Prague Workshop
20th Prague Workshop on Catheter Ablations with live demonstrations
2nd April 2017 – 4th April 2017
Venue:
Congress center, Institute for Molecular genetics of the ASCR (www.img.cas.cz)
Videnska 1083,142 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
Main Focus:
Novel technologies and strategies for mapping and ablation of atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias – review lectures and live cases.
Target Audience:
Physicians and associated professionals with an interest in catheter ablation of complex cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias
Program Objectives
- Provide a review of different strategies of mapping and catheter ablation of complex cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias
- Demonstrate such strategies in live
Workshop Faculty:
International Faculty:
Andre d´Avila, Santa Catarina, Brazil
David J Callans, Philadelphia, USA
Julian Chun, Frankfurt, Germany
Paolo Della Bella, Milan, Italy
Mattias Duytschaever, Bruges, Belgium
Michel Haissaguerre, Bordeaux-Pesac, France
Gerhardt Hindricks, Leipzig, German
Hans Kottkamp, Zurich, Switzerland
Thorsten Lewalter, Munich, Germany
Jose L Merino, Madrid, Spain
Andrea Natale, Austin, USA
Anders Kirstein Pedersen, Roskilde, Denmark
Vivek Y Reddy, New York, USA
Philipp Sommer, Leipzig, Germany
Tamás Szili-Török, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Miguel Valderrabano, Houston, USA
Yan Yao, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Local Faculty (IKEM):
Bashar Aldhoon
Jan Bytešník
Robert Čihák
Josef Kautzner
Petr Peichl
Kamil Sedláček
Dan Wichterle
Kenichiro Yamagata
Local Faculty (Homolka)
Pavel Hála
Milan Chovanec
Marek Janotka
Ken Kakita
Petr Neužil
Jan Petrů
Lucie Šedivá
Jan Škoda
Programme
Sunday, April 2, 2017
10:00-11:00 Registration
11:00-11:20 Opening ceremony, welcome address – Chair: J Bytešník (Prague)
11:20-11:40 20 year history of the Prague Workshop – J Kautzner, Prague
11:40-12:00 Plenary lecture – AK Pedersen, Copenhagen
12:00-12:30 Review of cases studies from Prague Workshop 2016 – TBD
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Mapping and ablation of ventricular arrhythmias – Chairs: VY Reddy (New York) and J Kautzner (Prague)
13:30-13:50 Mapping and ablation of outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias – DJ Callans, Philadelphia
13:50-14:10 Venous mapping and alcohol ablation of left ventricular summit arrhythmias – M Valderrabano, Houston
14:10-14:30 Epicardial mapping and catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias – A d’Avila, St Katarina
14:30-14:50 Catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias in structural heart disease: what evidence do we have? – VY Reddy, New York
14:50-15:00 Discussion
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-19:00 Live demonstrations I – Chairs: P Della Bella (Milan) and R Cihak (Prague)
Case 1
Catheter ablation of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmia – DJ Callans, B Aldhoon
Case 2
Mapping and alcohol ablation of left ventricular summit arrhythmia – M Valderrabano, J Kautzner, P Peichl
Case 3
Epicardial mapping and catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in dilated cardiomyopathy – A d’Avila, P Neuzil
Case 4
Mapping and ablation of post-infarction ventricular tachycardia using magnetic navigation, T Szili-Török, J Škoda, P Neužil
19:00-20:00 Welcome drink
20:30-23:00 Faculty dinner
Monday, April 3, 2017
08:30-10:30 Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation – Chairs: JL Merino (Madrid), R Čihák (Prague)
08:30-08:50 FIRM mapping-guided ablation of atrial fibrillation – current status – G Hindricks, Leipzig
08:50-09:10 Ablation index and its clinical utility in ablation of atrial fibrillation – M Duytschaever, Bruges
09:10-09:30 Balloon technologies for ablation of atrial fibrillation – J Chun, Frankfurt
09:30-09:50 Principles of mapping and ablation of macrorenetrant atrial tachycardias – JL Merino, Madrid
09:50-10.00 Discussion
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-13:45 Live demonstrations II – Chairs: Y Yao (Beijing), J Kautzner (Prague)
Case 5
Panoramic mapping-guided ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation – M Haissaguerre, P Jais, M Hocini
Case 6
Ablation index and its clinical utility in ablation of atrial fibrillation – M Duytschaever, D Wichterle
Case 7
Principles of mapping and ablation of macrorenetrant atrial tachycardias – J Merino, P Peichl
Case 8
Innovative mapping of atrial fibrillation sources using dipole density assessment (Acutus) – VY Reddy, J Skoda
Case 9
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using cryoenergy – J Chun, J Petru
Case 10 – Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using laserballoon – P Neuzil, M Chovanec
13:45-14:45 Lunch
14:45-16:15 Catheter ablation of various substrates – Chairs: M Duytschaever (Bruges), D Wichterle (Prague)
14:45-15:05 An update on catheter ablation for neurocardiogenic syncope – Y Yao, Beijing
15:05-15:20 Multipolar mapping of ventricular arrhythmias – P Della Bella, Milan
15:20-15:40 BIFA strategy for the ablation of atrial fibrillation – H Kottkamp, Zurich
15:40-15:50 Discussion
16:50-16:15 Coffee break
16:15-19:30 Live demonstrations III – Chairs: G Hindricks (Leipzig), J Kautzner (Prague)
Case 11
FIRM mapping-guided ablation of atrial fibrillation – P Sommer, et al.
Case 12
Multipolar mapping of ventricular substrate after myocardial infarction – P Della Bella, P Peichl
Case 13
Catheter ablation in severe reflex syncope – Y Yao, D Wichterle
Case 14
BIFA mapping and ablation in atrial firillation – P Neuzil, H Kottkamp
Case 15
Ultrafast ablation of atrial fibrillation – VY Reddy, J Petru
19:30-20:00 Departure for dinner
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
08:30-10:00 Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation – Chairs: A Natale (Austin), J Kautzner (Praha)
08:30-08:50 Strategy of mapping and ablation of extrapulmonary foci in atrial fibrillation – A Natale (Austin)
08:50-09:10 Ultra-high density mapping of conduction gaps – T Lewalter (Munich)
09:10-09:20 Discussion
09:20-09:50 coffee break
09:50-13:00 Live demonstrations IV – Chairs: P Neuzil (Prague), J Kautzner (Praha)
Case 16
Ablation of extrapulmonary foci in persistent atrial fibrillation – A Natale, B Aldhoon
Case 17
Mapping of conduction gaps using the Rhythmia system – T Lewalter, P Peichl
