An extension of the AF Summit Update and VT/VF Summit, the live complex ablation case presentations feature AF and VT procedures and provide an opportunity for increased understanding of the performance of complex ablations through live, interactive cases. The sessions, taking place on Friday, May 16 in Moscone Center (room 103), will provide a venue for the exchange of ideas on complex ablation as practiced in both academic and private practice settings.

          SP 12: Live Case Presentation:
Structure Dependent VT and Outflow Track VT
Friday, May 16, 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Moscone Center, Room 103 | Details on session below

          SP 20: Live Case Presentation:
AF Ablation
Friday, May 16, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Moscone Center, Room 103 | Details on session below

The Heart Rhythm Society's live complex ablation cases are supported by an
unrestricted educational grant from St. Jude Medical

Structure Dependent VT and Outflow Track VT
Friday, May 16, 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Session Chair: Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS
Operators: David Lin, MD, Fermin Garcia, MD
Panelists: William G. Stevenson, MD, FHRS; Dave Wilber, MD; Francis E. Marchlinski, MD; Vivek Reddy, MD

Case 1 - Structure Dependent VT

1. Mapping of potential and substrate (stable and unstable)
2. Teasing out the Details with entrainment and pacing
3. Ablation techniques and perils
4. How do you know when you’re through?

Case 2 – Outflow Track VT

1. What is the anatomy of the Bermuda Triangle?
2. Initiation – Getting the Rhythm to sustain, making it mappable
3. Mapping the actual tachycardia from all side of the triangle
4. Rules of Ablation – what is safe, what isn’t

AF Ablation
Friday, May 16, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Session Chair: John D. Day, MD, FHRS
Operators: TBD
Panelists: Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS; Wee Nadamanee, MD; Warren M. Jackman, MD, FHRS; Fred Morady, MD; Andrea Natale, MD, FHRS

Case 1 – AF Ablation

1. What the underlying anatomy & electrophysiology?
2. Development of a paradigm of approach
3. Go ahead and ablate — where and how
4. Knowing when to say ‘when’

Case 2 – AF Ablation (Arrhythmogenic)

1. Understanding the players – What are the possibilities according to underlying anatomy and physiology
2. Mapping — voltage and activation sequencing
3. Physiology coupling with entrainment and spatio-temporal relationships
4. Ablating to effectiveness and safety

Visit our online itinerary planner to view the schedule of the 29th Annual Meeting (program schedule subject to change until presentation time; visit this site regularly to ensure an accurate schedule)