HRC 2011 Programme

Contact Information

Tel: +44 1789 451831
Fax: +44 1789 450682
Email: info@heartrhythmcongress.org.uk

Heart Rhythm Congress
PO Box 3697

Presentations are available where the title and speaker are highlighted - click on the link to view. Please note: HRUK Certificate of Accreditation course presentations are only available to delegates who paid to attend these sessions.

ARRHYTHMIA ALLIANCE PATIENTS DAY - The National Patient Group Meeting: Living with, Treating and Managing Arrhythmias

Sunday 2nd October 2011 10:30 - 16:00
Salisbury

Information, Support and Advice

Chair:	J Tagney
10:30	Welcome	J Tagney
10:40	How a patient group works for you	S Shunmoogum
11:00	What you can expect from A-A: Bridging the gap	C Holmes
11:20	Your guide to successful fundraising	W Adams
11:40	Defibrillators in the community	J Eden
11:55	Getting the most from your Arrhythmia Nurse	J Maloney
12:15	Question Time
12:30	Lunch

Your Questions Answered

Chair:	W Adams
13:30	Exercising with an Arrhythmia: Your questions answered	A Wolff
13:50	Dos and don'ts of travelling - Information for your Support Group	S Jones
14:10	Living with devices	J Tagney
14:30	Ask the expert panel of speakers	J Eden S Jones S Shunmoogum J Tagney A Wolff
15:00	Summing up and feedback	W Adams
15:15	Meet and chat
16:00	Close

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ASSOCIATION PATIENTS DAY

Sunday 2nd October 2011 10:30 - 16:00
Churchill & Gladstone

Assessing the Risks & What Other Drugs Might I be Given?

Chair:	A Wolff
10:30	Message of thanks from the AFA team	J Jerrome
10:45	Assessing risks > Anti arrhythmic drugs/beta blockers/why are they used?/side effects/ place in treatment pathway	C Cowan
11:15	Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation > What is anticoagulation? > Emerging treatment options (including devices), but which is for me and will I be automatically offered any of these new options?	M Earley

Other Options for Treating AF

Chair:	A Wolff
11:45	When is catheter ablation an option?	G Thomas
12:05	What is minimally invasive surgical ablation and who might be suitable for this?	J Hyde
12:25	Pace and ablate: the risks and the benefits	J Pitts-Crick
12:45	Lunch

AF and You

Chair:	J Maloney
13:45	I am healthy but I have AF, what lifestyle changes can I make to help?	M Fay
14:15	I feel so lonely, are there any support services which could help?	J Maloney

Discussion

Chair:	M Fay
	In the new commissioning of NHS services, where will AF be managed and what is my entitlement to accessing specialist AF?
14:45	Redress unwarranted inequalities in access - The Role of Commissioning	J Howell
15:05	What does a successful model of care look like?	D Bruce
15:20	AF in Primary Care	C Arden
15:40	Specialists in AF - timely referrals to improve outcomes	M O'Neill
16:00	Close

STARS PATIENTS DAY

Sunday 2nd October 2011 10:00 - 15:45
Terrace

Diagnosis

Chair:	B Karabin
10:00	How to communicate with your GP	M Fay
10:30	Use of ILRs, how they are implanted, after care	N Linker
11:00	Break

Syncope Affects All Ages

Chair:	J Cozon
11:10	Growing up with RAS - crossing over from childhood to adolescence	W Whitehouse
11:35	My experience of syncope at 17 years	K Kavi
11:45	Syncope we grow older	L Kavi
12:05	POTS and Syncope: How I manage work and my recent experience of pregnancy	A Kiernan
12:30	Lunch

Syncope Treatment and Support

Chair:	T Lobban
13:30	When is it time to consider a pacemaker in a child?	K McLeod
14:00	POTS - diagnosis and treatment options	G Thomas
14:15	POTS and Syncope: Understanding why people faint and what can be done about it	B Karabin
15:00	Question Time
15:30	Message of thanks from the STARS team	T Lobban
15:45	Close

