Symposium1

ICD & CRT: Recent Topics

• July 18 (Thu.) 8:30-10:10

Chair

Yasuo Okumura

Nihon University School of Medicine

Bradley P. Knight

Northwestern University, USA

The Extravascular Defibrillators: An Update

Keynote Lecture

Bradley P. Knight

Northwestern University, USA

Extra-vascular ICD

Speaker

Paul A. Friedman

Mayo Clinic, USA

What is the adequate treatment strategy of cardiac resynchronization therapy for Japanese?

Speaker

Kohei Ishibashi

National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

Symposium2

Arrhythmia-susceptibility genes and development of arrhythmias

• July 18 (Thu.) 10:20-12:00

Chair

Yukiko Nakano

Hiroshima University

Julien Barc

l'institut du Thorax, Nantes, France

Genome-Wide Association Study

Keynote Lecture

Julien Barc

l'institut du Thorax, Nantes, France

LQT、CPVT

Speaker

Takeru Makiyama

Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine

Population-specific and cross-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies shared genetic architecture and six new risk loci including CAMK2D associated with Brugada syndrome

Speaker

Naomasa Makita

National cerebral and cardiovascular center/Sapporo Teishinkai hospital

ARVC

Speaker

Seiko Ohno

National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

Influence of functional gene groups on ventricular tachycardia ablation outcomes in patients with inherited left ventricular cardiomyopathy: an international multicenter study

Speaker

Yoshitaka Kimura

LeidenUuniversity Medical Center

Symposium3

Strategy of AF ablation

• July 18 (Thu.) 14:10-15:50

Chair

Koichi Inoue

NHO Osaka National Hospital

Pierre Jaïs

IHU LIRYC, CHU Bordeaux, Univ Bordeaux, France

Keynote Lecture

Pierre Jaïs

IHU LIRYC, CHU Bordeaux, Univ Bordeaux, France

AF Ablation Targeting Factionated Signal Areas During Sinus Rhythm/Atrial Pacing

Speaker

Kenichi Hiroshima

Kokura Memorial Hospital

Catheter Mapping/Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Beyond the Pulmonary Vein Isolation:
20+ Years in the Making and Nowhere Yet!

Speaker

Hiroshi Nakagawa

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

Symposium4

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Are we on the same page? ～Medical and Surgical Approaches～

• July 19 (Fri.) 8:30-10:10

Chair

Yosuke Ishii

Nippon Medical School

Shephal Doshi

Pacific Heart Institute, Santa Monica, USA

Keynote Lecture

Shephal Doshi

Pacific Heart Institute, Santa Monica, USA

The Current State of Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Japan: How Established Has Been the Evidence?

Speaker

Yusuke Kondo

Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine

Early Outcomes of Robotic CryoMaze Procedure with LAA Occlusion for Atrial Fibrillation with Mitral Regurgitation

Speaker

Satsuki Fukushima

National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

Totally Thoracoscopic Stand-alone Left-atrial Appendectomy

Speaker

Toshiya Ohtsuka

New-heart Watanabe International Institute

Symposium5

Strategy of VT ablation

• July 19 (Fri.) 10:20-12:00

Chair

Akihiko Nogami

Tokyo Heart Rhythm Hospital

William G. Stevenson

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

overview of VT ablation for structural heart diseases

Keynote Lecture

William G. Stevenson

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Strategies for Different Etiologies

Speaker

Kenji Okubo

Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital

papillary muscle ventricular arrhythmia ablation

Speaker

Frank Bogun

University of Michigan, USA

Fixed lines of conduction block as a core of the deceleration zone ~How to ablate 3-D VT circuit~

Speaker

Takuro Nishimura

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Symposium6

Channelopathies associated with sudden cardia death in children and adolescents

• July 19 (Fri.) 14:00-15:40

Chair

Takeshi Aiba

National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

Lia Crotti

I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Auxologico Italiano and University of Milano Bicocca, Italy

Role of genetic il LQTS and Calmodulinopathy

Keynote Lecture

Lia Crotti

I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Auxologico Italiano and University of Milano Bicocca, Italy

LQT up date

Speaker

Yoko Yoshida

Osaka City General Hospital

Diagnosis and Management of Short QT Syndrome in Childhood and Adolescence.

