Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to join us at the 9th Annual Scientific Congress of the European Cardiac Society “ECAS” to be held in Paris, April 14 to 16, 2013 at the Meridien-Etoile Hotel. All those who attended previous editions of ECAS Congress know that it is a highly scientific and educational event in a cheerful atmosphere which facilitates the interaction between the renowned faculty and younger colleagues in the field. This edition promises to be particularly successful and we will be delighted to welcome you in Paris.

Gilles Lascault, MD Xavier Jouven, MD Riccardo Cappato, MD Congress Chairman Scientific Program Chair President of ECAS Executive Committee of the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society President Riccardo Cappato (Milan, IT) Past President Wyn Davies (London, GB) Vice-President (Education & Research) Richard Hauer (Utrecht, NL) Vice-President (National Societies) Massimo Santini (Rome, IT) Vice-President (International Societies & EU) Samuel Lévy (Marseille, FR) Treasurers Eli Ovsyshcher (Beersheba, IL) Secretary General Leo Van Wersch (Paris, FR)

Organizing Committee ECAS 2013 Riccardo Cappato, Xavier Copie, Fernand Hessel, Xavier Jouven, Ellen Hoffmann, Stefan Kaab, Gilles Lascault, Samuel Lévy (Chair), Michael Nabauer, Olivier Piot, Gerhard Steinbeck

Gilles Lascault, MD S amuel Lévy, MD Gerhard Steinbeck, MD

Program Committee

Andrey Ardashev ; Alawi Alsheikh-Ali ; Serge Barold ; David S Cannom ; Riccardo Cappato ; Wyn Davies ; Roberto De Ponti ; Heidi Estner ; Jeronimo Farre ; Mark Estes III ; John Fisher; Robert Hatala ; Richard Hauer ; Ellen Hoffmann ; Charles Jazra ; Xavier Jouven (Chair) ; Stefan Kaab ; Jean-François Leclercq ; Gilles Lascault ; Samuel Lévy ; Thorsten Lewalter ; Shaowen Liu ; Peter Loh ; Pierpaolo Lupo ; Chang Sheng Ma ; Michael Nabauer ; Mohan Nair ; Yuji Nakazato ; Andrea Natale ; Petr Neuzil ; Eli Ovsyshcher ; Douglas L Packer ; Luigi Padeletti ; Nicholas S. Peters ; Dubravko Petrac ; Antonio Raviele ; Amiran Revishvilli ; Sanjeev Saksena ; Gerhard Steinbeck ; Massimo Santini ; Neil Sulke ; Dorwarth Uwe ; Reza Wakili ; Bruce Wilkoff.

Xavier Jouven, MD Ellen Hoffmann, MD M ichael Näbauer, MD Stefan Kääb, MD

2 Scientific Advisory Board

Masood Akhtar (Milwaukee, USA) Mohamed Guediche (Tunis, TN) Bertil S. Olsson (Lund, SE) Etienne Aliot (Nancy, FR) Stephen C. Hammill (Rochester, MN, USA) Oscar Oseroff (Buenos Aires, AR) Maurits A. Allessie (Maastricht, NL) Richard Hauer(Utrecht, NL) Ali Oto (Ankara, TR) Eckhard Alt (Munich, DE) Habib Haouala (Tunis, TN) Eli Ovsyshcher (Beersheba, IL) Charles Antzelevitch (Utica, USA) Stefan Hohnloser(Frankfurt, DE) Douglas L. Packer (Rochester, USA) Andrey Ardashev (Moscow, RU) Yoshito Iesaka (Tokyo, JP) Luigi Padeletti (Florence, IT) Serge S. Barold (Boca Raton, USA) Charles Jazra (Beirut, LB) Nicholas S Peters, (London, GB) David Benditt (Minneapolis, USA) Werner Jung (Villingen, DE) Dubravko Petrac (Zagreb, HR) Poul Erik Bloch-Thomsen (Hellerup, DK) Joergen Kanters (Copenhagen, DK) Eric N. Prystowsky (Indianapolis, USA) Johannes Brachmann (Coburg, DE) Gilbert Kirkorian (Lyon, FR) Antonio Raviele(Venice, IT) A John Camm (London, GB) Bondo Kobulia (Tbilisi, GE) Amiran Revishvili (Moskow, RU) Riccardo Cappato (Milan, IT) Karl-Heinz Kuck (Hamburg, DE) Dwight Reynolds (Oklahoma, USA) David S. Cannom (Los Angeles, USA) Antoine Leenhardt (Paris, FR) Edward Rowland (London, GB) Stuart J. Connolly (Hamilton, CA) Jean-François Leclercq (Paris, FR) Sanjeev Saksena (New Brunswick,USA) Antonio Curnis (Brescia, IT) Jean-Yves Le Heuzey (Paris, FR) Massimo Santini (Rome, IT) Philippe Coumel* Samuel Lévy (Marseille, FR) Maurizio Santomauro (Naples, IT) D. Wyn Davies (London, GB) Berndt Luderitz (Bonn, DE) Dipen Shah (Geneva, CH) Hu Dayi (Beijing, CN) Damian Gascon Lopez (Sevilla, ES) Martin Jan Shalij (Leiden, NL) Luc De Roy (Yvoir, BE) Marek Malik (London, GB) Richard Schilling (London, GB) Sergio Dubner (Buenos Aires, AR) Sherif Mokhtar (Cairo, EG) Georg Schmidt (Munich, DE) Nils G. Edvardsson (Goteborg, SE) Harry G. Mond (Melbourne, AU) Peter M. Spooner (Baltimore, USA) Michaël Eldar (Tel Aviv, IL) Alessandro A Montenero (Rome, IT) Neil Sulke (Eastbourne, GB) Nabil El-Sherif (New York, USA) Conception Moro Serrano (Madrid, ES) Paul Touboul (Lyon, FR) Jeronimo Farre (Madrid, ES) Arthur J. Moss (Rochester, NY, USA) Albert Waldo (Cleveland, USA) John Fisher (New-York, USA) Gerald V. Nacarelli (Hershey, USA) Hein JJ Wellens (Maastricht, NL) Guy Fontaine (Paris, FR) Franco Nacarella (Bologna, IT) Bruce Wilkoff (Cleveland, USA) Robert Frank (Paris, FR) Yuji Nakazato (Tokyo, JP) George D. Wyse (Calgary, CA) Seymour Furman (New York, USA)* Andrea Natale (Cleveland, USA) Bulent Gorenek (Eskisehir, TR) Promund I. W.Obel (Johannesburg, ZA) *In memoriam

Abstract Selection

The Organizing committee would like to thank the abstract reviewers for their valuable help in abstract selection of ECAS 2013 program:

Christine Albert ; Alawi Al-Scheikh-Ali ; Di - Shigeru Ikeguchi ; Carsten Israel ; Michiel ; Nicholas Peters; Olivier Piot ; Mariavittoria etrich Andresen ; Dietmar Baensch ; Serge Janse ; Xavier Jouven ; Werner Jung ; Stefan Pitzalis ; Jeanne Poole ; Helmut Puererfellner Barold ; Cristina Basso ; Jean-Jacques Blanc Kaab ; Prapa Kanaratgam ; Jorgen Kanters ; ; Antonio Raviele ; Amiran Revishvili ; ; ; Poul Erik Bloch-Thomsen ; Martin Bharat K. Kantharia; Helmut Klein ; Lascault Thomas Rostock ; Edward Rowland ; Sanjeev Borggrefe ; Gunter Breithardt ; Leonardo Gilles ; Le Heuzey Jean-Yves ; Lellouche Saksena ; Walid Saliba ; Massimo Santini ; Calo ; John Camm ; David Cannom ; Riccardo Nicholas ; Levy Samuel ; Lewalter Thorsten ; David Lee Scher; Richard Schilling ; Robert Cappato ; Alessandro Capucci ; Christopher Bruce Lindsay ; Shaowen Liu ; Peter Loh ; Schweikert ; Dipen Shah ; Gerhard Steinbeck Clyne ; Harry Crijns ; Gheorghe Andrei Dan ; Marek Malik ; Frank Marcus ; William Mc ; Neil Sulke ; Richard Sutton ; Tamas Szili Wyn Davies ; Pascal Defaye ; Mario Delmar ; Kenna ; Sandro Montenero ; Conception Torok ; Carl Timmermans ; Gioia Torrito ; Luigi Di Biase ; Joachim Ehrlich ; Jeronimo Moro-Serrano ; Michael Nabauer ; Koon - Toon Van Teen ; Peter Van Tintelen ; Ernst Farre ; Ali Fathi ; John Fisher ; Bulent lawee Nademanee ; Yuji Nakazato; Andrea Vester ; Albert.L Waldo; Oussama Wazni ; Gorenek ; Gerard Guiraudon ; Sam Hanon ; Natale ; Mark O’Neill ; Promund Obel ; David Wilber ; Roger Winkle Richard Hauer ; Bengt Herweg ; Meleze Mario Oliveira ; Brian Olshansky ; Ali Oto; Eli Hocini ; Ellen Hofmann ; Yoshito Iesaka ; Ovsyshcher ; Luigi Padeletti ; Carlo Pappone

Congress Chairman Gilles Lascault, MD Tel: +33 1 49 33 41 22 • +33 1 49 33 48 62 Centre Cardiologique du Nord (Secretary Mrs. V. Falcon) 32-36 Rue des Moulins-Gémeaux Fax: + 33 1 49 33 83 01 93207 St Denis Cedex E-Mail: [email protected]

3 Abstract Awards

Presentation of the Awards for Best Oral Presentations will take place on Sunday April 14 during the Opening Ceremony at Room Derain and the Best Poster on Tuesday April 16, 2013 from 12:00pm to 12:30pm Room Diderot (Meridien-Etoile Hotel)

Publication

JICE (Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology) is the official Journal of the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society

Sanjeev Saksena Leonardo Calo MD JICE Editor-in-Chief E C A S J I C E co-Editor

Pre-Arranged Sessions

The Program includes 32 Pre-arranged sessions and workshops or debates. It can be downloaded from our website as well as the Program of Abstracts selected for oral or poster presentations

General information

Congress venue The oral presentation of abstracts is 10 minutes plus 5 minutes for LE MERIDIEN ETOILE Hôtel discussion. 81 Boulevard Gouvion Saint Cyr, All posters accepted for presentation will be chaired. Please to check 75848 Paris Cedex 17 the day and time at which your poster will be presented to the Tel: (33) (0)1 40 68 34 34 chairpersons and the time at which the presenter should be near www.lemeridienetoile.com their poster board.

Badges Registration Badges and Final programs will be available at Hotel Meridien Registration and payment of Congress fees as well as payment of Etoile, Paris for pre-registered participants and Faculty at the ECAS Membership dues can be done through the website. Registration on welcome desk starting site will start on Sunday April 14 at 8:00 AM at Hotel Meridien- Saturday April 13, 2013 2:00 PM - 6:00PM Etoile.

ECAS Congress Secretariat Currency Josette Razafimbelo Payment in cash for registration on site must be made in euros only. Tel/FAX: + 334 93 29 80 99 Payment using American Express or Visa credit cards will be accepted Cell: +336 26 07 55 74 on the Congress site. Personal checks cannot be accepted. E-mail: [email protected] Congress Website Abstract Presentations All information, Scientific Program and Registration to the congress, The abstracts accepted for oral or poster presentation will be Abstract submission and Membership subscription with secured published in a supplement issue of the Journal of Interventional payment can be done through our website Cardiac Electrophysiology (JICE) , the official journal of ECAS http://www.ecas-heartrhythm.org provided the authors attend the congress and present their work.

4 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE ECAS 2013

SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Simultaneous Workshops Room PASCAL Room DIDEROT Room DESCARTES Room GAUGUIN Session WS-01 Session WS-02 Session WS-03 Chaired poster Cardiac ECG of pacing and CRT Session A of Resynchronization therapy dysfunction D. Packer B. Wilkoff S. Barold E.Ovschyscher - C.Israel

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee break and visit to the posters

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Concurrent Abstract Sessions Room DERAIN Room DIDEROT Room DESCARTES Room PASCAL Room GAUGUIN Oral Abstract 1 Oral Abstract 2 Oral Abstract 3 Oral Abstract 4 Chaired poster Session A (Cont.)

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM LUNCHEON PANEL ROOM DUFY Clinical use of Novel Oral Anticoagulants for prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Supported by an educational grant from Boehringer-Ingelheim

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Room DERAIN Room DIDEROT Room DESCARTES Room PASCAL Room GAUGUIN Session AF-04 Session SD-04 Session SP-07 Session SD-01 Chaired poster AF Mechanisms Sudden death and Joint session of Arrhythmogenesis and session B inherited ECAS-WSA Epidemiology of Sudden syndromes Current issues in ICD death therapy

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Coffee break and visit to the posters

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Room DERAIN Room DIDEROT Room DESCARTES Room PASCAL Room GAUGUIN Session AF-08 Session SD-05 Session AF-09 Session SP-10 Chaired poster Ablation of The MADIT Trials Treatments and CRT Session B persistent AF techniques in AF

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Room DERAIN Opening ceremony Special lecture: A tribute to Philippe Coumel By Prof. Jeronimo Farre (Madrid, ES) A Brief History of the Exploration of the AV Junction Awards Presentation All participants are kindly invited to the Opening Ceremony followed by the Cocktail reception

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MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Room DERAIN Room DIDEROT Room DESCARTES Room PASCAL Room GAUGUIN Session AF-07 Session AF-05 HRS-ECAS Session I Session SD-03 Chaired poster PV isolation: comparative Progression of AF Arrhythmogenic right Sports and sudden Session C strategies ventricular death in athletes

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee break and visit to posters

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Simultaneous Oral Abstract sessions Room DERAIN Room DIDEROT Room DESCARTES Room PASCAL Room GAUGUIN Oral Abstract 5 Oral Abstract 6 Oral Abstract 7 Oral Abstract 8 Chaired poster Session C

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM LUNCHEON PANEL ROOM DUFY Practical aspects of Xa inhibition: What you need to know? Supported by an educational grant from Bayer Pharma

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Room DERAIN Room DIDEROT Room DESCARTES Room PASCAL Room GAUGUIN Session SP-01 Session SD-06 HRS-ECAS Session II Session SP-02 Chaired poster Paroxysmal versus Primary prevention Arrhythmogenic right New innovations in Session D Long-standing AF of sudden death early ventricular AF ablation: role of post MI cardiomyopathy contact force Supported by Biosense-Webster D. Shah

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Coffee break and visit to posters

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Simultaneous sessions Room DERAIN Room DIDEROT Room DESCARTES Room PASCAL Room GAUGUIN Session SP-08 Special session Session SP-03 SP-05 Chaired poster Epicardial mapping: 6 th Japan Ablation of Case-based Session D when and how? HRS-ECAS persistent AF: studies of SVT (Cont.) Y. Nakazato which target?

