Course objectives:
Cases are presented by a faculty member and worked-out in interaction with the audience, focusing on both diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
The cases are supplemented by short slide-presentations, highlighting some aspects and/or literature evidence. Two parallel projections facilitate this way of teaching. A switching board will be available so that each faculty’s PC/Mac can be directed to any of the 2 projectors.
Interaction with the audience will be stimulated by voting. The results are shown anonymous.
Scientific Programme
Monday June 11th, 2012
9:00 – 9:30 Welcome, Information about voting system and course - Carsten Israel
9:30 – 11:00 The patient with atrial fibrillation / part 1
Christopher Piorkowski, Carsten Israel
- definitions
- detection by monitoring
- evaluation of symptoms (EHRA score)
- rhythm versus rate control
- oral anticoagulation
- indication for ablation
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 The patient with atrial fibrillation /part 2
Christopher Piorkowski, Carsten Israel
- symptomatic versus asymptomatic
- comorbidity and anticoagulation
- rhythm versus rate control
- ablation techniques
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 The patient with tachycardia and palpitations
Hein Heidbuchel, Carsten Israel
a) young woman with paroxysmal tachycardia
- differential diagnosis of pSVT (ECG)
- treatment
b) a 40 year old male with syncope and fast heart beat
- ECG in WPW
- WPW and AF
c) a 65 year old with breathlessness
- forms of atrial flutter
- atrial flutter and tachycardiomyopathy
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:15 Sportive patients
Hein Heidbuchel, Carsten Israel
- AF in the athlete and aging sportive person
- Palpitations in the athlete
(PVCs, bigeminus, etc.)
- Syncope in the athlete
(vasovagal, HCM, etc.)
20:00-22:00 Group Dinner
Tuesday June 12th, 2012
8:30 – 10:00 The patient with syncope
Richard Sutton
- role of EPS
- Arrhythmia detection: monitoring
- Place of pacing in vaso-vagal syncope
10:00 – 10:30 Introduction of the programmers
Rik Willems
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 Participants hands-on to solve puzzles / part 1
11:30 – 13:00 Troubleshooting pacemakers / part 1
Carsten Israel, Rik Willems
- syncope in the pacemaker patient
(pacemaker syndrome, oversensing, etc.)
- heart failure in the pacemaker patient
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 Participants hands-on to solve puzzles / part 2
14:00 – 16:00 Troubleshooting pacemakers / part 2
Carsten Israel, Rik Willems
- (prevention of unnecessary right ventricular pacing, indication for upgrade to CRT-P)
- trouble shooting with programmers + solving the puzzles
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:00 The patient with an ICD and resynchronization system - Carsten Israel, Rik Willems
- electrical storm: definition, treatment
- inappropriate therapies: detection and management
(SVTs, lead failure, etc.)
- the heart failure patient with a CRT indication
- trouble shooting with programmers + solving the puzzles
The programme is available thanks to unrestricted educational grants from industries.
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