Thursday 26 October | 17.30-19.00
Core Curriculum
EVIDENCE BASED DECISION MAKING: CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
Chairs: A. Natale / Austin, USA –
A.L. Waldo / Cleveland, USA
• Debate #1 Randomized trials of anticoagulation in patients with sub-clinical AF detected by pacemakers are not only ethical but required
Pros: G. Mairesse / Arlon, Belgium
Cons: B. Wilkoff / Cleveland, USA
• Debate #2 Balloon technology should be the preferred AF ablation modality in PAF
Pros: K.H. Kuck / Hamburg, Germany
Cons: R. Cappato / Rozzano, Italy
• Debate #3 A 75 year old man with persistent AF associated with symptoms of fatigue and palpitations
The case for offering him ablation
C. Morillo / Hamilton, Canada
The case for offering him amiodarone
S.J. Connolly / Hamilton, Canada
• Debate #4 Idarucizumab and Andexanet for management of NOAC-related bleeding / urgent surgery: will they make a difference in clinical outcomes?
Pros: TBA
Cons: R. De Caterina / Chieti, Italy