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Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure::the ugly and the nasty
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ATRIAL
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Atrial Fibrillationand Heart Failure:
the ugly and the nasty
February 16/17, 2017
Royal Hotel Carlton
Bologna - Italy
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PRESIDENT
Alessandro Capucci, MD
Cardiology Clinic
Ospedali Riuniti Le Torrette
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Ancona - Italy
Under the patronage of
Organizing Secretariat
Bk1 conceptFactory
Corso Matteotti 200
51016 Montecatini Terme (PT)
tel. +39 0572 911864
fax +39 0572 904259
mail: [email protected]
www.bk1.it/scientifi c-events
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Biffi M. (Bologna, I)
Boriani G. (Modena, I)
Botto G.L. (Como, I)
Brachmann J. (Coburg, D)
Calò L. (Rome, I)
Calvi V. (Catania, I)
Cappato R. (Bergamo - Rozzano, I)
Capucci A. (Ancona, I)
Cascinu S. (Modena, I)
Cipriano A. (Pisa, I)
Curnis A. (Brescia, I)
De Caterina R. (Chieti, I)
De Maria E. (Carpi,I)
De Ponti R. (Varese, I)
Del Greco M. (Rovereto, I)
Della Bella P. (Milan, I)
Di Biase M. (Bari, I)
Di Pasquale G. (Bologna, I)
D’Onofrio A. (Napoli, I)
Favale S. (Bari, I)
Grigioni F. (Bologna, I)
Grimaldi M. (Acquaviva delle Fonti, I)
Guerra F. (Ancona, I)
Ho Y. (London, UK)
Iacopino S. (Cotignola, I)
Jung W. (Villingen Schwenningen, D)
Kaitani K. (Nara, J)
Le Heuzey J.Y. (Paris, FR)
Leoni P. (Ancona, I)
Lévy S. (Marseilles, FR)
Lewalter T. (Bonn, D)
Loforte A. (Bologna, I)
Lombardi F. (Milan, I)
Lüderitz B. (Bonn, D)
Lunati M. (Milan, I)
Maglia G.P. (Catanzaro, I)
Mantovan R. (Cesena, I)
Marini M. (Trento, I)
Mascioli G. (Bergamo)
Maurea N. (Naples, I)
Mont L. (Barcelona, E)
Naccarelli G.V. (Hershey, USA)
Nattel S. (Quebec, CDN)
Padeletti L. (Florence, I)
Perrone Filardi P. (Naples, I)
Rapacciuolo A. (Napoli, I)
Rapezzi C. (Bologna, I)
Raviele A. (Mestre, I)
Ricci R.P. (Rome, I)
Rovaris G. (Monza, I)
Salerno-Uriarte J.A. (Varese, I)
Sediva L. (Prague, CZ)
Tamargo J. (Madrid, E)
Tomasi C. (Ravenna, I)
Tondo C. (Milan, I)
Torp-Pedersen C. (Copenaghen, DK)
Ussia G.P. (Rome, I)
Wilde A. (Amsterdam, NL)
Zanon F. (Rovigo, I)
Zanotto G. (Legnago, I)
Ziacchi M. (Bologna, I)
Zingarini G. (Perugia, I)
Faculty
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8.00 Registration
8.45 Opening Ceremony
New developments in Atrial Fibrillation/Heart Failure
Chairmen: B. Luderitz - C. Rapezzi
9.00 Anatomical perspectives relevant to Atrial Fibrillation
Y. Ho
9.20 Atrial Fibrillation and fi brosis: still a strict link?
J. Brachmann
9.40 Does genetic testing play a role in treatment decisions in Atrial
Fibrillation?