HRUK CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION COURSE: CORE

Sunday 2nd October 2011 13:00 - 17:15
Arden

Chair:	N Linker
13:00	Exam overview	N Linker
13:15	"Electrical" anatomy of the heart	D Begley
13:50	Arrhythmia mechanisms	N Davidson
14:25	Introduction to electrophysiology	K Bain
15:00	Tea / Coffee
Chair:	S Allen
15:30	Drugs and the heart	N Linker
16:05	Clinical trials in arrhythmia management	S Allen
16:40	Introduction to cardiac device function and troubleshooting	A Turley
17:15	Close

A FOCUS ON ANTI-ARRHYTHMIC DRUGS: WHO RULES THE WAVES? (Sponsored by sanofi)

Monday 3rd October 2011 08:30 - 12:15
Salisbury & Wellington

A Look at the Role of Anti-arrhythmic Drugs in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, with a Specific Focus on Guidelines and Patient Types

Chair:	N Peters
08:30	Introduction by the Chair
08:40	How do the current anti-arrhythmic drugs compare?	N Sulke
08:55	What do the current guidelines tell us?	N Peters
09:10	Case studies of typical AF patients > The role of the cardiologist > The role of the electrophysiologist	A Bakhai K Rajappan
09:30	Panel discussion
10:00	Tea / Coffee

Maximising the Benefits of Anti-arrhythmic Drugs: A Discussion around the Care Pathway and Guidance on when to introduce an Anti-arrhythmic Drug into the Patient Treatment Plan

Chair:	A J Camm
10:45	Introduction by the Chair
10:50	Models of care in AF - do we know what we're doing?	K Khan
11:05	Models of care in AF - hospital based services	A Bakhai
11:20	To anticoagulate or not to anticoagulate, in patients who need an AAD	M Fay
11:35	Multidisciplinary Masterclass > I would use an AAD in these patients > I would not use an AAD in these patients Discussion/ Q & A	A J Camm & Panel
12:15	Close

CLINICAL APPLICATION OF HOME MONITORING
IN BRADYCARDIA DEVICES (Sponsored by Biotronik)

Monday 3rd October 2011 08:30 - 12:15
Oxford

Chair:	D Fluck & R Kaba
08:30	Experience and outcomes of Home Monitoring in pacemakers	D Fluck
09:00	Added benefits of Home Monitoring for bradycardia devices - what's in it for the electrophysiologist?	E Rowland
09:30	Comparing the utility of Home Monitoring for bradycardia and tachycardia devices	J Wright
10:00	Tea / Coffee
10:45	Use of Home Monitoring technology in specific circumstances - case studies	A M Choy
11:10	Understanding the optimal application of Home Monitoring in the day to day clinical setting	S Allen
11:30	Troubleshooting pacemakers remotely - case studies	P Foley
11:50	Monitoring your patient, not device malfunctions, the true benefits of Home Monitoring	I Clement
12:15	Close

DEVICE BASED STROKE PROPHYLAXIS, A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO HIGH RISK PATIENTS (Supported by an educational grant from AGA Medical)

Monday 3rd October 2011 13:30 - 17:15
Oxford

Chair:	A J Camm, J Morgan & R Schilling
13:30	Introduction	R Schilling
13:35	Anatomy of the Left Atrium and it's role for thromboembolic events	A Cook
14:00	Imaging of the LAA and device placement	J Newton
14:25	New drugs, new trials - how does LAA occlusion fit?	D Begley
14:50	Panel Discussion
15:00	Tea/Coffee
15:45	The new factor with increased pressure in health care spending; how to gain funding for this procedure	E Rowland
16:00	Device based alternative for stroke prophylaxis, Case 1	P Kanagaratnam
16:20	Device based alternative for stroke prophylaxis, Case 2	M Earley
16:40	Device based alternative for stroke prophylaxis, Case 3	J Morgan
17:00	Panel Discussion
17:10	Summary	A J Camm
17:15	Close

DEVICES IN INHERITED CARDIAC CONDITIONS

Monday 3rd October 2011 15:45 - 17:15
Cambridge

Chair:	C Garratt
15:45	Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	P Elliott
16:10	ARVC	P Lambiase
16:30	Long QT syndrome	E Behr
16:55	Brugada Syndrome	D Connelly
17:15	Close

