Prague Workshop

Programme

Sunday, April 14, 2019

09:30-10:30 Registration

10:30-11:00  WELCOME ADDRESS – Chair: P Neužil (Prague), J Kautzner (Prague)

11:00-11:30  Clinical utility of intracardiac echocardiography for an electrophysiologist – P Peichl, Prague

11:30-12:00  Review of Cases from the Prague Workshop 2018 – TBD

12:00-13:15  Review Lectures – Chair: P Neužil (Prague), J Kautzner (Prague)

12:00-12:20  The role of pre-procedural imaging for VT ablation – H Cochet (Bordeaux)

12:20-12:40  Could we exchange analgosedation for hypnosis? – M Scaglione (Asti)

12:40-13:00  Anticoagulation strategies around catheter ablation procedure – M Grimaldi (Bari)

13:00-13:15  Discussion

13:15-14:15  LUNCH

14:15-15:45  MAPPING AND ABLATION OF VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS 1 – Chairs: R Tung (Chicago) and J Kautzner (Prague)

14:15-14:35  The role of pacing in identification of a substrate in sinus rhythm – Ch de Chillou (Nancy)

14:35-14:55  The 3D mapping of the ventricular myocardial substrate – R Tung (Chicago)

14:55-15:15  Guidewire epicardial mapping – F Garcia (Philadelphia)

15:15-15:35  New catheters and energy sources for VT ablation – V Reddy (New York)

15:35-16:00  Discussion

16:00-16:30  COFFEE BREAK

16:30-19:30  LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS I - VT ABLATION – Chairs: V Reddy (New York) and R Čihák (Prague) 

CASE 1

Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia using pacemapping and remote navigation – C de Chillou, J Škoda (Homolka)

CASE 2

Guidewire mapping of summit VT – F Garcia, J Kautzner, D Wichterle (IKEM)

CASE 3

Catheter ablation of VT using Diamond tip technology – J Kautzner, P Peichl (IKEM)

CASE 4

Mapping and ablation of post-infarction ventricular tachycardia using high density mapping – R Tung, P Neužil (Homolka)

19:30-20:00  WELCOME DRINK

20:30-23:00  FACULTY DINNER (by invitation only)

Monday, April 15, 2019

08:30-08:50  MAPPING AND ABLATION OF VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS 2 – Chair: J Kautzner (Prague), P Lambiase (London)

08:30-08:50  High-density mapping of VT or a substrate - the London approach – P Lambiase (London)

08:50-09:10  High-density mapping of VT or a substrate - the Toulouse approach – P Maury (Toulouse)

09:10-09:30  The role of percutaneous mechanical support in VT ablation – S Dukkipati (New York)

09:30-09:50  Radiosurgery for VT ablation – J Kautzner (Prague)

09:50-10:30  COFFEE BREAK

10:30-13:00  LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS II – VT ABLATION – Chairs: J Kautzner (Prague), F Garcia (Philadelphia)

CASE 5

Catheter ablation in Brugada syndrome – C Pappone, G Vicedomini (live from Milan)

CASE 6

Catheter ablation using high-density mapping (Rhythmia) – P Maury, P Peichl (IKEM)

CASE 7

Catheter ablation using percutaneous mechanical support – S Dukkipati, V Reddy, P Neužil (Homolka)

CASE 8

Catheter ablation using high-denisty mapping – P Lambiase, D Wichterle (IKEM)

13:00-14:00  LUNCH

14:00-15:50  CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION/ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA – Chairs: JB Chierchia (Brussels) and J Kautzner (Prague)

14:00-14:20  Mapping and ablation of persistent AF – the Marseille strategy – J Kalifa, Marseille

14:20-14:40  Mapping and ablation of persistent AF – the Taipei strategy – SA Chen, Taipei

14:40-15:00  The role of balloon catheters in ablation of atrial fibrillation – JB Chierchia, Brussels

15:00-15:20  Mapping and ablation of atrial tachycardias – M Scaglione, Asti

15:20-15:45  Discussion

15:45-16:15  COFFEE BREAK

16:15-19:30  LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS III – ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA ABLATION – Chairs: J Kalifa (Marseille), J Kautzner (Prague)

CASE 9

Catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation (Live from Marseille)

CASE 10

Catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation – SA Chen, P Peichl (IKEM)

CASE 11

Cryoablation of atrial fibrillation – JB Chierchia, R Čihák (IKEM)

CASE 12

Catheter ablation of atrial tachycardia – M Scaglione, J Petrů (Homolka)

CASE 13

TBD – V Reddy, P Neužil (Homolka)

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

08:30-09:20  CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 2 – Chairs: R Čihák (Prague), P Neužil (Prague)

08:30-08:50  Towards high energy, short duration ablation of atrial fibrillation – T de Potter (Aalst)

08:50-09:10  Cardioneuroablation - reality or fiction? – D Wichterle (Prague)

09:10-09:20  Discussion

09:20-09:50  COFFEE BREAK

09:50-13:00  LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS IV – Chairs: P Neužil (Prague), R Čihák (Prague)

CASE 14

Catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation using Zero fluoroscopy – T de Potter, D Wichterle

CASE 15

Epicardial mapping and ablation in re-do ablation of atrial fibrillation – C Piorkowski, P Peichl, J Kautzner

ADJOURN

J Kautzner (Prague)