Real-time cardiac MR overlay guided left ventricular lead placement predicts acute response to CRT
AK Shetty
41
A Simultaneous X-MR and Non-Contact Mapping Study of the Acute Haemodynamic Effect of Left Ventricular Endocardial and Epicardial Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy in Humans
MR Ginks
42
CMR & 3D Echo Derived Systolic Dyssynchrony Index to Predict Acute Haemodynamic Response to LV and BIV Pacing in Patients Awaiting CRT
SG Duckett
43
Length-Dependent Tension in the Failing Heart and the Efficacy of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy
SA Niederer
44
Betablockers are associated with improved survival in patients with pacemakers for bradycardia
DHJ Elder
45
Pacemaker Complications in a DGH
RC Bond
46
What has changed: Reduction in mortality following revision of NICE guidance?
WB Nicolson
47
When should an implantable loop recorder be used in the diagnosis of syncope? Results from the PICTURE study
NJ Linker
13:15
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NHS IMPROVEMENT - HEART
Monday 4th October 2010 08:30 - 12:15
Chair:
M Fay
08:30
Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation - The National Context
09:00
Screening in Atrial Fibrillation
A Wolff
09:30
When is Atrial Fibrillation a concern in Stroke-Considerations of Paroxysmal AF
P Guyler
10:00
Tea/Coffee
Chair:
10:45
Risk stratification in AF
M Fay
11:05
When not to Anti-coagulate
11:25
Issues in Anticoagulation and Atrial Fibrillation
R MacLean
11:45
Auricular Occlusion Devices
12:15
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ORAL ABSTRACTS 1
Monday 4th October 2010 13:30 - 17:15
Chair:
AF Ablation
13:30
Pulmonary vein isolation for persistent atrial fibrillation in patients with severe heart failure: a randomised controlled trial
M MacDonald
13:45
Ganglionated plexi stimulation produces vagally mediated local changes in atrial fibrillation cycle length.
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation on uninterrupted warfarin is safe and cost-effective
S Page
14:30
Robotic AF ablation - is there a learning curve?
E Duncan
14:45
Robotic ablation reduces local electrogram amplitude more than Manual ablation
L Malcolme-Lawes
15:00
Tea / Coffee
Chair:
Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices
15:45
Scar Quantification Assessed by Contrast-Enhanced MRI Predicts Spontaneous Ventricular Arrhythmias In patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
PA Scott
16:00
ICD lead-generator manufacturer ‘mismatch’ may cause unacceptable patient morbidity
F Gao
16:15
Advanced image fusion to overlay coronary sinus anatomy and myocardial scar with real time fluoroscopy to aid left ventricular lead implantation during CRT
SG Duckett
16:30
A single centre coronary sinus lead extraction
A Arujuna
16:45
Longterm survival in patients with pacemakers for bradycardia
DHJ Elder
17:00
Immediate use of a remotely monitored ILR in diagnosing unexplained syncope: The Second Eastbourne Syncope Assessment Study (EaSyAS ll)
PSG Hong
17:15
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ORAL ABSTRACTS 2
Monday 4th October 2010 13:30 - 17:15
Chair:
Clinical Electrophysiology
13:30
The Realise-AF registry: An international, observational, cross-sectional survey describing characteristics, cardiovascular risk, and management of patients with Atrial Fibrillation
M Rosenqvist
13:45
Catheter ablation in patients with d-transposition of great arteries – Outcomes, recurrence rate and predictors of recurrence of tachyarrhythmias
AB Gopalamurugan
14:00
Safety & efficacy of combining substrate & activation guided ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) in patients with structural heart disease
NK Kelland
14:15
Micro-re-entry in dilated left upper pulmonary veins: a distinct clinical syndrome in AF patients
NK Kelland
14:30
The Atrial Fibrillation Patient Journey – Patient Satisfaction from a Single Centre UK Experience
VA Ezzat
14:45
Conduction delay in desmoplakin mutation positive patients: electrical manifestations of sub-clinical disease demonstrated by non-contact mapping
MC Finlay
15:00
Tea / Coffee
Chair:
Basic Science
15:45
Conduction Slowing in the Infarct Border Zone Correlates with Ventricular Arrhythmia Inducibility in a Chronic Myocardial Infarction Model
FS Ng
16:00
ZP1210 attenuates gap junctional uncoupling and conduction slowing in a metabolic stress model – An Optical Mapping study
FS Ng
16:15
The Gap Junction Modulator ZP1210 Attenuates Ischaemia-Induced Connexin43 Dephosphorylation
AA Owusu-Agyei
16:30
Inotropic enhancement during cardiac contractile modulation is associated with a shortening of epicardial action potential duration and is prevented through pharmacological β1 adrenoceptor blockade in the isolated rabbit heart
J Winter
16:45
A non-cholinergic NO release and NO-dependent anti-fibrillatory effect of vagal efferent stimulation on the cardiac ventricle
KE Brack
17:00
Multi-Array Mapping Demonstrates both Conduction Delay and Repolarization Abnormalities in a Mouse Model of Brugada Syndrome
CA Martin
17:15
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PAEDIATRIC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Monday 4th October 2010 08:30 - 12:15
Chair:
08:30
09:00
09:30
10:00
Tea/Coffee
Chair:
10:45
11:15
11:45
12:15
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AFA SYMPOSIUM - INTEGRATING AND ADVANCING MANAGEMENT
Tuesday 5th October 2010 08:30 - 17:15
Community
Chair:
08:30
Identifying asymptomatic patients and those at risk
C Cowan
09:00
Alternative approaches to reducing AF burden
G Thomas
09:30
When the drugs don't work - when to refer
M Fay
10:00
Tea/Coffee
Stroke Prevention
Chair:
A J Camm
10:45
Neurologist's perspective on Atrial Fibrillation
11:15
Effective stroke prevention - devices
P Kanagaratnam
11:45
Effective stroke and bleeding risk assessments - implications for thromboprophylaxis
G Lip
12:15
Lunch
Current Thresholds for Intervention
Chair:
A Grace & N Sulke
13:30
How do you decide on rate versus rhythm control?