DEVICE ISSUES IN HEART FAILURE & HEART MUSCLE DISEASE

Monday 3rd October 2011 13:30 - 15:00
Cambridge

Chair:	M O'Neill
13:30	Treatment to suppress ventricular ectopy in heart failure	D Begley
14:00	Device and ablation therapy in myptonic dystrophy, sarcoid, amyloid etc > Cardiomyopathy & Devices > Intervention	J Bourke K Rajappan
14:30	What have we learnt from CRT trials in mild heart failure?	M Gold
15:00	Close

GENOME TO PRACTICE PRIMER

Monday 3rd October 2011 08:30 - 12:15
Cambridge

Monogenic Diseases: Mechanisms and Models

Chair:	A Grace & P Lambiase
08:30	Inherited Cardiomyopathies	H Ashrafian
09:00	Ion channel disease	E Behr
09:30	Stem cell-based disease models	H Ayetey
10:00	Tea / Coffee

Complex Diseases: Genes and Function

Chair:	H Ashrafian & N Peters
10:45	Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation	P Ellinor
11:15	Arrhythmogenic molecular and structural remodelling	M Boyett
11:45	Genetics and Sudden Death in Heart Failure	A Grace
12:15	Close

HANDS-ON SESSION

Monday 3rd October 2011 13:30 - 17:15
Arden

Come and view the latest advances from Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Sorin & St Jude Medical

HEART RHYTHM TRAINEES - "HOW TO..."

Monday 3rd October 2011 17:30 - 19:00
Oxford

Chair:	A Opel
17:30	How to write a grant and get it accepted	A Tinker
17:45	How to write an abstract and get it accepted	N Peters
18:05	How to review a paper for a journal	I Savelieva
18:20	How to be a better presenter and tackle difficult questions	A J Camm
18:40	How to be a better leader	R Schilling
19:00	Close

HRUK CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION COURSE: DEVICES

Monday 3rd October 2011 08:30 - 12:15
Arden

Chair:	C Regan
08:30	Implanting devices - a practical guide	S Harris
09:00	The physics of implantable devices	M James
09:30	Pacemaker troubleshooting	C Regan
10:00	Tea/Coffee
Chair:	K Lascelles
10:45	ICD troubleshooting	C Joyce
11:15	CRT troubleshooting	K Lascelles
11:45	Recalls and faults - how to deal with them	M Squirrell
12:15	Close

INNOVATIVE THERAPIES TO ADVANCE PATIENT CARE (Sponsored by St Jude Medical)

Monday 3rd October 2011 13:30 - 17:15
Salisbury & Wellington

CRM Session

Chair:	C A Rinaldi
13:30	CRT Challenges - Greater Efficiency and Optimal Response	C A Rinaldi
14:00	MRI - Patient Benefits of 4w/Kg (Max Power Scanning)	M Schmitt
14:30	Implantable Monitors for Heart Failure - The Preferred Tool?	T Betts
15:00	Tea / Coffee

EP Session

Chair:	P Della Bella
15:45	Innovation in Ablation Technology - Saving you Time and Improving Patient Outcomes	P Della Bella
16:15	VT Consensus Document - What is it? What does it mean for your practice?	S Murray
16:45	Fluoroscopy Time in Ablation - Minimsing the Risk	A Chow
17:15	Close

MODERATED POSTERS 1

Monday 3rd October 2011 12:45 - 13:15
Monarch Suite Foyer

Abstract Numbers 31 - 38

Chair:	C Pepper & K Rajappan
31	High Rate of Appropriate Therapy Justifies ICD Use in Elderly Patients	W Nicolson
32	First Experience of a New Remote Catheter System for Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Using 3D Mapping Systems	P Brown
33	Mitral Isthmus Ablation is Feasible, Effacious and Safe Using Robotic Remote Navigation System	K Wong
34	Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Guided by Selective Continuous Activity Mapping: Towards more Effective Targeting of Fractionated Sites	PB Lim
35	Complex Cardiac Device Implantation in a Large District General Hospital - Can it be done well?	LTM Yung
36	Cost Analysis of Early Cardiac Device Infections	B Saberwal
37	Patient Satisfaction with Nurse-Led Follow Up Service for Atrial Fibrillation facilitated by Implantable Reveal XT Devices	M Castro
38	Should Persistent Atrial Fibrillation always be Managed in Secondary Care? A Comparative Study of Current Practice	A Jordan
13:15	Close

