Simplification of AF: Integration of 3D Imaging, Mapping, and Ablation

Simplification of AF: Integration of 3D Imaging, Mapping, and Ablation

On-Demand Audio Webcast

Presenters

Wyn Davies, MD, FRCP, FHRS - Chair
Consultant Cardiologist
St. Mary’s Hospital
London, United Kingdom

Vivek Reddy, MD - Co - Chair
Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardiac Arrhythmia Service
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Michael Orlov, MD, PhD
Director of Cardiac Arrhythmia Service
Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Brighton, Massachusetts

Pierre Jaïs, MD
Hôpital Haut-Lévêque
Université Bordeaux II
Bordeaux, France

Mark O’Neill, MRCP, DPhil
Consultant Cardiologist
Imperial College Healthcare
St. Mary’s Hospital
London, United Kingdom

David Keane, MD, PhD, FHRS
St. Vincent's University Hospital
Dublin, Ireland

Gerhard Hindricks, MD
Professor of Medicine
The Heart Center
Director, Department of Electrophysiology
University of Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany

Target Audience

This activity is designed for electrophysiologists, cardiologists, nurses, and allied health professionals who treat patients with cardiac arrhythmias.

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

Apply 3D image guidance and its applications for achieving successful outcomes in atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation
Discuss the integration of spectral analysis and advanced mapping software within daily practice
Review new developments in mapping and ablation that provide a simplified approach to ablating paroxysmal AF
Review and apply the procedural approach that a single institution has followed to achieve successful outcomes in AF patients

Activity Overview

This on-demand audio webcast is available with synchronized slides and audio.

To be eligible for documentation of credit, participant must participate in the full activity, complete the 10-question post-test with a score of 70% or better, and complete the evaluation form. Participants who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form online may immediately print their documentation of credit.

There is no fee associated with this activity.

Release Date: 6-1-09

Expiration Date: 6-1-10

Estimated time to complete: 1.5 hours

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AHRA Accreditation

Approved for 1 Category A, ARRT continuing education credits.

Independent Clinical Reviewer

Jose Nazari, MD
Associate Director of Electrophysiology
Evanston Northwestern Medical Group
Evanston, Illinois

Planning Committee

The planning committee comprises Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, Niraj Varma, MD, FRCP, Angelo Auricchio, MD, PhD, William Abraham, MD, FACP, FACC, Gerhard Hindricks, MD; Lindsay Mazzagatti, Rosemary Hodgson, Patricia Levy, and Alex Slonim, NACCME.

Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Planning Committee

The planning committee comprises Wyn Davies MD, FRCP, FHRS, Vivek Reddy, MD, Mark O’Neil, DPhil, MRCP, Michael Orlov, MD, PhD, Pierre Jaïs, MD, Gerhard Hindricks, MD and David Keane, MD; Lindsay Mazzagatti, Alex Slonim and Patricia Levy, NACCME

Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

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Ms. Mazzagatti, Mr. Slonim, and Ms. Levy have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

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Grant Support

Supported by an educational grant from Philips Healthcare and Bard Electrophysiology

This webcast is based on the proceedings from the live event that took place at the 2009 HRS Symposia. This program was not part of the Heart Rhythm 2009 Clinical Scientific Sessions as planned by the Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions Committee. This event was neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society.