09:00 - 10:00 10:00 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:30 11:30 - 12:30 13:15 - 13:45 13:30 - 14:15 14:15 - 14:30 14:30 - 15:15 15:15 - 16:45 16:45 - 17:00 17:00 - 19:00 08:30 - 09:00 09:00 - 10:30 09:00 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:15 11:15 - 11:45 11:45 - 13:15 13:15 - 14:00 14:00 - 14:30 14:30 - 16:30 14:30 - 16:30 16:30 - 17:00 16:30 - 17:00 17:00 - 17:15 17:15 - 18:45 09:00 - 10:15 10:15 - 10:45 10:45 - 12:00 12:15 - 14:00 09:00 - 12:30 14:30 - 18:00Agenda
10:00Pre-congress Session I hosted by Abbott: Optimizing Patient Management with Abbott Technology
09:15Mapping Still Matters: Power of Ensite X in Tackling LA Flutters Presented By Fahad Almehmadi (KSA)
09:30Advances in Implantable Cardiac Monitors: Long Term Monitoring in AF Patient Management
09:45CSP Current Knowledge and Future Prospects Presented By Mehboob Ali Dar (KSA)
10:00Discussion
11:00Pre-congress Session II hosted by Boston Scientific
10:30Future of Pulsed Field Ablation Presented By Angelo Auricchio (Italy)
11:00Modular System Pacing: Leadless pacemaker and S-ICD Presented By Angelo Auricchio (Italy)
11:30Coffee Break
12:30Pre-congress Session III hosted by Medtronic: Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management
Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Head of Electrophysiology Department KSMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
abdullahsharaf@vfairs.com
11:45Clinical Update on the Extra-Vascular Defibrillator (EV-ICD)
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
12:00Leadless Pacemaker Implantation: Change of Approach
12:15CSP for Bradycardia and Heart Failure: Is it the Future? Presented By Fahad Almehmadi
12:30Audience Q&A with Discussion
13:45Friday Prayers
14:15Registration
14:30Opening Remarks
14:25Welcoming and Introduction by the GHRS
Consultant Cardiologist and Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa Cardiac Centre and Royal Medical Services, Manama, Bahrain
14:30Welcoming and Introduction by the GHA
Professor of Medicine & Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, President of Gulf Heart Association, Kuwait University, Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
15:15Lunch Industry Talk I hosted by Abbott: Flexibility to Treat All Pacemaker Patients with the Aveir™ Portfolio of Leadless Pacemakers - Gulf Experience
14:45Feasibility, Safety, Longevity from Real World Clinical Practice in Saudi Arabia
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
15:00Dextro Cardio Implant with AVEIR™ VR
15:15AVEIR™ DR Across Percutaneous Tricuspid Valve
16:45Session I: Sudden Cardiac Death: Arrhythmia & Genetics
15:30Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes Associated with SCD
15:45HCM Genetics and Risk Stratification for SCD
16:00Risk Stratification of SCD in Patients with Heart Failure
16:15Updates on ARVD
16:30SCD in Athletes: Diagnostic Challenge
16:45Audience Q&A with Discussion
17:00Coffee Break
19:00Session II: Ventricular Arrhythmias: Diagnosis and Management
17:15Neuromodulation in VT Management
17:30Ischemic VT Ablation: Evidence, Technique and Results
17:45How to Approach Asymptomatic Patients with High Burden PVCs?
18:00Ventricular Arrhythmias in Structurally Normal Hearts
18:15Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sleep Apnea: Current Perspective
18:30Ventricular Arrhythmias Management in Children: Is it Different?
18:45Evolving Strategies for VT Ablation
19:00Audience Q&A with Discussion
09:00Registration
10:30Session III - A: Advances in AF Ablation
09:15The Future of PFA Ablation: Will PVI Stand the Test of Time?
09:30Safety, Efficacy and Long-term Outcome of Cryo AF Ablation
09:45The Role of Imaging in AF Ablation
10:00AF Recurrence Post PFA: Mechanisms and Management
10:15AF Ablation in Patients with Heart Failure
10:30Session III - B: Challenging ECGs/Holters
09:15Holter Cases
09:30VT Cases
09:45SVT Cases
10:00Troubleshooting ICDs
10:15Pacemaker Tracings
10:30Audience Q&A with Discussion
11:15Industry Talk II hosted by Medtronic
11:15PFA: From Single Shot Precision & Safety to Wide-Area Focal Revolution
11:45Coffee Break
13:15Session IV: Cardiac Implantable Electrical Devices
12:00Leadless Pacemaker Technology and Advancements
12:15Subcutaneous and Extra-vascular ICDs: Indications and Long-Term Outcome
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
12:30LAA Appendage Closure vs NOAC in High-Risk Patients: Clash of the Titans
12:45Extraction Techniques for CIEDS
13:00Conduction System Pacing vs CRT: Where are We Heading?