ORAL ABSTRACTS 1

Monday 3rd October 2011 13:30 - 17:15
London

Atrial Fibrillation

Chair:	N Peters
13:30	The Use of Oral Anti-coagulants in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation. National Data from GRASP-AF	C Cowan
13:45	The Increasing Burden of Atrial Fibrillation on Healthcare in Scotland	AM Choy
14:00	A Randomised Controlled Trial of Catheter Ablation vs. Medical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure (The CAMTAF Trial)	R Hunter
14:15	A Randomised Trial of Cyroablation vs. Radiofrequency Ablation vs. Both for Paroxysmal AF	E Duncan
14:30	Does Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Reduce Risk of Stroke and Death?	R Hunter
14:45	Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation - The Impact of Repeat Procedures - 10 Years of Single Centre Experience	P Brown
15:00	Tea / Coffee

Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices

Chair:	J Bourke
15:45	High Rate of Appropriate ICD Therapy in Dilated Cardiomyopathy in UK Clinical Practice	W Nicolson
16:00	An Atrial Lead does not Lower the Inappropriate ICD Therapy Rate in Patients with AF	W Nicolson
16:15	Single Centre Experience of MR-Conditional Pacemaker Leads: No Difference in Complication Rates and Procedure Times Compared With Use of Standard Leads	S Little
16:30	Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection may be Successfully Managed with a Reburial Strategy in Selected Patients	M Das
16:45	Survey of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Implantable Cardiac Electronic Devices (ICED) Insertion	E Lowe
17:00	Percutaneous Lead Extraction in Octogenarians	S Williams
17:15	Close

ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS IN AF: FROM RESEARCH TO PRACTICE (Supported by NHS Improvement)

Monday 3rd October 2011 08:30 - 12:15
London

What is the Evidence?

Chair:	C Cowan
08:30	Introduction	C Cowan
08:35	Stroke risk and AF: The evolving national picture	M Fay
09:15	AF, a silent epidemic? How to find the missing quarter	A Wolff
10:00	Tea/Coffee

Evidence in Practice

Chair:	R Healicon
10:45	Oral anticoagulant protocols in practice: The Greater Manchester approach to the introduction of new anticoagulation therapies	A Fitchet J Ratcliffe
11:05	Contraindications to oral anticoagulation	M Smith
11:25	The importance of time in therapeutic range	C Cowan
11:50	The changing face of anticoagulation, medication and service provision	R MacLean
12:15	Close

PAEDIATRIC EP

Monday 3rd October 2011 08:30 - 12:15
Churchill & Gladstone

Chair:	J Till & O Uzun
08:30	Recreational drugs and arrhythmias in younger children	A Ghuran
09:15	Home telemetry for children with pacemakers and AICDs - Benefits and limitations	J McComb
10:00	Tea/Coffee
Chair:	A Duke & J Skinner
10:45	New modalities for mapping incisional tachycardias following surgery for congenital heart disease	M Lowe
11:30	Ablation in infants: indications, limitations, challenges and results	E Rosenthal
12:15	Close

T-LoC/BLACKOUTS: A 360 DEGREE VIEWPOINT
(Sponsored by STARS)

Monday 3rd October 2011 13:30 - 17:15
Churchill & Gladstone

Chair:	A Fitzpatrick
13:30	Can I deal with it here? The view from General Practice	M Fay
14:00	Can this one go home or stay in? The view from Casualty	C Mann
14:30	Is it in the Heart? The view from Cardiology	N Gall
15:00	Tea / Coffee
Chair:	J Bayliss
15:45	Is it in the Autonomic System? The view from an Autonomic Disorders Clinic	B Karabin
16:10	Is it in the Head? The view from Neurology	T Von Oertzen
16:35	Is it in the Age? The view from Elderly Care	E Brierley
17:00	Round Table Discussion - Questions & Answers
17:15	Close

A BRAVE NEW WORLD: WILL THE NHS REFORMS REALLY CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE? (Sponsored by PCCS)

