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