13:15Audience Q&A with Discussion
14:00Industry Talk III hosted by Boston Scientific
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
13:45Cutting Edge Technology: Pulsed Field Ablation and 3D Mapping Integration
14:00Audience Q&A with Discussion
14:30Continuing Lunch Break & Adjourn to Break Hall
16:30Session V - A: Challenging Lab Cases
14:45How ICE Enhances the Safety and Success of My Cases
15:00Optimizing LV Lead Placement in Complex Anatomy
15:15Unexpected Twist in PVC/VT Ablation
15:30Audience Q&A with Discussion
15:45Challenging SVT Diagnostics/Ablation
16:00Ablation of Arrhythmia in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
16:15Antero-septal WPW in Children
14:45Session V - B: NOACs Case-based Discussion
14:45Anticoagulation in Patients with both AF and Coronary Stents
15:00Anticoagulation in Patients Undergoing Ablation and Device Implants
15:15NOACs use in Extremes of Weight: Does it Matter?
15:30NOACs and Electrical Cardioversion
15:45NOAC Bridging: Is it Required?
16:00How to Reverse the Effects of NOACs?
16:15Anticoagulation in High-Risk Patients (Elderly and Chronic Renal Failure)
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
16:30Audience Q&A with Discussion
17:00Platinum Parallel Industry Talk IV - A hosted by Abbott Early Experience in Balloon based PFA Ablation for AF
17:00Live Case & Discussion: Exploring the Potential of Early Experience with Balloon Based PFA Ablation
17:00Platinum Parallel Industry Talk IV - B hosted by Johnson&Johnson
17:00VARIPULSE Case Review: 1st 3D-integrated PFA Platform
17:15Coffee Break
18:45Session VI: Emerging Technologies in Arrhythmias Diagnosis and Management
Consultant Cardiologist and Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa Cardiac Centre and Royal Medical Services, Manama, Bahrain
17:30AI and Arrhythmia Diagnosis and Management
17:45Wearable Technology in Arrhythmias Diagnosis
18:00Remote Monitoring of Cardiac Devices: A Powerful Tool Underutilized in Clinical Practice
18:15The Value of ILRs in Clinical Practice: Improving Outcomes and Reducing Costs
18:30Emerging Therapies for Dysautonomia Syndromes
18:45Audience Q&A with Discussion
10:15Session VII: Dilemmas in Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias
09:15Bariatric Surgery and Arrhythmias: A Complex Relationship
09:30Approach to Tachycardia Mediated CMP
09:45Catheter Ablation First-line Therapy for PAF?
10:00What Do We Do About Atrial High-Rate Episodes: Insights from Recent Data
10:15Audience Q&A with Discussion
10:45Coffee Break
12:00Session VIII: Arrhythmias in Special Populations
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
11:00Arrhythmias in Pregnancy: Unique Challenges in Diagnosis and Management
11:15Arrhythmias in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
11:30Management of Exercise-induced Ventricular Arrhythmias in Athletes
11:45Sports Participation Recommendations for Athletes with ICDs
12:00Audience Q&A with Discussion
14:00Farewell Lunch
12:30Peer to Peer Advanced Care Technologist Village hosted by Medtronic
09:45Conduction System Pacing: Essentials in best case support of the LBBAP Procedure Presented By Jad Hajj Ahmad (KSA) & Azza Albsise (KSA)
10:00Conduction System Pacing: A Case Study from CCAD
10:45Meet Micra AV II: Overview of Micra AV Programming Presented By Mohamad Mansour (KSA)
11:30Future of Remote Monitoring: Triage Heart Failure Presented By Justine Brazendale (UAE)
12:30Dedication to Single-Shot Ablation Presented By Paul-David Roy (UAE)
18:00Hosted by Boston Scientific
15:10CRT Optimization Presented By Mihaly Schubkegel (Hungary)
15:30Shock Vector Polarity Reversal Presented By Wassim Shehadeh (Lebanon)
15:50S-ICD Screening Presented By Mihaly Schubkegel (Hungary)
16:10Conduction System Pacing Solution Presented By Gerardo Russo (Italy)
16:30Pulsed Field Ablation Biophysics Presented By Martin Kopecny (Czech Republic)
16:50Future Advances in AF Presented By Silvia Canepa (Italy)
17:10RF Based Transeptal Solution Presented By Keri Carlow (UK)
17:30HeartConnect Presented By Maria Zhiltsova (Russia)
18:00eLAB Presented By Maria Zhiltsova (Russia)