Agenda List

    Agenda

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    Pre-congress Session I hosted by Abbott: Optimizing Patient Management with Abbott Technology

    speaker headshot Ali Al-Sayegh

    speaker headshot Yahya Alhebaishi

    09:00 - 10:00

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    09:15

    Mapping Still Matters: Power of Ensite X in Tackling LA Flutters Presented By Fahad Almehmadi (KSA)

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    09:30

    Advances in Implantable Cardiac Monitors: Long Term Monitoring in AF Patient Management

    speaker headshot Amin Zagzoug

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    09:45

    CSP Current Knowledge and Future Prospects Presented By Mehboob Ali Dar (KSA)

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    10:00

    Discussion

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    11:00

    Pre-congress Session II hosted by Boston Scientific

    10:00 - 11:00

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    10:30

    Future of Pulsed Field Ablation Presented By Angelo Auricchio (Italy)

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    11:00

    Modular System Pacing: Leadless pacemaker and S-ICD Presented By Angelo Auricchio (Italy)

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    11:30

    Coffee Break

    11:00 - 11:30

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    12:30

    Pre-congress Session III hosted by Medtronic: Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management

    speaker headshot Naeem Alshoaibi

    speaker headshot Salem Al Kaabi

    speaker headshot John Rickard

    speaker headshot Abdullah Sharaf
    Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Head of Electrophysiology Department KSMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    speaker headshot Abdullah Sharaf
    abdullahsharaf@vfairs.com

    11:30 - 12:30

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    11:45

    Clinical Update on the Extra-Vascular Defibrillator (EV-ICD)

    speaker headshot Raed Sweidan
    Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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    12:00

    Leadless Pacemaker Implantation: Change of Approach

    speaker headshot Fawziah Al-Kandari

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    12:15

    CSP for Bradycardia and Heart Failure: Is it the Future? Presented By Fahad Almehmadi

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    12:30

    Audience Q&A with Discussion

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    13:45

    Friday Prayers

    13:15 - 13:45

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    14:15

    Registration

    13:30 - 14:15

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    Opening Remarks

    14:15 - 14:30

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    Welcoming and Introduction by the GHRS

    speaker headshot Adel Khalifa
    Consultant Cardiologist and Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa Cardiac Centre and Royal Medical Services, Manama, Bahrain
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    Welcoming and Introduction by the GHA

    speaker headshot Mohamed Zubaid
    Professor of Medicine & Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, President of Gulf Heart Association, Kuwait University, Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
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    15:15

    Lunch Industry Talk I hosted by Abbott: Flexibility to Treat All Pacemaker Patients with the Aveir™ Portfolio of Leadless Pacemakers - Gulf Experience

    speaker headshot Fawziah Al-Kandari

    14:30 - 15:15

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    14:45

    Feasibility, Safety, Longevity from Real World Clinical Practice in Saudi Arabia

    speaker headshot Raed Sweidan
    Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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    15:00

    Dextro Cardio Implant with AVEIR™ VR

    speaker headshot Moussa Al Harbi

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    15:15

    AVEIR™ DR Across Percutaneous Tricuspid Valve

    speaker headshot Najjemedine Echahidi

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    16:45

    Session I: Sudden Cardiac Death: Arrhythmia & Genetics

    speaker headshot Abdulmohsen Al Mosaed

    speaker headshot Ayman Alkhadra

    speaker headshot Ahmed Mokhtar

    15:15 - 16:45

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    Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes Associated with SCD

    speaker headshot Nasser AlHammad

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    15:45

    HCM Genetics and Risk Stratification for SCD

    speaker headshot Mohamed Aljaabari

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    16:00

    Risk Stratification of SCD in Patients with Heart Failure

    speaker headshot Wael Alqarawi

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    16:15

    Updates on ARVD

    speaker headshot Giulio Conte

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    16:30

    SCD in Athletes: Diagnostic Challenge

    speaker headshot Eduard Guasch

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    16:45

    Audience Q&A with Discussion

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    17:00

    Coffee Break

    16:45 - 17:00

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    19:00

    Session II: Ventricular Arrhythmias: Diagnosis and Management

    speaker headshot Yahya Alhebaishi

    speaker headshot Nidal Asaad

    speaker headshot Amin Al-Ahmad

    17:00 - 19:00

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    17:15

    Neuromodulation in VT Management

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    17:30

    Ischemic VT Ablation: Evidence, Technique and Results

    speaker headshot Hikmet Yorgun

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    17:45

    How to Approach Asymptomatic Patients with High Burden PVCs?

    speaker headshot Moutaz El Kadri

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    18:00

    Ventricular Arrhythmias in Structurally Normal Hearts

    speaker headshot Amin Al-Ahmad

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    18:15

    Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sleep Apnea: Current Perspective

    speaker headshot Lamia Al Shengeiti

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    Ventricular Arrhythmias Management in Children: Is it Different?

