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The 13th Annual London Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Symposium is an in-person event, which will include speakers and discussions from international experts in the field of ventricular arrhythmia. Access to the live-stream is available to international registrants only (please contact pec@sgul.ac.uk directly for details).

The event will be held in central London, and chaired by St George's, University of London.Delegates will be provided a certificate of attendance, and the course has been approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 6 CPD credits. Lunch and refreshments will be included in the price of your ticket.

Faculty

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Faculty

Professor Jesus Almendral
Head of Cardiac Electrophysiology Unit
Hospital Monteprincipe, Grupo HM Hospitales Madrid, Spain
Elijah R Behr, MA, MBBS, MD, FRCP, FESC
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Director of the Cardiovascular and Genomics Research Institute, St George’s, University of London, London, United Kingdom
Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Consultant Cardiologist, Mayo Clinic Healthcare, London, United Kingdom
Chair of the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Genetics Focus Group, EHRA
Professor Domenico Corrado
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Division of Cardiology, University of Padova Medical School, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Padova, Italy
Professor Paolo Della Bella, MD
Head, Arrhythmia Department IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy 
Professor Thomas Deneke
Klinikum Nuremberg, Clinic for ArrhythmiasUniversity Hospital, Germany
Fermin Garcia, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Director, Electrophysiology Laboratory, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
Professor Josef Kautzner, MD, PhD
Department of Cardiology Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) Prague, Czech Republic
Professor Jose L. Merino, FEHRA, FESC
2022-2024 President of EHRA Director Arrhythmia and Robotic EP UnitLa Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Professor Akihiko Nogami, MD, PHD
Director, Arrhythmia Research InstituteTokyo Heart Rhythm Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Professor Dipen Shah, MD, FHRS
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology UnitUniversity Hospitals Geneva, Switzerland
Professor Sanjay Sharma 
Professor of Cardiology and Lead for the Inherited Cardiomyopathies and Sports Cardiology Unit. St George’s, University of London, United Kingdom
Natalia Trayanova, PhD
FNAI, FHRS, FAHA, FACC, FESC, FEHRA, FIAMBE, FBMES, FAIMBE, FIUPS
Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Medicine, Professor of Applied Math and Statistics
Director, Alliance for Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Treatment innovation (ADVANCE) 
Director of AI Research in Health and Medicine, Data Science and AI Institute John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

 Objectives

  • Introduce the concept of intramyocardial and epicardial VT sites of origin and discuss the techniques of epicardial VT mapping and ablation
  • Discuss the expanding role of pre-procedural imaging for substrate characterization and establish methods for, and introduce novel techniques of, VT site of origin identification
  • Identify the patient suitable for VT ablation
  • Highlight the importance of adequate pre-procedural patient preparation and image acquisition
  • Provide a forum for institutions in the UK with a special interest in VT to meet and discuss collaborative projects and present their work 

Programme schedule and speakers

Download the 2024 symposium programme (PDF).

The following schedule is for the 2024 London Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Symposium.

Programme for the 11th Annual London Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Symposium
TimeEventLed by
8am to 9am Registration N/A
9am to 9:05am Welcome address Magdi Saba and A John Camm
9:05am to 9:30am Prevention of SCD in ARVC: The Role of Catheter Ablation Domenico Corrado
9:30am to 9:55am Why is Ablation of Post-Infarct VT Such a Delicate Affair? Paolo Della Bella
9:55am to 10:20am Mapping and Ablation of VA in Mitral Valve Prolapse Jose Merino
10:20am to 10:45am Best Practice in Outflow Tract Arrhythmia Mapping and Ablation Jesus Almendral
10:45am to 11am Panel discussion Magdi Saba and A John Camm
11am to 11:20am Coffee break N/A
11:20am to 11:45am To Induce or Not to Induce in NICM: Talloring Approach to Substrate  Thomas Deneke
11:45am to 12:10pm  The Emerging Role of Pulsed Field Ablation in VA Josef Kautzner
12:10pm to 12:35pm Genetic and Pathophysiological Basis of Idiopathic VF and J Wave Syndromes Elijah Behr
12:35pm to 12:45pm Panel discussion Paolo Della Bella and Jose Merino
12:45pm to 1:45pm Lunch N/A
1:45pm to 2:10pm Fascicular VT: How to Induce, Diagnose, Map and Ablate Akihiko Nogami
2:10pm to 2:35pm Electrogram and Ablation-Based Insights into the Pathophysiology of Idiopathic VF Dipen Shah
2:35pm to 3pm Purkinje-Related VF: Idiopathic, Ischemic and Inherited VF Akihiko Nogami
3pm to 3:15pm Panel discussion  Thomas Deneke and Magdi Saba
3:15pm to 3:35pm Coffee break N/A
3:55pm to 4:00pm LV Summit and Intra-septal VA: Venous Access and Keys to Successful Ablation Fermin Garcia
4pm to 4:25pm Advancing Arrhythmia Care With Artificial Intelligence Natalia Trayanova
4:25pm to 4:50pm Athlete-Related VA: Implications and Management Sanjay Sharma
4:50pm to 5pm Panel discussion Fermin Garcia and Elijah Behr 
5pm Adjourn Magdi Saba

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If you have any questions about this event please email pec@sgul.ac.uk.

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