Agenda 2025

Friday, November 7, 2025

On-Site Agenda

*Times Listed Are Eastern Standard Time
3:00 – 4:00 pm		Check-In and Group Assignments
4:00 – 6:30 pm		Hands-on Dissection Demonstration Session Dissection Demonstrations Spotlights Right Atrium and Left Atrium Midline and Annular Structures Ventricles *Main Station Leader:* Samuel Asirvatham *Circulating Faculty:* Wendy S. Tzou, MD, and William H. Sauer, MD
6:30 – 8:00 pm		Welcome Reception with Exhibits

*Times Listed Are Eastern Standard Time
8:00 – 9:00 am		Breakfast and Exhibits
9:00 – 9:05 am		Welcome / Introductions / Opening Remarks Wendy S. Tzou, MD, and William H. Sauer, MD
Section I: Dissection Directed Topics • Anatomic Fundamentals in Cardiac Electrophysiology
		Spotlight I: Right Atrium and Left Atrium
9:05 – 9:17 am		What’s New in Non-PV Trigger Ablation: Who? and How? Francis E. Marchlinski, MD
9:17 – 9:29 am		Left Atrial Appendage Anatomy Portending Highest Thromboembolic Risk Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD
9:29 – 9:41 am		Intracardiac Echocardiography to Optimize Leadless Pacing Implantation Matthew M. Zipse, MD
9:41 – 9:58 am		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session *Moderator:* Joshua D. Moss, MD, and Wendy S. Tzou, MD *Panel:* Matthew M. Zipse, MD, Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, and Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD *Circulating Moderator:* William H. Sauer, MD
9:58 – 10:18 am		Anatomy Dissection Demonstration: Right Atrium and Left Atrium Samuel Asirvatham, MD
		Spotlight II: Midline and Annular Structures
10:18 – 10:30 am		Anatomy and Importance of the Triangle of Koch: Mapping and Ablation of AVNRT David S. Frankel, MD
10:30 – 10:42 am		Anatomic Features of Common Accessory Pathway Tachycardias Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD
10:42 – 10:54 am		Idiopathic Versus Malignant Outflow Tract Arrhythmias: Typical Locations and Features Francis E. Marchlinski, MD
10:54 – 11:06 am		Coronary Vein Approach to Target Septal Ventricular Arrhythmias Miguel Valderrábano, MD, PhD
11:06 – 11:23 am		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session *Moderators:* Matthew M. Zipse, MD, and William H. Sauer, MD *Panel:* David S. Frankel, MD, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD, and Miguel Valderrábano, MD, PhD *Circulating Moderator:* Wendy S. Tzou, MD
11:23 – 11:38 am		Anatomy Dissection Demonstration: Midline and Annular Structures Samuel Asirvatham, MD
11:38 – 11: 53 am		Anatomy Dissection Demonstration: Ventricles Samuel Asirvatham, MD
11:53 am – 12:53 pm		Lunch and Exhibits
		Spotlight III: Ventricles
12:53 – 1:05 pm		Right Atrial Approach for Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD
1:05 – 1:17 pm		Reasons for CRT Non-Response Joshua D. Moss, MD
1:17 – 1:29 pm		Substrate for Reentrant Ventricular Tachycardia in Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Heart Disease Usha Tedrow, MD
1:29 – 1:41 pm		Epicardial Access Approaches to Target Ventricular Arrhythmias William H. Sauer, MD
1:41 – 1:55 pm		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session *Moderators:* Wendy S. Tzou, MD, and Joshua D. Moss, MD *Panel:* André d’Avila, MD, PhD, Usha Tedrow, MD, and Joshua D. Moss, MD *Circulating Moderator:* William H. Sauer, MD
		Spotlight IV: Avoiding Collateral Damage
1:55 – 2:25 pm		Case Reviews with Panel Discussions and Q&A Session *Small Group Stations Leaders:* David S. Frankel, MD *Moderators:* André d’Avila, MD, PhD, and William H. Sauer, MD *Panel:* Miguel Valderrábano, MD, PhD, and Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, Matthew M. Zipse, MD and Joshua D. Moss, MD *Circulating Moderator:* Wendy S. Tzou, MD
Section II: Mapping Fundamentals and Ablation Biophysics
2:25 – 3:55 pm		Biophysics of Ablation Hands-On Workshop Stations • Addition of PFA Training Small Group Stations Leaders: : Cory M. Tschabrunn, PhD, David S. Frankel, MD, Joshua D. Moss, MD, Jacob Koruth, MD, Usha Tedrow, MD, Miguel Valderrábano, MD, PhD, Matthew M. Zipse, MD, Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, and André d’Avila, MD, PhD *Circulating Faculty:* Wendy S. Tzou, MD, and William H. Sauer, MD
3:55 – 4:25 pm		Break and Visit Exhibits
4:25 – 4:40 pm		Mechanisms of and Tools for Pulsed Field Ablation Jacob Koruth, MD
4:40 – 4:55 pm		Mapping Fundamentals: High-Density, Unipolar Signals, etc. Cory M. Tschabrunn, PhD
4:55 – 5:25 pm		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session *Moderators:* Wendy S. Tzou, MD, and William H. Sauer, MD *Panel:* Jacob Koruth, MD, Cory M. Tschabrunn, PhD, Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD, and Francis E. Marchlinski, MD
5:25 pm		Day 1 Closing Thoughts, Followed by Hands-On Simulator Training Wendy S. Tzou, MD, and William H. Sauer, MD
Section III: Simulator Training
5:30 – 7:30 pm		Hands-on Simulator Training This session aims to improve knowledge through hands-on, interactive training led by company sales representatives. Individual and small-group simulator sessions create an engaging environment for learning new skills in techniques and technologies that can be directly applied to clinical practice. A rotational schedule allows attendees to participate in simulator training in each private room.