M O'Neill
14:00
Have simpler approaches to AF ablation dropped your threshold for intervention in paroxysmal patient?
S Murray
14:30
Factors determining patient selection for ablation for persistent AF?
15:00
Tea/Coffee
Research
Chair:
G Lip
15:45
Genetic and social determinants of Atrial Fibrillation
A Grace
16:15
New drug development
16:45
What should be our five year plan?
I Savelieva
17:15
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ALLIED PROFESSIONALS
Tuesday 5th October 2010 08:30 - 17:15
Chair:
C Joyce & Wise
08:30
An overview of recent trials and implications for practice
J de Bono
09:00
More new drugs! What's wrong with the old ones?
J Paisey
09:30
Remote monitoring in practice: Top tips and how to avoid the pitfalls
10:00
Tea/Coffee
Chair:
J Mudd & J Upright
10:45
Head scratching case studies: 1 Device and 1 Electrophysiology
11:15
Debate: Arrhythmias don't just occur during office hours - CRM should provide a 24 hour service
Desmoplakin haploinsufficiency is a purely electrical disease: in vivo and in vitro models of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
JC Gomes
42
The Safety And Efficacy Of Anti-arrhythmic Drugs In The Management Of Acute Atrial Fibrillation
C Sawh
43
Management of atrial fibrillation in a NICE way - a retrospective audit
K Chima
44
3.75 frames per second fluoroscopy safely minimises radiation exposure during EP procedures
PA Venables
45
The Spatial and Temporal Variability of the 3D Dominant Frequency Mapping from 2048 Non-Contact Unipolar Electrograms in Human Atrial Fibrillation
JL Salinet Jr
46
Pulmonary Vein Pacing to Prove Exit-Block with Ablation Frontiers PVAC: Threshold Testing, A Simple Method for Identification of Far Field Capture
PA Venables
47
Incidence of Recovered Conduction Following Previously Successful Linear Ablations
KCK Wong
13:15
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PCCS
Tuesday 5th October 2010 08:30 - 17:15
Primary Care Cardiac Services
Chair:
K Griffith
08:30
Increasing diagnostics and diagnosis in Primary Care
M Fay
09:00
Poor device implantation and the role of primary care?
J McComb
09:30
New developments in rhythm medicine and their impact on Primary Care
M Earley
10:00
Tea/Coffee
Atrial Fibrillation
Chair:
M Fay
10:45
The Aspirin Myth
G Lip
11:15
AF - a national priority: the potential impact of screening and stroke prevention
C Cowan
11:45
General AF management in Primary Care: the role of PN, GP and GPwSI
C Arden
12:15
Lunch
SADS and Syncope
Chair:
A Wolff
13:30
How not to miss problems leading to Sudden Cardiac Arrest
N Wheeldon
14:00
Syncope and Primary Care
15:00
Tea/Coffee
The Big Quiz
Chair:
H Purcell
15:45
A panel show quiz pitting two teams against each other, one side being the GPwSIs and the other cardiologists from secondary and tertiary care.
Team 1 - GPwSI
C Arden
D Fitzmaurice
K Griffith
Team 2 - Consultants
S Murray
A Zaidi
17:15
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PRE-RECORDED CASES
Tuesday 5th October 2010 10:45 - 17:15
Star Wars
Chair:
D W Davies & S Ernst
10:45
Magnetic ablation - update and pre-recorded case
S Ernst
11:30
Robotic ablation - update and pre-recorded case
12:00
Lunch
LAA Occlusion - ready for prime time?
