Pulsed Field Ablation: What Every Clinician Should Know

Description

This session helps to address of the basic science of PFA.

Learning Objectives

Summarize the basic science principles of PFA.
Compare different waveforms and impact on mitigating complications.
Outline the fundamental knowledge needed to execute PFA in clinical practice.

Session Chair(s)

Ante Anic
Maria Terricabras Casas, MD, MS

Presentation

Adjusting PFA Parameters to Optimize Lesion Depth and Minimize Skeletal Muscle Recruitment
Presenter(s): Atul Verma, MD

Incidental Thermal Effects of PFA - Microbubbles
Presenter(s): Damijan Miklavcic, PhD

Hemolysis and Dependence on Systems/Pulses
Presenter(s): Devi G. Nair, MD

Nanosecond vs Microsecond PFA - Advantages and Disadvantages
Presenter(s): Quim Castellvi, PhD

Disclosures

Atul Verma:

Kardium (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Servier (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Biosense Webster, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
Medtronic (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
Adagio Medical (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
Medlumics (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Independent Contractor (including contracted research))

Damijan Miklavcic:

Medtronic,Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Medtronic,Inc. (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Independent Contractor (including contracted research))

Devi Nair:

Medtronic (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
Biosense Webster, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
Abbott Medical (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
Siemens Healthineers (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)

Quim Castellvi:

Nothing Relevant to Disclose

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Education Framework

General Concepts
-- Pathophysiological Basis of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Basic EP
-- 8. Know the biophysics of radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, electroporation and other energy sources.

Summary


Availability:	No future session


Cost:	FREE


Credit Offered:	No Credit Offered

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