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Workshop Programme

Monday, April 4, 2005

8.00–8.30 Registration
8.30–8.35 Welcome address J. Kautzner (Prague)
  Block 1:
Chairmen: AK Pedersen (Aarhus), J Kautzner (Prague)
8.35–9.05 Surgery for congenital heart disease as a predisposition for postoperative tachyarrhythmias
R. Gebauer (Prague)
9.05–9.35 Cardiac imaging after heart surgery for congenital heart disease
ER Holman (Leiden)
9.35–10.05 Catheter ablation of arrhythmias after surgery for congenital heart disease using a non-contact mapping system
T Paul (Göttingen)
10.05–10.30 coffee break
10:30–13:00 Live case 1
(T Paul, R Čihák)
13.00–14.00 lunch
  Block 2:
Chairmen: T Paul (Göttingen), J Bytešník (Prague)
14.00–14.30 Catheter ablation of postincisional arrhythmias using electroanatomical mapping
AK Pedersen (Aarhus)
14.30–14.45 Innovative medical technology for intelligent patient treatment
U Tegtmeyer (Biotronik, Berlin)
14.45–17.00 Live case 2
(AK Pedersen, J Kautzner)
17.00–17.30 coffee break
17.30–19.00 Short communications
Block 3:
Chairmen: M Táborský (Prague), R Čihák (Prague)
17.30–17.40 Left atrial atypical flutter – what is the appropriate ablation strategy to treat the arrhythmia?
M Fiala, J Chovančík, R Neuwirth, H Szymeczek, I Nykl, R Nevralová, M Branný ( Třinec, Czech Republic)
17.40–17.50 An electrogram-guided approach for fast, effective and safe catheter ablation of the slow pathway for elimination of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia
M Efremidis, A Sideris, S Kounas, D Evangelou, S Xidonas, K Letsas, L Pappas, D Kardara, F Kardaras ( Athens, Greece)
17.50–18.00 Cavotricuspid isthmus catheter ablation across inferior vena cava filter
L Haman, P Pařízek (Hradec Králové, Czech Republic)
18.00–18.10 Different patients, devices, approaches: 4 years experience in surgical ablation
O Kalejs, R Lacis, U Strazdins, E Strike, N Porite, JJ Volkolakovs (Riga, Latvia)
18.10–18.20 Catheter ablation of atrial flutter after multivalvular diseases surgical correction
E Pokouchalov (Novosibirsk, Russia)
18.20–18.30 Electroanatomical mapping and radiofrequency ablation of postincisional atrial and ventricular tachycardia after correction of tetralogy of Fallot
P Peichl, J Kautzner, R.Čihák, H. Mlčochová (Prague, Czech Republic)
18.30–19.00 Discussion
19:00 Departure for get-together reception
19.30–23.30 Get-together reception
Klášterní restaurace Strahov (Strahov Monastery Restaurant)
Strahovské nádvoří 302, Praha 1
Possibility of visiting Strahov Library before the reception

Tuesday, April 5, 2005

  Block 4:
Chairmen: DJ Callans (Philadelphia), R Čihák (Prague)
8.30–8.45 The role of imaging in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
J Kautzner (Prague)
8.45–9.15 Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation supported by image integration
P Della Bella (Milan)
9.15–9.30 Digital image fusion: Anatomy and Activation
S Willems (Hamburg)
9.30–12.00 Live case 3
(P. Della Bella, J. Kautzner, P. Peichl)
12.00–13.00 Lunch
  Block 5:
Chairmen: J Bytešník (Prague), J Kautzner (Prague)
13.00–13.30 Catheter ablation of idiopathic left ventricular outflow tract tachycardias guided by intracardiac echocardiography
DJ Callans (Philadelphia)
13.30–13.45 New clinical experience with gold ablation
T Lewalter (Bonn)
13.45–16.45 Live case 4
(D.J. Callans, R. Čihák)
  Adjourn