Preliminary Program Invitation letter Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to join us in Venice on October 3-5, 2019 at the 16th edition of the International Workshop on Cardiac Arrhythmias, VeniceArrhythmias 2019. VeniceArrhythmias is a well-established event on the world congress calendar for the cardiac arrhythmia community. Over the past three decades, hundreds of physicians, scientists, allied professionals, and industry partners from all around the world have chosen this prestigious Workshop to meet up and discuss the latest science, and innovations in clinical arrhythmology, cardiac electrophysiology and pacing. As in the previous editions, the most widely recognized and internationally accredited experts have been appointed to prepare a top-quality scientific program to foster the exchange of scientific knowledge and research at the highest level. The scientific agenda of VeniceArrhythmias 2019 will cover all the relevant aspects of cardiac arrhythmias, from pathophysiology to diagnosis, prognosis and therapy. A special feature of the up-coming edition is represented by the wide range of interactive and practical sessions, including debates, case presentations, let’s discuss all together, and pre- recorded and live case sessions aimed at engaging the participants and encouraging the young and emerging leaders to be active protagonists of the event. There will also be special initiatives, like meet the pioneers and coffee time with mentors, designed to offer faculty members and delegates an extraordinary opportunity to share their ideas and visions in a friendly atmosphere and to build professional relationships of great value. As in the past, we will also have a series of joint sessions and geographic area sessions prepared in conjunction with the most important international societies in the field of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing. The congress will be held in the prestigious venue of the Giorgio Cini Foundation, on the magnificent island of San Giorgio Maggiore, right in front of San Marco Square. Finally, you will have the possibility to visit and discover the wonderful city of Venice, one of the most evocative locations in the world, where art and history combine with the natural beauty of the place. We look forward to welcoming you to Venice Arrhythmias 2019! Yours Sincerely, Antonio Raviele Andrea Natale Sakis Themistoclakis MD, FEHRA, FESC, FHRS MD, FACC, FESC, FHRS MD 1 People and venue 2 3 People and venue People and venue Congress Venue Presidents Antonio Raviele Andrea Natale Sakis Themistoclakis ALliance to Fight Atrial Texas Cardiac Department of Cardiothoracic fibrillation - ALFA Arrhythmia Institute & Vascular Medicine Venice-Mestre, Italy St. David’s Ospedale dell’Angelo Medical Center Venice-Mestre, Italy Austin, USA ALliance to Fight Atrial fibrillation Scientific Secretariat Antonio Rossillo Cardiology Department Ospedale San Bortolo Vicenza, Italy Fondazione Giorgio Cini Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore Venice, Italy, www.cini.it 4 5 People and venue People and venue Organizing Committee Program Committee President Giuseppe Dal Ben, Italy A. Al-Ahmad / Austin, USA F.E. Marchlinski / Philadelphia, USA E. Aliot / Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France M.F. Márquez / Mexico City, Mexico Members Amin Al-Ahmad, USA Francesco Lazzari, Italy A. Ardashev / Moscow, Russia N.F. Marrouche / Salt Lake City, USA Mohamed Bassiouny, USA Domenico Mangino, Italy J.J. Bax / Leiden, The Netherlands J.L. Merino / Madrid, Spain Cristiano Breda, Italy Elena Marras, Italy D.G. Benditt / Minneapolis, USA S. Mittal / New York, USA J. David Burkhardt, USA Lucio Michieletto, Italy J.J. Blanc / Brest, France A. Natale / Austin, USA Robert Canby, USA* Andrea Natale, USA M.G. Bongiorni / Pisa, Italy B. Olshansky / Iowa City, USA Francesco Caprioglio, Italy* Antonio Raviele, Italy G. Boriani / Modena, Italy E.N. Prystowsky / Indianapolis, USA Paolo China, Italy Fausto Rigo, Italy G.L. Botto / San Fermo della Battaglia, Italy A. Raviele / Venice-Mestre, Italy Andrea Corrado, Italy Antonio Rossillo, Italy S. Boveda / Toulouse, France M. Refaat / Beirut, Lebanon Vittorio Dorrucci, Italy Javier Sanchez, USA J. Brachmann / Coburg, Germany A. Revishvili / Moscow, Russia G. Joseph Gallinghouse, USA Michele Tessarin, Italy H. Calkins / Baltimore, USA R.P. Ricci / Rome, Italy Giuseppe Grassi, Italy Sakis Themistoclakis, Italy A.J. Camm / London, UK A. Rossillo / Vicenza, Italy Rodney Horton, USA Guerrino Zuin, Italy R. Cappato / Rozzano, Italy A.M. Russo / Camden, USA S.A. Chen / Taipei, Taiwan E. Saad / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil L. Colín-Lizalde / Mexico City, Mexico M. Scanavacca / São Paulo, Brazil W. Davies / London, UK M.M. Scheinman / San Francisco, USA T.F. Deering / Atlanta, USA S. Sharma / London, UK R. De Ponti / Varese, Italy