Speaker

Hiroshi Suzuki

Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital

CPVT

Speaker

Seiko Ohno

National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

Identification and management of short QT syndrome

Speaker

Noriko Fukue

Yamaguchi Prefectural Grand Medical Center

Efficacy of Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation to Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

Speaker

Masayoshi Mori

Osaka Women’s and Children’s Hospital

A long-term follow-up study of Japanese Andersen-Tawil syndrome patients.

Speaker

Koichi Kato

Shiga University of Medical Science

Symposium7

New technology for arrhythmia

• July 19 (Fri.) 15:50-17:30

Chair

Hiroshi Nakagawa

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

Josef Kautzner

Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) Prague, Czech Republic

1) Optimization of High Power-Short Duration RF Ablation in AF Patients; and 2) Advantages and Disadvantages of Pulsed-Field Ablation: How to Control Durable PFA Lesion Size?

Keynote Lecture

Hiroshi Nakagawa

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

1) The Current Status of Pulsed-Field Ablation; and 2) Will Radiotherapy Replace Catheter Ablation of VT?

Keynote Lecture

Josef Kautzner

Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) Prague, Czech Republic

A Novel Heated Saline-Enhanced RF Needle Catheter Ablation for a Case of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia

Speaker

Atsushi Suzuki

Yodogawa Christian Hospital

Basic Mechanism and Clinical Experience of Radiotherapy of Ventricular Arrhythmias

Speaker

Mari Amino

Tokai University

Symposium8

How to take advantage of imaging for arrhythmia treatment

• July 20 (Sat.) 14:00-15:40

Chair

Ritsushi Kato

International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University

Frank Bogun

University of Michigan, USA

How MRI and CT images can be used for VA ablation？Does imagin play a role in post-ablation prognosis？

Keynote Lecture

Frank Bogun

University of Michigan, USA

How to take advantage of imaging for arrhythmia treatment - Utility of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) for ablation procedure focusing on ventricular arrhythmias -

Speaker

Yasuhito Kotake

Tottori University

Feasibility and Efficacy of Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation Guided by the Left Atrial Wall Thickness

Speaker

Susumu Tao

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Correlation between ventricular tachycardia circuit and cardiac computed tomography-derived wall thinning for postinfarction ventricular tachycardia ablation

Speaker

Tsukasa Kamakura

National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

Optimizing Lesion Formation in Pulsed Field Ablation through Catheter-Electrode Contact Utilizing a Novel Tissue Proximity Indication (TPI) on 3D Mapping

Speaker

Yasuo Okumura

Nihon University Itabashi Hospital, Nihon University School of Medicine

Symposium9

Conduction system pacing

• July 20 (Sat.) 8:30-10:00

Chair

Hiroshi Tada

Fukui University

Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman

Geisinger Heart Institute, USA

Conduction system pacing

Keynote Lecture

Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman

Geisinger Heart Institute, USA

Starting pacemaker implantation training with septal pacing

Speaker

Kenichiro Yamagata

University of Tokyo Hospital

Current of injury on the right ventricular septal surface detected before successful lead deployment for left bundle branch area pacing

Speaker

Takato Mohri

Kyorin University School of Medicine

LBB Area Pacing vs Deep Septal Pacing for the Prevention of Pacemaker Mediated Cardiomyopathy in Patients with Atrioventricular nodal disease and a Preserved Ejection Fraction Undergoing Conduction System Pacing

Speaker

Katsuhide Hayashi

Cleveland Clinic, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

Left bundle branch area pacing for atrioventricular block and mild to moderate reduced left ventricular systolic function

Speaker

Hiroyuki Kato

JCHO Chukyo Hospital