A. Wilde
10.00 How long is the optimal Atrial Fibrillation duration?
G. Boriani
10.20 The role if Telemedicine in implantable device for Heart Failure
and its therapeutic impact: Lesson from IN-TIME Study
G. Zanotto
10.40 Coffee break and Poster Session
Thursday February 16, 2017Scientifi c Program
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Thursday February 16, 2017
The Cardioncology Affair
Chairmen: S. Lévy - A. Raviele
11.00 Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure and cancer: how do they interact? W. Jung
11.20 Atrial Fibrillation and QT prolongation in cancer patients N. Maurea
11.40 How to better evaluate the QT in cardioncology F. Lombardi
12.00 Is EF still the best parameter to evaluate? F. Guerra
12.20 How to organize the optimal follow up S. Cascinu
12.40 New anti-leukemic treatments deserve a cardioncology approach P. Leoni
13.15-14.15 Luncheon panel session in dedicated Meeting room
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Thursday February 16, 2017
Atrial Fibrillation: how hypo-coagulate and when
Chairmen: V. Calvi - G. Naccarelli
14.40 History of Anticoagulation - From the Beginning to Direct Oral Anticoagulants
B. Lüderitz
15.00 Why high risk Atrial Fibrillation patients are not taking anticoagulants? An electronic medical record solution to the issue
G. Naccarelli
15.20 Cardiac Rhythm detailed monitoring by an implanted pacemaker: the iECG solution
F. Zanon
15.40 How to avoid complication during PVI L. Sediva
16.00 NOACs in ECV and ablation therapies R. Cappato
16.20 The impact of LV diastolic function in AF ablation cases - Lessons from KPAF registry
K. Kaitani
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Thursday February 16, 2017
Nao or Never
Chairmen: S. Favale - R. Mantovan
16.40 Apixaban: from the clinical trials to the real life experiences G. Di Pasquale
17.00 State of art in anticoagulation in non valvular Atrial Fibrillation: the additional value of Rivaroxaban real life data
M. Grimaldi
17.20 Dabigatran: a large experience on the fi eld P. Perrone Filardi
17.40 Does Edoxaban add anything new? R. De Caterina
18.00 Meeting Debate in dedicated room New Technology for HF Patients
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Friday February 17, 2017
Antiarrhythmic drugs in Atrial Fibrillation:
still a challenge
Chairmen: M. Di Biase - J.Y. Le Heuzey
9.00 Role of 1C AAD Revisited
J. Tamargo
9.20 Role of class 3 AAD Revisited
J.Y. Le Heuzey
9.40 Do new AAD add anything useful to common practice?
C. Torp-Pedersen
10.00 When and how to apply rate control therapy
G.L. Botto
10.20 Coffee break and Poster Session
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Friday February 17, 2017
Atrial Fibrillation prognostic implications
Chairmen: A. Curnis - S. Nattel
10.50 Paroxysmal and persistent Atrial Fibrillation:
are there clinical differences?
S. Levy
11.10 Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation: the next 5 years
R. De Ponti
11.30 First degree AV block: a benign condition or an indication for
continuous monitoring?
T. Lewalter
11.50 Atrial Cardiomyopathy, a new concept. How does it help?
S. Nattel
12.10 Atrial Fibrillation in endurance athletes
L. Mont
12.30 Ronald Campbell Lecture
Atrial Fibrillation: fi xed and still changeable opinions
A. Capucci
Introducing by
S. Nattel
13.20-14.20 Luncheon panel session in dedicated Meeting room
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Friday February 17, 2017
Atrial Fibrillation Ablation and related procedures
Chairmen: R.P. Ricci - L. Mont
14.40 LAA occlusion: how and when
G.P. Ussia
15.00 A Cryo anatomical procedure to everyone?
S. Iacopino
15.20 Rotors are the clue
C. Tondo
15.40 High quality signal in arrhythmic substrate
P. Della Bella
16.00 How to follow up the patients after ablation
L. Calò
16.20 Selected Poster: oral presentation
16.40 Awards for poster presenters
Board Commission:
A. Capucci - G. Boriani - T. Lewalter
17.00 Closing & Remarks
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and Meeting session
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Thursday February 16, 2017
13.15-14.15 Luncheon Panel Medtronic’s Room
Atrial Fibrillation: detect timely to treat appropriately
Chairmen: F. Lombardi - S. Favale
Ablation of AF: a simplify approach to treat earlier and improve
outcome
S. Iacopino
Heart Failure and AF: bidirectional causality and opportunistic
fi ndings from implantable cardiac devices
G. Boriani
Stroke and AF: silent episode detection is crucial to optimize
therapy and prevent recurrence
G. Rovaris
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Thursday February 16, 2017
13.15-14.15 Luncheon Panel Biotronik’s Room
Hot Topics in electrical treatment of Heart Failure and
Atrial Fibrillation
Chairmen: M. Lunati - A. D’Onofrio
Heart Failure in ICD population: Does exist an unique parameter
to predict heart failure worsening?
What can we learn from Selene Study?
L. Padeletti
New options in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: use, perfor-
mance and research projects on CRTD- DX system
M. Biffi
DDD/AAI switch algorithm in sinus disease: the right function to
prevent unnecessary ventricular pacing?