    speaker headshot Volkan Tuzcu

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    18:45

    Evolving Strategies for VT Ablation

    speaker headshot Ignacio Garcia Bolao

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    19:00

    Audience Q&A with Discussion

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    09:00

    Registration

    08:30 - 09:00

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    10:30

    Session III - A: Advances in AF Ablation

    speaker headshot Fawziah Al-Kandari

    speaker headshot Fayez Bokhari

    speaker headshot Ignacio Garcia Bolao

    speaker headshot Abdulilah Alshehri

    09:00 - 10:30

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    09:15

    The Future of PFA Ablation: Will PVI Stand the Test of Time?

    speaker headshot Walid Saliba

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    09:30

    Safety, Efficacy and Long-term Outcome of Cryo AF Ablation

    speaker headshot Claudio Tondo

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    The Role of Imaging in AF Ablation

    speaker headshot Julian Chun

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    10:00

    AF Recurrence Post PFA: Mechanisms and Management

    speaker headshot Gian-Battista Chierchia

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    10:15

    AF Ablation in Patients with Heart Failure

    speaker headshot Amin Al-Ahmad

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    10:30

    Session III - B: Challenging ECGs/Holters

    speaker headshot Abdullah Alissa

    speaker headshot Saad Al-Hasaniah

    speaker headshot Hikmet Yorgun

    09:00 - 10:30

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    09:15

    Holter Cases

    speaker headshot Naeem Alshoaibi

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    09:30

    VT Cases

    speaker headshot Omar Al Hag

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    SVT Cases

    speaker headshot Ghaliah Al Mohani

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    10:00

    Troubleshooting ICDs

    speaker headshot Ali Al-Sayegh

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    10:15

    Pacemaker Tracings

    speaker headshot Muhammad Salman Ghazni

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    10:30

    Audience Q&A with Discussion

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    11:15

    Industry Talk II hosted by Medtronic

    speaker headshot Fayez Bokhari

    speaker headshot Walid Saliba

    speaker headshot Najjemedine Echahidi

    10:30 - 11:15

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    PFA: From Single Shot Precision & Safety to Wide-Area Focal Revolution

    speaker headshot Amin Al-Ahmad

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    11:45

    Coffee Break

    11:15 - 11:45

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    13:15

    Session IV: Cardiac Implantable Electrical Devices

    speaker headshot Omar Al Hag

    speaker headshot Mervat Aboulmaaty

    speaker headshot Giulio Conte

    speaker headshot Emma Svennberg

    11:45 - 13:15

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    12:00

    Leadless Pacemaker Technology and Advancements

    speaker headshot Haran Burri

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    12:15

    Subcutaneous and Extra-vascular ICDs: Indications and Long-Term Outcome

    speaker headshot Raed Sweidan
    Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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    12:30

    LAA Appendage Closure vs NOAC in High-Risk Patients: Clash of the Titans

    speaker headshot Amr Nawar

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    12:45

    Extraction Techniques for CIEDS

    speaker headshot Cesar Khazen

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    13:00

    Conduction System Pacing vs CRT: Where are We Heading?

    speaker headshot Aurelien Wauters

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    13:15

    Audience Q&A with Discussion

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    14:00

    Industry Talk III hosted by Boston Scientific

    speaker headshot Fawziah Al-Kandari

    speaker headshot Fayez Bokhari

    speaker headshot Yahya Alhebaishi

    speaker headshot Omar Alfalasi
    Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    speaker headshot Marta Acena

    13:15 - 14:00

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    13:45

    Cutting Edge Technology: Pulsed Field Ablation and 3D Mapping Integration

    speaker headshot Ignacio Garcia Bolao

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    14:00

    Audience Q&A with Discussion

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    14:30

    Continuing Lunch Break & Adjourn to Break Hall

    14:00 - 14:30

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    16:30

    Session V - A: Challenging Lab Cases

    speaker headshot Mohamed Magdy

    speaker headshot Bander Al Ghamdi

    speaker headshot Gian-Battista Chierchia

    14:30 - 16:30

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    14:45

    How ICE Enhances the Safety and Success of My Cases

    speaker headshot Mario Njeim

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    15:00

    Optimizing LV Lead Placement in Complex Anatomy

    speaker headshot Aurelien Wauters

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    15:15

    Unexpected Twist in PVC/VT Ablation

    speaker headshot Yahya Alhebaishi

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    15:30

    Audience Q&A with Discussion

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    15:45

    Challenging SVT Diagnostics/Ablation

    speaker headshot Atif Al-Qabbani

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    16:00

    Ablation of Arrhythmia in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

    speaker headshot Khadijah Maghrabi

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    16:15

    Antero-septal WPW in Children

    speaker headshot Ismail Al Abri

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    14:45

    Session V - B: NOACs Case-based Discussion

    14:30 - 16:30

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    Anticoagulation in Patients with both AF and Coronary Stents

    speaker headshot Salem Al Kaabi

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    15:00

    Anticoagulation in Patients Undergoing Ablation and Device Implants

    speaker headshot Abdullah Alissa

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    15:15

    NOACs use in Extremes of Weight: Does it Matter?