Chair:
G Lip
13:30
The evidence so far
G Lip
14:00
15:00
Tea/Coffee
Persistent AF Ablation
Chair:
M Lowe
15:45
17:15
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STARS SYNCOPE SYMPOSIUM
Tuesday 5th October 2010 08:30 - 17:15
Chair:
A Zaidi
08:30
NICE guidelines on TLOC
D Pitcher
09:00
An outside assessment of NICE guidelines
09:30
Relationship between NICE on TLOC and ESC on Syncope
M Brignole
10:00
Tea/Coffee
Chair:
G van Dijk
10:45
What is Syncope?
B Grubb
11:15
Differential Diagnosis: Epilepsy vs. Syncope
P Cooper
11:45
When 'Epilepsy' is Syncope
A Zaidi
12:15
Lunch
Chair:
R Sutton
13:30
Terminology in TLOC
G van Dijk
14:00
Orthostatic Hypotension
14:30
Different approaches to Orthostatism
D Benditt
15:00
Tea/Coffee
Chair:
D Benditt
15:45
POTS and how to manage it
B Grubb
16:15
Syncope Management Units
16:45
What is new in the ESC guidelines on Syncope in 2009
R Sutton
17:15
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YOUNG INVESTIGATORS COMPETITION
Tuesday 5th October 2010 13:30 - 17:15
Abstract numbers 1-6
Judges
M Gammage, A Ng, N Peters, A Rankin
Chair:
A Ng
13:30
A Systematic Assessment of the Optimal Left Ventricular Pacing Site during Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: An Initial Derivation of a Novel Non Invasive Method and Subsequent Validation with a Randomized Controlled Trial
FZ Khan
14:00
Computerised modelling accurately predicts acute response to CRT: initial results from a patient-specific biophysical model
MR Ginks
14:30
Balloon occlusion of the coronary sinus facilitates mitral isthmus ablation
KCK Wong
15:00
Tea / Coffee
Chair:
A Ng
15:45
Heterogeneity of Fibrosis in the Infarct Border Zone Correlates with Arrhythmia Inducibility Post-Myocardial Infarction
SA Cooper
16:15
Omega 3 fatty acid supplementation alters expression levels of calcium handling proteins in human cardiomyocytes
P Saravanan
16:45
The increase in nitric oxide and antifibrillatory effect of postganglionic vagal fibres is preserved during VIP inhibition and does not involve the endothelium
KE Brack
17:15
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ADVANCED DEVICES 2 - HOW SHOULD WE MONITOR ACTIVITY, DEMAND AND QUALITY IN THE UK?
Wednesday 6th October 2010 09:00 - 12:45
Chair:
09:00
The Heart Rhythm Management Database
09:20
The UK Device Survey
R Charles
09:40
The role of the Cardiac Networks
10:00
Measuring outcome with devices
10:20
Discussion
10:30
Tea/Coffee
Keynote Session - State of the Art
11:15
11:45
Cutting edge approach to POTS and Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia
B Grubb
12:45
Close
ADVANCED ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY 2
Wednesday 6th October 2010 09:00 - 12:45
Persistent AF Debate
Chair:
S Murray & A Rankin
09:00
The best treatment is AV node ablation
N Sulke
09:30
Rhythm Control with ablation is best
M Earley
10:00
UK Electrophysiology 2009-2010 - CCAD Data
M Griffith
10:00
Tea/Coffee
Cost Effectiveness of AF Ablation - Redo Issues
Chair:
S Murray & A Rankin
11:15
The evidence so far
11:45
The issues with persistent AF
E Rowland
12:45
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CASES & TRACES
Wednesday 6th October 2010 09:00 - 15:30
Chair:
S Fynn & M Hall
09:00
ST elevation on the ECG
D Rowlands
09:30
Long QT Syndrome
E Behr
09:50
Brugada and repolarisation abnormalities
P Lambiase
10:10
10:30
Tea/Coffee
11:15
11:45
12:15
12:45
Lunch
Chair:
14:00
14:30
15:00
15:30
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GENETICS - PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES IN ICC?
Wednesday 6th October 2010 09:00 - 12:45
Chair:
09:00
Emerging technologies in cardiac laboratory genetics
09:30
MRI applications in inherited cardiac diseases
10:00
Direct to consumer genetic testing
10:30
Tea/Coffee
Chair:
E Behr
11:15
ARVC - Current diagnosis and management
W McKenna
11:45
Debate: This house believes that existing law adequately provides the needs of the ICC patient and family
12:45
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HRUK CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION COURSE: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Wednesday 6th October 2010 09:00 - 12:45
Chair:
09:00
AVRNT
09:30
WPW and other accessory pathways
N Grubb
10:00
Atrial Flutter
M O'Neill
10.30
Tea/Coffee
Chair:
11:15
Atrial Fibrillation
S James
11:45
Ventricular Tachycardia
12:15
Modern day ablation techniques: an overview of mapping systems and ablation technologies
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