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Integrating PFA Into Your Clinical Practice (non-ACE)
Description
This session will discuss how to integrate PFA into everyday ablation practice.
Learning Objectives
  • Explain how to integrate PFA into everyday ablation practice.
  • Summarize anesthesia practices during PFA.
  • Describe how to avoid complications related to PFA.
Session Chair(s)
Lena Rivard, MD, MSci
Oussama Wazni, MD
Presentation
Should We Apply PFA to All Atrial Fibrillation Patients (de-novo, redo)?
Presenter(s): Jose Osorio, MD

How Do We Manage Flutters (right or left) in a PFA Case?
Presenter(s): Vivek Y. Reddy, MD

How Do We Avoid Complications Due to PFA (hemolysis, vasospasm)?
Presenter(s): Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, MS

PFA-specific Concerns for Anesthesia (cough, vagal responses, MSK stimulation)
Presenter(s): Chris Bain

Disclosures
Jose Osorio:
  • Medtronic (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
  • Biosense Webster, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Biosense Webster, Inc. (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
  • Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
  • Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
  • Boston Scientific (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
  • Biosense Webster, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
  • Abbott Medical (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Vivek Reddy:
  • Abbott (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Acutus Medical Inc (Stock Options – Publicly Traded - Consulting)
  • Affera, Inc. (Stocks – Privately Held - Consulting)
  • Aquaheart (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Autonomix (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Axon (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • BackBeat (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Biosig Technologies, Inc. (Stock Options – Publicly Traded - Consulting)
  • Circa Scientific (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Corvia Medical (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • EpiEP (Stocks – Privately Held - Consulting)
  • CardioNXT (Stocks – Privately Held - Consulting)
  • AFTX (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Farapulse (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • FIRE1 (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Luxcath (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Manual Surgical Sciences (Stocks – Privately Held - Consulting)
  • Medlumics (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • NewPace Ltd (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Surecor (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • VytronUS, Inc. (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Valcare (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • CardiaCare (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Ablacon, Inc. (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Dinova (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Kardium (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • HRT (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Intershunt (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • AtaCor Medical Inc (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Sirona Medical Technologies, Inc (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • CoreMap (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Corisma Inc (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Restore Medical (Stocks – Privately Held - Consulting)
  • VIZARAmed (Stocks – Privately Held - Consulting)
  • Anumana (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • APN Health (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • EP Frontiers (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Field Medical (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Focused Therapeutics (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Javelin (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Oracle Health (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • Soundcath (Stocks – Privately Held - Consulting)
  • Abbott Medical (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Biosense Webster, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Atrian Medical Ltd. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • BioTel (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Biotronik (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Cairdac (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • CardioFocus, Inc. (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Consulting)
  • W.L. Gore & Associates (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Impulse Dynamics USA (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Medtronic,Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Novo Nordisk (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Novartis (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Philips (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Pulse Biosciences (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
  • Nyra Medical (Stocks – Privately Held - Consulting)
  • DRS Vascular (Stocks – Privately Held - Consulting)
Edward Gerstenfeld:
  • Medtronic (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
  • Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
  • Abbott Medical (DSMB member - Consulting)
  • Biosense Webster, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
  • Abbott (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
  • Abbott Medical (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
  • Varian Medical Systems (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
  • Biotronik (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Chris Bain:
  • Nothing Relevant to Disclose

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Education Framework
Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias
   --   AFib and Flutter - Catheter Ablation
      --   143. Know the methods, techniques, associated tools, and equipment including emerging technologies to perform catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and flutter.
Summary
Availability: No future session
Cost: FREE
Credit Offered:
No Credit Offered
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