surgical Ablation or LAA Closure on Cardiac Function

Olga Kislitsina, MD – Northwestern University, Chicago, USA

11:35

The Pathophysiology and Different Treatments of Post-Ablation Peri-Mitral Atrial Flutter

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

12:05

Case-Based Roundtable

Manuel Castella, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

13:00 - Lunch

Hybrid AF™ Therapies (Day 1)

14:00

Understanding the Boundaries of Catheter-Based AF Therapy

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

14:30

The Power of Minimally Invasive AF Surgery

Nicolas Doll, MD – Schüchtermann Klinik, Bad Rothenfelde, Germany

14:50

Hybrid Ablation: Epi-Endo Synergy in AF Treatment

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

Jorge Alcocer, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

15:10

Innovations in Hybrid Ablation

Agnino Alfonso, MD – Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy

Eduardo Celentano, MD – Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy

15:30 - Break
16:00

Expanding the Hybrid Ablation Frontier

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

16:20

Case-Based Roundtable

Manuel Castella, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

16:50

The Naked Surgeon: the Power of Data in Surgery

Samer Nashef, MD – Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK

17:20 - Finish 19:30 – 22:30 - Dinner

Buses depart at 19:30 from hotels.

LAA Exclusion (Day 2)

09:00

Why the Left Atrial Appendage Matters in Cardiac Surgery

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

09:20

LAA: A Hidden Arrhythmogenic Substrate?

Syed Ahsan, MD – Bart’s Heart Centre, London, UK

09:50

Filling the Gaps: How LAA Closure Complements Anticoagulation in AF Management

David Holmes, MD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

10:20 - Break
10:50

Epicardial and Endocardial Closure Strategies: Matching Technique to Patient Need

Manuel Carnero Alcazar, MD – Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

11:10

How to Build Up a Thoracoscopic LAA Closure Program

Stefano Branzoli, MD – Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy

11:40

Hands-On Video Session: AtriClip via Ministernotomy and Thoracoscopy – Avoiding Incomplete Closure

Bart van Putte, MD – St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands

11:50

Case-Based Roundtable

Manuel Castella, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

12:30 - Finish