Tuesday 4th October 2011 08:30 - 17:15
London

Atrial Fibrillation in the Post White Paper World

Chair:	K Griffith
08:30	The role of the third sector	J Jerrome
09:00	The role of the professional organisations	K Griffith
09:30	NHS Structures: Heart and Stroke Networks	P Mercer
10:00	Tea/Coffee

Arrhythmia Services in the Post White Paper World

Chair:	M Fay
10:45	New anticoagulants in a time of austerity	M Bull
11:15	'No decision about me without me'	M Ellis
11:45	New structures and organisations	S Hepplewhite
12:15	Lunch

Syncope in the Post White Paper World

Chair:	A Wolff
13:30	NICE and T-LoC	N Gall
14:00	The perspective of the patient	A Morris
14:30	The T-LoC clinic - value for money?	A Fitzpatrick
15:00	Tea/Coffee

The Big Quiz Rematch

Chair:	H Purcell
15:45	The teams from last year's 'Big Quiz' will once again be pitted 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	B Brown L Graham A Zaidi
17:15	Close

ABLATION - STORIES FROM THE EXPERTS

Tuesday 4th October 2011 10:45 - 12:15
Lancaster

Chair:	S Furniss
10:45	An AF ablation complication	J Bourke
11:15	AF ablation - pre-recorded case (Biosense Webster)	R Schilling
11:45	A challenging VT case with a complication - How I managed it	P Della Bella
12:15	Close

ADVANCES IN QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF ARRHYTHMIA MANAGEMENT
(Sponsored by Medtronic)

Tuesday 4th October 2011 08:30 - 12:15
Cambridge

Chair:	R Schilling
08:30	Latest experience in reducing shocks - what is the impact?	M Sopher
09:00	Lean and mean...how to streamline your remote follow up service	A Zaidi
09:30	Remote monitoring - The era of data	R Gough
10:00	Tea / Coffee
Chair:	M Sopher
10:45	A randomized trial of Cyroablation vs. Radiofrequency Ablation vs. both for PAF: Results to date	R Schilling
11:15	EU phased RF experience: what we have learned and what we need to know next	S Murray
11:45	Innovative use of Reveal XT in Cryptogenic stroke patients	M Belham
12:15	Close

ALLIED PROFESSIONALS

Tuesday 4th October 2011 08:30 - 17:15
Salisbury & Wellington

Chair:	J Upright
08:30	An overview of last year's trials and what do they mean for CRM?	J de Bono
09:00	Antithrombotic treatment in AF, with a focus on the ESC & ACC/AHA guidelines	N Gall
09:30	Advancements in medicine - an overview	K Rajappan
10:00	Tea/Coffee
Chair:	A Griffiths
10:45	What's new in implants?	S Allen
11:15	Device case studies	S Allen
12:15	Lunch
Chair:	S Allen
13:30	Implantable loop recorders - Current controversies	J Upright
13:50	An inter-professional approach to VT ablation	I Wright
14:10	Supporting the device patient, from the allied health professionals perspective	S Jones
14:30	Brugada syndrome, where are we now?	P Lambiase
15:00	Tea / Coffee
15:45	Allied Professionals Meeting - Arrhythmia Nurses
Chair:	A Griffiths, J Maloney

15:45	Allied Professionals Meeting - Cardiac Physiologists
Chair:	S Jones, C Joyce
17:15	Close

CHALLENGING DEVICE CASES

Tuesday 4th October 2011 15:45 - 17:15
Churchill & Gladstone

Chair:	D Connelly
15:45	ICD implant	M Dayer
16:15	Lead extraction	C A Rinaldi
16:45	CRT implant	A Rao
17:15	Close

CONTROVERSIES WITH ICDS

Tuesday 4th October 2011 13:30 - 15:00
Lancaster

Chair:	M Hall
13:30	Dual chamber versus single chamber?	M Mason
14:00	Should we do DFT tests for primary prevention implants?	N Davidson
14:30	How to manage the faulty ICD lead	A Zaidi
15:00	Close

