Stroke Risk Management in Atrial Fibrillation Session I

Moderators: Daniel Singer, MD and Mina Chung, MD
All lectures 7 minutes. Panel and Audience Discussion 25 minutes.

Anticoagulation in Low Risk Patients with AF - Impact on Stroke on Cognitive Function
Lena Rivard, MD

Management of Device-Detected AF - Implications of ARTESIA and NOAH-AFNET 6 Trials
Andreas Rillig, MD

Current Status of Factor XIa Inhibitors for AF Post OCEANIC-AF Trial
Jonathan Piccini, MD, MHS

Anticoagulation Strategies After Left Atrial Appendage Closure 2025
Walid Saliba, MD

Stroke Prevention Following Catheter Ablation for AF: Patient Selection for LAA Closure - Insights from the OPTION Study
Oussama Wazni, MD

Panel and Audience Discussion (25 minutes) – All Faculty

Endpoints and Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Moderators: Douglas Packer, MD and Andrea Russo, MD

Catheter Ablation for AF - Impact On Clinical Outcomes 2025
Rui Providencia, MD, PhD

Optimal Timing of Catheter Ablation for Nonparoxysmal AF
Jason Andrade, MD

Evolving Evidence on Catheter Ablation of AF in Patients with Severe Heart Failure
Philipp Sommer, MD

Redefining the Blanking Period After Catheter Ablation for AF
Nassir Marrouche, MD

Endpoints of AF Ablation - AF Burden vs Time to First Recurrence of AF
Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD

Panel and Audience Discussion (25 minutes) – All Faculty

Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Beyond PVI

Supported by an Educational Grant from Medtronic

Moderators: Melanie Gunawardene, MD and Atul Verma, MD

Ablation for Persistent AF: Results of Multicenter IDE Studies
Devi Nair, MD

Impact of and Patient Selection for Posterior Wall Ablation for Persistent AF
Andrea Natale, MD

Mitral Isthmus, CTI, SVC, and Fibrotic Regions Ablation for Persistent AF
Tyler Taigen, MD

Pulsed Field Ablation for Redo Procedures in Patients with Persistent AF
Andrea Sarkozy, MD, PhD

Advances in Mapping of Atrial Fibrillation - The Next Frontier in AF Management
Vivek Reddy, MD

Panel and Audience Discussion (25 minutes): All Faculty

Pulsed Field Ablation – Safety, Efficiency and Workflow

Moderators: Edward Gerstenfeld, MD and Meleze Hocini, MD

Coronary Artery Injury with Pulsed Field Ablation
Melanie Gunawardene, MD

Safety Considerations with Pulsed Field Ablation - Cerebral Lesions
Walid Saliba, MD

Safety Considerations with Pulsed Field Ablation - Hemolysis
Pierre Jais, MD

Tissue Selectivity of Pulsed Field Ablation: Mechanisms of Esophageal Sparing
Vivek Reddy, MD

Efficiency of Pulsed Field Ablation - Workflow and Level of Anesthesia
Ante Anic, MD

Panel and Audience Discussion (25 minutes) - All Faculty