Scientific Sessions VA2015

Featured Symposia


Zoom in on atrial fibrillation

AntonioRavieleSakisThemistoclakisAndreaNatale

October 16 – Arazzi Room

October 18 – Arazzi Room

Program Chairmen:

Andrea Natale / Austin, USA
Antonio Raviele / Venice-Mestre, Italy
Sakis Themistoclakis / Venice-Mestre, Italy


Food and arrhythmias

AntonioRavieleSakisThemistoclakisAndreaNatale

October 16 – Consiglio Room

Program Chairmen:

Andrea Natale / Austin, USA
Antonio Raviele / Venice-Mestre, Italy
Sakis Themistoclakis / Venice-Mestre, Italy


SamuelLevyMaurizioSantomauro

October 16 – Consiglio Room

Program Chairmen:

Samuel Lévy / Marseille, France
Maurizio Santomauro / Naples, Italy

 

Main Symposia/Core Curricula


Antithrombotic therapy for cardiac arrhythmias

JohnACammGregoryYHLip

October 17 – Arazzi Room

Program Chairmen:

John A. Camm / London, UK
Gregory Y.H. Lip / Birmingham, UK


Arrhythmias in the elderly

HughCalkinsWinKuangShen

October 18 – Consiglio Room

Program Chairmen:

Hugh Calkins / Baltimore, USA
Win-Kuang Shen / Phoenix, USA


Arrhythmogenic genetic syndrome: what’s new?

SamiViskinArthurAWilde

October 16 – Cenacolo Room

Program Chairmen:

Sami Viskin / Tel Aviv, Israel
Arthur A. Wilde / Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Contemporary and controversial issues in cardiac pacing

AndrewEEpsteinMaurizioLunati

October 17 – Cipressi Room

Program Chairmen:

Andrew E. Epstein / Philadelphia, USA
Maurizio Lunati / Milan, Italy


HF and CRT

MaurizioGaspariniMichaelRGold

October 18 – Cipressi Room

Program Chairmen:

Maurizio Gasparini / Rozzano, Italy
Michael R. Gold / Charleston, USA


ICD leads evolution

AndrewEEpsteinSeahNisam

October 18 – Cenacolo Room

Program Chairmen:

Andrew E. Epstein / Philadelphia, USA
Seah Nisam / Brussels, Belgium


Lead extraction and device infection

MariaGBongiorniCharlesKennergren

October 18 – Cenacolo Room

Program Chairmen:

Maria G. Bongiorni / Pisa, Italy
Charles Kennergren / Gothenburg, Sweden


Mechanisms and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias

MelvinMScheinmanWilliamGStevenson

October 17 – Consiglio Room

Program Chairmen:

Melvin M. Scheinman / San Francisco, USA
William G. Stevenson / Boston, USA


New technologies and techniques in catheter ablation

FrancisEMarchlinskiAntonioRossillo

October 17 – Barbantini Room

Program Chairmen:

Francis E. Marchlinski / Philadelphia, USA
Antonio Rossillo / Vicenza, Italy


Present your most challenging cases – rising stars and more

LuigiDiBiaseJuanFVilesGonzalez

October 16 – Consiglio Room

October 17 – Consiglio Room

Program Chairmen:

Luigi Di Biase / New York, USA
Juan F. Viles Gonzalez / Miami, USA


Remote monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias / device

GiuseppeBorianiJonathanSSteinberg

October 18 – Borges Room

Program Chairmen:

Giuseppe Boriani / Bologna, Italy
Jonathan S. Steinberg / New York, USA


Role of cardiac imaging in electrophysiology

DavidJCallansSanjeevSaksena

October 18 – Barbantini Room

Program Chairmen:

David J. Callans / Philadelphia, USA
Sanjeev Saksena / New Brunswick, USA


Sport and arrhythmias

FrancoGiadaBarryJMaron

October 16 – Consiglio Room

Program Chairmen:

Franco Giada / Noale, Italy
Barry J. Maron / Minneapolis, USA


Stroke prevention / AF therapy trial

StuartJConnollyStefanHHohnloser

October 18 morning – Arazzi Room

Program Chairmen:

Stuart J. Connolly /Hamilton, Canada
Stefan H. Hohnloser / Frankfurt, Germany


Sudden cardiac death and ICD

GiovanniLBottoEricNPrystowsky

October 17 – Cenacolo Room

Program Chairmen:

Giovanni L. Botto / Como, Italy
Eric N. Prystowsky / Indianapolis, USA


Surgical vs electrophysiological interventions for cardiac arrhythmias

JamesREdgertonGerhardHindricksDomenicoMangino.jpg

October 17 – Barbantini Room

Program Chairmen:

James R. Edgerton / Dallas, USA
Gerhard Hindricks / Leipzig, Germany
Domenico Mangino / Venice-Mestre, Italy


Syncope 2015 update

DavidGBendittBrianOlshansky

October 16 – Cipressi Room

October 17 – Cipressi Room

Program Chairmen:

David G. Benditt / Minneapolis, USA
Brian Olshansky / Iowa City, USA


International Scientific Societies Corners


APHRS Corner

Jonathan-M.-Kalman-Young-Hoon-Kim

October 16 – Barbantini Room

Program Chairmen:

Jonathan M. Kalman / Melbourne, Australia
Young-Hoon Kim / Seoul, Korea


CHRS Corner

Peter-Guerra-Atul-Verma

October 17 – Borges Room

Program Chairmen:

Peter Guerra / Montreal, Canada
Atul Verma/ Toronto, Canada


CSPE Corner

Chu-Pak-Lau-Shu-Zhang

October 17 – Borges Room

Program Chairmen:

Chu-Pak Lau / Hong Kong, China
Shu Zhang / Beijing, China


ECAS Corner

Riccardo-Cappato-David-W.-Davies

October 16 – Barbantini Room

Program Chairmen:

Riccardo Cappato / Rozzano, Italy
David W. Davies / London, UK


HRS Corner

Hugh-Calkins-Michael-R.-Gold

October 17 – Arazzi Room

Program Chairmen:

Hugh Calkins / Baltimore, USA
Michael R. Gold / Charleston, USA


ISHNE Corners

Jonathan-S.-Steinberg-Wojciech-Zareba

October 17 – Cenacolo Room

October 18 – Borges Room

Program Chairmen:

Jonathan S. Steinberg / New York, USA

Wojciech Zareba / Rochester, USA


JHRS Corner

Yuji-Nakazato-Ken-Okumura

October 18 – Cipressi Room

Program Chairmen:

Yuji Nakazato / Tokyo, Japan

Ken Okumura / Hirosaki, Japan


RSCA Corner

Amiran-Revishvili-Vitaly-Sulimov

October 16 – Barbantini Room

Program Chairmen:

Amiran Revishvili / Moscow, Russia

Vitaly Sulimov / Moscow, Russia


SOLAECE Corner

Luis-Aguinaga-Carlos-A.-Morillo

October 18 – Borges Room

Program Chairmen:

Luis Aguinaga / Tucumàn, Argentina

Carlos A. Morillo / Hamilton, Canada


WSA Corner

Massimo-Santini-Panos-E.-Vardas

October 18 – Barbantini Room

Program Chairmen:

Massimo Santini / Rome, Italy

Panos E. Vardas / Athens, Greece


Geographic Area Corners


Brazilian Corner

Eduardo-Saad-Mauricio-Scanavacca

October 17 – Cenacolo Room

Program Chairmen:

Eduardo Saad / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mauricio Scanavacca / Sao Paulo, Brazil


French Corner

EEtienne-Aliot-Jean-J

October 17 – Consiglio Room

Program Chairmen:

Etienne Aliot / Vandoeuvre-lés-Nancy, France

Jean J. Blanc / Brest, France


German Corner

J.-Brachmann-W.-Jung

October 17 – Cipressi Room

Program Chairmen:

J. Brachmann / Coburg, Germany

W. Jung / Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany


Gulf Corner

Ayman-Al-Khadra-Alawi-Alsheikh-Ali-Rajin-Choudhury

October 16 – Cenacolo Room

Program Chairmen:

Ayman Al-Khadra / Riyadh, UAE

Alawi Alsheikh-Ali / Abu Dhabi, UAE

Rajin Choudhury / Shariah, UAE


Indian Corner

Calambur-Narasimhan-Kamal-KWEB

October 16 – Cenacolo Room

Program Chairmen:

Calambur Narasimhan / Hyderabad, India

Kamal K. Sethi / New Delhi, India


Mexican Corner

Manlio-Marquez

October 16 – Barbantini Room

Program Chairmen:

Manlio F. Márquez / Mexico City, Mexico


Middle East Cardiopace-Cadmos

Charles-Jazra-Jacques-Mansourati

October 17 – Borges Room

Program Chairmen:

Charles Jazra / Beirut, Lebanon

Jacques Mansourati / Brest, Francea


Turkish Corner

Bulent-Gorenek-Fethi-KiliCaslan

October 18 – Consiglio Room

Program Chairmen:

Bulent Gorenek / Eskisehir, Turkey

Fethi Kiliçaslan / Istanbul, Turkey


Other Corners


Allied Professionals Program

DamianiFranceseThomas

October 16 – Borges Room

Program Chairmen:

Stefania Damiani / Venice-Mestre, Italy

Giuseppina Maura Francese / Catania, Italy

Barbara Thomas / Austin, USA


Results from new state of heart project. Management of the patient being considered for therapy with oral anticoagulants

borianibottopadeletti

October 18 – Consiglio Room

Program Chairmen:

Giuseppe Boriani / Bologna, Italy

Gianluca Botto / Como, Italy

Luigi Padeletti / Florence, Italy


Arrhythmia Alliance

t.guptat.lobban

October 16 – Borges Room

Program Chairmen:

D. Gupta / Liverpool, UK
T. Lobban / Statford-Upon-Avon, UK


Satellite symposia and luncheon panels


Bayer Luncheon Panel

October 17 – Arazzi Room


Boehringer Ingelheim Focus on

October 16 – Arazzi Room


Biosense Webster Luncheon Panel

October 17 – Barbantini Room


Biotronik Satellite Symposium

October 17 – Cipressi Room


Medico Luncheon Panel

October 17 – Consiglio Room


Medtronic Luncheon Panels

October 16 – Cipressi Room

October 17 – Cipressi Room


Pfizer Luncheon Panel

October 16 – Arazzi Room


Sorin Group Luncheon Panel & Satellite Symposium

October 16 – Barbantini Room

October 17 – Cenacolo Room


St. Jude Medical Luncheon Panel

October 16 – Cenacolo Room