DEVICE COMPLICATIONS: HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM

Tuesday 4th October 2011 13:30 - 15:00
Churchill & Gladstone

Chair:	M Gammage
13:30	HRUK competencies statement for implantable cardiac devices - what are the implications?	C Plummer
14:00	Implantation procedure - antibiotics? Sutures? Ioban? Collatamp? Rifampicin mesh?	J Wright
14:30	Bridging therapy/antiplatelets (i.v. heparin, LMWH, dual antiplatelets)	A Rao
15:00	Close

DIAGNOSING ICD AND PACEMAKER TRACES

Tuesday 4th October 2011 08:30 - 10:00
Lancaster

Chair:	S Jones
08:30	Pacemaker cases	M Mason
09:00	ICD cases from Liverpool	D Todd
09:30	ICD cases from a DGH centre	J Timperley
10:00	Close

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CAUSATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (Sponsored by AFA)

Tuesday 4th October 2011 15:45 - 17:15
Arden

Chair:	P Ellinor & A Grace
15:45	Introduction
15:50	Genetic Basis for Atrial Fibrillation	P Kirchhof
16:15	Electrophysiological Determinants of Atrial Fibrillation	A Grace
16:45	Clinical Causes, Associations and Risks of Atrial Fibrillation	I Savelieva
17:10	Summary
17:15	Close

INNOVATION IN CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT

Tuesday 4th October 2011 10:45 - 12:15
Oxford

Chair:	J McComb
10:45	Screening for pacing indication in primary care; how to do it	C Plummer
11:15	AF and heart failure - AF ablation or Bi-V with AV node ablation?	M O'Neill
11:45	Strategies for minimizing ICD shocks	M Gold
12:15	Close

LEFT SIDED SOLUTIONS - ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND HEART FAILURE (Sponsored by Boston Scientific)

Tuesday 4th October 2011 13:30 - 17:15
Cambridge

Chair:	J Foran
13:30	LAAO - The Data, The Device and Starting a Service	T Betts M Buch
	Talks and case presentation about LAA Occlusion > The history of LAAO and the clinical data > The Watchman device, case presentations and tips and tricks > Setting up an LAAO service (finding patients and securing funding)
15:00	Tea / Coffee
Chair:	H Klein
15:45	Life after MADIT-CRT	P Lambiase M McIntyre J Wright
16:05	Round table discussion on: How best to "capture" (identify, refer) the appropriate patients > Primary lessons from MADIT-CRT (and REVERSE and RAFT) > New insights from the sub-studies > Health Economics considerations of Guideline revision
17:15	Close

MANAGEMENT OF INAPPROPRIATE SHOCKS IN ICD PATIENTS

Tuesday 4th October 2011 08:30 - 10:00
Oxford

Chair:	N Linker
08:30	Atrial fibrillation	T Betts
09:00	SVT	A Morley-Davies
09:30	Non arrhythmic causes, recognitition and management	D Connelly
10:00	Close

MODERATED POSTERS 2

Tuesday 4th October 2011 12:45 - 13:15
Monarch Suite Foyer

Abstract Numbers 39 - 46

Chair:	A Grace & A Rankin
39	Long QT3 Mice have Disrupted Sympathovagal Balance and in Vivo Ventricular Stimulation does not determine Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death, Suggesting that a Second Perturbation to Increase Vagal Tone may be Critical	A Opel
40	RGS 4 KO Mice are Predisposed to Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and Show Disrupted Sympathovagal Balance in Vivo, Making RGS 4 a Potential Novel Therapeutic Target for AF	A Opel
41	Arrhythmic Burden in Families with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy related to Myosin Binding Protein C Mutations	S Page
42	LV Pacing and the Difference in Acute Haemodynamic Response within Individual Branches of the Coronary Sinus	A Shetty
43	Benefits of Endocardial and Multi-Site Pacing are dependent on the LV Electrical Activation Pattern and Presence of Ischaemic Heart Disease: Insights from Electro-anatomical Mapping	M Ginks
44	The Electrophysiological Characteristics of Ventricular Arrhythmias and their relation to Cardiac Phenotype in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	C O'Mahony
45	Dynamic Conduction and Repolarisation Changes can help distinguish between Arrhythmic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy and Benign Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia	M Finlay
46	Characteristics of Eligible Patients who are not referred for Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy	V Nayar
13:15	Close

ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS (OACs) ENTER THE DRAGON'S DEN
(Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim)

Tuesday 4th October 2011 10:45 - 12:15
Arden

For more information on this session click here.