Lessons from VIPERS Study
V. Calvi
Home Monitoring and mortality reduction: the evidence from the
trials
G. Zanotto
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Thursday February 16, 2017
13.15-14.15 Luncheon Panel Boehringer Ingelheim’s Room
Interactive discussion on clinical practice
in Atrial Fibrillation
Dabigatran and other oral anticoagulants & procedures
A. Cipriano, F. Guerra, M. Ziacchi
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Thursday February 16, 2017
18.00-19.00 Meeting Debate Abbott’s Room
St. Jude Medical is now Abbott
New Technology for HF Patients
A. Capucci, F. Grigioni, A. Loforte, M. Lunati
The session is a debate among experts on Heart Failure to discuss how
technology could help HF patient, his outcome and his quality of life. The
involved experts are from different area of the Heart Failure (clinician,
electrophisiology, cardiosurgery) in order to have different points of view
on this complex topic
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Friday February 17, 2017
13.20-14.20 Luncheon Panel Boston Scientifi c’s Room
Rhythmia, S-ICD and Smart CRT therapy
Chairmen: M. Del Greco - C. Tomasi
New high defi nition technology: can it improve the AF treatment?
G. Zingarini
Therapy adoption and S-ICD automatic screening tool
M. Biffi
Personalized solution to optimize CRT patient
M. Marini
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Friday February 17, 2017
13.20-14.20 Luncheon Panel Livanova’s Room
Improving outcomes in HF Patients
Chairmen: G. Mascioli - L. Calò
HF and AF management: calling for Sleep Apnea screening
A. Rapacciuolo
Discussion
Clinical impact of CRT optimization
F. Zanon
Discussion
New paradigm to pace patients with AV conduction disorders
E. De Maria
Discussion
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Friday February 17, 2017
13.20-14.20 Luncheon Panel Bruno Farmaceutici’s Room
Role of Flecainide in the management of Atrial Fibrillation
and the new strategies to improve the control of rhythm
Atrial Fibrillation and Rhythm Control. Role of pharmacological
and non-pharmacological treatment
J.A. Salerno - Uriarte
Atrial Fibrillation and non-adherence to therapy as a possible risk
factor
V. Calvi
Pharmacological Innovation to improve management of therapy:
the Flecainide controlled release and its effi cacy and safety profi le
G.P. Maglia
Ercaf Study: Update and state of art
F. Guerra
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Poster
1) DO CLASS 1C AGENTS HAVE A ROOM IN TERMINATING RECENT-ONSET ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN ELDERLY PEOPLE?
A. Bonora1, G. Turcato1, V. Siviero1, G. Zerman1, G. Ricci1, C. Pistorelli1 1Verona, ITALY
2) DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF FACTOR XA INHIBITORS RIVAROXABAN AND APIXABAN VS THE DIRECT THROMBIN INHIBITOR DABIGATRAN ON PLATELET FUNCTION
V. Bucciarelli1, T. Salvatore1, P. Lanuti1, M. Marchisio1, R. De Caterina1, G. Renda1
1Chieti, ITALY
3) RISK FACTORS OF CIED INFECTION ALSO PREDICT POST-EXTRACTION OUTCOMES AT LONG TERM
I. Diemberger1, M. Biffi 1, S. Lorenzetti1, C. Martignani1, G. Massaro1, M. Ziacchi1, G. Boriani1 1Bologna, ITALY
4) ESTIMATING CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN THE REAL WORLD: WHAT IMPLICATIONS ON DECISION MAKING ON ANTICOAGULATION ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT EQUATIONS FOR ASSESSING RENAL FUNCTION?