5:30 PM - 6:15 PM DEBATES Room DERAIN Room PASCAL EP testing in Brugada syndrome Echocardiographic techniques and CRT Improvement results

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TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2013

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Room DIDEROT Room DESCARTES Room PASCAL Room TBA Oral abstract 9 Oral abstract 10 Oral abstract 11 Oral abstract 12

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee break and visit to posters

10:30 AM - 12:00 AM Room DIDEROT Room DESCARTES Room PASCAL Room TBA Session AF-03 Session SP-11 Session WS-04 Session SP-06 AF in heart failure Advances in syncope Tips and tricks Ablation of sustained VT management for AF ablation N. Sulke-R. De Ponti

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Room DIDEROT Presentation of the Best Posters and Awards to the Awardees of the Best Abstracts

This program is sponsored by Aix-Marseille Université

Conference Rooms

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SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM ROOM PASCAL WORKSHOP WS-01 Pushing the Threshold on Integrated Mapping and Imaging for Guiding AF Ablation Chairpersons: Douglas Packer (Rochester, MN/USA), David Wilber (Maywood, USA) 1. Conventional Image-based Mapping of Atrial Fibrillation: Making catheter elec-trodes, 3D mapping, and intracardiac ultrasound work together Sabine Ernst (London, GB) 2. Mapping of Atrial Fibrillation: Is this now a fixed-rotor world? David Wilber (Maywood, USA) 3. Clinical Analogues of Fibrillatory Conduction, CFAE Activation, and Dominant Frequencies: Which ones are even relevant in a rotor world? Moussa Mansour (Boston, USA) 4. Integrated 3-Dimensional Ultrasound and CT/MR Imaging for Guiding Internal and External Energy Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Douglas Packer (Rochester, MN/USA)

SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM ROOM DIDEROT WORKSHOP WS-02 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Improving outcomes and Reducing Adverse events Chairpersons: Luigi Padeletti (Florence IT); Walid Saliba (Cleveland, USA) 1. Minimizing ICD shocks and Reduced Mortality in CRT patients: From clinical trials to practice Bruce Wilkoff (Cleveland, USA) 2. Atrial Fibrillation and CRT: Special Considerations? Walid Saliba (Cleveland, USA) 3. Patient Selection: Fine-tuning the guidelines and beyond. Peggy Jacon (Grenoble, FR) 4. Maximizing response to CRT: Optimal programming and follow up. Conception Moro-Serrano (Madrid, ES)

SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM ROOM DESCARTES WORKSHOP WS-03 Pacemaker ECG, ICD and CRT interpretation: Case studies Chairpersons: Serge Barold (Tampa, USA), Eli Ovsyshcher (Beersheba, IL), Carsten Israel (Bielefeld, DE) 1. Eli Ovsyshcher (Boston, USA) 2. Carsten Israel (Bielefeld, DE) 3. Bengt Herweg (Tampa, USA)

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SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM ROOM GAUGUIN Posters exposed from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Presenters and chairpersons present from 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM` CHAIRED POSTER SESSION A - PART 1 Ventricular Arrhythmias Chairpersons: Mohammad Shenasa (San Jose, USA); Luigi De Ambroggi (Milan, IT) 13-1 Abstract 19-23 PREVALENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EARLY REPOLARISATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER CARDIAC ARREST Valeria Carinci 1, Gianni Casella 1, Gaetano Barbato 1, Camillo Pavesi 1, Piergiorgio Cavallo 2, Giovanni Gordini 2, Giuseppe Di Pasquale 1 1 Division of , Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy, 2 Intensive Care Unit/118 EMS, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy

13-3 Abstract 17-17 IDENTIFYING EPICARDIAL ORIGIN OF VENTRICULAR : ARE WE MISSING A USEFUL LEAD? Shahnaz Jamil-Copley 1, Ian Wright 1, Pipin Kojodjojo 1, Rex Stanbridge 2, David Wyn Davies 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1 1 St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 2 Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom

13-5 Abstract 17-16 ARE PREMATURE VENTRICULAR COMPLEX ALWAYS BENIGN? WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATED TREATMENT? Gaetano Barbato 1, Valeria Carinci 1, Francesco Pergolini 1, Giuseppe Di Pasquale 1 1 Division of Cardiology, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy

13-6 Abstract 17-11 REQUENT VENTRICULAR ECTOPY IN PREGNANCY: NOT ALWAYS BENIGN Kristopher Knott 1, Amanda Varnava 2 1 West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, United Kingdom, 2 Imperial College Healthcare and West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

13-7 Abstract 20-11 EFFICACY OF COMBINATION OF POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS N-3, HAWTHORN AND ANTIOXIDANTS IN EXTRASYSTOLE WITHOUT ORGANIC HEART DISEASE Flavio Doni 1, Riccardo Cappato 2, Antoine Kheir 1, Margherita Manfredi 1, Sarah Todd 1 1 Policlinico San Pietro, Ponte San Pietro, Italy, 2 Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy

13-8 Abstract 02-13 G-PROTEIN COUPLED INWARD RECTIFIER POTASSIUM CURRENT CONTRIBUTES TO VENTRICULAR REPOLARIZATION Bo Liang 1, Jakob D. Nissen 1, Morten Laursen 1, Xiaodong Wang 1, Matthew C. Hearing 2, Martin N. Andersen 1, Hanne B. Rasmussen 1, Morten Grunnet 1, Søren-Peter Olesen 1, Thomas Jespersen 1 1 University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States

13-09 Abstract 04-11 PRO-ARRHYTHMIC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES INDUCED BY CONSCIOUS MENTAL STRESS: FIRST DIRECT MEASUREMENT IN HUMANS Malcolm Finlay 1, Pier Lambiase 1, Kostas Zizmous 1, Ron Ben SImon 1, Peter Taggart 1 1 UCL, London, United Kingdom

13-10 Abstract 01-18 THE ASSOCIATION OF PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE WITH VENTRICULAR REPOLARIZATION DYNAMICS EVALUATED BY QT DYNAMICITY Uğur Canpolat 1, Lale Tokgözolu 1, Ergün Barı Kaya 1, Hikmet Yorgun 1, Levent ahiner 1, Giray Kabakci 1, Kudret Aytemir 1, Ali Oto 1 1 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey

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Catheter Ablation of atrial fibrillation 13-11 Abstract 07-16 SYSTEMATIC SCREENING IN RELATIVES OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH VICTIMS: APPLICATION IN GENERAL POPULATION Emilie Chazelle 1, Hazrije Mustafic 1, Eloi Marijon 1, Wulfran Bougouin 1, Lionel Lamhaut 2, Daniel Jost 3, Frankie Beganton 1, Khadija Lahlou- Laforêt 4, Alain Cariou 5, Jean-Philippe Empana 6, Xavier Jouven 1 1 Expertise Center of Sudden Death (CEMS), Paris, France, 2 SAMU of Paris, Paris, France, 3 Paris Fire Brigade, Paris, France, 4 AP-HP, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, psychiatry department, Paris, France, 5 AP-HP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, 6 INSERM U970, cardiovascular and sudden death epidemiology, Paris, France

13-12 Abstract 07-13 SUDDEN DEATH IN YOUNG - CAUSES AND MORPHOLOGICAL FINDING: DATA FROM CENTRE OF DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF LATVIA, 2011 Oskars Kalejs 1, Jolanta Vamze 2, Ligita Zvaigzne 1, Ainars Rudzitis 1, Iveta Mintale 1, Milana Zabunova 1, Aivars Lejnieks 3, Andrejs Erglis 4 1 P.Stradins University Hospital, Riga, Latvia, 2 State Centre of Forensic Medical examination of Latvia, Riga, Latvia, 3 Riga Stradins University, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia, 4 P.Stradins University Hospital, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

13-13 Abstract 19-14 THRESHOLD TESTING – IS HIGH SHOCK-IMPEDANCE A PREDICTOR OF DFT-TEST-FAILURE? Eimo Martens 1, Johannes Siebermair 1, Regina Freeden 2, Carsten Koenig 2, Franziska Schüßler 1, Moritz F Sinner 1, Ralf Bosch 3, Stefan Kaeaeb 1 1 University Hospital Munich - Cardiology, Munich, Germany, 2 Medtronic Europe, Meerbusch, Germany, 3 Cardiology Aspergerstrasse, Ludwigsburg, Germany

13-14 Abstract 08-11 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MYOCARDIAL DYSSYNCHRONY AND RISK FACTORS OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH Alexandr Rychkov 1, Vadim Kuznetsov 1, Natalya Khorkova 1, Dmitriy Krinochkin 1, Nikolay Melnikov 1, Elena Dyuraygina 1 1 Tyumen Cardiology Center, Tyumen , Russia

13-15 Abstract 03-11 NOVEL APPROACHES TO IDENTIFY HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS BY MEANS OF A GENETIC CASCADE SCREENING. THE DUTCH EXPERIENCE Peter Lansberg 1, Wanda Hermans van Ast 1, Alex Postma 1, Peter van Tintelen 2, 1 Durrer Center for Cardiogenetic Research - ICIN Holland Heart House, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2 dept. of clinical genetics - University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

13-16 Abstract 03-12 CETP TAQIB POLYMORPHISM AND THE RISK OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS Francesca Galati 1, Serafina Massari 1, Antonio Galati 2 1 DiSTeBA - University of Salento, Lecce, Italy, 2 Division of Cardiology - Card. G. Panico Hospital, Tricase, Italy

13-17 Abstract 18-21 IMPACT OF A NEW OPEN-IRRIGATED RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER WITH DIRECT FORCE MEASUREMENT ON PROCEDURAL AND CLINICAL PARAMETERS IN PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION Elisabeth Sigmund 1, Michael Derndorfer 1, Christine Lemes 1, Josef Aichinger 1, Siegmund Winter 1, Hans-Joachim Nesser 1, Helmut Puererfellner 1, Martin Martinek 1 1 Elisabethinen University Teaching Hospital of the Universities Innsbruck and Graz; Linz, Austria, Department of Cardiology, Linz, Austria

SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee break and visit to the posters

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SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ROOM DERAIN ABSTRACT ORAL SESSION 1 Mechanisms of atrial fibrillation related to catheter ablation Chairpersons: Douglas Packer (Rochester, MN/USA), Ellen Hoffmann (Munich, DE)

1-1 Abstract 15-53 TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA REDUCES THE RISK OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RECURRENCE FOLLOWING CATHETER ABLATION Adam S. Fein, Alexei Shvilkin, Charles I. Haffagee, Saumya Das, Peter J. Zimetbaum, Alfred E. Buxton, Mark E. Josephson, Elad Anter Harvard Thorndike Electrophysiology Institute, Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

1-2 Abstract 15-52 CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ARE INFLUENCED BY QUANTI-TATIVE RATHER THAN QUALITATIVE ACHIEVEMENT OF SINUS RHYTHM AND ANTIAR-RHYTHMIC DRUG SELECTION April Slee, Rangadham Nagarakanti, Sanjeev Saksena UMDNJ- RWJ Medical School, Warren, NJ, Electrophysiology Research Foundation, Warren, NJ, USA

1-3 Abstract 15-18 STABLE ROTORS AND FOCAL SOURCES DRIVE THE FIBRILLATING HUMAN ATRIA AND THE PULMONARY VEINS Sanjiv Narayan 1, Ruchir Sehra1, Gautam Lalani 1, Amir Schricker 1, Rajeev Joshi 1, David Krummen 1 1 University of California, San Diego, United States

1-4 Abstract 15-26 CLINICAL AND PROCEDURAL FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH RISK OF MULTIPLE PROCEDURES TO ACHIEVE PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION Sana Amraoui 1, Nicolas Derval 1, Frederic Sacher 1, Arnaud Denis 1, Adlane Zemmoura 1, Melèze Hocini 1, Philippe Ritter 1, Pierre Bordachar 1, Michel Haissaguerre 1, Pierre Jais 1 1 Haut-Levêque hospital, Pessac, France

1-5 Abstract 15-27 LOW VOLTAGE AREAS IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AF) DO NOT CORRELATE TO LGE-CMR DEFINED ATRIAL SCAR IN PATIENTS WITH PERSISTENT AF Norman Qureshi 1, Wenjia Bai 2, Ben Ariff 1, Alison Williams 3, Connal Monro 3, Steven Kim 3, Shahnaz Jamil-Copley 1, Sajad Hayat 1, Michael Koa Wing 1, Andreas Kyriacou 1, Belinda Sandler 1, Afzal Sohaib 1, Elaine Lim 1, Ian Wright 1, Wyn Davies 1, Lefroy David 1, Zachary Whinnett 1, Nicholas Peters 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1, Phang Boon Lim 1 1 St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 2 Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, 3 St Jude Medical, St Paul, MN, United States

1-6 Abstract 15-25 REFUTING THE ASSUMPTION OF INEVITABLE PROGRESSION TO PERSISTENT AF – THE TRUE NATURAL HISTORY OF AF FROM LONG-TERM BEAT-TO-BEAT PACEMAKER MONITORING Conn Sugihara 1, Rick Veasey 1, Steve Podd 1, Steve Furniss 1, Neil Sulke 1 1 Eastbourne General Hospital, Eastbourne, United Kingdom

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SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ROOM DIDEROT Abstract Oral Session 2 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac death Chairpersons: Richard Hauer (Utrecht, NL), Mario Delmar (New York, USA) 2-1 Abstract 19-26 DIFFERENTIATION OF CONCEALED ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY FROM BENIGN RIGHT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT ECTOPY- FROM ENDOCARDIAL MAPPING TO DYNAMIC SURFACE ECG MARKERS Malcolm Finlay 1, Akbar Ahmed 1, Alan Sugre 1, Justine Bhar-Amato 1, Giovanni Quarta 1, Antonis Pantazis 1, Edward Ciaccio 1, Petros Syrris 1, Ron Ben-Simon 1, Anthony Chow 1, Martin Lowe 1, Oliver Segal 1, William McKenna 1, Pier David Lambiase 1 1 UCL, London, United Kingdom

2-2 Abstract 19-27 PROGNOSTIC IMPORTANCE OF FRAGMENTED QRS COMPLEX IN PATIENTS WITH ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY/DYSPLASIA Uğur Canpolat 1, Ali Oto 1, Hikmet Yorgun 1, Levent ahiner 1, Ergün Barı Kaya 1, Muhammed Dural 1, Giray Kabakci 1, Kudret Aytemir 1 1 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey

2-3 Abstract 19-13 SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN CHILDREN (1-18 YEARS) – SYMPTOMS, COMORBIDITIES AND CAUSES OF DEATH IN A NATIONWIDE SETTING Bo Gregers Winkel 1, Bjarke Risgaard 1, Golnaz Sajadieh 1, Henning Bundgaard 1, Stig Haunsø 1, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen 1 1 University Hospital Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Lab for Molecular Cardiology, The Heart Center, Copenhagen, Denmark

2-4 Abstract 19-29 WHO NEEDS THERAPEUTIC ECLS OR NON-HEART-BEATING ORGAN DONATION PROGRAM IN REFRACTORY CARDIAC ARREST? Hazrije Mustafic 1, Lionel Lamhaut 2, Eloi Marijon 1, Wulfran Bouguoin 3, Alain Cariou 3, Emilie Chazelle 1, Frankie Beganton 1, Daniel Jost 4, Patricia Jabre 2, Xavier Jouven 1 1 Expertise Center of Sudden Death (CEMS), Paris, France, 2 SAMU of PARIS, Paris, France, 3 AP-HP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, 4 Paris Fire Brigade, Paris, France

2-5 Abstract 19-21 PHYSICS OF CO2 COOLING WITH NO NEUROLOGICAL DEFECT IN THE FIRST OHCA PATIENT - VALUE OF INFRARED IMAGING Guy Fontaine 1, Julien Mayaux 1, Farzin Beygui 1, Francoise Hidden-Lucet 1, Caroline Himbert 1, Claude Lefeuvre 1, Richard Isnard 1, Jean Philippe Metzger 1, Xavier Jouven 2, Michel Komajda 1 1 Hopital de la Salpêtrière, Paris, France, 2 Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France

2.6 Special Report "ATRIAL ELECTRICAL ACTIVATION: CONDUIT OR ORGAN" Gerard Guiraudon (London, Ontario, CA)

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SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ROOM DESCARTES Abstract Oral Session 3 Vasovagal syncope, from tilt testing to tilt-training Chairpersons: Habib Haouala (Tunis, TN), Aladar Ronaszeki (Commercy, FR) 3-1 Abstract 11-11 INDEPENDENT ROLE OF REDUCED ARTERIAL BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY IN PREDICTING REFLEX SYNCOPE DURING HEAD-UP TILT TESTING Sergio Laranjo 1, Cristiano Tavares 1, Joana Gomes 1, Mario Oliveira 2, Sofia Silva 2, Eunice Oliveira 2, Rui Cruz Ferreira 2, Isabel Rocha 1 1 Cardiovascular Autonomic Function Lab, Clinical and Translational Physiology Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular & Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 2 Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal 3-2 Abstract 11-14 PRODROMAL ECG CHANGES MAY PREDICT THE TILT-INDUCED VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE Kálmán Nagy 1, József Maurer 1, Aladár Rónaszéki 2 1 Budai Irgalmasrendi Kórház, Kardiológia, Budapest, Hungary, 2 Centre Hospitalier Saint Charles, Cardiologie, Commercy, France

3-3 Abstract 11-15 EVALUATION OF INFLUENCE OF ENDOTHELIUM FUNCTION MEASURED BY ULTRASONOGRAPHY ON CHANGES OF REGIONAL OXYGEN SATURATION DURING HEAD-UP TILT TEST IN PATIENTS WITH VASO-VAGAL SYNCOPE Mateusz Wnuk 1, Artur Z Pietrucha 1, Danuta Mroczek-Czernecka 1, Irena Bzukala 1, Olga Kruszelnicka 1, Ewa Konduracka 1, Wiesława Piwowarska 1, Jadwiga Nessler 1 1 Department of Coronary Heart Disease, Institute of Cardiology, Medical School of Jagiellonian University, John Paul II Hospital,Cracow, Poland, Cracow, Poland

3-4 Abstract 11-12 BAROREFLEX EFFECTIVENESS INDEX AND IMPROVEMENT IN SYMPTOMS AFTER TILT TRAINING IN PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT REFLEX SYNCOPE Sofia Santos 1, Mário Oliveira 1, M. Nogueira Silva 1, Sérgio Laranjo 2, Cristiano Tavares 3, Teresa Alves 1, Isabel Rocha 3, Rui Cruz Ferreira 1 1 Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta - CHLC, Lisbon, Portugal, 2 Pediatric Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta - CHLC, Lisbon, Portugal, 3 Cardiovascular Autonomic Function Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal

3-5 Abstract 11-16 USEFULNESS OF BIOCHEMICAL MARKER IN EVALUATION OF POSSIBLE BRAIN INJURY INDUCED BY HEAD-UP TILT TEST RELATED SYNCOPE IN PATIENTS WITH VASO-VAGAL SYNDROME Artur Z. Pietrucha 1, Mateusz Wnuk 1, Irena Bzukala 1, Krystyna Sztefko 2, Agnieszka Malek 2, Wieslawa Piwowarska 1, Jadwiga Nessler 1 1 Department of Coronary Disease, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Cracow, Poland, 2 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Children Univeristy Hospital, Medical School of Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland, Cracow, Poland

