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
Anatomic Fundamentals in Cardiac Electrophysiology
Section I: Dissection Directed Topics
		Spotlight I: Right Atrium and Left Atrium
9:05 – 10:10 am		Presentations with Panel Discussion and Q&A Session
9:05 – 9:17 am		Defining the “Isthmus” for Atrial Flutter Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD
9:17 – 9:29 am		What’s New in Non-PV Trigger Ablation: Who? and How? Francis E. Marchlinski, MD
9:29 – 9:41 am		Left Atrial Appendage Anatomy Portending Highest Thromboembolic Risk Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD
9:41 – 9:53 am		Location and Role of Atrial Ganglionated Plexi Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD
9:53 – 10:10 am		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session *Moderator:* Joshua D. Moss, MD, and Wendy S. Tzou, MD *Panel:* Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD, Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, and Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD *Circulating Moderator:* William H. Sauer, MD
10:10 – 10:30 am		Anatomy Dissection Demonstration: Right Atrium and Left Atrium Samuel Asirvatham, MD
		Spotlight II: Midline and Annular Structures
10:30 – 11:35 am		Presentations with Panel Discussion and Q&A Session
10:30 – 10:42 am		Anatomy and Importance of the Triangle of Koch: Mapping and Ablation of AVNRT David S. Frankel, MD
10:42 – 10:54 am		Anatomic Features of Common Accessory Pathway Tachycardias Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD
10:54 – 11:06 am		Idiopathic Versus Malignant Outflow Tract Arrhythmias: Typical Locations and Features Francis E. Marchlinski, MD
11:06 – 11:18 am		Coronary Vein Approach to Target Septal Ventricular Arrhythmias Miguel Valderrábano, MD, PhD
11:18 – 11:35 am		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session *Moderators:* Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD, 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
11:35 – 11:50 am		Anatomy Dissection Demonstration: Midline and Annular Structures Samuel Asirvatham, MD
11:50 am – 12:05 pm		Anatomy Dissection Demonstration: Ventricles Samuel Asirvatham, MD
12:05 – 1:05 pm		Lunch and Exhibits
		Spotlight III: Ventricles
1:05 – 1:55 pm		Presentations with Panel Discussion and Q&A Session
1:05 – 1:17 pm		Role and Identification of the Purkinje System in Papillary Muscle Ventricular Arrhythmias Olujimi Ajijola, 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 André d’Avila, MD, PhD
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 Olujimi Ajijola, 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: Olujimi Ajijola, MD, Miguel Valderrábano, MD, PhD, and Francis E. Marchlinski, 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, Olujimi Ajijola, 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 – 5:25 pm		Presentations with Panel Discussion and Q&A Session
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 – 10:15 am		Presentations with Panel Discussion and Q&A Session
9:05 – 9:17 am		Intracardiac Echocardiography to Optimize Leadless Pacing Implantation Matthew M. Zipse, MD
9:17 – 9:29 am		Reasons for CRT Non-Response Joshua D. Moss, MD
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, and Roderick Tung, MD *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, and Roderick Tung, MD *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
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
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 Tzou, MD Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Professor of Medicine University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora, CO		William 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
Andre d’Avila, MD, PhD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA		Usha Tedrow, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA
Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Hospital Bronx, NY		Cory Tschabrunn, PhD Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
David Frankel, MD Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA		Roderick Tung, MD The University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
Sunil Kapur, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA		Miguel Valderrábano, MD, PhD Houston Methodist DeBakey Cardiology Associates Houston, TX
Jacob Koruth, MD Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY		Matthew Zipse, MD University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora, CO
Francis Marchlinski, MD University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA

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