Chair:	S Lawley
10:45	Dragons	A J Camm D Jenkinson
	Entrepreneurs	S Jarvis I Menown
12:15	Close

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE ATRIA
(Sponsored by AFA)

Tuesday 4th October 2011 13:30 - 15:00
Arden

Chair:	C Garratt & E Rowland
13:30	Introduction
13:35	The Role of Specialist Commissioning	T Daniel J Howell
14:00	The Left Atrium and its Appendage - Is Echo the right tool?	J Newton
14:30	CMR assessment of Left Atrial Fibrosis	M O'Neill
14:55	Summary
15:00	Close

T-LoC/BLACKOUTS: PROVIDING SERVICES
(Sponsored by STARS)

Tuesday 4th October 2011 08:30 - 12:15
Churchill & Gladstone

Chair:	E Brierley
08:30	What do the statistics tell us about T-LoC burden and cost?	S Petkar
09:00	Rapid Triage: What are we trying to achieve?	A Fitzpatrick
09:30	Setting up a new Blackouts Clinic	J Mudd
10:00	Tea / Coffee
Chair:	N Linker
10:45	Innovative syncope services at the University of Toledo	B Karabin
11:10	What do patients worry about?	L Kavi
11:35	How does STARS support patients and families?	T Lobban
12:00	Discussion
12:15	Close

VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA IN STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE (1)

Tuesday 4th October 2011 08:30 - 10:00
Arden

Chair:	C Pepper
08:30	How to set up an ICD in patients with structural heart disease	I Wright
09:00	Ablation for ventricular tachycardia in ICD patients in the UK - first, second or third line?	J Bourke
09:30	The place of VT ablation in ICD patients in the USA	P Kojodjojo
10:00	Close

YOUNG INVESTIGATORS COMPETITION

Tuesday 4th October 2011 13:30 - 17:15
Oxford

Judges:	A Ng (Chair), P Ellinor, C Pepper, A Rankin
13:30	Characterisation of Fractionated Atrial Electrograms Critical for Maintenance of AF: A Randomised Controlled Trial of Ablation Strategies (The CFAE AF Trial)	R Hunter
14:00	Multipolar Left Ventricular Pacing to optimise Acute Haemodynamic Response to Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy	S Ahsan
14:30	Novel Restitution Gradient based Predictor of Ventricular Arrhythmias	W Nicolson
15:00	Tea / Coffee
15:45	Electrophysiological Abnormalities Precede Overt Structural Changes in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy due to Mutations in Desmoplakin	J Gomes
16:15	Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM) decreases the Ventricular Fibrillation threshold in the Isolated Rabbit Heart through a Beta1-adrenoceptor Dependent Mechanism	J Winter
16:45	The Funny Current can be used to create a Biological Pacemaker by Enhancement of the Pacing Rate of Subsidiary Pacemaker Tissue in a Model of Sick Sinus Syndrome, but the Effectiveness of Different HCN Isoforms Markedly Differs	G Morris
17:15	Close

ANTIARRHYTHMIC THERAPY FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (Sponsored by AFA)

Wednesday 5th October 2011 11:15 - 12:45
Salisbury & Wellington

Chair:	S Ernst & A Rankin
11:15	Introduction
11:20	Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation - Electrical vs. pharmaceutical	A Rankin
11:45	Dronedarone and other antiarrhythmic possibilites	I Savelieva
12:15	Left atrial ablation - State of the art and what's to come	S Ernst
12:40	Summary
12:45	Close

ANTITHROMBOTIC MANAGEMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (Sponsored by AFA)

Wednesday 5th October 2011 09:00 - 10:30
Salisbury & Wellington

Chair:	A J Camm & D Fitzmaurice
09:00	Introduction
09:05	When and how to use Dabigatran and other new agents	S James
09:30	Triple therapy - Which three drugs and for how long?	J McComb
10:00	Does left atrial ablation or left atrial appendage occlusion obviate anticoagulation	F Murgatroyd
10:25	Summary
10:30	Close