    speaker headshot Muhammad Salman Ghazni

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    15:30

    NOACs and Electrical Cardioversion

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    NOAC Bridging: Is it Required?

    speaker headshot Ahmed Mokhtar

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    16:00

    How to Reverse the Effects of NOACs?

    speaker headshot Hani Sabbour

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    Anticoagulation in High-Risk Patients (Elderly and Chronic Renal Failure)

    speaker headshot Omar Alfalasi
    Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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    Audience Q&A with Discussion

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    17:00

    Platinum Parallel Industry Talk IV - A hosted by Abbott Early Experience in Balloon based PFA Ablation for AF

    speaker headshot Najjemedine Echahidi

    speaker headshot Atif Al-Qabbani

    16:30 - 17:00

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    Live Case & Discussion: Exploring the Potential of Early Experience with Balloon Based PFA Ablation

    speaker headshot Gian-Battista Chierchia

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    Platinum Parallel Industry Talk IV - B hosted by Johnson&Johnson

    16:30 - 17:00

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    VARIPULSE Case Review: 1st 3D-integrated PFA Platform

    speaker headshot Mario Njeim

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    Coffee Break

    17:00 - 17:15

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    Session VI: Emerging Technologies in Arrhythmias Diagnosis and Management

    speaker headshot Ahmad Hersi

    speaker headshot Ahmed AlSalem

    speaker headshot Adel Khalifa
    Consultant Cardiologist and Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa Cardiac Centre and Royal Medical Services, Manama, Bahrain

    17:15 - 18:45

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    AI and Arrhythmia Diagnosis and Management

    speaker headshot Tai-Ho Rho

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    Wearable Technology in Arrhythmias Diagnosis

    speaker headshot Haran Burri

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    18:00

    Remote Monitoring of Cardiac Devices: A Powerful Tool Underutilized in Clinical Practice

    speaker headshot John Rickard

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    18:15

    The Value of ILRs in Clinical Practice: Improving Outcomes and Reducing Costs

    speaker headshot Samah Al Kharji

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    Emerging Therapies for Dysautonomia Syndromes

    speaker headshot Enes Elvin Gul

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    Audience Q&A with Discussion

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    10:15

    Session VII: Dilemmas in Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias

    speaker headshot Julian Chun

    speaker headshot Claudio Tondo

    speaker headshot Wafa Aldawood

    speaker headshot Ayman Alkhadra

    09:00 - 10:15

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    Bariatric Surgery and Arrhythmias: A Complex Relationship

    speaker headshot Hani Sabbour

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    Approach to Tachycardia Mediated CMP

    speaker headshot Fayez Bokhari

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    Catheter Ablation First-line Therapy for PAF?

    speaker headshot Walid Saliba

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    What Do We Do About Atrial High-Rate Episodes: Insights from Recent Data

    speaker headshot Emma Svennberg

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    Audience Q&A with Discussion

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    Coffee Break

    10:15 - 10:45

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    Session VIII: Arrhythmias in Special Populations

    speaker headshot Najib Alrawahi

    speaker headshot Omar Alfalasi
    Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    10:45 - 12:00

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    Arrhythmias in Pregnancy: Unique Challenges in Diagnosis and Management

    speaker headshot Wafa Aldawood

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    Arrhythmias in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease

    speaker headshot Mohammad Ebrahim

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    Management of Exercise-induced Ventricular Arrhythmias in Athletes

    speaker headshot Eduard Guasch

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    Sports Participation Recommendations for Athletes with ICDs

    speaker headshot Moussa Al Harbi

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    Audience Q&A with Discussion

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    Farewell Lunch

    12:15 - 14:00

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    Peer to Peer Advanced Care Technologist Village hosted by Medtronic

    09:00 - 12:30

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    Conduction System Pacing: Essentials in best case support of the LBBAP Procedure Presented By Jad Hajj Ahmad (KSA) & Azza Albsise (KSA)

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    Conduction System Pacing: A Case Study from CCAD

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    Meet Micra AV II: Overview of Micra AV Programming Presented By Mohamad Mansour (KSA)

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    Future of Remote Monitoring: Triage Heart Failure Presented By Justine Brazendale (UAE)

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    Dedication to Single-Shot Ablation Presented By Paul-David Roy (UAE)

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    Hosted by Boston Scientific

    14:30 - 18:00

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    CRT Optimization Presented By Mihaly Schubkegel (Hungary)

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    Shock Vector Polarity Reversal Presented By Wassim Shehadeh (Lebanon)

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    S-ICD Screening Presented By Mihaly Schubkegel (Hungary)

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    Conduction System Pacing Solution Presented By Gerardo Russo (Italy)

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    Pulsed Field Ablation Biophysics Presented By Martin Kopecny (Czech Republic)

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    Future Advances in AF Presented By Silvia Canepa (Italy)

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    RF Based Transeptal Solution Presented By Keri Carlow (UK)

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    HeartConnect Presented By Maria Zhiltsova (Russia)

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    eLAB Presented By Maria Zhiltsova (Russia)