20th Annual International Symposium on Ventricular Arrhythmias: Pathophysiology and Therapy

This is the 20th year for the International Symposium on Ventricular Arrhythmias: Pathophysiology and Therapy. Using a combination of didactic presentations, panel discussions, and question and answer sessions, our goal is to educate the participants in state of the art information regarding the pathophysiology and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias. The structure of the symposium sessions is meant to be highly interactive. There will also be VT ablation cases streamed live from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and pre-recorded cases from Mount Sinai Hospital, Beth Israel, and Cleveland Clinic during which a moderated panel discussion and question and answer session will occur to educate and demonstrate to the audience members the most up to date mapping and ablation techniques for complex ventricular arrhythmias.

The program is taught by a select group of international leaders and pioneers in the field of electrophysiology, pathology, pharmacology, radiology and basic/translational research including members of the faculty from the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of Electrophysiology. The course is structured to meet the educational needs of electrophysiologists, cardiologists, and allied professionals with an interest in the care of patients with ventricular arrhythmias. The faculty have all been strongly urged to present cutting edge information with the aim of forwarding the field through discussion and sharing of information. Cutting edge research will be presented at a Late Breaking Trials session, and there is an abstract competition for fellows/early career researchers with the finalists presenting their information at the symposium.