3-6 Abstract 11-18 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CO-MORBIDITY ON THE OCCURRENCE OF DEPRESSION SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH VASO- VAGAL SYNCOPE Artur Z. Pietrucha 1, Borowiec Agnieszka 1, Danuta Mroczek-Czernecka 1, Mateusz Wnuk 1, Irena Bzukala 1, Marta Wegrzynowska 1, Olga Kruszelnicka 1, Ewa Konduracka 1, Jadwiga Nessler 1 1 Department of Coronary Disease, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Cracow, Poland

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SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ROOM PASCAL ABSTRACT ORAL SESSION 4 Recent progress in cardiac Pacing Chairpersons: Carsten Israel (Bielefeld, DE), Claude Barnay (Aix en Provence)

4-1 Abstract 23-11 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN PATIENTS WITH PACEMAKERS (PMS) AND IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATORS (ICDS): RESULTS FROM A SINGLE CENTER NON-RANDOMIZED STUDY OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY Guido De Ambroggi 1, Pierpaolo Lupo 1, Mario Pittalis 1, Sara Foresti 1, Hussam Ali 1, Tommaso Infusino 1, Antonio Sorgente 1, Cristina Balla 1, Francesco Secchi 1, Francesco Sardanelli 1, Riccardo Cappato 1 1 Irccs Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy

4-2 Abstract 23-12 PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF QRS DURATION AFTER TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION Nicolas Lellouche 1, Kenturo Meguro 1, Gauthier Mouillet 1, Jean-Luc Dubois-Rande 1, Emmanuel Teiger 1 1 Hopital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France

4-3 Abstract 22-10 ARE WE DOWNSIZING PACING/ICD LEADS IN VAIN? A VENOUS OCCLUSION STUDY OF 123 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS Michael Giudici 1, Dwayne Campbell 1, Denise Hodgson-Zingman 1, Alexander Mazur 1, Yiming Wu 1 1 University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, United States

4-4 Abstract 23-18 ACTIVE FIXATION CORONARY SINUS LEADS: A CHALLENGING ADVERSARY IN LEAD EXTRACTION Andrianos Kontogeorgis 1, Shohreh Honarbakhsh 1, Panayiotis Constantinou 1, Ozan Demir 1, Julian W E Jarman 1, Wajid Hussain 2, Vias Markides 1, Tom Wong 1 1 Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 2 Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom

4-5 Abstract 11-10 TILT TABLE TESTING OF PATIENTS WITH PACEMAKERS AND RECURRENT SYNCOPE Christian Haarmark 1, Jørgen K. Kanters 2, Jesper Mehlsen 3 1 Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark, 2 Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 3 Coordinating Research Centre, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark

4-6 Abstract 23-20 Special Report ALLEVIATING HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES WITH RE-USED PACEMAKERS Thomas Crawford 1, Timir S. Baman 1, Kim A. Eagle 1 1 The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ROOM GAUGUIN Posters exposed from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Presenters and chairpersons present from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CHAIRED POSTER SESSION A PART 2 Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation Chairpersons: Bruce Lindsay (Cleveland, USA), Andrea Natale (Austin, USA) 14.1 Abstract 18-12 ASSESSMENT OF PULMONARY VEINS ISOLATION VS LINEAR RADIOFREQUENCY ABLA-TION IN PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PATIENTS USING EITHER MATHEMATICAL SCANNING OR CLINICAL APPROACH Andrey Ardashev 1, Mikhail Mazurov 2, I Kalyuzhny 2, Evgeny Zhelyakov 1, Yury Belenkov 3 1 Federal Scientific and Clinic Center of FMBA, Moscow, Russia, 2 Moscow University of Economics, Statistics and Mathematics, Moscow, Russia, 3 Lomonosov State University, Moscow, Russia

14.2 Abstract 18-15 RIGHT ATRIAL EXCLUSION FOR CONTROL OF PERSISTENT OR PERMANENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: ANATOMICAL BASIS Gerard Guiraudon 1, Douglas Jones 2, Edward Tweedie 3, Allan Skanes 4, George Klein 4 1 CSTAR, Robarts, Department of Surgery, Schulich Medical School, UWO, London, Ontario., Can-ada, 2 CSTAR, Lawson Health Research Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich Medical School, UWO, London Ontario, Canada, 3 Department of Pathology, Schulich Medical School, UWO, London, Ontario, Canada, 4 Department of Cardiology, Schulich Medical School, UWO., London, Ontario, Canada

14.3 Abstract 15-44 MICRORNAS AS POTENTIAL BIOMARKERS OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION THERAPY Reza Wakili 1, Sebastian Clauss 1, Viola Schmidt 1, Ina Klier 1, Franziska Schüssler 1, Johannes Sie-bermair 1, Heidi Estner 1, Stanley Nattel 2, Stefan Kääb 1 1 Department of Medicine I, Grosshadern Clinic, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, 2 Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada

14.4 Abstract 18-34 ASSESSMENT OF CLINICAL OUTCOME OF ABLATION FOR LONG-STANDING PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WITH OR WITHOUT DEFRAGMENTATION Ferdi Akca 1, Lennart De Vries 1, Lara Dabiri Abkenari 1, Muchtiar Khan 2, Gijsbert De Ruiter 2, Petter Janse 1, Natasja De Groot 1, Dominic Theuns 1, Tamas Szili-Torok 1 1 Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2 Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands

14.5 Abstract 15-10 LONG-TERM OUTCOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CRYO-BALLOON AND POINT-BY-POINT RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION FOR PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN A LOW EXPE-RIENCED HOSPITAL Julio Marti-Almor 1, Victor Bazan 1, Ermengol Vallès 1, Begoña Benito 1, Miguel E Jauregui-Abularach 1, Miguel Cainzos 1, Aleix Fort 1, Jordi Bruguera 1 1 Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

14.6 Abstract 15-14 GANGLIONATED PLEXI ABLATION AS ONE OF THE REQUIRED STEPS FOR PERSISTENT AF ABLATION Shigeru Ikeguchi 1, Shinsaku Takeda 1, Yuzo Takeuchi 1, Takeshi Harita 1, Jyunya Seki 1, Soji Nishio 1, Yasutaka Inuzuka 1, Masaharu Okada 1, Tatsuhiko Hata 1, Kunihiko Kosuga 1 1 Shiga Medical Center for Adult, Moriyama, Japan

14.7 Abstract 05-11 A SIMPLE METHOD TO LOCALIZE TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE SITE DURING CATHETER ABLATION FOR AF Jian-Zeng Dong 1, Man Ning 1, Rong-Hui Yu 1, De-Yong Long 1, Ri-Bo Tang 1, Cai-Hua Sang 1, Chen-Xi Jiang 1, Xin Du 1, Chang-Sheng Ma 1 1 Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China

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14.8 Abstract 15-31 A REPEAT CATHETER ABLATION IS AS EFFECTIVE AS MINIMALLY SURGICAL ABLATION IN PATIENTS WHO HAD A PRIOR FAILED CATHETER ABLATION FOR PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Zhi-Jun Zhang 1, Jian-Zeng Dong 1, Xin Du 1, Cai-Hua Sang 1, Ri-Bo Tang 1, Rong-Hui Yu 1, De-Yong Long 1, Ke Chen 1, Qian Yan 1, Mohamed Salim 1, Chang-Sheng Ma 1 1 Department of Cardiology, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

14.9 Abstract 18-45 LEFT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION VIA TRANS-BAFFLE PUNCTURE IN THE MUSTARD ANATOMY Julian W.E. Jarman 1, David G. Jones 1, Vias Markides 1, Tom Wong 1 1 Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom

14.10 Abstract 18-44 INITIAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH A DIAPHRAGMATIC ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC-GUIDED APPROACH TO MONITOR PHRENIC NERVE INTEGRITY DURING CRYOBALLOON-BASED ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION Blandine Mondésert 1, Jason G Andrade 1, Peter G Guerra 1, Laurent Macle 1, Léna Rivard 1, Mario Talajic 1, Bernard Thibault 1, Denis Roy 1, Paul Khairy 1, Marc Dubuc 1 1 Montreal Heart Insitute, Montréal, Canada

14.11 Abstract 18-32 CATHETER ABLATION OF PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS WITH MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESES Ke Chen 1, Cai-Hua Sang 1, Zhi-Jun Zhang 1, Mohamed Salim 1, Jian-Zeng Dong 1, Xin Du 1, Rong-Hui Yu 1, De-Yong Long 1, Ri-Bo Tang 1, Man Ning 1, Song-Nan Wen 1, Song-Nan Li 1, Chen-Xi Ji-ang 1, Qian Yan 1, Chang-Sheng Ma 1 1 Department of Cardiology, Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

14.12 Abstract 18-30 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION USING REMOTE MAGNETIC CONTROL AND THE RISK OF ATRIAL-ESPOHAGEAL FISTULA Asaf Danon 1, Krishnakumar Nair 1, Mohammed Shurrab 1, Xu Chen 2, Nadir Saoudi 3, Tamas Szili-Torok 4, J. Peter Weiss 5, Ilan Lashevsky 1, Eugene Crystal 1 1 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada, 2 Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 3 Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, Monaco, France, 4 Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 5 Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, United States

14.13 Abstract 18-18 REMOTE MAGNETIC NAVIGATION FOR CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS Mohammed Shurrab 1, Asaf Danon 1, Ilan Lashevsky 1, Banafsheh Arouny 1, Avishag Laish-Farkash 1, Alex Kiss 1, David Newman 1, Eugene Crystal 1 1 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , Toronto, Canada

14.14 Abstract 18-19 CRYOABLATION INDUCES A SIMILAR TRANSIENT BLOOD CLOTTING ACTIVATION BUT A LOWER ENDOTHELIAL ACTIVATION WHEN COMPARED WITH RADIOFREQUENCY ABLA-TION Paolo Pieragnoli 1, Giuseppe Ricciardi 1, Gianmarco Carrassa 1, Laura Perrotta 1, Luca Checchi 1, Stella Cartei 1, Antonio Michelucci 1, Anna Maria Gori 1, Rossella Marcucci 1, Raffaella Priora 1, Ro-sanna Abbate 1, Gian Franco Gensini 1, Luigi Padeletti 1 1 Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy

14.15 Abstract 18-13 FOLLOW-UP AND PROCEDURAL DATA COMPARISON OF CRYOBALLOON ABLATION OF PULMONARY VEINS WITH AND WITHOUT ELECTROPHISIOLOGICAL VALIDATION IN PA-TIENTS WITH PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Massimiliano Maines 1, Giuseppe Allocca 2, Carlo Anghebrn 1, Nadir Sitta 2, Pietro Delise 2, Do-menico Catanzariti 1 1 Division of Cardiology - Santa Maria del Carmine Hospital, Rovereto (TN), Italy, 2 Division of Cardi-ology - Conegliano Hospital , Treviso, Italy

14.16 Abstract 18-42 MAJORITY OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PATIENTS FEELS HEADACHE DURING CRYOBALLOON ABLATION Laurent Pison 1, Pim Peeters 2, Yuri Blaauw 1, Kevin Vernooy 1, Narendra Kumar 1, Suzanne Philippens 1, Harry J. Crijns 1, Johan Vlaeyen 2, Jean Schoenen 3, Carl Timmermans 1 1 Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, 2 KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 3 CHR de la Citadelle, Liège, Belgium

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SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 12:15-PM - 1:45 PM ROOM DUFY Supported by an educational grant from Boehringer-Ingelheim LUNCHEON PANEL Recent Observations and Clinical use of Novel Oral Anticoagulants for stroke prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Chairpersons: Alawi Alsheikh-Ali (Dubai, AE), Samuel Levy (Marseille, FR) 1. Recent developments in primary stroke prevention on AF Michael Näbauer (Munich, DE)

2. Use of Novel Oral Anticoagulants in patient undergoing cardioversion, cardiac catheterization and catheter ablation Riccardo Cappato (Milan, IT)

3. Novel Oral Anticoagulants in real world practice: are they matching the expectations? Albert Waldo (Cleveland, USA)

SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ROOM DERAIN SESSION AF-04 New insights in Atrial Fibrillation (AF) mechanisms Chairpersons: Michiel Janse (Amsterdam, NL), Albert Waldo (Rochester, USA) 1. Initiating mechanisms in AF Nicholas Peters (London, GB) 2. Role of MRI and electroanatomic mapping in the evaluation of AF substrate James Harrison (London, GB) 3. Role of the autonomous nervous system in the development and maintenance of AF Thomas Deneke (Cologne, DE) 4. Role of the left atrial appendage in atrial arrhythmogenesis Andrea Natale (Austin, USA)

SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ROOM DIDEROT SD-04 Evaluating the risk of sudden death in inherited arrhythmia syndromes Chairpersons: Stefan Kääb (Munich, DE); Xavier Jouven (Paris, FR) 1. Long QT Syndrome Peter Schwartz (Pavia, IT) 2. Brugada syndrome Pieter Postema (Amsterdam, NL) 3. Cathecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular Michael Eldar (Tel Aviv, IL)

4. J waves syndromes Stefan Kääb (Munich, DE)

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SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ROOM DESCARTES SESSION SP-07 JOINT SESSION OF ECAS-WSA (WORLD SOCIETY OF ARRHYTHMOLOGY) Current issues in ICD therapy Chairpersons: Bulent Gorenek (Eskisehir, TR), Promund Obel (Johannesburg, ZA) 1. Defibrillation test at implant. When is it still mandatory? When can it be avoided? Carlo Pignalberi (Rome, IT) 2. Do appropriate and inappropriate ICD shocks impact similarly patient outcome? John Fisher (New-York, USA) 3. High voltage lead failure: how to prevent and manage it? Massimo Santini (Rome, IT) 4. Device infections: a new epidemics. Incidence, prevention and treatment Jeanne E. Poole (Seattle, USA)

SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ROOM PASCAL SESSION SD-01 Arrhythmogenesis and epidemiology of sudden cardiac death Chairpersons: Jeronimo Farre (Madrid, ES), Gerhard Steinbeck (Munich, DE) 1. Optical mapping and arrhythmogenesis Nabil El-Sherif (New-York, USA) 2. Pulseless activity versus : determining factors Sumeet Chugh (Los Angeles, USA) 3. Non-invasive tests to detect population at risk of sudden cardiac death Marek Malik (London, GB) 4. Sudden cardiac death risk prediction in women and primary prevention Christine M. Albert (Boston, USA)

SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ROOM GAUGUIN Posters exposed from 02:00 PM - 05:30 PM Presenters and chairpersons present from 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM CHAIRED POSTER SESSION B PART 1 Cardiac resynchronization therapy Chairpersons: Bruce Wilkoff (Cleveland, USA), Walid Saliba (Cleveland, USA) 15-1 Abstract 24-26 WHAT IS THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER IN THE RESPONSE TO CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY? RESULTS IN A POPULATION WITH FOLLOW-UP OF 4 YEARS Bruno Piçarra 1, Mário Oliveira 2, Nogueira da Silva 2, Pedro Cunha 2, Luisa Branco 2, Rita Santos 1, Nuno Cabanelas 3, Maria João Ferreira 2, Sofia Santos 2, Ricardo Pimenta 2, Rui Cruz Ferreira 2 1 Hospital Espirito Santo, Évora, Portugal, 2 Hospital Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal, 3 Hospital de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal

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15-2 Abstract 24-20 RADIATION EXPOSURE REDUCTION IN CRT DEVICE IMPLANTATION USING NON FLUOROSCOPIC MAPPING SYSTEM Maurizio Del Greco 1, Massimiliano Marini 1, Roberto Bonmassari 1, Stefano Indiani 2 1 Cardiology Department - S. Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy, 2 St. Jude Medical Italy, Milano, Italy

15-3 Abstract 24-31 RESYNCHRONIZATION DEVICE IMPLANTATION PROCEDURE IN REAL LIFE Jerome Taieb 1, Maxime Guenoun 2, Arnaud Lazarus 3, Jean Pierre Cebron 4, Frederic Fossati 5, Jacques Mansourati 6 1 centre hospitalier Aix en Provence, Aix en Provence, France, 2 CHU Nord, Marseille, France, 3 clinique val d'or, paris, France, 4 nouvelle clinique nantaise, nantes, France, 5 polyclinique dubois, lille, France, 6 CHU brest, Brest, France

15-4 Abstract 01-17 POTENTIAL PRO-ARRHYTHMIC EFFECT OF CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY Waleed Farok 1, Abdo Elazab 1, Osama Taya 1, Hassan Khaled 1 1 Critical Care Medicine,Cairo University,Egypt, Cairo, Egypt

15-5 Abstract 24-17 VIABLE AND DYSSYNCHRONOUS MYOCARDIUM IS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONSE TO CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY (CRT), GUIDED BY ECG-GATED [18F] FDG-PET: INITIAL CLINICAL RESULTS Franziska Schuessler 1, Sebastian Lehner 2, Christopher Übleis 2, Reza Wakili 1, Eimo Martens 1, Johannes Siebermair 1, Sebastian Clauss 1, Marcus Hacker 2, Stefan Kääb 1, Heidi Estner 1 1 Medizinische Klinik I, Klinikum Großhadern, Munich, Germany, 2 Klinik für Nuklearmedizin, Klinikum Großhadern, Munich, Germany