E. Fantecchi1, V. Malavasi1, F. Pesce1, C. Zoccali1, S. Arrotti1, G. Boriani1 1Modena and Reggio Emilia, ITALY
5) NEW STUDIES OFFER INCREASED SAFETY DURING AF ABLATION BY MONITORING ESOPHAGEAL TEMPERATURE
A. Fasano1
1Firenze, ITALY
6) COMPARISON BETWEEN BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS IN ITALY OF PATIENTS TREATED WITH STANDARD THERAPY AND NOAC ENROLLED IN REGISTRIES PREVENTION OF THROMBOEMBOLIC EVENTS - EUROPEAN REGISTRY IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (PREFER IN AF) AND PREFER IN AF PROLONGATION
F. Guerra1, P. Bonelli1, A. Bonaccorsi2, M. Manu2, G. Renda3, R. De Caterina3, A. Capucci1 1Ancona, 2Roma, 3Chieti, ITALY
7) ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN CARDIOLOGIC PRACTICE: A PROSPECTIVE MONOCENTRIC REGISTRY ANALYSIS AND A 3 YEARS OUTCOME EVALUATION RELATED TO STANDARD ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS
R. Mei1, L. Bianchini1, C. Martignani1, M. Biffi 1, M. Ziacchi1, G. Massaro1, S. Lorenzetti1, M. Gallucci 1, K. Valentino 1, J. Frisoni1, G. Boriani2, I. Diemberger1
1Bologna, 2Modena, ITALY
8) NOVEL ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS (NOACS) FOR THROMBOEMBOLIC EVENTS PREVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH NON VALVULAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE OF A THIRD LEVEL CARE CENTRE
F. Melillo1, L. Arrigoni1, M. Cera1, A. Salerno1, A. Monello1, A. Scotti1, C. Pivato1, C. Ballarotto1, M. Oppizzi1, M. Slavich1, R. Spoladore1, G. Fragasso1, A. Cappelletti1, C. Godino1, A. Margonato1
1Milano, ITALY
9) IAB IS REAL. A CASE OF BAYÉS SYNDROME DEVELOPMENT AFTER THE FIRST DIALYTIC SESSION
G. Mussatti1, A. Vecchiato1
1Sassari, ITALY
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10) ANTICOAGULATION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION – A SINGLE-CENTRE AUDIT ON PATIENT EDUCATION, STROKE AND BLEEDING RISK ASSESSMENTS AND USE OF DIRECT ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS (DOACS)
N. Sher May1, J. Bindumol2, S. Amarjit2
1Lewisham and Greenwich, 2London, UK
11) “SHOCKING” ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CHEST COMPRESSIONS AND VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION RECURRENCES IN OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARRESTS
E. Paolini1, D. Aschieri2, F. Guerra1, V. Pelizzoni2, G.Q. Villani2, S. Nani2, G.H. Bardy3, A. Capucci1 1Ancona, 2Piacenza, ITALY; 3Seattle, USA
12) GUIDELINE-ADHERENT ANTITHROMBOTIC TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND HEART FAILURE: A REPORT FROM THE RUSSIAN OBSERVATIONAL SURVEY (RIF-CHF)
N.V. Romanova1, F. Osmolovskayayu1, I.V. Zhirov1, S.N. Tereshchenko1, S.P. Golitsyn1
1Moscow, RUSSIA
13) ACCURACY AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF MYDIAGNOSTICK IN DETECTING INCIDENTAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DURING AN UNSELECTED POPULATION SCREENING: RESULTS OF THE RITMOK PROJECT
F. Troiano1, F. Guerra2, A. Capucci1 1Ancona, ITALY
14) ITALIAN EXPERIENCE IN PROTECTING PATIENTS AT HIGH RISK OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEARABLE DEFIBRILLATOR
E. Turri1, A. Sacchettini1 1Bologna, ITALY
Poster
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communications and posters. The winners will be announced during the Best
Abstract Award event scheduled for the evening of 17 February 2017.
Posters will be displayed during the whole meeting in the Exhibition Area, they
should be fi xed on February 16, at 8.00 a.m. and removed at the end of the
meeting. Material for the poster mounting will be provided.
An award for the best poster selected among young authors (under 35 years)
will be given.
ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATE
A certifi cate will be given to all participants at the end of the meeting.
ECM
An application for Italian ECM Credits has been submitted to the Italian Ministry
of Health for the following disciplines: Cardiology, Cardio Surgery, General
Medicine (Family doctors), Internal Medicine.
SECRETARIAT
The Organizing Secretariat will be open during the whole Meeting.
CHANGES
For scientifi c and/or technical reasons the President of the Congress and
Organizing Secretariat reserve the right to make any change in the Program.
Updated information will be available on the web site www.bk1.it/scientifi c-events
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Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure:the ugly and the nasty
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Royal Hotel Carlton, Bologna - Italy
Organizing Secretariat
Bk1 conceptFactory
Corso Matteotti 200
51016 Montecatini Terme (PT)
tel. +39 0572 911864
fax +39 0572 904259
mail: [email protected]
www.bk1.it/scientifi c-events
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