Agenda

Surgical Concomitant AF (Day 1)

08h30

Latest Developments in AF Treatment

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

09h00

Master Anatomy Class for EPs and Surgeons

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

09h30

ESC/EACTS 2024 Recommendations for Surgeons

Thorsten Hanke, MD – Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Germany

10h00 - Break
10h30

Video Case: MAZE IV

Filip Rega, MD – University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium

10h45

Video Case: Minimal Invasive AF Concomitant Ablation

Keti Vitanova, MD – German Heart Center Munich, Germany

11h00

How We Can Improve the Interventional Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

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

11h30

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

12h15 - Lunch

Hybrid AF™ Therapies (Day 1)

13h00

Current Trends in AF Management

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

13h30

ESC/EACTS 2024 Recommendations in Standalone AF and Hybrid Treatment

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

13h50

Other Fields of Hybrid Ablation

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

14h10

Video Case: Totally Thoracoscopic AF Ablation

Stefano Benussi, MD – University of Brescia Medical School, Brescia, Italy

14h40 - Break
15h00

Video Case: Hybrid Convergent + LAAX From Left Side

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

Jorge Alcocer, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

15h20

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

15h50

Long-Term Vision: The Future of Heart Surgery

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

17h30 - Finish

LAA Exclusion (Day 2)

09h00

The Importance of the Left Atrial Appendage in AF

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

09h20

ESC/EACTS 2024 Recommendations in LAA Management

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

09h50

Excluding the Appendage. Evidence in ALL Surgical Patients

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

10h20 - Break
10h50

Video Case: Robotic Surgery in LAA

Thorsten Hanke, MD – Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Germany

11h10

Best Technical Tricks for AtriClip Implantation

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

11h40

AF, LAA and its Neurological Implications

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

11h50

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

12h50 - Finish