15.6 Abstract 24-16 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TAPSE AND BOTH RENAL AND LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY Paolo Pieragnoli 1, Giuseppe Ricciardi 1, Elena Sticchi 2, Francesca Ristalli 1, Ilaria Ricceri 1, Paola Attanà 1, Luca Checchi 1, Martina Nesti 1, Giulia Pontecorboli 1, Cinzia Fatini 2, Ilaria Romagnuolo 3, Maria Cristina Porciani 1, Luigi Padeletti 1, Gian Franco Gensini 4, Rosanna Abbate 2, Antonio Michelucci 1 1 Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Section of Arrhythmology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 2 Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 3 Fiorgen Foundation, Florence, Italy, 4 Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS Foundation, Florence, Italy

15.7 Abstract 24-30 ASSESSMENT OF MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTILITY BY SONR SENSOR IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY Stefania Sacchi 1, Andrea Giomi 1, Ilaria Ricceri 1, Paola Attanà 1, Paolo Pieragnoli 1, Giuseppe Ricciardi 1, Laura Perrotta 1, Marcello Piacenti 2, Luigi Padeletti 1 1 University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 2 Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica, CNR, Pisa, Italy

15.8 Abstract 24-14 ROLE OF CYSTATIN-C IN PATIENTS SCHEDULED FOR CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY Elena Sticchi 1, Giuseppe Ricciardi 2, Paolo Pieragnoli 2, Francesca Ristalli 2, Stella Cartei 2, Ilaria Ricceri 2, Paola Attanà 2, Martina Nesti 2, Maria Cristina Porciani 2, Cinzia Fatini 1, Ilaria Romagnuolo 3, Luigi Padeletti 2, Gian Franco Gensini 4, Rosanna Abbate 1, Antonio Michelucci 2 1 Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 2 Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Section of Arrhythmology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 3 Fiorgen Foundation, Florence, Italy, 4 Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS Foundation, Florence, Italy

Cardiac Pacing 15.9 Abstract 06-10 POTENTIAL INTERFERENCE OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION WITH A CARDIAC PACE MAKER AT A SKILIFT Richard Monin 1, Alexandre J Trigano 2 1 Clinique Parisiére, Bourg de Peage 26300, France, 2 CHU, Marseille 13015, France

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15.10 Abstract 23-15 COMPLETE HEART BLOCK: CAN WE REDUCE WAITING TIMES AND COST BY DIRECT TRANSFER FOR PERMANENT PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION? Emily Cantor 1, Patrice Carroz 1, Richard Schilling 1 1 Barts Health, London, United Kingdom

15.11 Abstract 23-13 OUTCOME FOLLOWING PACE MAKER IMPLANTATION AFTER TAVI WITH COREVALVE DEVICE: RESULTS FROM THE FRANCE 2 REGISTRY Nicolas Lellouche 1, Gauthier Mouillet 1, Martine Gilard 2, Marc Laskar 3, Helene Eltchaninoff 4, Jean-Luc Dubois-Rande 1, Emmanuel Teiger 1 1 Hopital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France, 2 Centre Hospitalier de Brest, Brest, France, 3 Centre Hospitalier de Limoges, Limoges, France, 4 Centre Hospitalier de Rouen, Rouen, France

15.12 Abstract 23-16 DELETERIOUS EFFECTS OF PACING IN CONGENITALLY CORRECTED TRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT ARTERIES Wee Tiong Yeo 1, Julian W E Jarman 1, Wei Li 1, Michael A Gatzoulis 1, Tom Wong 1 1 Heart Rhythm Centre, NIHR Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit The Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust , London, United Kingdom

15.13 Abstract 23-10 A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF PACEMAKER INFECTIONS Tina Tischer 1, Anne Hollstein 1, Wolfgang Voß 1, Ralph Schneider 1, Jörg Lauschke 1, Georg H. von Knorre 1, Dietmar Bänsch 1 1 Heart Center Rostock, University Hospital of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

15.14 Abstract 08-13 LEFT VENTRICULAR MECHANICS DURING AV SYNCHRONOUS RIGHT VENTRICULAR PACING IN CHILDREN AFTER EP STUDIES Shai Tejman Yarden 1, Noa Bachner-Hinenzon 2, Hanan Khamis 2, Callie Rzasa 1, Beth F Printz 1, Dan Adam 2, James C Perry 1 1 UCSD, San Diego, CA, United States, 2 Israeli Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

15.15 Abstract 23-17 A NEW SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING PACING INTERRUPTION DURING PACEMAKER IMPLANT OR PACEMAKER REPLACEMENT IN PACEMAKER-DEPENDENT PATIENTS Marc Bemurat 1, Laurent Bemurat 1 1 Hopital privé Saint Martin, Pessac, France

Catheter ablation of AF 15.16 Abstract 15-36 ECHO AND ECG PREDICTORS OF ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIA RECURRENCES AFTER AN INDEX 3D RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF AFIBRILLATION. RESULTS WITH A FOLLOW-UP OF 3 YEARS Andrey Ardashev 1, Ekaterina Dolgushina 2, Evgeny Zhelyakov 1, Aleksey Konev 1 1 Federal Scientific and Clinical Center of Biomedical Agency, Moscow, Russia, 2 Cenral Clinical Hosptal of Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia

SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Coffee break and visit to the posters

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SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ROOM DERAIN SESSION AF-08 Ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation Chairpersons: David Wilber (Maywood, USA), Luc De Roy (Brussels, BE) 1. Imaging and mapping tools required for ablation of persistent AF Prapa Kanagaratnam (London, GB) 2. Predictors of success after single or multiple-procedures Thomas Rostock (Mainz, DE) 3. Long-term results of AF ablation for persistent AF Karl-Heinz Kuck (Hamburg, DE) 4. Robotic and magnetic navigation: usefulness in persistent AF Wyn Davies (London, GB)

SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ROOM DIDEROT SD-05 The MADIT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation) Trials Chairpersons: Massimo Santini (Rome, IT), Gerhard Steinbeck (Munich, DE) 1. MADIT-RIT (Reduce Inappropriate Therapy): Key findings Arthur Moss (Rochester, USA) 2. MADIT-RIT: How the Study results will affect every day ICD Practice Claudio Shuger (Detroit, USA) 3. MADIT-CRT: The unique importance of gender and QRS duration in predicting clinical outcomes David S. Cannom (Los Angeles, USA) 4. MADIT-ASIA: The First Study to Evaluate CRT Effects in Patients with EF 35-50% Helmut Klein (Munich, DE)

SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ROOM DESCARTES AF-09 Incoming treatments and techniques in atrial fibrillation Chairpersons: Amiran Revishvili (Moscow, RU), Antonio Raviele (Venice, IT) 1. Incoming antiarrhythmic drug therapy for maintaining sinus rhythm in AF patients Juan Tamargo (Madrid, ES) 2. Incoming therapies for stroke prevention in AF patients John Camm (London, GB) 3. Incoming techniques for left atrial ablation of AF Riccardo Cappato (Milan, IT) 4. Incoming techniques for monitoring patients with AF Sanjeev Saksena (New Brunswick, USA)

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SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ROOM PASCAL SP-10 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: multidimensional approach to maximize clinical response Chairpersons: Bruce L. Wilkoff (Cleveland, USA), Bharat Kantharia (Houston, USA) 1. CRT: Definition of "success" Gilles Lascault (Paris, FR) 2. Expanding indications for CRT Luigi Padeletti (Florence, IT) 3. Predictors of response to CRT: beyond LV systolic function Ali Oto (Ankara, TR) 4. CRT: lead positioning and alternative pacing methods. The endocardial biventricular pacing Brian Olshansky (Iowa City, USA)

SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ROOM GAUGUIN Posters exposed from 02:00 PM - 05:30 PM Presenters and chairpersons present from 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM Chaired Poster session B part 2 Prevention of stroke in AF patients Chairpersons: Mark Estes III (Boston, USA), Gunter Breithardt (Munster, DE) 16.1 Abstract 15-13 COMPARISON OF CHADS2 AND CHA2DS2-VASC ANTICOAGULATION RECOMMENDATIONS IN AF ABLATION PATIENTS Roger Winkle 1, R. Hardwin Mead 1, Gregory Engel 1, Melissa Kong 1, Rob Patrawala 1 1 Silicon Valley Cardiology, E. Palo Alto, CA, United States

16.2 Abstract 15-40 A COMPARISON OF PERIPROCEDURAL ANTICOAGULATION WITH WARFARIN OR WARFARIN PLUS DALTEPARIN VS DAGIBATRAN ALONE FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING ELECTIVE PVI Kevin Michael 1, Kiaresh Mohajer 1, Charlotte Haley 1, Chris Simpson 1, Hoshiar Abdollah 1, Adrian Baranchuk 1, Damian Redfearn 1 1 Queen`s University, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Canada

16-3 Abstract 18-57 HATCH- AND CHA2DS2VASC-SCORE: DO THESE SCORES HAVE PROGNOSTIC IMPLICATIONS IN PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION? Eike Ulrike Schmidt 1, Ralph Schneider 1, Jörg Lauschke 1, Imke Wendig 1, Dietmar Bänsch 1 1 Heart Center, University Hospital of Rostock, Germany, Rostock, Germany

16-4 Abstract 18-61 CLOT FORMATION DURING CATHETER ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION USING OPEN IRRIGATION TIP CATHETER Nobuhiro Nishiyama 1, Seiji Takatsuki 1, Kohei Inagawa 1, Yoshinori Katsumata 1, Takahiko Nishiyama 1, Takehiro Kimura 1, Kotaro Fukumoto 1, Yoshiyasu Aizawa 1, Yoko Hagiwara 1, Kojiro Tanimoto 1, Keiichi Fukuda 1 1 Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine , Tokyo, Japan

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16-5 Abstract 15-43 MICROBUBBLE AND EMBOLI PRODUCTION FROM LEFT ATRIAL ABLATION WITH AN RF MESH ABLATION SYSTEM VS. IRRIGATED TIP ABLATION: OUTCOMES OF AN EXTRACORPOREAL LOOP SWINE MODEL Ding He 5 Charles Haffajee 2, Michael Orlov 3, James Stanley 4, Rose Baird 4, Julie Broderick 5, Claire Williams 5, David Haines 1, 1 Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, United States, 2 Beth Deaconess Israel Hospital, Boston, United States, 3 St Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston, United States, 4 CBSET, Lexington, United States, 5 Bard Electrophysiology, Lowell, United States

16-6 Abstract 15-15 PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF SILENT ISCHEMIC STROKE IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A BRAIN MRI STUDY Myung-jin Cha 1, Hyo Eun Park 1, Min-Ho Lee 1, Youngjin Cho 1, Eue-Keun Choi 1, Seil Oh 1 1 Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul,) Republic of South Korea

16-7 Abstract 15-49 HYBRID APPROACH TO ANATOMICALLY UNFAVORABLE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE EXCLUSION WITH LARIAT DEVICE Mehul B. Patel 1, Mossaab Shuraih 1, Mihail G. Chelu 1, Nilesh Mathuria 1, Ali Massumi 1, Mehdi Razavi 1, Abdi Rasekh 1, Jie Cheng 1 1 The Texas Heart Institute/St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA., Houston, United States

Atrial fibrillation: clinical characteristics and management 16-8 Abstract 15-54 SUCCESS RATES OF PVAC DUTY-CYCLED, PHASED RF ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLA-TION: A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE Olivier Paziaud 1, Antoine Lepillier 1, Xavier Copie 1, Olivier Piot 1, Gilles Lascault 1 1Centre Cardiologique Nord St Denis, France

16-9 Abstract 15-41 CHINA ATRIAL FIBRILLATION REGISTRY STUDY: RATIONALE, DESIGN AND BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF 5638 PATIENTS ENROLLED Songnan Li 1, Xin Du 1, Jiahui Wu 1, Jianzeng Dong 1, Ronghui Yu 1, Junping Kang 1, Delong Long 1, Ribo Tang 1, Xiaohui Liu 1, Changsheng Ma 1 1 Department of Cardiology, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

16-10 Abstract 15-11 WOMEN FEEL MORE TIREDNESS AND BREATHING DIFFICULTIES DURING PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION THAN MEN BUT HAVE EQUAL SYMPTOMATIC BENEFIT FROM RESTORATION OF SINUS RHYTHM Nils Edvardsson 1, Marie Paulsson 2, Lars Frison 3, Britta Nyström 2, Ann Bengtson 1 1 Sahlgrenska Academy at Sahlgrenska Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden, 2 Div. of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden, 3 AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal, Sweden

16-11 Abstract 15-45 HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY AND OUTCOMES IN WOMEN WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: RESULTS FROM AFFIRM Renee Sullivan 1, Stavros Apostolakis 2, Gregory YH Lip 2, Brian Olshansky 3 1 University of Missouri, Columbia, United States, 2 University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 3 University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States

16-12 Abstract 15-51 ORGANIZED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC PATTERN OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ON SURFACE ECG PREDICTS SUCCESSFUL ELECTRIC CARDIOVERSION. Elena de la Cruz Berlanga 1, Juan Benezet-Mazuecos, Paloma Avila, Jose manuel Rubio, Miguel angel Quiñones, Silvia del Castillo, Esther Macia, Jeronimo Farré 1 Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain

16-13 Abstract 15-48 SINUS RHYTHM RESTORATION IN PATIENTS WITH PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND MYOCARDIAL APOPTOSIS AND LIPID PEROXIDATION Marta Wegrzynowska 1, Ewa Konduracka 1, Artur Z. Pietrucha 1, Danuta Mroczek-Czernecka 1, Irena Bzukala 1, Andrzej Paradowski 1 1 Department of Coronary Disease, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Cracow, Poland

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16-14 Abstract 15-22 LEFT ATRIAL ABLATION AND ITS IMPACT ON LEFT ATRIAL REMODELLING AND CARDIAC FUNCTION IN LONG- STANDING PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Shouvik Haldar 1, Eva Nyktari 1, Sandeep Panikker 1, David Jones 1, Julian Jarman 1, Jenny Keegan 1, Rick Wage 1, Wajid Hussain 1, Vias Markides 1, Raad Mohiaddin 1, Tom Wong 1 1 Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

16-15 Abstract 15-24 AGE AND OTHER CLASSICAL RISK FACTORS DO NOT PREDICT AF PROGRESSION WHEN PATIENTS ARE MONITORED WITH LONG-TERM BEAT-TO-BEAT PACEMAKER DIAGNOSTICS. Conn Sugihara 1, Rick Veasey 1, Steve Podd 1, Steve Furniss 1, Neil Sulke 1 1 Eastbourne General Hospital, Eastbourne, United Kingdom

16-16 Abstract 18-27 ACTIVE POST-ABLATION LESION FORMATION CHARACTERIZED BY 3D HIGH-RESOLUTION MRI Benu Sethi 1, Andriy Shmatukha 1, Mohammed Shurrab 2, Jennifer Barry 1, Graham Wright 1, Eugene Crystal 2 1 Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2 Arrhythmia Services, Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM ROOM DERAIN Opening Ceremony Special lecture: A tribute to Philippe Coumel

By Prof. Jeronimo Farré (Madrid, ES) “A Brief History of the Exploration of the AV Junction”

Prof. Gerhard Steinbeck (Munich, DE) and Prof. Samuel Lévy (Marseille, FR) Outstanding Achievement and Support Awards Outstanding Achievement Award Jeronimo Farre (Madrid, ES) Arthur Moss (Rochester, NY, USA) Gunter Breithardt (Munster, DE) Outstanding Support Award David Cannom (Los Angeles, USA) Ellen Hoffmann (Munich, DE) Awards of the Best Abstracts Presented by Dr Riccardo Cappato (Milan, IT) President of ECAS Dr Gilles Lascault (Paris, FR) Congress Chairman Dr Fernand Hessel (Mulhouse, FR) President Lucien Dreyfus Foundation Followed by a cocktail Reception

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MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM ROOM DERAIN

Supported by an educational grant from Medtronic France and Bard SESSION AF-07 Pulmonary vein isolation: Comparative strategies and outcomes Chairpersons: Gilles Lascault (Paris, FR), Edward Rowland (London, GB), Franck Halimi (Le Chesnay, FR) 1. Point by point ablation pulmonary vein isolation Isabel Deisenhofer (Munich, DE) 2. Ablation using a circular ablation catheter (PVAC) Neil Sulke (Eastbourne, GB) 3. Balloon technology for AF ablation: Cryoballoon ablation Ellen Hoffmann (Munich, DE) 4. Balloon technology for AF ablation: Laser balloon ablation Thorsten Lewalter (Munich, DE) 5. Single shot PVI: Multipole RF Mesh Catheter David Keane (Dublin, IE)

MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM ROOM DIDEROT SESSION AF-05 Progression of atrial fibrillation Chairpersons: John Camm (London, GB), Douglas Packer (Rochester, MN/USA) 1. Natural History of AF progression Jean François Leclercq (Paris, FR) 2. AF progression: Insights from implantable devices Werner Jung (Villingen, DE) 3. Prevention of AF progression by pharmacological agents Harry Crijns (Maastricht, NL) 4. Prevention of AF progression by catheter ablation Fiorenzo Gaita (Turin, IT)

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MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM ROOM DESCARTES HRS-ECAS SPECIAL SESSION I Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy (AC) Chairpersons: Guy Fontaine (Paris, Fr), Dennis Dooijes (Utrecht, NL) 1. ECG-MRI correlation related to outcome and early diagnosis Harikrishna Tandri (Baltimore, USA) 2. Joint transatlantic challenge in ARVD/C (AC) Richard Hauer (Utrecht, NL) 3. Impact of non-desmosomal mutations with focus on phospholamban Peter van Tintelen (Groningen, NL) 4. Advanced molecular genetic analysis in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy William McKenna (London, GB)

5. Lessons from the zebrafish and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy Jeffrey Saffitz (Boston, USA)

MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM ROOM PASCAL SD-03 Sports and sudden death in athletes Chairpersons: Gaetano Thiene (Padua, IT), Francisco Furlanello (Milan, IT) 1. Incidence and mechanisms of sudden cardiac death during exercise David S. Siskovick (Seattle, USA) 2. Sudden death during recreational sports Xavier Jouven (Paris, FR) 3. Screening strategies of athletes and the general population in USA Mark Estes III (Boston, USA) 4. Screening strategies in screening competitive athletes in Italy Gaetano Thiene (Padua, IT)

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MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM ROOM GAUGUIN Posters exposed from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Presenters and chairpersons present from 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM CHAIRED POSTER SESSION C PART 1 Issues in supraventricular tachycardias Chairpersons: Sanjeev Saksena (New Brunswick, USA), Antonio Curnis (Brescia, IT)

17.1 Abstract 09-12 LONG-TERM OUTCOMES IN A CASE SERIES OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED OF INAPPROPRIATE SINUS TACHYCARDIA TREATED WITH IVABRADINE Elena de la Cruz 1, P Avila 1, J Benezet-Mazuecos 1, JM Rubio 1, MA Quiñones 1, P Sanchez-Borque 1, E Macia 1, Jeronimo Farré 1. 1 Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid Spain

17.2 Abstract 13-11 WPW-LIKE QRS PATTERN IN PATIENTS WITH DANON DISEASE IS NOT LINKED TO THE PRESENCE OF AN ACCESSORY PATHWAY Torsten Konrad 1, Sebastian Sonnenschein 1, Hanke Mollnau 1, Frank Schmidt 1, Ewald Himmrich 1, Thomas Münzel 2, Cathrin Theis 1, Thomas Rostock 1 1 II. Medical Clinic, Department of Electrophysiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany, 2 II Medical Clinic, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

17.3 Abstract 13-12 ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF MALIGNANT ARRHYTHMIAS IN WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME Massimo Saviano 1, Amarild Cuko 1, Luigi Giannelli 1, Cristiano Ciaccio 1, Andrea Petretta 1, Raffaele Vitale 1, Mario Baldi 1, Alessia Pappone 1, Gabriele Vicedomini 1, Vincenzo Santinelli 1, Carlo Pappone 1 1 Department of Arrhythmology, Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Cotignola (RA), Italy

17.4 Abstract 12-11 SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF PARAMEDIC TREATMENT OF REGULAR SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA Victoria Baker 1, Mark Whitbread 2, Laura Richmond 1, Claire Kirkby 1, Gemma Robinson 1, Sotiris Antoniou 1, Richard Schilling 1 1 Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, 2 London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

17.5 Abstract 14-12 RIPPLE MAPPING IMPROVES THE VISUALISATION OF ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA ACTIVATION SEQUENCES Shahnaz Jamil-Copley 1, Nick Linton 1, Michael Koa-Wing 1, Phang Boon Lim 1, Sajad Hayat 1, Norman Qureishi 1, Zachary Whinnett 1, David Wyn Davies 1, Nicholas Peters 1, Darrel Francis 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1 1 St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

17.6 Abstract 14-11 TREATMENT STRATEGIES IN SPONTANOUS LEFT ATRIAL MACROREENTRANT TACHYCARDIAS Ralph Schneider 1, Cindy Schneider 1, Joerg Lauschke 1, Ibrahim Akin 1, Christoph Nienaber 1, Dietmar Bänsch 1 1 University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany

17.7 Abstract 12-10 DOES QRS ALTERNANS DURING SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA ALTERNATE QRS MORPHOLOGY SOLELY? Yasuhiro Yokoyama 1, Suzuki Fumio 2, Yasuaki Tanaka 1, Shingo Maeda 1, Takeshi Sasaki 1, Mihoko Kawabata 1, Tetsuro Sasano 1, Kenzo Hirao 1 1 Heart Rhythm Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, 2 Fukujyuji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

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Syncope 17.8 Abstract 10-10 EVALUATION OF AUTONOMIC FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN LONG TERM FOLLOW-UP AFTER CORRECTION OF D-TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT ARTERIES BY SENNING ATRIAL SWITCH Artur Z. Pietrucha 1, Beata J. Pietrucha 2, Irena Bzukala 1, Joanna Jedrzejczyk-Spaho 1, Danuta Mroczek-Czernecka 1, Ewa Konduracka 1, Andrzej Rudzinski 2, Jadwiga Nessler 1 1 Department of Coronary Disease, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Cracow, Poland, 2 Children Cardiology Department, Children University Hospital, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland, Cracow, Poland

17.9 Abstract 11-19 INFLUENCE OF MENSTRUAL CYCLE ON THE RESULTS OF HEAD-UP TILT TEST IN WOMEN WITH SUSPECTED VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE Joanna Jedrzejczyk-Spaho 1, Joanna Jedrzejczyk-Spaho 1 1 Department of the Coronary Heart Disease, , Institute of Cardiology, Medical School of Jagiellonian University. The John Paul II Hospital in Cracow., Krakow, Poland

17.10 Abstract 11-17 EVALUATION OF ORTHOSTATIC STRESS INFLUENCE ON ENDOTHELIUM FUNCTION, CLOTTING AND FIBRINOLYSIS DURING HEAD-UP TILT TEST IN PATIENTS WITH VASO-VAGAL SYNCOPE Artur Z. Pietrucha 1, Irena Bzukala 1, Mateusz Wnuk 1, Danuta Fedak 2, Danuta Mroczek-Czernecka 1, Wieslawa Piwowarska 1, Jadwiga Nessler 1 1 Department of Coronary Disease, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Cracow, Poland, 2 Chair of Clinical Biohemistry, Medical School of Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland, Cracow, Poland

AF mechanisms and management 17.11 Abstract 15-23 EFFECTS OF RENAL SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION SUBSTRATES IN DOGS WITH PACING-INDUCED HEART FAILURE Qingyan Zhao 1 1 Renmin Hospital Of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

17.12 Abstract 05-13 DETERMINING THE RESOLUTION OF DATA REQUIRED FOR TRACKING ROTORS IN A DOWNSAMPLED COMPUTATIONAL MODEL OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Caroline H Roney 1, Fu Siong Ng 1, Eugene TY Chang 1, Rheeda Ali 1, Chris D Cantwell 1, Jennifer H Siggers 1, Nicholas S Peters 1 1 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

17.13 Abstract 01-14 THE NATURE OF CAFE PHYSIOLOGY: EVIDENCE BASED UPON VOLTAGE GRADIENT MAPPING Steven Bailin 1, Neal Weers 2, Robert West 3 1 Iowa Heart Center, Des Moines, United States, 2 St Jude Medical, Austin , United States, 3 Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, United States

17.14 Abstract 15-17 UNFAVORABLE DEMOGRAPHICS FOR CONVENTIONAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION PREDICT NUMEROUS BI- ATRIAL ROTORS, BUT CONSISTENTLY SUCCESSFUL FOCAL IMPULSE AND ROTOR MODULATION (FIRM) ABLATION: A SUBSTUDY OF THE CONFIRM TRIAL Sanjiv Narayan 1, David Krummen 1, Paul Clopton 1, Kalyanam Shivkumar 2, Tina Baykaner 1, John Miller 3 1 University of California, San Diego, United States, 2 University of California, Los Angeles, United States, 3 Indiana University, Indianapolis, United States

17.15 Abstract 01-13 AGE-DEPENDENCY OF PITX2 DOWN-REGULATION IN ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIAS Alina Scridon 1, Emmanuelle Fouilloux-Meugnier 2, Emmanuelle Loizon 2, Sophie Rome 2, Claude Julien 3, Christian Barrès 3, Philippe Chevalier 3 1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Targu Mures, Physiology Department, Targu Mures, Romania, 2 Unité 1060 INSERM CarMen, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France, 3 Unité de Neurocardiologie, EA 4612, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France

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17.16 Abstract 02-12 INDUCIBILITY OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN BROWN NORWAY AND SPONTANEOUS HYPERTENSIVE RATS IS NOT LINKED TO CONNEXIN 43 EXPRESSION Junaid Zaman 1, Pravina Patel 1, Nicholas Peters 1 1 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee break and visit to the posters

MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ROOM DERAIN Abstract Oral Session 5 Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and prevention of complications Chairpersons: Changsheng Ma (Beijing, CN); Philippe Chevalier (Lyon, FR)

5.1 Abstract 18-20 PREVALENCE OF ATRIOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA AFTER LEFT ATRIAL RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION – A NATION WIDE SURVEY Krishna Kumar Mohanan Nair 1, Atul Verma 2, Ilan Lashevsky 1, Vijay Chauhan 3, Girish Nair 4, David Birnie 4, Yaariv Khaykin 2, Alfred Pantano 2, Damian Redfearn 5, Larry Sterns 6, Isabella Greiss 7, Allan Skanes 8, Asaf Danon 1, Sheldon Singh 1, Eugene Crystal 1 1 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada, 2 Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Canada, 3 University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, 4 University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada, 5 Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Canada, 6 Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, Canada, 7 Hotel-Dieu - CHUM, Montreal, Canada, 8 London Health Sciences Centre, London, Canada

5.2 Abstract 18-14 REDUCTION OF RADIATION EXPOSURE DURING ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Joerg Lauschke, Ralph Schneider, Cindy Schneider, Ibrahim Akin, Christoph Nienaber, Dietmar Baensch. 1 1 University Hospital Rostock, Dept. of Cardiology, Rostock, Germany

5.3 Abstract 15-35 REDUCTION IN EMBOLIC EVENTS WITH MULTIPOLAR DUTY-CYCLED RADIOFREQUENCY ISOLATION OF THE PULMONARY VEINS USING THE MODIFIED VERSION OF THE GENIUS™ ABLATOR Edina Nagy-Balo 1, Alexandra Kiss 1, Marcell Clemens 1, Levente Lanczi 2, Ervin Berenyi 2, Istvan Edes 1, Zoltan Csanadi 1 1 Institution of Cardiology, University of Debrecen , Debrecen, Hungary, 2 Department of Radiology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

5.4 Abstract 15-12 DISCONTINUING LONG TERM ANTICOAGULATION IN PATIENTS WITH PRIOR CVA/TIA AFTER SUCCESSFUL AF ABLATION Roger Winkle 1, R. Hardwin Mead 1, Gregory Engel 1, Melissa Kong 1, Rob Patrawala 1 1 Silicon Valley Cardiology, E. Palo Alto, CA, United States

5.5 Abstract 14-10 DOES LEFT ATRIAL APPENDECTOMY PROTECT AGAINST STROKE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING THE MODIFIED MAZE PROCEDURE? Jennifer Chung 1, Magdi Sami 1, Benoit De Varennes 1 1 McGill University, Montreal, Canada

5.6 Abstract 18-56 CRYOABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: IS LONG-TERM SUCCESS PREDICTABLE? Ali Oto 1, Kudret Aytemir 1, Uur Canpolat 1, Ergün Barı Kaya 1, Hikmet Yorgun 1, Levent ahiner 1, Giray Kabakci 1 1 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey

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MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ROOM DIDEROT Abstract Oral Session 6 Advances in cardiac resynchronization therapy I Chairpersons: Charles Jazra (Beirut, LB); Walid Saliba (Cleveland, USA)

6.1 Abstract 24-21 THE FIRST IMPLANT OF A CRT-D SYSTEM USING A ROBOTIC APPROACH Sana Amraoui 1, Philippe Ritter 1, Louis Labrousse 1, Sylvain Ploux 1, Adlane Zemmoura 1, Michel Haissaguerre 1, Pierre Bordachar 1 1 Haut-Levêque hospital, Pessac, France

6.2 Abstract 24-27 MULTISITE LEFT VENTRICULAR PACING IN A SINGLE CORONARY SINUS BRANCH IMPROVES ACUTE HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE TO BIVENTRICULAR PACING ASSESSED WITH PRESSURE-VOLUME LOOPS Amarild Cuko 1, Zarko Calovic 1, Massimo Saviano 1, Luke C. McSpadden 2, Kyungmoo Ryu 2, Mario Baldi 1, Alessia Pappone 1, Andrea Petretta 1, Cristiano Ciaccio 1, Luigi Giannelli 1, Raffaele Vitale 1, Gabriele Vicedomini 1, Vincenzo Santinelli 1, Carlo Pappone 1 1 Department of Arrhythmology, Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Cotignola, Italy, 2 St. Jude Medical, Sylmar, United States

6.3 Abstract 24-25 NEW ONSET OF PHRENIC NERVE STIMULATION AT MID-TERM FOLLOW UP IN PATIENTS WITH QUADRIPOLAR LV LEAD: A MULTICENTER CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Francesco Zanon 1, Enrico Baracca 1, Gianni Pastore 1, Vittorio Calzolari 2, Martino Crosato 2, Massimo Zecchin 3, Fulvia Longaro 3, Emanuele Bertaglia 4, Franco Zoppo 4, Gianfilippo Neri 5, Diego Vaccari 5, Pietro Delise 6, Elena Marras 6, S. Serge Barold 7 1 S.Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy, 2 Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy, 3 Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy, 4 Mirano Hospital, Mirano, Italy, 5 San Valentino Hospital, Montebelluna, Italy, 6 S.Maria dei Battuti Hospital, Conegliano, Italy, 7 Florida Heart Rhythm Institute, Tampa-FL, United States

6.4 Abstract 24-23 THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT PACING SITES DURING RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION FOR PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Maija Vikmane 1, Oskars Kalejs 1, Ginta Kamzola 2, Milana Zabunova 3, Nikolajs Nesterovics 1, Aldis Strelnieks 4, Aivars Lejnieks 4, Andrejs Erglis 3 1 Riga Stradins University, P.Stradins University Hospital, Riga, Latvia, 2 P.Stradins University Hospital, Riga, Latvia, 3 P.Stradins University Hospital, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia, 4 Riga Stradins University, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

6-5 Abstract 24-29 CRT-DEFIBRILLATOR IMPROVES LONG-TERM SURVIVAL COMPARED WITH CRT-PACEMAKER IN PATIENTS MEETING CLASS IA INDICATION FOR CRT: DATA FROM THE CONTAK ITALIAN REGISTRY Alessandro Paoletti Perini 1, Giovanni Morani 2, Maurizio Gasparini 3, Francesco Zanon 4, Edoardo Casali 5, Alfredo Spotti 6, Albino Reggiani 7, Emanuele Bertaglia 8, Francesco Solimene 9, Francesco Molon 10 , Michele Accogli 11 , Corrado Tommasi 12 , Carmine Ciardiello 13 , Luigi Padeletti 1 1 Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy, 2 Ospedale Civile Maggiore di Borgo Trento, Verona, Italy, 3 IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano (Milano), Italy, 4 Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia, Rovigo, Italy, 5 Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy, 6 Ospedale di Cremona, Cremona, Italy, 7 Ospedale Carlo Poma , Mantova, Italy, 8 Ospedale di Mirano, Mirano (Venezia), Italy, 9 Casa di cura Montevergine, Mercogliano (Avellino), Italy, 10 Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, Negrar (Verona), Italy, 11 Ospedale Panico, Tricase (Lecce), Italy, 12 Ospedale di Ravenna, Ravenna, Italy, 13 Boston Scientific Italia, Milano, Italy

6.6 Abstract 24-24 VENTRICULAR ELECTRICAL DELAY PREDICTS ACUTE HEMODYNAMIC IMPROVEMENT IN CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY Francesco Zanon 1, Enrico Baracca 1, Gianni Pastore 1, Chiara Fraccaro 1, Loris Roncon 1, Silvio Aggio 1, Alberto Mazza 1, Frits Prinzen 2 1 S.Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy, 2 Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands

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MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ROOM DESCARTES Abstract Oral Session 7 Ischemia-related ventricular arrhythmias Chairpersons: Michael Nabauer (Munich, DE), Joachim Ehrlich (Wiesbaden, DE)