W.K. Shen / Phoenix, USA L. Di Biase / New York, USA K. Shivkumar / Los Angeles, USA I. Efimov / Washington, USA W.G. Stevenson / Nashville, USA A.E. Epstein / Philadelphia, USA S. Themistoclakis / Venice-Mestre, Italy F. Giada / Noale, Italy N. Varma / Cleveland, USA M.R. Gold / Charleston, USA A. Verma / Newmarket, Canada W. Jung / Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany E.G. Vester / Dusseldorf, Germany J.M. Kalman / Melbourne, Australia P. Vijayaraman / Wilkes-Barre, USA C. Kennergren / Gothenburg, Sweden S. Viskin / Tel Aviv, Israel Y.H. Kim / Seoul, South Korea A.A. Wilde / Amsterdam, The Netherlands D. Lakkireddy / Kansas City, USA F. Zanon / Rovigo, Italy T.C.A. Lobban / Stratford-upon-Avon, UK W. Zareba / Rochester, USA M. Lunati / Milan, Italy 6 *To be confirmed 7 Endorsements & Auspices Co-sponsored by: Under the auspices of: AA GITIC SIC SPORT Arrhythmia Alliance Gruppo Italiano Società Italiana di www.aa-internaonal.org Infermieri di Area Cardiologia dello AFA Cardiovascolare Sport Atrial Fibrillation Association IHRS SMC Indian Heart Rhythm Sociedad Mexicana ALFA Society de Cardiologia Alliance to Fight Atrial Fibrillation ISHNE SOBRAC International Sociedade Brasileira ANCE Society for Holter de Arritmias Associazione & Noninvasive Cardíacas Italiana Cardiologi Electrocardiology Extraospedalieri SOMEEC JHRS Sociedad Mexicana APHRS Japanese Heart de Electrofisiología Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society y Estimulación Rhythm Society* Cardiaca KOREAN HRS ARCA Korean Heart STARS Associazione Rhythm Society Syncope Trust Regionale Cardiologi and Reflex Anoxic Ambulatoriali MENA MENA HRS Seizures HRS Middle East and ECAS North Africa Heart StopAfib European Cardiac Rhythm Society StopAfib Association Arrhythmia Society RSSA TAIWAN HRS EURA All Russian Taiwan Heart EurAsian Scientific Societies Rhythm Society Arrhythmology of Arrhythmology, Association* Electrophysiology WSA and Pacing World Society of GIEC Arrhythmias Gruppo Intervento SADEC Emergenze Sociedad Argentina Cardiologiche de Electrofisiología Cardíaca *To be confirmed 8 9 General Scientific Overview 10 11 General Scientific Overview General Scientific Overview Featured Symposia Main Symposia/Core Curricula His bundle pacing: when something old Sport and arrhythmias becomes new AF management: current issues Antithrombotic therapy for cardiac Program Chairs: arrhythmias Program Chairs: Franco Giada / Noale, Italy Program Chairs: Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman / Wilkes-Barre, USA Sanjay Sharma / London, UK Andrea Natale / Austin, USA Program Chairs: Francesco Zanon / Rovigo, Italy Antonio Raviele / Venice-Mestre, Italy Giuseppe Boriani / Modena, Italy • Diagnostic examinations in athletes’ Sakis Themistoclakis / Venice-Mestre, Italy A. John Camm / London, UK • His bundle pacing: the fascinating role of preparticipation evaluation physiology in cardiac pacing • Sports and physical exercise in special clinical settings Arrhythmogenic hereditary syndromes Arrhythmias in the elderly How to predict and prevent sudden Program Chairs: Program Chairs: death in different clinical settings Update on clinical trials in cardiac Sami Viskin / Tel Aviv, Israel Hugh Calkins / Baltimore, USA arrhythmias Arthur A. Wilde / Amsterdam, The Netherlands Win-Kuang Shen / Phoenix, USA Program Chairs: Giovanni Luca Botto / San Fermo della Program Chairs: • Brugada syndrome, an electrical disease or a • How does advanced age impact care? Battaglia, Italy Luigi Di Biase / New York, USA cardiomyopathy Eric N. Prystowsky / Indianapolis, USA Atul Verma / Newmarket, Canada • Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy • Long QT syndrome Controversial issues in clinical pacing • Patients with structural heart disease • Published and ungoing clinical trials in • Quinidine therapy: back from exile! • Patients without structural heart disease cardiac arrhythmias Program Chairs: Andrew E. Epstein / Philadelphia, USA Lead extraction and device infection Maurizio Lunati / Milan, Italy Importance of LAA for the Value of cardiac imaging in the 2019 update pathophysiology and treatment of AF management of cardiac arrhythmias • Should I, when should… session Program Chairs: Program Chairs: Program Chairs: Maria Grazia Bongiorni / Pisa, Italy Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy / Kansas City, USA Jeroen J. Bax / Leiden, The Netherlands Charles Kennergren / Gothenburg, Sweden Go back to the basic EP To be defined Nassir F. Marrouche / Salt Lake City, USA • Technical and practical aspects Program Chairs: • AF, imaging and ablation • Novel aspects Melvin M. Scheinman / San Francisco, USA Remote monitoring of cardiac • Value of cardiac imaging in the management William G. Stevenson / Nashville, USA arrhythmias/devices of AF and VT Syncope & collapse: a 2019 update • Mechanism and management of Program Chairs: supraventricular