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.
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 will be sought from 6 CPD credits by the Royal College of Physicians.
Lunch and refreshments will be included in the price of your ticket.
Why join the Symposium?
- Attendees will be upskilled in the latest VT mapping and ablation techniques, improve their understanding of the current thought on pathophysiology of ventricular arrhythmias and identify the optimal management strategies for specific subtypes of this family of arrhythmias.
- Attendees will gain insight into best practice in VT ablation and how to successfully prepare for and plan the ablation procedure using the correct combination of history, electrocardiography and imaging.
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
The programme for 2024 will be uploaded shortly. The following schedule is for the 2023 London Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Symposium.
Programme for the 11th Annual London Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Symposium
Time | Event | Led by |
8am to 9am |
Registration |
N/A |
9:05am to 9:30am |
Welcome address |
Magdi Saba and A John Camm |
9:10am to 9:35am |
Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: Half a Century of Progress |
A John Camm |
9:30am to 9:55am |
Predictors of Acute Outcomes in VT Ablation – One Size DoesNot Fit All |
Josef Kautzner |
9:55am to 10:20am |
Identifying and Locating VT Substrate |
Jose Merino |
10:20am to 10:45am |
VT Ablation in Practice - Which Tools and When to Deploy Them |
Jesus Almendral |
10:45am to 10:55am |
Panel discussion |
Magdi Saba and Thomas Deneke |
10:55am to 11:15am |
Coffee break |
N/A |
11:15am to 11:40am |
Circulatory Support in VT Ablation: Pre-recorded Experiencefrom Bad Neustadt |
Thomas Deneke |
11:40am to 12:05pm |
MRI-Guided VT Ablation: Live in a Box Case from Barcelona |
Antonio Berruezo |
12:05pm to 12:30pm |
When VT Ablation is Not the Answer |
Katja Zeppenfeld |
12:30pm to 12:45pm |
Panel discussion |
William Stevenson and Andrea Natale |
12:45pm to 1:45pm |
Lunch |
N/A |
1:45pm to 2:10pm |
The ECG Beyond Our Wildest Dreams |
Nicholas Peters |
2:10pm to 2:35pm |
The Fifth Chamber of the Heart and Cardiogenetic Diseases |
Carlo Pappone |
2:35pm to 3pm |
Getting Deeper with VT Ablation |
Atul Verma |
3pm to 3:25pm |
Ablation of VT Substrate in the Absence of PVCs |
Andrea Natale |
3:25pm to 3:40pm |
Panel discussion |
Thomas Deneke and Katja Zeppenfeld |
3:40pm to 3:55pm |
Coffee break |
N/A |
3:55pm to 4:20pm |
Ablation of Periaortic VT in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy |
William Stevenson |
4:20pm to 4:45pm |
Modelling-Guided VT Ablation |
Magdi Saba |
4:35pm to 4:50pm |
Panel discussion |
Andrea Natale and Atul Verma |
4:55pm to 5pm |
Closing remarks and adjourn |
Magdi Saba |
Find out more
If you have any questions about this event please email pec@sgul.ac.uk.