Arrhythmias in the Real
World 2008
Co-sponsored
by:
In
Cooperation with:
Program Director: Peter N. Smith, MD, FACC
Program Co-Directors: Kelley P. Anderson, MD, FACC, FHRS
and Arthur J. Moss, MD, FACC
Nurse Planner: Melanie T. Gura, RN, MSN, CNS, FHRS, FAHA
September
11 - 13, 2008
Heart House
Washington, DC
Thursday, September 11
8:00 a.m. Atrial
Fibrillation and Congestive Heart Failure: What’s the Connection?
Mechanisms and Epidemiology
Dr. Marcus
8:15 a.m. AF-CHF
Cases – Set 1
Dr. Marcus
9:00 a.m. Pharmacological
Therapy for the Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with CHF
Dr. Smith
9:15 a.m. AF-CHF
Cases – Set 2
Dr. Smith
10:15 a.m. Anticoagulation
in CHF Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Dr. Anderson
10:30 a.m. AF-CHF
Cases – Set 3
Dr. Anderson
11:15 a.m. Featured
Lecture: Role of Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with
CHF
Dr. Morady
11:45 a.m. AF-CHF
Cases – Set 4
Dr. Morady
1:00 p.m. Disturbing
Trends in the Epidemiology of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Ischemic
Heart Disease
Dr. Anderson
1:15 p.m. Arrhythmia
Cases – Set 1
Dr. Anderson
2:00 p.m. Management
of Electrical Storm in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dr. Morady
2:15 p.m. Arrhythmia
Cases – Set 2
Dr. Morady
3:15 p.m. Management
of Conduction Disturbances in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dr. Goldschlager
3:30 p.m. Arrhythmia
Cases – Set 3
Dr. Goldschlager
4:15 p.m. Featured
Lecture: Who Does and Does Not Benefit From the ICD?
Dr. Moss
4:45 p.m. Arrhythmia
Cases – Set 4
Dr. Moss
7:30 p.m. The
Echo Shows LVH: Now What Do I Do?
Dr. Maron
8:00 p.m. Palpitations,
Coughing or Fever After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: What to Do?
Dr. Morady
8:30 p.m. New
Ways to Minimize Ventricular Pacing
Ms. Gura
Friday, September 12
7:00 a.m. Interpretation
of Complex ECG Tracings I
Dr. Smith
8:00 a.m. Clinical
Significance of Syncope in LQTS and Ischemic Heart Disease
Dr. Moss
8:15 a.m. Syncope
Cases – Set 1
Dr. Moss
9:00 a.m. Checking
for Zebras in Syncope
Dr. Marcus
9:15 a.m. Syncope
Cases – Set 2
Dr. Marcus
10:15 a.m. Non-arrhythmic
Syncope in CHF: Work-up and Management
Dr. Abraham
10:45 a.m. Syncope
Cases – Set 3
Dr. Abraham
11:15 a.m. Featured
Lecture: The Role of Devices in the Evaluation and Management of
Syncope
Dr. Goldschlager
11:45 a.m. Syncope Cases –
Set 4
Dr. Goldschlager
1:00 p.m. Exercise
for Health and Recreation in Patients with CHF
Dr. Abraham
1:15 p.m. Exercise
and Sports Cases – Set 1
Dr. Abraham
2:00 p.m. Pacemaker
Sensor Selection and Programming for Optimal Functional Capacity
Dr. Goldschlager
2:15 p.m. Exercise
and Sports Cases – Set 2
Dr. Goldschlager
3:15 p.m. Exercise
and Sports in Patients with Inherited Arrhythmia Disorders
Dr. Moss
3:30 p.m. Exercise
and Sports Cases – Set 3
Dr. Moss
4:00 p.m. Featured
Presentation: Cardiology Consultation for the Athlete: Advice from
the Pro
Dr. Maron
4:30 p.m. Exercise
and Sports Cases – Set 4
Dr. Maron
Saturday, September 13
7:00 a.m. Basic
ICD and Pacemaker Troubleshooting
Ms. Gura
Complex
ECG Tracings II
Dr.
Smith
8:00 a.m. Wild
Card Cases I: A Pacemaker Patient with Syncope
Dr. Goldschlager
8:30 a.m. Wild
Card Cases II: Ventricular Tachycardia in Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy
Dr. Anderson
9:00 a.m. Wild
Card Cases III: Wide Complex Tachycardia
Dr. Smith
9:30 a.m. Wild
Card Cases IV: Which Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Patients Benefit Most
From ICD Therapy
Dr. Moss
10:15 a.m. Wild
Card Cases V: Syncope in a 60-something Boomer with HCM
Dr. Maron
10:45 a.m. Wild
Card Cases VI: LBBB Ventricular Tachycardia
Dr. Marcus
11:15 a.m. Wild
Card Cases VII: The Challenging CRT Non-responder
Dr. Abraham | 