CASES AND TRACES

Wednesday 5th October 2011 09:00 - 15:30
Churchill & Gladstone

Chair:	S Fynn & M Hall
09:00	ECG diagnosis of Broad Complex Tachycardia	D Rowlands
09:30	Screening families for Inherited Cardiac Conditions...when to start and when to stop	P Lambiase
10:00	Pearls & pitfalls of EP manoeuvres	O Segal
10:30	Tea / Coffee

Triumphs & Disasters 1

Chair:	S Fynn & M Hall
11:15	N Davidson
	J Paisey
12:45	Lunch

Triumphs & Disasters 2

Chair:	S Fynn & M Hall
14:00	S Murray
	J de Bono
	S Harris
15:30	Close

HRUK CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION COURSE: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Wednesday 5th October 2011 09:00 - 12:45
Arden

Chair:	S Blackman
09:00	AVNRT	S Blackman
09:30	WPW and other accessory pathways	N Grubb
10:00	Ventricular Tachycardia	C Pepper
10.30	Tea/Coffee
Chair:	S James
11:15	Atrial Fibrillation	S James
11:45	Atrial Flutter	M Wright
12:15	Modern day ablation techniques: an overview of mapping systems and ablation technologies	I Wright
12:45	Close

ORAL ABSTRACTS 2

Wednesday 5th October 2011 09:00 - 12:45
Cambridge

Clinical Arrhythmia Practice

Chair:	F Osman
09:00	The Impact of Specialist Nurse Arrhythmia Clinics: Streamlining and Enhancing Patient Services	S Hackett
09:15	Cost Efficacy Analysis of Current Family Screening Protocol following a Sudden Arrhythmic Death (SADS)	L Nunn
09:30	Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy using the Radpad Radiation Shield at Implant significantly reduces Radiation Dose to the Implanting Physician	M Jones
09:45	Temporal Trends in the Hospital Burden of Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke on Secondary Care Costs in England between 2006 and 2009	C Righetti
10:00	Clinical Coding for Electrophysiology and Device Procedures: Why and how to make it better	A Hogarth
10:15	Pan-Hypopituitarism presenting as Syncopal Long QT	J Lane
10:30	Tea / Coffee

Basic Science and CRT

Chair:	C A Rinaldi
11:15	Enhancement of Gap Junctional Coupling during Acute Myocardial Infarction reduces Late Post-Infarction susceptibility to Ventricular Arrhythmias	FS Ng
11:30	Electrical Restitution in Single Cells - Effects of Acetylcholine and Nitric Oxide Donors	R Patel
11:45	Haemodynamic Consequences of Targeted Single and Dual Site Right Ventricular Pacing in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease undergoing Surgical Pulmonary Valve Replacement	C Plymen
12:00	AV Delay Optimisation of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy using Invasive Haemodynamic Measurements is insufficiently Reproducible to be Clinically Useful; Unless Multiple Replicate Measurements relative to a Reference AV Delay are taken	Z Whinnett
12:15	Is Real-Time CMR Dyssynchrony a Useful Tool in Guiding LV Lead Placement during CRT?	A Shetty
12:30	Adverse Response to Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy in Patients with Septal Scar on Cardiac MRI preventing a Septal Right Ventricular Lead Position	S Duckett
12:45	Close

VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA IN STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE (2)

Wednesday 5th October 2011 09:00 - 10:30
Oxford

Chair:	L Graham
09:00	Ventricular tachycardia in structural heart disease - the basic science	C Garratt
09:30	Evidence based treatment for VT - does everyone need an ICD?	D Todd
10:00	Antiarrhythmic drug treatment at baseline or only after therapy?	C Plummer
10:30	Close

WHAT TO DO WHEN THE BATTERY RUNS DOWN

Wednesday 5th October 2011 11:15 - 12:45
Oxford

Chair:	M Dayer
11:15	Patients paced for sinus node disease, now in persistent AF	S Harris
11:40	Primary prevention ICD but no therapy delivered	M Dayer
12:00	CRT-D in a patient whose IV function has significantly improved	A Turley
12:25	CRT with no clinical benefit	P Foley
12:45	Close

Heart Rhythm Congress 2011

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