Scientific Societies Corner: Arrazzi Room – Saturday 17 afternoon (17.00h-19.00h)

Core Curricula

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17.00-19.00

Scientific Societies Corner

HRS Corner

Program Chairmen: Hugh Calkins – Michael R. Gold

STROKE PREVENTION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PATIENTS:
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES IN 2015

Chairmen: S.J. Connolly/ Hamilton, Canada- M.R. Gold/ Charleston, USA

Weighing the risk of stroke versus the risk of bleeding: which AF patients should be anticoagulated?
A.L. Waldo/ Cleveland, USA

Atrial fibrillation detected on routine device follow-up: when is anticoagulation indicated?
J. Healey / Hamilton, Canada

Does AF ablation lower stroke risk?
H. Calkins/ Baltimore, USA

Appendage occlusion devices: do they have a role?
R.D. Berger / Baltimore, USA

Intracerebral microbleeds: what are they? And should we care?
T.J. Bunch/ Murray, USA