SESSION5 : All about Balloon Technologies and Beyond

Chairman: M. O'Neill

Moderators: H. Kottkamp • S. Ernst

08.30 Evolution of Ablation: Focal Ablation to Multi-Electrode to Balloon

R. Schilling

08.45 Patient Selection: Who is the Ideal Patient?

K.-H. Kuck

09.00 How to Avoid Balloon Specific Complications

J. Chun

09.15 New Frontiers in Balloon Technologies C. Tondo

09.30 Panel Discussion

All

SESSION 6 : Dilemmas in Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Chairman: I. Deisenhofer

Moderator: H. Calkins

10.30 Recurrence Despite Pulmonary Vein Isolation: An Increasing Problem in Pulmonary Vein Isolation

M. O'Neill

10.45 CASTLE - AF: When is Atrial Fibrillation Ablation a Valid Therapy for Heart Failure?

N. Marrouche

11.00 Functional and Hemodynamic Consequences of Ablation in Persistent & Long Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

M. Fiala

11.15 Non-Pulmonary Vein Targets in Ablation of Long Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

I. Diesenhofer

11.30 Panel Discussion

All

SESSION7 : Organised Tachycardias in the Context of Atrial Fibrillation

Chairman: P. Adragaö

Moderator: T. De Potter

12.05 Atrial Tachycardias and Atrial Fibrillation: Chicken or Egg?

N.M.S. De Groot

12.20 High Density and Other Mapping Techniques

N. Linton

12.35 Complex Atrial Arrhythmias: New Technology to Understanding the Mechanism

E. Anter

12.50 Ablation of Re-entrant Tachycardias: Choosing the Optimal Target and Endpoint D. Shah

13.05 Panel Discussion

All

13.35 Closing Remarks

M. O'Neill