7.1 Abstract 20-10 ROTIGAPTIDE ATTENUATES CONDUCTION SLOWING IN EX VIVO RAT HEARTS SUBJECTED TO ACIDOSIS WITHOUT AFFECTING THE LEVELS OF CX43 PHOSPHORYLATION ISOFORMS Sayed I Al-Aidarous 1, Junaid AB Zaman 1, Pravina M Patel 1, Michael T Debney 1, Caroline H Roney 1, Fu Siong Ng 1, Rasheda A Chowdhury 1, Nicholas S Peters 1 1 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

7.2 Abstract 01-11 ADVERSE IMPACT OF HEART FAILURE ON ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION IN HUMANS Fu Siong Ng 1, Deborah Janks 2, Andrew L Wit 3, Nicholas S Peters 1, Igor R Efimov 2 1 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 2 Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, United States, 3 Columbia University, New York, United States

7.3 Abstract 01-10 MELATONIN PROTECTS FROM MALIGNANT ARRHYTHMIAS: IMPLICATION OF CONNEXIN-43 AND PKC SIGNALING. Narcisa Tribulova 1 Juan Benezet-Mazuecos 1, Paloma Avila 1, Jose manuel Rubio 1, Miguel angel Quiñones 1, Silvia del Castillo 1, Esther Macia 1, Jeronimo Farré 1 1 Institute for Heart Research, Bratislava, Slovakia

7.4 Abstract 18-59 TRANSITION FROM NORMAL TO ABNORMAL/FRACTIONATED ELECTROGRAMS UNVEILS MID-MYOCARDIAL SEPTAL VT SUBSTRATE IN NONISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY Gregg Gerasimon 1, Brian Betensky 1, Robert Schaller 1, Haris Haqqani 1, Francis Marchlinski 1 1 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States

7.5 Abstract 07-14 INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME – DATA FROM LATVIAN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME REGISTRY 2011 Oskars Kalejs 1, Aija Maca 1, Ilja Zakke 2, Iveta Mintale 2, Ginta Kamzola 2, Milana Zabunova 3, Elza Silina 2, Agnese Udre 1, Inga Narbute 2, Andrejs Erglis 3 1 Riga Stradins University, P.Stradins University Hospital, Riga, Latvia, 2 P.Stradins University Hospital, Riga, Latvia, 3 P.Stradins University Hospital, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

7.6 Abstract 02-11 ENHANCED GJ COUPLING REDUCES APOPTOSIS IN AN EX-VIVO MODEL OF ISCHAEMIA-REPERFUSION Majd El-Harasis 1, Michael Debney 1, Rasheda Chowdhury 1, Pravina Patel 1, Fu Siong Ng 1, Alexander Lyon 1, Nicholas Peters 1 1 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

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MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ROOM PASCAL Abstract Oral Session 8 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: New insightst Chairpersons: Hugh Calkins (Baltimore, USA), Frank Marcus (Tucson, USA)

8.1 Abstract 03-13 CARDIAC PHENOTYPE OF ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA/CARDIOMYOPATHY Anneline te Riele 1, Cynthia James 2, Binu Philips 2, Neda Rastegar 2, Aditya Bhonsale 2, Judith Groeneweg 3, Brittney Murray 2, Crystal Tichnell 2, Daniel Judge 2, Jeroen van der Heijden 1, Maarten Jan Cramer 1, Birgitta Velthuis 1, David Bluemke 4, Stefan Zimmerman 2, Ihab Kamel 2, Richard Hauer 3, Hugh Calkins 2, Harikrishna Tandri 2 1 University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2 Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, United States, 3 University Medical Center Utrecht and Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands, 4 National Institute of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, United States

8.2 Abstract 07-17 CHARACTERISTICS AND PROGNOSTIC IMPLICATIONS OF TRANSMURAL DISPERSION OF REPOLARIZATION IN ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY: FOCUS ON T PEAK-T END INTERVAL Marco Bobbo 1, Iorio Annamaria 1, Zecchin Massimo 1, Brun Francesca 1, Santangelo Sara 1, Dal Ferro Matteo 1, Vitali Serdoz Laura 1, Sinagra Gianfranco 1 1 Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy

8.3 Abstract 07-15 SHOULD PROGRAMMED VENTRICULAR STIMULATION BE PERFORMED TO ALL PATIENTS WITH ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY? Carole Maupain 1, Guillaume Duthoit 1, Xavier Waintraub 1, Nicolas Badenco 1, Malika Baraka 1, Thomas Chastre 1, Jean-Louis Hebert 1, Caroline Himbert 1, Francoise Pousset 1, Robert Frank 1, Philippe Charron 1, Francoise Hidden-Lucet 1, Estelle Gandjbakhch 1 1 La Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France

8.4 Abstract 03-10 PREDICTION OF PATHOGENICITY OF MISSENSE VARIANTS IN ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY Judith Groeneweg 1, Aditya Bhonsale 2, Cynthia James 2, Jeroen van der Heijden 3, Brittney Murray 2, Crystal Tichnell 2, Harikrishna Tandri 2, Arthur Wilde 4, Jan Jongbloed 5, Peter van Tintelen 5, Daniel Judge 2, Richard Hauer 1, Hugh Calkins 2, Dennis Dooijes 3 1 University Medical Center Utrecht and Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States, 3 University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, 4 Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 5 University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

8.5 Abstract 07-12 ASSESSMENT OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR SYMPATHETIC DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY USING 123I-METAIODBENZYLGUANIDIN Johannes Siebermair 1, Sebastian Lehner 2, Andrei Todica 2, Britt Maria Beckmann 1, Eimo Martens 1, Alexander Becker 1, Heidi L. Estner 1, Marcus Hacker 2, Stefan Kääb 1 1 Medizinische Klinik I LMU Großhadern, Munich, Germany, 2 Department of Nuclear Medicine LMU Großhadern, Munich, Germany

8.6 Abstract 02-14 METABOLIC DEREGULATION IN A MODEL OF ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA/ CARDIOMYOPATHY (ARVD/C) USING PATIENT-SPECIFIC IPS CELLS Huei-sheng Vincent Chen 1, Changsung Kim 1, Joseph M. Marine 2, Hugh Calkins 2, Daniel P. Judge 2 1 Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, United States, 2 Johns Hopkins Heart & Vascular Institute, Baltimore, United States

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MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ROOM GAUGUIN Posters exposed from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Presenters and chairpersons present from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Chaired poster session C part 2 Arrhythmia Mechanisms Chairpersons: Jorgen Kanters (Copenhagen, DK), Gioia Turitto (New-York, USA)

18.1 Abstract 01-12 NOVEL CHARACTERISATION OF THE ARRHYTHMIA PHENOTYPE OF THE REPERFUSED INFARCT: A SMALL ANIMAL MODEL OF PRIMARY PCI Michael Debney 1, Fu Siong Ng 1, Alexander Lyon 1, Nicholas Peters 1 1 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

18.2 Abstract 01-16 SEVERE GAP JUNCTIONAL UNCOUPLING CAUSES ELECTROGRAM FRACTIONATION IN A NOVEL 1D NUMERICAL MODEL OF DISCRETE MYOCYTES Eugene Chang 1, Chris D Cantwell 1, Caroline H Roney 1, Jennifer H Siggers 1, Spencer J Sherwin 1, Nicholas S Peters 1 1 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

18.3 Abstract 03-14 HEART RATE VARIABLITY (HRV) AFTER INDUCIBLE RE-EXPRESSION OF HEXIM1 IN THE MURINE HEART Khyati Pandya 1, Yee-Hsee Hsieh 2, Anurak Thungtong 2, Julian Stelzer 2, Margaret Chandler 2, Kenneth Loparo 2, Monica Montano 2, Michiko Watanabe 2, Thomas Dick 2 1 Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States, 2 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States

18.4 Abstract 31-10 DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION WITH DHA IMPROVES INOTROPIC EFFICACY OF DIGITALIC DRUG AND DELAYS DIGITALIS TOXICITY-MITOCHONDRIAL PROTECTION Monique Bernard 1, Jean-Michel Maixent 2, Alain Gerbi 3, Carole Lan 1, Patrick Cozzone 1, Gérard Pieroni 4, Martine Armand 3, Thierry C Coste 1 CRMBM UMR 6612 CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, Marseille, France, 2 University of South-Toulon Var, Toulon, France, 3 UMR INSERM U476 , Faculté de Médecine Timone, Marseille, Marseille, France, 4 Innovation Santé des Lipides, Marseille, Marseille, France

18.5 Abstract 15-28 GIRK CHANNEL ACTIVATION VIA ADENOSINE OR MUSCARINIC RECEPTORS HAS SIMILAR EFFECTS ON RAT ATRIAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Xiaodong Wang 1, Bo Liang 1, Lasse Skibsbye 1, Morten Grunnet 1, Søren-Peter Olesen 1, Thomas Jespersen 1 1 University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

18.6 Abstract 14-13 DUAL LOOP REENTRY ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA ABLATION GUIDED BY RIPPLE MAPPING Shahnaz Jamil-Copley 1, Nick Linton 1, Michael Koa-Wing 1, Phang Boon Lim 1, Sajad Hayat 1, Norman Qureishi 1, Zachary Whinnett 1, David Wyn Davies 1, Nicholas Peters 1, Darrel Francis 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1 1 St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

18.7 Abstract 08-12 MECHANISMS OF SUBNODAL CONDUCTION BLOCK AFTER AORTIC VALVE SURGERY: PHASE 4 BLOCK, SUBNODAL WENCKEBACH, AND CONCEALED JUNCTIONAL EXTRASYSTOLES Gregg Gerasimon 1, Joshua Cooper 1 1 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States

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Heart Failure 18.8 Abstract 02-10 MYOCARDIAL CONNEXIN-43 IS IMPLICATED IN ACUTE HEART FAILURE DUE TO VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION BY SEX- RELATED MANNER. Jana Radosinska 1, V. Knez l, 3, J. Slezak 2, L. Urban 4, A. Vachulova 4, R. Hatala 4, N. Tribulová 2 1 Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2 Institute for Heart Research, SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2 Institute of Experimental Pharmacology & Toxicology, SAS, Bratislava, 4 Department of Arrhythmias, National Cardiovascular Institute, Bratislava

18.10 Abstract 15-21 LOW FREQUENCY OF NEW OR AGGRAVATED HEART FAILURE DURING LONG-TERM RIGHT VENTRICULAR PACING AFTER RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF THE ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION Anna Björkenheim 1, Tommy Andersson 1, Nils Edvardsson 2, Dritan Poci 1 1 Department of Cardiology, Örebro, Sweden, 2 Institution of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg, Sweden

Remote Monitoring 18.12 Abstract 19-19 REMOTE MONITORING OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORS –POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE USE OF A DEVICE TELEMONITORING SYSTEM BASED ON A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE Johannes Siebermair 1, Eimo Martens 1, Franziska Schüssler 1, Sebastian Clauss 1, Heidi L. Estner 1, Stefan Kääb 1, Reza Wakili 1 1 Medizinische Klinik I LMU Großhadern, Munich, Germany

18.13 Abstract 06-11 REMOTE MONITORING IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICES. CORRECT INTERPRETATION OF THE DETECTED ALERTS THROUGH THE USE OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS OFFERED BY THE SYSTEM Guillermo Alejandro Carnero 1, Nestor Galizio 1, Jose Luis Gonzalez 1, Federico Robles 1, Alejandro Palazzo 1, Agustina Gargano 1, Nicolas Martienghi 1, Xavier Vallejos 1, Mauricio Myzuta 1 1 Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ivabradine for Inappropriate Sinus Node Tachycardia 18.14 Abstract 09-10 CLINICAL EFFICACY OF IVABRADINE IN PATIENTS WITH INAPPROPRIATE SINUS TACHYCARDIA Cristina Balla 1, Serenella Castelvecchio 1, Cristian Ricci 2, Elisabetta Bianco 1, Laura Vitali-Serdoz 1, Tomaso Gnecchi-Ruscone 3, Mario Pittalis 1, Luigi De Ambroggi 1, Mirko Baruscotti 4, Maddalena Gaeta 1, Francesco Furlanello 1, Dario Di Francesco 1, Pier Paolo Lupo 1, Riccardo Cappato 1 1 Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology Center, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy, 2 Fondazione Don C. Gnocchi, Milan, Italy, 3 Department of Cardiology, San Leopoldo Mandic Hospital, Milan, Italy, 4 Department of Preventive, Occupational, and Community Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Catheter Ablation (Cont.) 18.15 Abstract 18-50 RISK OF FLUID OVERLOAD AND RE-HOSPITALIZATION AFTER ABLATION OF LONG STANDING PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WITH A NEW IRRIGATED CATHETER? RESULTS FROM A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY Luigi Di Biase 1, Pasquale Santangeli 1, Rong Bai 1, Prasant Mohanty 1, Sanghamitra Mohanty 1, Chintan Trivedi 1, Justin Price 1, Rachel (Xue) Yan 1, Javier Sanchez 1, G.Joseph Gallinghouse 1, Salwa Beheiry 2, Richard Hongo 2, Jason Zagrodzky 1, Rodney Horton 1, Robert Canby 1, J. David Burkhardt 1, Antonio Dello Russo 3, Michela Casella 3, Gaetano Fassini 3, Corrado Carbucicchio 3, Claudio Tondo 3, Andrea Natale 1 1 Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St Davids Medical Center, Austin, United States, 2 California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, United States, 3 Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, United States

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18.16 Abstract 18-46 FIRST HUMAN VALIDATION OF A NEW EPICARDIAL ACCESS NEEDLE WITH A REAL TIME PRESSURE MONITORING TO FACILITATE EPICARDIAL ACCESS Luigi Di Biase 1, Zoltan Csanadi 2, Gabor Sandorfi 2, Edina Nagy-Balo 2, Chintan Trivedi 1, Pasquale Santangeli 1, Andrei Leny 2, Alexandra Kiss 2, Andrea Natale 1, J. David Burkhardt 1 1 Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St Davids Medical Center, Austin, United States, 2 Department of Cardiology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

Sinus Node Dysfunction 18.17 Abstract 09-11 CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF RAPID ATRIAL PACING IN PATIENTS WITH SICK SINUS SYNDROME Malka Yahalom 1, Yoav Turgeman 1, 2 1 Heart Institute,Ha'emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel 2 Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel

MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM ROOM DUFY

Supported by an educational grant from Bayer-Healthcare LUNCHEON PANEL Practical aspects of Xa inhibition: What you need to know? Chairpersons: John Camm (London, GB), Jean-Yves Le Heuzey (Paris, FR) Welcome: Jean-Yves Le Heuzey (Paris, FR) 1. Introduction Samuel Lévy (Marseille, FR) 2. Stroke prevention in AF, the neurologist perspective Pierre Amarenco (Paris, FR) 3. ESC Guidelines 2012 and the novel oral anticoagulants John Camm (London, GB) 4. Practical aspects of rivaroxaban use in cardiology Riccardo Cappato (Milan, IT)

Discussion: Jean-Yves Le Heuzey(Paris, FR) Summary and conclusions: Samuel Lévy (Marseille, FR)

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MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ROOM DERAIN SESSION SP-01 Paroxysmal versus long-standing persistent AF: How do they differ? Chairpersons: Roger Winkle (Palo Alto, USA), Neil Sulke (Eastbourne, GB) 1. Differences in their clinical characteristics Samuel Levy (Marseille, FR) 2. Lessons from AFFIRM Albert Waldo (Cleveland, USA) 3. Role of the substrate in paroxysmal versus persistent AF Alessandro Capucci (Ancona, IT) 4. Differences in activation pattern Sanjeev Saksena (New Brunswick, USA)

MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ROOM DIDEROT SESSION: SD-06 Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death early after Chairpersons: Jeanne E. Poole, (Seattle, USA); Riccardo Cappato (Milan, Italy) 1. Is ejection fraction alone sufficient for deciding primary ICD implantation post MI? Etienne Aliot (Nancy, FR) 2. Lessons from IRIS Gerhard Steinbeck (Munich, DE) 3. Improvements of risk stratification: timing, implantable loop recorders Poul Erik Bloch-Thomsen (Copenhagen, DK) 4. New treatment modalities: aldosterone antagonists, wearable defibrillator Bruce D. Lindsay (Cleveland, USA)

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MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ROOM DESCARTES HRS-ECAS SPECIAL SESSION Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (AC): The Challenge of Early Diagnosis Chairpersons: Guenter Breithardt (Muenster, DE), Richard Hauer (Utrecht, NL) 1. Clinical decisions in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. Frank Marcus (Tucson, USA) 2. Risk stratification in ARVD/C: Who needs an ICD? Hugh Calkins (Baltimore, USA) 3. Mapping and catheter ablation in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy Francis Marchlinski (Philadelphia, USA ) 4. Toward understanding of arrhythmogenesis in concealed arrhythmogenic car-diomyopathy. Impact of the sodium current. Mario Delmar (New York, USA) 5. Lessons from explanted hearts with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy Cristina Basso (Padua, IT)

MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ROOM PASCAL Supported by an educational grant from Biosense-Webster SP-02 Advances in ablation catheter technology and role of contact force Chairpersons: Dipen Shah (Geneva, CH), Isabel Deisenhofer (Munich, DE) 1. Acute results of contact force optimized PV isolation Tom De Potter (Aalst, BE) 2. Ablation of ventricular tachycardia using real time contact force measurement Heidi Estner (Munich, DE) 3. Outcome correlations with contact force optimized PV isolation Dipen Shah (Geneva, CH) 4. Tips and tricks in the clinical use of real time CF measurement Jean-Paul Albenque (Toulouse, FR)

