PRAGUE RHYTHM 2022, April 24 - 26, 2022, CONGRESS WITH LIVE CASES AND DEMONSTRATIONS
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Prague Workshop

Final Programme

DAY 1: Sunday, April 24, 2022

10:00-10:30
Registration
11:00-12:00

Opening session
Chairs: P Neužil (Prague), J Kautzner (Prague)

Welcome address
J Kautzner (Prague)

Musical introduction
L Klansky

11:25-11:45
Tutorial of intracardiac echocardiography for an electrophysiologist
J Kautzner (Prague)
11:45-12:00
Review of Cases from Prague Workshop 2021
TBD
12:00-13:30
Review Lectures – Indications, anticoagulation
Chairs: P Neužil (Prague), J Kautzner (Prague)
12:00-12:15
Ablation of asymptomatic patients with AF: time to change the guidelines?
Paulus Kirchhof (Hamburg)
12:15-12:30
Arguments for early VT ablation
Thomas Deneke (Bad Neuheim)
12:30-12:45
Is it safe (and when) to stop oral anticoagulation after ablation for atrial fibrillation?
Massimo Grimaldi (Bari)
12:45-13:00
What should be the optimal anticoagulation therapy after VT ablation
Luigi di Biase (New York)
13:00-13:15
Towards an improved risk stratification after myocardial infacrtion, The PROFID project
Gerhardt Hidricks (Leipzig)
13:15-13:30
Discussion
13:30-14:30
Lunch
14:30-16:00
Mapping and ablation of ventricular arrhythmias 1
Chairs: P Jais (Bordeaux), J Kautzner (Prague)
14:30-14:45
The role of CT to identify VT substrate
Pierre Jais (Bordeaux)
14:45-15:00
High-density mapping to identify VT substrate
Roderick Tung (Phoenix)
15:00-15:15
How to identify and ablate intramural substrate
Fermin Garcia (Philadelphia)
15:15-15:30
How to describe the substrate using decrementing evoked potential propagation mapping
Tarvinder Dhanjal (Coventry)
15:30-16:00
Discussion
16:00-16:30
Coffee break
16:30-19:30
Live demonstrations I – VT and AF ablation
Chairs: G Hindricks (Leipzig), R Cihak (Prague) 

Case 1

CT-guided catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (live from IKEM)
P Jais, J Kautzner, P Stojadinovic

Case 2

Guidewire mapping of summit VT (live from Homolka)
F Garcia, et al

Case 3

Catheter ablation of VT using DEEP protocol (live from IKEM)
T Dhanjal, P Peichl

Case 4

Pulse field ablation of AF combined with high-energy RF (live from Homolka)
V Reddy, et al

19:30-20:00
Welcome drink
20:30-23:00
Faculty dinner (by invitation only)

DAY 2: Monday, April 25, 2022

08:30-10:30
Novel technologies for catheter ablation I
Chairs: J Kautzner (Prague), H Nakagawa (Cleveland)
08:30-08:45
Pulse field ablation – unique tissue selectivity
Jacob Koruth (New York)
08:45-09:00
Pulsed field ablation in the atrium
Hiroshi Nakagawa (Cleveland)
09:00-09:15
Pulse field ablation in the ventricle
Elad Anter (Cleveland)
09:15-09.30
The role of pulsed field in non-PV ablation in AF
Ante Anic, MD
09:30-09:45
Focal pulse field ablation and non-contact mapping
Petr Neuzil (Prague)
09:45-10:30
Discussion
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-13:00
Live demonstrations II – AF ablation
Chairs: J Kautzner (Prague), H Nakagawa (Cleveland)

Case 5

PVI using single shot pulse field ablation (live from Homolka)
V Reddy, et al

Case 6

Pulse field ablation of AF combined with high-energy RF (live from IKEM)
E Anter, P Peichl

Case 7

Electrographic flow (EGF) mapping and extra-pulmonary vein source ablation (live from Homolka)
P Neuzil, et al.

Case 8

Catheter ablation of persistent AF using pulse field (live from IKEM)
A Anic, P Stojadinovic

Case 9

AF ablation by focal pulse field catheter plus non-contact mapping (prerecorded from Homolka)
P Neuzil, et al.

13:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-16:30
Novel technologies for catheter ablation II
Chairs: R Cihak (Prague), D Scherr (Graz)
14:00-14:15
Ultrasound renal denervation for AF (ReCor Medical)
Vivek Reddy, MD
14:15-14:30
Irrigated tip, temperature controlled ablation
Josef Kautzner (Prague)
14:30-14:45
High-energy, short duration ablation
Daniel Scherr (Graz)
14:45-15:00
Novel development in remote magnetic navigation and ablation of peristent AF
Decebal G Latcu (Monte Carlo)
15:00-15:15
RF balloon ablation
Boris Schmidt (Frankfurt)
15:15-15:30
The future of catheter ablation
Vivek Reddy (New York)
15:30-16:00
Discussion
16:00-16:30
Coffee break
16:30-19:30
Live demonstrations III – AF and atrial tachycardia ablation
Chairs: R Čihák (Prague), J Kautzner (Prague)

Case 10

High-density mapping and ablation of post-infarction VT (live from Phoenix)
R Tung, et al

Case 11

Radiofrequency balloon catheter ablation – (live from Frankfurt)
B Schmidt, et al

Case 12

Single shot pulse field ablation – transhepatic approach (live from Homolka)
V.Reddy, P Neuzil, et al

Case 13

AF ablation using high energy, short duration RF (live from IKEM)
D Scherr, P Stojadinovic

Case 14

PVI using temperature controlled, irrigated tip RF catheter (live from IKEM)
P Peichl, J Hašková, D Wicheterle

Case 15

Left atria appendage closure using steereable sheet (live from Homolka)
V. Reddy, et al 

Case 16

AF ablation using remote navigation (Stereotaxis) (Prerecorded from Monte Carlo)
DG Latcu, et al

DAY 3: Tuesday, April 26, 2022

08:30-09:30
Debates – controversies, and an update on cardioneuroablation
Chairs: J Kautzner (Prague), P Neuzil (Prague)
08:30-09:00
Debate: GP ablation improves the result of AF ablation
Pro: Hiroshi Nakagawa (Cleveland)
Con: Petr Peichl (Prague)
09:00-09:30
Debate: SBRT is promissing for management of VT storm
Pro: Etienne Pruvot (Lausanne)
Con: Josef Kautzner (Prague)
9:30-10:00
Discussion
10:00-10:15
An Update on cardioneuroablation
Dan Wichterle (Prague)
10:15-10:30
Is genetic testing relevant for patients undergoing VT ablation?
Petr Peichl (Prague)
10:30-12:00
Live demonstrations IV - varia
Chairs: R Cihak (Prague), P Neuzil (Prague)

Case 17

Cardioneuroablation for functional bradycardia/syncope
D Wichterle, P Štiavnický

Case 18

Bipolar ablation for ventricular tachycardia
P Peichl, J Hašková, J Kautzner

Adjourn
J Kautzner (Prague)