*Times are Eastern Standard Time
8:00 – 9:00 am		Breakfast and Exhibits
Section I: Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
9:00 – 9:05 am		Day 2 Welcome Wendy S. Tzou, MD, and William H. Sauer, MD
9:05 – 9:17 am		Location and Role of Atrial Ganglionated Plexi Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD
9:17 – 9:29 am		Role and Identification of the Purkinje System in Papillary Muscle Ventricular Arrhythmias Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD
9:29 – 9:41 am		Conduction System Pacing Roderick Tung, MD
9:41 – 9:53 am		ICD Trouble-Shooting Sunil Kapur, MD
9:53 – 10:15 am		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session *Moderator:* William H. Sauer, MD *Panel:* Matthew M Zipse, MD, Joshua D. Moss, MD, Sunil Kapur, MD, Roderick Tung, MD, and Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD *Circulating Moderator:* Wendy S. Tzou, MD
10:15 – 11:15 am		Case-based Device Troubleshooting Breakout Workshop *Small Group Station Leaders:* Matthew M. Zipse, MD, Joshua D. Moss, MD, Sunil Kapur, MD, Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, Roderick Tung, MD, and Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD *Circulating Faculty:* Wendy S. Tzou, MD, and William H. Sauer, MD
Section II: Challenging EGMs Workshop
11:15 am – 12:15 pm		Electrogram Reviews with Audience Response EGMs are presented with real-time ARS employed to test clinical decision-making proficiency in EGM interpretation. *Moderators:* William H. Sauer, MD, and Wendy S. Tzou, MD *Panel:* Matthew M. Zipse, MD, Joshua D. Moss, MD, Sunil Kapur, MD, Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, Roderick Tung, MD, and Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD
12:15 – 1:15 pm		Lunch and Exhibits
Section III: Case Competition
1:15 – 2:15 pm		Case Competition Presentations The 3 case finalists present their work and participate in corresponding discussions with the panel of judges. At the session's conclusion, the overall winner of the Case Competition is announced. All Faculty Judges A Case Report of Persistent Right Phrenic Nerve Palsy Following Pulsed Field Ablation in a Patient with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Abdullah Ahmad St. Joseph's University Medical Center Paterson, NJ, USA Purkinje Fiber Catheter Ablation for Incessant Ventricular Fibrillation in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device Jonathan Gordon Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL, USA Feasibility of Combined Pulsed Field and Radiofrequency Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Using Sphere-9™ Guided by EnSite™ Mapping in a Patient with Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Sittinun Thangjui West Virginia University Morgantown, WV, USA
Section IV: EP Quiz Challenge
2:15 – 3:15 pm		EP Quiz Challenge
3:15 – 3:30 pm		Closing Remarks and Take-home Lessons Wendy S. Tzou, MD, William H. Sauer, MD, and Faculty

Course Chairs
Wendy S. Tzou, MD Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Professor of Medicine University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora, CO		William H. Sauer, MD Chief, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA
Faculty
Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA		Joshua Moss, MD University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA
Samuel Asirvatham, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN		Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH
Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Hospital Bronx, NY		Usha Tedrow, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA
David Frankel, MD Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA		Cory Tschabrunn, PhD Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
Sunil Kapur, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA		Roderick Tung, MD The University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
Jacob Koruth, MD Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY		Miguel Valderrábano, MD, PhD Houston Methodist DeBakey Cardiology Associates Houston, TX
Francis Marchlinski, MD University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA		Matthew Zipse, MD University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora, CO

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