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MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ROOM GAUGUIN Posters exposed from 02:00 PM - 05:30 PM Presenters and chairpersons present from 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM CHAIRED POSTER SESSION D PART 1 Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias Chairpersons: Sanjiv Narayan (San Diego, USA), Poul-Erik Bloch-Thomsen (Copenhagen, DK)

19.1 Abstract 18-49 RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF SYMPTOMATIC MONOMORPHIC PREMATURE VENTRICULAR BEATS AND IDIOPATHIC REPETITIVE MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA FROM THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT IN SINGLE CATHETER-TECHNIQUE – A HIGH VOLUME CENTER EXPERIENCE Reinhard Höltgen 1, Marcus Wieczorek 1 1 Klinik für Elektrophysiologie, Bocholt, Germany

19.2 Abstract 18-38 INCREMENTAL PACING MANEUVER ASSESSMENT DURING CAVO-TRICUSPID ISTHMUS ABLATION DIMINISHES TYPICAL FLUTTER RECURRENCES Ermengol Vallès 1, Victor Bazan 1, Begoña Benito 1, Miguel Jauregui 1, Jordi Bruguera 1, Julio Martí 1 1 Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

19.3 Abstract 18-35 LOWER CATHETER TIP TEMPERATURES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INHOMOGENEOUS LESION FORMATION DURING RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION IN A CANINE THIGH MUSCLE MODEL Ferdi Akca 1, Endre Zima 2, Eszter Végh 2, Gábor Széplaki 2, Judit Skopál 2, Martha Hubay 2, Zsuzsanna Lendvai 2, Bela Merkely 2, Tamas Szili- Torok 1 1 Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2 Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

19.4 Abstract 18-28 EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN T2W AND LGE MRI IN NON-ACUTE THERMAL ABLATION LESIONS Andriy Shmatukha 1, Mohammed Shurrab 2, Benu Sethi 1, Jennifer Barry 1, Graham Wright 1, Eugene Crystal 2 1 Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2 Arrhythmia Services, Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

19.5 Abstract 18-23 IMPACT OF A NEW FLUOROSCOPY-INTEGRATED CATHETER POSITIONING SYSTEM (MEDIGUIDE) ON ACUTE PROCEDURAL PARAMETERS IN THE ABLATION OF TYPICAL ATRIAL FLUTTER Michael Derndorfer 1, Elisabeth Sigmund 1, Giorgios Kollias 1, Josef Aichinger 1, Siegmund Winter 1, Hans-Joachim Nesser 1, Helmut Puererfellner 1, Martin Martinek 1 1 Elisabethinen University Teaching Hospital of the Universities Innsbruck and Graz; Linz, Austria, Department of Cardiology, Linz, Austria

19.6 Abstract 18-33 FORMATION OF THERMAL COAGULUM ON MULTI-ELECTRODE ABLATION CATHETERS DURING PHASED RADIOFREQUENCY ENERGY ABLATION IN THE TREATMENT OF PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Philippe Debruyne 1, Tom Rossenbacker 1, Bart Vankelecom 1, Filip Charlier 1, John Roosen 1, Bavo Ector 1, Luc Janssens 1 1 Imeldaziekenhuis, Bonheiden, Belgium

19.7 Abstract 15-42 PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION WITH AN INVESTIGATIONAL DESIGN MULTIPOLE OVER-THE-WIRE MAPPING AND ABLATION CATHETER: GENESIS FEASIBILITY STUDY Dirk Mueller 1, Yaariv Khaykin 2, Oliver R Segal 3, Jong Gerds-Li MD 4, Allan Skanes MD 5, Isabel Deisenhofer 6, Andy Chiavetta 7, Chris Fleege 7, Jeremiah Johnson 7, Claire Williams 7 1 Herz-und-Gefaesszentrum, Bad Bevensen, Germany, 2 Southlake Regional Medical Center, Newmarket, Canada, 3 The Heart Hospital & University College, London , United Kingdom, 4 Deutsches Herzzentrum , Berlin, Germany, 5 London Health Sciences Center, London, Canada, 6 Deutsches Herzzentrum , Munich, Germany, 7 Bard Electrophysiology, Lowell, United States

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19.8 Abstract 12-12 SLOW PATHWAY ELIMINATION FOR ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA WITH THE 8-MM TIP CRYOABLATION CATHETER: AN 18-MONTH FOLLOW-UP Michaël Peyrol 1, Pascal Sbragia 1, Sabrina Uhry 1, Gilles Boccara 1, Eric Dolla 1, Amandine Quatre 1, Maxime Guenoun 1, Samuel Lévy 1, Franck Paganelli 1, 1Division of Cardiology, Hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France

Advances in ICD technology 19.9 Abstract 19-12 THE SUBCUTANEOUS ICD - THE NEW ZEALAND EXPERIENCE Warren Smith 1, Margaret Hood 1, Fiona Riddell 1, Ian Crozier 2, Ian Melton 2, Martin Stiles 3 1 Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland, New Zealand, 2 Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand

19.10 Abstract 19-16 SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATOR – IS A STRESS TEST ECG REQUIRED BEFORE IMPLANTATION? Eimo Martens 1, Johannes Siebermair 1, Britt Maria Beckmann 1, Franziska Schüssler 1, Moritz F Sinner 1, Heidi Estner 1, Stefan Kaab 1 1 University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany

19.11 Abstract 19-17 WHY IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR IS STILL UNDERUSED IN EMERGING COUNTRIES? Mohamed Salah Annabi 1, Abdeddayem Haggui 1, Rana Dahmani 1, Lella Zhor Rezine 1, Badii Jdaïda 1, Houaïda Mahfoudhi 1, Mehdi Ghommidh 1, Thouraya Filali 1, Dhaker Lahidheb 1, Nadhem Hajlaoui 1, Wafa Fehri 1, Habib Haouala 1 1 Heart rythm unit, Cardiology department, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisie

19.12 Abstract 19-25 DO MADIT-2 RESULTS APPLY TO CORRESPONDING POST MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION ICD PATIENTS IN CURRENT COMMON CLINICAL PRACTICE? Martin Svetlosak 1, Hilda Bou-Ezzeddine 1, Anna Vachulova 1, Katarina Gladisova 1, Michal Sasov 1, Peter Margitfalvi 1, Robert Hatala 1 1 Department of Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovakia

19.13 Abstract 19-28 SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN A HOLIDAY AREA INCIDENCE AND OUTCOME Falko Tillwich 1, Dietmar Bänsch 1 1 University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

19.14 Abstract 19-22 SIGNIFICANCE OF INTRAOPERATIVE TESTING IN RIGHT-SIDED IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORS Andreas Keyser 1 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany

19.15 Abstract 26-11 USEFULNESS AND RELIABILITY OF A SINGLE-COIL SUBCUTANEOUS HIGH-VOLTAGE LEAD FOR CONVERSION OF REFRACTORY VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION TESTING DURING DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTATION: LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP Victor A Medina-Ravell 1, Otto A Medina-Malpica 1, Napoleon A Medina-Malpica 1, Castor L Maduro-Maytin 1, Alejandro Acuña-Seijas 1 1 Fundarritmia AC, Valencia, Venezuela

19.16 Abstract 18-17 REMOTE MAGNETIC NAVIGATION FOR CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIO-VENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS Mohammed Shurrab 1, Asaf Danon 1, Alex Crystal 1, Darren Kagal 1, Irving Tiong 1, David Newman 1, Ilan Lashevsky 1, Eugene Crystal 1 1 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , Toronto, Canada

MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Coffee break and visit to the posters

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MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ROOM DERAIN SP-08 How and when should epicardial mapping and catheter ablation be performed? Chairpersons: Richard Schilling (London, GB), Olivier Piot (Paris, FR) 1. Technique of epicardial mapping and ablation Gaetano Barbato (Bologna, IT) 2. Epicardial ablation of ventricular tachycardias Francis Marchlinski (Philadelphia, USA) 3. Epicardial ablation of supraventricular tachycardias Luigi Di Biase (Austin, USA) 4. Hybrid endocardial-epicardial atrial fibrillation ablation Carina Blomstrom-Lundqvist (Uppsala, SE)

MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ROOM DIDEROT 6th Japanese HRS/ ECAS SYMPOSIUM Current Issues in atrial fibrillation ablation Chairpersons: Yuji Nakazato (Chiba, JP), Bruce Lindsay (Cleveland, USA) 1. Ablation of SVC focal sources triggering atrial fibrillation Kenzo Hirao (Tokyo, JP) 2. Role of left atrial fibrosis assessed by MRI in AF substrate ablation Julien Seitz (Marseille, FR) 3. Ganglion plexi ablation in atrial fibrillation ablation and its relationship to Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrogram (CFAE) Shigeru Ikeguchi (Shiga, JP) 4. Impact of CFAE ablation on outcome of AF ablation Ross J Hunter (London, GB)

MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ROOM DESCARTES SP-03 Ablation of Persistent AF beyond pulmonary vein isolation: which target? Chairpersons: Roberto De Ponti (Varese, IT), Andrey Ardashev (Moscow, RU) 1. Linear lesions : Roof line, Low left atrium, mitral isthmus line Isabel Deisenhofer (Munich, DE) 2. Complex fragmented atrial electrograms Koonlawee Nademanee (Los Angeles, USA) 3. Ganglion plexi ablation Demosthenes Katritsis (Athens, GR) 4. Isolation of the left atrial appendage or/and coronary sinus Andrea Natale (Austin, USA)

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MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ROOM PASCAL

SP-05 Case-based studies of supraventricular tachycardias: Difficult case and how did I manage it? Chairpersons: Wyn Davies (London, GB), Fathi Ali (Nashville, USA) 1. Paroxysmal AV Peter Loh (Utrecht, NL) 2. Atrial Tachyarrhythmias: Challenging Clinical Decisions Alawi Al-Sheikh Ali (Dubai, UAE) 3. A very special case of supraventricular tachycardia Reza Wakili (Munich, DE) 4. Atrial macro-reentrant tachycardia Annibale Sandro Montenero (Milan, IT) 5. Recurrence post AF ablation Pierpaolo Lupo (Milan, IT)

MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ROOM GAUGUIN Posters exposed from 02:00 PM - 05:30 PM Presenters and chairpersons present from 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM CHAIRED POSTER SESSION D PART 2 AF Ablation Chairpersons: David Wilber (Maywood, USA), Eli Ovsyshcher (Beersheba, IL)

20.1 Abstract 18-47 DOES TERMINATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DURING ABLATION OF LONG STANDING PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PREDICT THE OUTCOME AT FOLLOW-UP? RESULTS FROM A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY Luigi Di Biase 1, Pasquale Santangeli 1, Prasant Mohanty 1, Rong Bai 1, Rodney Horton 1, Javier Sanchez 1, Madhu Reddy 2, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy 2, Giovanni Forleo 3, Sanghamitra Mohanty 1, Chintan Trivedi 1, Justin Price 1, Rachel (Xue) Yan 1, Claude Elayi 4, G.Joseph Gallinghouse 1, Salwa Beheiry 5, Richard Hongo 5, J. David Burkhardt 1, Andrea Natale 1 1 Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St Davids Medical Center, Austin, United States, 2 University of Kansas, Kansas City, United States, 3 University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, 4 University of Kentuckly, Lexington, United States, 5 California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, United States

20.2 Abstract 18-51 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC ATRIAL ABLATION INJURY – A HISTOLOGICAL AND ELECTROANATOMICAL VALIDATION STUDY James Harrison 1, Nick Linton 1, Sarah Peel 1, Amedeo Chiribiri 1, Anne Grøndal 2, Lars Bloch 2, Steen Pedersen 2, Jacob Bentzon 2, Christoph Kolbitsch 1, Rashed Karim 1, Steven Williams 1, Kawal Rhode 1, Jaswinder Gill 1, Michael Cooklin 1, Aldo Rinaldi 1, Matthew Wright 1, Won Kim 2, Henrik Jensen 2, Tobias Schaeffter 1, Reza Razavi 1, Mark O'Neill 1 1 King's College London, London, United Kingdom, 2 Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark

20.3 Abstract 15-33 PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION HAS NO SHORT-TERM EFFECT ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION: A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT ABLATION TECHNIQUES Alexandra Kiss 1, Edina Nagy-Baló 1, Istvan Édes 1, Zoltán Csanádi 1 1 Institute of Cardiology, Medical University Of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

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20.4 Abstract 15-38 LEFT VENTRICULAR SYNCHRONIZATION AND SYSTOLIC FUNCTION ESTIMATED BY SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY PRE-AND POST-RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AF) Jian Qiang Zhang 1, Xin Yao Liu 1, Xin Du 1, Jun Ping Kang 1, Xiao Hui Liu 1, Rong Hui Yu 1, De Yong Long 1, Ri Bo Tang 1, Song Nan Li 1, Tao Lin 1, Man Ning 1, Jian Zeng Dong 1, Yan Yao 1, Chang Sheng Ma 1 1 Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China

20.5 Abstract 18-22 PROCEDURAL IMPACT OF A NEW FLUOROSCOPY-INTEGRATED CATHETER POSITIONING SYSTEM (MEDIGUIDE) ON ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION – A CASE MATCHED COMPARISON Michael Derndorfer 1, Elisabeth Sigmund 1, Giorgios Kollias 1, Josef Aichinger 1, Siegmund Winter 1, Hans-Joachim Nesser 1, Helmut Puererfellner 1, Martin Martinek 1 1 Elisabethinen University Teaching Hospital of the Universities Innsbruck and Graz; Linz, Austria, Department of Cardiology, Linz, Austria

20.6 Abstract 15-50 THE USEFULNESS OF TELEMONITORING ELECTROCARDIOGRAM AFTER CATHETER ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Takehiro Kimura 1, Seiji Takatsuki 1, Shin Kashimura 1, Kohei Inagawa 1, Yoshinori Katsumata 1, Takahiko Nishiyama 1, Nobuhiro Nishiyama 1, Kotaro Fukumoto 1, Yoshiyasu Aizawa 1, Yoko Tanimoto 1, Kojiro Tanimoto 1, Keiichi Fukuda 1 1 Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

20.7 Abstract 18-52 LEFT VENTRICULAR TORSION HAD INFLUENCE ON MITRAL REGURGITATION BEFORE AND AFTER RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Jian Qiang Zhang 1, Xin Yao Liu 1, Man Ning 1, Xin Du 1, Rong Hui Yu 1, Ri Bo Tang 1, De Yong Long 1, Xiao Hui Liu 1, Jun Ping Kang 1, Song Nan Li 1, Tao Lin 1, Yan Yao 1, Jian Zeng Dong 1, Chang Sheng Ma 1 1 An Zhen Hospital, Beijing, China

20.8 Abstract 15-20 AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION TO DETERMINE OPTIMAL PATIENT SELECTION FOR PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION Julian W.E. Jarman 1, Vias Markides 1, Wajid Hussain 1, Tom Wong 1, R. Hardwin Mead 2, Gregory Engel 2, Melissa H. Kong 2, Rob Patrawala 2, Roger A. Winkle 2 1 Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, 2 Silicon Valley Cardiology, E. Palo Alto, California, United States

20.9 Abstract 18-58 HYBRID APPROACH FOR PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE Luca Bontempi 1, Claudio Muneretto 2, Manuel Cerini 1, Alessandro Lipari 1, Francesca Vassanelli 1, Carlo Pagnoni 1, Elisa Locantore 1, Francesca Salghetti 1, Antonio D'Aloia 1, Enrico Vizzardi 1, Gianluigi Bisleri 2, Antonio Curnis 1 1 Division and Chair of Cardiology, Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy, 2 Division and Chair of Cardiosurgery, Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy

20.10 Abstract 18-16 SNAPSHOT OF INVASIVE ADULT ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY IN CANADA: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE FIRST NATIONAL SURVEY Evgeny Fishman 1, Anna Kaoutskaia 1, David Birnie 2, Felix-Alejandro Ayala-Paredes 3, Omar Sultan 4, Lilia Tcharnaia 1, Vijay Chauhan 5, Andrew Krahn 6, Atul Verma 7, Eugene Crystal 1 1 Schulich Heart Centre , Toronto, Canada, 2 Ottawa Heart Institute , Ottawa , Canada, 3 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada, 4 Regina General Hospital, Regina, Canada, 5 Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada, 6 Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada, 7 Southlake Regional Hospital, Newmarket, Canada

Lead Extraction 20.11 Abstract 23-19 SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF LEAD EXTRACTION IN PATIENTS WITH STRUCTURAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE Andrianos Kontogeorgis 1, Shohreh Honarbakhsh 1, Panayiotis Constantinou 1, Ozan Demir 1, Julian W E Jarman 1, Wajid Hussain 2, Vias Markides 1, Jonathan Clague 1, Tom Wong 1 1 Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 2 Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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20-12 Abstract 26-12 INCIDENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE (CIED) RE-INFECTION AFTER AN EXTRACTION Omar Saeed 1, Anupam Gupta 2, Jay Gross 1, Eugen Palma 1 1 Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, United States, 2 Jacobi Medical Center, New York, United States

