CHALLENGES AND ADVANCES OF ARRHYTHMIA MANAGEMENT IN OLDER POPULATIONS: A STATE-OF-THE-ART UPDATE

Thursday 26 October | 15.45-17.15

 
Core Curriculum
CHALLENGES AND ADVANCES OF ARRHYTHMIA MANAGEMENT IN OLDER POPULATIONS: A STATE-OF-THE-ART UPDATE
Chairs: T.M. Munger / Rochester, USA – R. Sutton / Montecarlo, Monaco

 
• Syncope in the elderly: how do you differentiate cardiac vs. non-cardiac causes?
W.K. Shen / Phoenix, USA
• Silent AF: role of routine screening in older patients
L. Santini / Rome, Italy
• Recurrent and symptomatic persistent AF in patients ≥ 75 years old: drugs, ablation or pacemaker and AVN ablation?
H. Calkins / Baltimore, USA
• Recurrent ICD shocks in patients ≥ 75 years old: drugs, ablation, or turning off device?
L. Padeletti / Florence, Italy