20-13 Abstract 06-15 PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE DEVICE-RELATED INFECTIONS: A 10-YEAR EXPERIENCE OF OUR CENTRE Giovanni Morani 1, Giacomo Mugnai 1, Martina Morosato 1, Sara Ferrari 1, Chiara Stevanello 1, Luca Tomasi 1, Ruggero Tomei 1, Corrado Vassanelli 1 1 UOC Cardiologia dU - Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy

20-14 Abstract 06-14 SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE WITH PERMANENT TRANSVENOUS LEAD EXTRACTION: ANALYSIS ON FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DIFFICULTY OF THE PROCEDURE. Luca Bontempi 1, Manuel Cerini 1, Alessandro Lipari 1, Carlo Pagnoni 1, Elisa Locantore 1, Francesca Salghetti 1, Abdallah Raweh 2, Francesco Chiusso 3, Alessio Gargaro 3, Mohamed Elmaghawry 4, Francesca Vassanelli 1, Antonio Curnis 1 1 Division and Chair of Cardiology, Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy, 2 IRCCS San Donato Hospital, Milano, Italy, 3 Biotronik Italia Spa, Vimodrone, Milano, Italy, 4 Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt

20.15 Abstract 06-12 USEFULNESS OF A NEW ENHANCED EXCIMER LASER TECHNIQUE 80 HZ FOR LEADS EXTRACTION: A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE Antonio Curnis 1, Manuel Cerini 1, Alessandro Lipari 1, Carlo Pagnoni 1, Elisa Locantore 1, Francesca Salghetti 1, Mohamed Elmaghawry 2, Abdallah Raweh 3, Francesca Vassanelli 1, Luca Bontempi 1 1 Division and Chair of Cardiology, Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy, 2 Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt, 3 IRCCS San Donato Hospital, Milano, Italy

20.16 Abstract 06-13 TRANSVENOUS EXTRACTION OF PM AND ICD LEADS IN INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS WITH VEGETATIONS: A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE Luca Bontempi 1, Manuel Cerini 1, Francesca Vassanelli 1, Carlo Pagnoni 1, Elisa Locantore 1, Francesca Salghetti 1, Mohamed Elmaghawry 2, Alessandro Lipari 1, Antonio Curnis 1 1 Division and Chair of Cardiology, Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy, 2 Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt

MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM ROOM DERAIN DEBATE 1 Electrophysiologic testing is required in Brugada syndrome to detect patients at high risk of sudden death Chairpersons: Mark Estes III (Boston, USA), Magdi Sami (Montreal, CA)

Protagonist: Martin Borggrefe (Mannheim, DE) Antagonist: Hervé Le Marec (Nantes, FR)

MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM ROOM DIDEROT DEBATE 2 Echocardiographic techniques are essential for the improvement of CRT results Chairpersons: Bruce Wilkoff (Cleveland, USA), Carsten Israel (Bielefeld, DE)

Protagonist: John Fisher (New-York, USA) Antagonist: Tamas Szili-Torok (Rotterdam, NL)

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TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM ROOM DIDEROT ABSTRACT ORAL SESSION 9 Technical aspects of catheter ablation of arrhythmias Chairpersons: Oskars Kalejs (Riga, LV), Nicolas Lellouche (Paris, FR)

9.1 Abstract 15-19 PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PRESENTING IN SINUS RHYTHM: PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION VERSUS PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION AND ELECTROGRAM GUIDED ABLATION Frederic Sebag 1, Najia Chaachoui 1, Mark O'Neil 2, Matthew Wright 2, Nicolas Lellouche 1 1 Hopital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France, 2 St Thomas Hospital, London, United Kingdom

9.2 Abstract 15-39 IMPACT OF CATHETER-BASED CONTACT FORCE MEASUREMENT ON PERSISTENT AF ABLATION WITH AND WITHOUT ROBOTIC NAVIGATION Waqas Ullah 1, Ross Hunter 1, Victoria Baker 1, Ailsa McLean 1, Claire Kirkby 1, Matthew Lovell 1, Matthew Ginks 1, Ihab Diab 1, Mehul Dhinoja 1, Simon Sporton 1, Mark Earley 1, Richard Schilling 2 1 St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 2 London Bridge Hospital, London, United Kingdom

9.3 Abstract 15-16 ROLE OF HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS AND BODY-MASS-INDEX IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION FOR TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Johannes Siebermair 1, Sebastian Clauss 1, Franziska Schüssler 1, Ina Klier 1, Eimo Martens 1, Stefan Kääb 1, Heidi L. Estner 1, Reza Wakili 1 1 LMU Großhadern, Munich, Germany

9.4 Abstract 18-25 DIFFERENT CONTACT SENSING TECHNIQUES IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION: A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE Antonio Dello Russo 1, Michela Casella 1, Gaetano Fassini 1, Stefania Riva 1, Moltrasio Massimo 1, Fabrizio Tundo 1, Martina Zucchetti 1, Benedetta Majocchi 1, Vittoria Marino 1, Gennaro Izzo 1, Osama Al Nono 1, Eleonora Russo 1, Daniele Colombo 1, Ester Innocenti 1, Fabrizio Bologna 1, Corrado Carbucicchio 1, Claudio Tondo 1 1 Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Centre, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, , Milan, Italy

9.5 Abstract 15-46 REPEAT CATHETER ABLATION IS EFFECTIVE FOR RECURRENT ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIAS FOLLOWING FAILED SURGICAL MAZE PROCEDURE FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Gregg Gerasimon 1, Erica Zado 1, Francis Marchlinski 1 1 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States

9.6 Abstract 14-14 CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS WITH PRIOR ISCHEMIC STROKE Songnan Li 1, Junping Kang 1, Xin Du 1, Xiaolan He 1, Deyong Long 1, Ronghui Yu 1, Ribo Tang 1, Caihua Sang 1, Chenxi Jiang 1, Man Ning 1, Jianzeng Dong 1, Changsheng Ma 1 1 Department of Cardiology, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

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TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2013 08:30 AM - 10:00 AM ROOM DESCARTES ABSTRACT ORAL SESSION 10 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Chairpersons: Jean-Jacques Blanc (Brest, FR), Sam Hanon (New-York, USA)

10.1 Abstract 24-18 CORONARY SINUS VENOPLASTY IN CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY AND ITS EFFECT ON IMPLANT TIME AND FAILURE RATES Akbar Ahmed 1, Syed Husain 1, Jorge Romero 1, Ella Shaviv 1, Eugen Palma 1 1 Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, United States

10.2 Abstract 24-22 GLOBAL AND REGIONAL CMR PREDICTORS OF ECHOGRAPHIC RESPONSE TO CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY Sana Amraoui 1, Hubert Cochet 1, Arnaud Denis 1, Sylvain Ploux 1, Nicolas Derval 1, Frederic Sacher 1, Melèze Hocini 1, Adlane Zemmoura 1, Michel Haissaguerre 1, Philippe Ritter 1, Pierre Bordachar 1 1 Haut-Levêque hospital, Pessac, France

10.3 Abstract 24-13 ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS IN PATIENTS SCHEDULED FOR CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY: RELATIONSHIP WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR REMODELING Antonio Michelucci 1, Francesca Cesari 2, Giuseppe Ricciardi 1, Paolo Pieragnoli 1, Anna Maria Gori 3, Cinzia Fatini 2, Elena Sticchi 2, Ilaria Romagnuolo 4, Francesca Ristalli 1, Gino Grifoni 1, Gino Grifoni 1, Luigi Padeletti 1, Gianfranco Gensini 4, Rosanna Abbate 2 1 Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Section of Arrhythmology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 2 Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 3 Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS Foundation, Florence, Italy, 4 Fiorgen Foundation, Florence, Italy

10.4 Abstract 31-11 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: THE USE OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) AND CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY (CRT) FOR TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE HAS EXPANDED SINCE TEN YEARS. NEVERTHELESS, LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE IMPACT OF ICD AND CRT IN PA Marion Rovani 1, Shaida Varnous 2, Xavier Waintraub 1, Guillaume Duthoit 1, Cossimo d’Alessandro 2, Thomas Chastre 1, Nicolas Badenco 1, Caroline Himbert 1, Alain Pavie 2, Pascal Leprince 2, Francoise Hidden Lucet 1, Estelle Gandjbakhch 1 1 Unité de Rythmologie, Institut de Cardiologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Université de Paris 6, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris, France., Paris , France, 2 Service de chirurgie cardiaque, Institut de cardiologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Université de Paris VI, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris, France., Paris , France

10.5 Abstract 24-19 CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY (CRT) ENTIRELY ENDOCARDIAL: TECHNIQUES, METHODS AND RESULTS OF LEFT VENTRICULAR PACING THROUGH A TRANSEPTAL APPROACH Sara Foresti 1, Pierpaolo Lupo 1, Francesco Bandera 1, Hussam Ali 1, Guido De Ambroggi 1, Mario Pittalis 1, Antonio Sorgente 1, Tommaso Infusino 1, Cristina Balla 1, Riccardo Cappato 1 1 Irccs Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy

10.6 Abstract 24-28 IMPACT OF QRS COMPLEX WIDTH ON MITRAL REGURGE BEHAVIOR AND RESPONSE TO CAR-DIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY AMONG PATIENTS WITH DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY Salah Atta 1, Mohammad Bashandy 2, Sherif Zaki 3 1 Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, 2 Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alazhar University, Cairo, Egypt, 3 Saud Albabtain Cardiac Center, Aldammam, KSA. Critical Care Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2013 08:30 AM - 10:00 AM ROOM PASCAL Abstract Oral Session 11 Sudden cardiac death and ICD Chairpersons: Brian Olshansky (Iowa City, USA), Riccardo Cappato (Milan, IT)

11.1 Abstract 19-24 NATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE ENTIRELY SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR Julian W.E. Jarman 1, Derick M. Todd 2 1 Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, 2 Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom

11.2 Abstract 19-11 IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR THERAPY IN PATIENTS WHO HAVE GENETIC HEART DISEASE Deepa McGriff 1, Matthew Protas 1, William Katsiyiannis 1, Linda Kallinen Retel 1, Robert Hauser 1 1 Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, United States

11.3 Abstract 19-15 RHYTHM TYPE DETERMINTES OUTCOME OF DEFIBRILLATOR SHOCKS IN CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA Ferran Roses-Noguer 1, Julian W.E. Jarman 1, Karen Lascelles 1, Jonathan R. Clague 1,Jan Till 1 1 Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom

11.4 Abstract 19-18 PATIENTS WITH “IDIOPATHIC” VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION AND AN ICD Claire M Kirkby 1, Shunmugam Ragunath Shunmugam 1, Sharon Man 1, Stephen P Page 1, Richard J Schilling 1 1 Barts Health, London, United Kingdom

11.5 Abstract 25-11 WOMEN WITH ICDS: IS THERE A SIGNIFICANT OUTCOME DIFFERENCE? Laura Vitali Serdoz 1, Silvia Magnani 1, Sara Doimo 1, Marco Narciso 1, Matilda Muca 1, Gaetano Morea 1, Ilaria Puggia 1, Fulvia Longaro 1, Luca Salvatore 1, Giulia Barbati 1, Massimo Zecchin 1, Gianfranco Sinagra 1 1 University ad Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

11.6 Special Report “NEW MRI TECHNOLOGIES FOR EARLY DETECTION OF MYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS” Mohammad Shenasa (San Jose, USA)

TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2013 08:30 AM - 10:00 AM ROOM TOCQUEVILLE ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION 12 Identification of ventricular tachycardia origin Chairpersons: Eugene Crystal (Toronto, CA), Yuji Nakazato (Chiba, JP)

12-1 Abstract 17-19 RIPPLE MAPPING CAN LOCALISE SLOW CONDUCTING TISSUE CHANNELS IN ISCHAEMIC SCAR DURING SINUS RHYTHM Shahnaz Jamil-Copley 1, Corrado Carbucicchio 2, Nick Linton 1, Michael Koa-Wing 1, Valeria Volpe 2, Antonio Dello Russo 2, Caludio Tondo 2, David Wyn Davies 1, Nicholas Peters 1, Darrel Francis 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1 1 St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 2 Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Centre, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Monzino Cardiologic Centre, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

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12-2 Abstract 05-12 FEASIBILITY OF A NON-INVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MAPPING SYSTEM AT LOCALISATION OF ORIGIN OF ECTOPY TO GUIDE ABLATION IN OUTFLOW TRACT VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA Shahnaz Jamil-Copley 1, Ryan Bokan 2, Pipin Kojodjojo 1, Norman Qureishi 1, Michael Koa-Wing 1, Sajad Hayat 1, Andreas Kyriacou 1, Belinda Sandler 1, Afzal Sohaib 1, Ian Wright 1, Elaine Lim 1, David Wyn Davies 1, Zachary Whinnett 1, Nicholas Peters 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1, Phang Boon Lim 1 1 St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 2 Cardioinsights Technology, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

12-3 Abstract 17-14 THE USE OF A CONTACT FORCE SENSING CATHETER FOR THE ABLATION OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA Ferdi Akca 1, Lara Dabiri Abkenari 1, Rohit Bhagwandien 1, Sophie Van Malderen 1, Natasja De Groot 1, Tamas Szili-Torok 1 1 Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherland s

12-4 Abstract 17-20 ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS ORIGINATING FROM THE GREAT CARDIAC VEIN AND ANTERIOR INTERVENTRICULAR VEIN Xianliang Yan 1, Jian-Zeng Dong 1, Xin Du 1, Mohamed Salim 1, De-Yong Long 1, Rong-Hui Yu 1, Ri-Bo Tang 1, Jia-Hui Wu 1, Man Ning 1, Chen- Xi Jiang 1, Cai-Hua Sang 1, Song-Nan Li 1, Chang-Sheng Ma 1 1 Beijing Anzhen hosiptal, Beijing, China

12-5 Abstract 18-24 COMPARISON OF SUBSTRATE BASED VOLTAGE GRADIENT MAPPING WITH NON-CONTACT ACTIVATION MAPPING IN VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA: A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING CRITICAL REGIONS OF ENDOCARDIAL CONDUCTION Steven Bailin 1, Neal Weers 2, Robert West 3 1 Iowa Heart Center, Des Moines, United States, 2 St Jude Medical, Austin , United States, 3 Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, United States

12-6 Abstract 18-11 RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS. THE TEL-AVIV MEDICAL CENTER EXPERIENCE Oholi Tovia-Brodie 1, Aharon Glick 1, Yoav Michowitz 1, Rafael Rosso 1, Bernard Belhassen 1 1 Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2013 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM COFFEE BREAK

TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2013 10:30 AM -12:00 PM ROOM DIDEROT SESSION AF-03 Management of atrial fibrillation in heart failure Chairpersons: David Cannom (Los Angeles, USA), Dubravko Petrac (Zagreb, HR) 1. Mechanisms of AF in heart failure: “the chicken and egg dilemma” Brian Olshansky (Iowa City, USA) 2. Pharmacological management of AF and heart failure Denis Roy (Montreal, CA) 3. AF ablation in patients with heart failure: impact on left ventricular function Bharat Kantharia (Houston, USA) 4. AF ablation: From the pathophysiology to the tailored approach Carlo Pappone (Ravena, IT)

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TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ROOM DESCARTES SP-11 Advances in syncope management Chairpersons: Gheorghe-Andrei Dan (Bucharest, RO), Martins Oliveira (Lisbon, PT) 1. Syncope and sudden cardiac death Antonio Raviele (Venice, IT) 2. Algorithms for evaluation of syncope: A critical analysis Dietrich Andresen (Berlin, DE) 3. Pacing and neurocardiogenic syncope: does the controversy continue? Richard Sutton (Monaco, MC) 4. Ganglionic ablation and syncope: a new frontier? Jean-Jacques Blanc (Brest, FR)

TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ROOM PASCAL WORKSHOP WS-04 Tips and tricks for AF ablation Chairpersons: Roberto de Ponti (Varese, IT), A. Neil Sulke (Eastbourne, GB) 1. How to perform safely a transseptal puncture? Roberto de Ponti (Varese, IT) 2. Which mapping techniques are helpful for performing AF ablation? Steven Furniss (Eastbourne, GB) 3. How do I perform ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation? Ernst Vester (Düsseldorf, DE) 4. How do I perform ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation? Leonardo Calo (Rome, IT)

TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 AM ROOM TOCQUEVILLE SP-06 Ablation of sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) Chairpersons: Wyn Davies, (London, GB), Olivier Piot (Paris, FR) 1. Ablation of stable sustained ventricular tachycardia Christian de Chillou, (Nancy, FR) 2. Ablation of hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia Dietmar Baensch (Rostock, DE) 3. Ablation of non-inducible ventricular tachycardia David Wilber (Maywood, USA) 4. Ablation of incessant VT Richard Schilling (London, GB)

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM ROOM DIDEROT Results of the Best Poster Presentations

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