CAFS-2006-English

Pharmaceutical, pacing and surgical treatment of AF

Saturday, July 15

Furama Ballroom 2

Pharmaceutical, pacing and surgical treatment of AF-1

Chairs

Fangzheng Wang, MD Renguang Liu , MD Sirang Wang, MD Zhanquan Li , MD Xiaoming Bian, MD

14:00-14:20

Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Controversies and Consideration
Dejia Huang, MD

14:20-14:40

Will There Be a Role for Antiarrhythmic Drugs for AF Treatment in The Future?
Yuemei Hou, MD

14:40-15:00

Surgical Ablation for Management of AF: Present and Future
Xu Meng. MD

15:00-15:20

Efficacy of Surgical Therapy in Patient with AF: Report from Shanghai Changhai Hospital.
Li Li, MD

15:20-15:30

Open Questions and Discussion

15:30-15:50

Coffee Break, Exhibits and Chair Posters

Pharmaceutical, pacing and surgical treatment of AF-2

Chairs

Wenping Jiang, MD Gengshan Li, MD Zhihu Lin, MD Shumin Chen, MD Wei Hua, MD

15:50-16:10

Anticoagulation of AF: Individualized or Not?
Shu Zhang. MD

16:10-16:30

Pharmaceutical Strategy in Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation
Jihong Guo, MD

16:30-16:50

Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Taiwan
Jen-Ping Chang, MD

16:50-17:10

Methods and Results of AF Ablation Using Irrigated-tip Catheter during Cardiac Surgery
Xiaoming Bian, MD

17:10-17:30

Evaluation of Microwave Treatment in AF
Feng Wan, MD

17:30-17:50

Management of Peri-operation in AF Surgery
Jun Zhu, MD

17:50-18:00

Open Questions and Discussion

Evening symposium-2: Meeting Expert: Peri-ablation Management and Prevention of Complication （ Ballroom 2: Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson ）

Honorable president: Huang Dejia , MD

Chairs

Congxin Huang, Shu Zhang, Changsheng Ma, Yanzong Yang

Panelists

Minglong Chen Hua Deng Yansheng Ding Jianzeng Dong Lianjun Gao Hong Jiang Jian Jiang Yigang Li Xuebin Li Shaowen Liu Xu Liu Jian Ma Feifan Ouyang Lihua Shang Zulu Wang Shulin Wu Yawei Xu Pingzhen Yang Xinchun Yang Yan Yao

19:20-20:00

Management in Peri-Ablation of AF

1. Anticoagulation before and after the ablation (Shulin Wu)

2. Standardization of Ablation follow-up (Jian Ma)

3. Administration of antiarrhythmia drugs of peri-ablation (Xu Liu)

20:10-20:50

Complications in AF Ablation: Thrombus, atria perforation, PV stenosis, Atrium-Esophagus Fistula, etc

1. Stroke (Jianzeng Dong)

2. Pulmonary Vein Stenosis (Lianjun Gao)

3. Temponade (Shaowen Liu)

4. Literature Review of Atrio-oesophageal Fistula (He Huang)

Sunday, July 16

Furama Ballroom 1 Ballroom 2

Pharmaceutical, pacing and surgical treatment of AF-3

Chairs

Chengbin Xu, MD Ruoyi Ke, MD Zhenzhong Guan, MD Jun Zhu, MD Guoxian Qi, MD

8:10-8:30

AF Treatment in Patients with Hyerthyroidism.
Bingxian He , MD

8:30-8:50

Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation: Mechanism and Clinical Management.
Xuesi Wu, MD

8:50-9:10

Recognition and Management of Asymptomatic AF
Yonglin Huang, MD

9:10-9:30

Management of Atrial fibrillation in Emergency Room
Xinchun Yang, MD

9:30-9:50

Non-Antiarrhythmic drugs : New Hope for the Pharmacological Treatment of AF?
Kejiang Cao, MD

9:50-10:10

Live Demonstration and discussion of Cardiac Surgery of AF

Live Demo-Case: AF Ablation Using Irrigated-tip Catheter during Cardiac Surgery (Xiaoming Bian, MD, Jen-Ping Chang, MD, Xu Meng, MD)

10:10-10:30

Coffee Break, Exhibits and Chair Posters

10:30-12:00

Debate and Panel Discussion: Do We Have Generation Gap in Strategies of AF Treatment?

Chairs

Wenping Jiang, MD Congxin Huang, MD Yonglin Huang, MD Jihong Guo, MD Zhihu Lin, MD

Panelist group 1: Bingxian He, MD Sirang Wang, MD Xuying Ye, MD Dejia Huang, MD Xuesi Wu, MD

Panelist group 2: Shu Zhang, MD Kejiang Cao, MD Changsheng Ma, MD Yanzong Yang, MD Shaowen Liu, MD

Cases based debate and discussion

Case 1: Lone AF: Xuesi Wu vs. Shu Zhang

Commentary and Vote

Case 2: Brady-Tachy Syndrome (Paroxysmal AF with Long Pause): Sirang Wang vs. Yanzong Yang

Commentary and Vote

Case 3: Persistent AF with History of Thrombo-embolism: Xuying Ye vs. Kejiang Cao

Commentary and Vote

Case 4: Atrial Fibrillation without Structural Heart Disease in Old Patient: Bingxian He vs. Shaowen Liu

Commentary and Vote

Case 5: AF patient with Structural Heart Disease: Dejia Huang vs. Changsheng Ma

Commentary and Vote

12:00

Lunch

Satellite Symposium-2: Atrial Fibrillation: Together we can! Sponsored by St, Jude Company

Chairs

Xin Chen, MD Fangzheng Wang, MD Congxin Huang, MD

Co-chairs

Shu Zhang, MD Changsheng Ma, MD Kejiang Cao, MD

13:00-13:20

Results Analysis from Live-Demo of AF Treatment: How Long Should The Learning Curve Be?
Young-HoonKim, MD

13:20-13:40

A long way to go? Experiences from Bordeaux in AF Ablation.
Meleze Hocini, MD

13:40-13:55

Disputation and Consensus about Catheter ablation of AF: Vote from EP physician!
Yanzong Yang, MD

13:55-14:00

Open questions and Discussion

Young Investigator Awards: Abstract presentation

14:00-15:30

Young Investigator Awards: Abstract presentation 1

Chairs

David Benditt, MD Yoshito Iesaka , MD

Board member

Xin Chen Young-Hoon Kim Jen-Ping Chang Shiwen Yuan Kuijun Zhang Bingxian He Gengshan Li Farong Shen Renguang Liu

Session 1

Young Investigators report (Report 12 min, defend 3 min)

Y1. Strain Rate Imaging for Noninvasive Functional Quantification of the Left Atrium in Hypertensive Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. (Zhihao Wang)

Y2. Inositol-1, 4, 5-trisphosphate and ryanodine dependent Ca2+ signaling in a chronic canine model of atrial fibrillation. (Zhi-Hong Zhao)

Y3.. Direct vagal stimulation promotes electrical atrial remodeling induced by rapid pacing in canines. (Donghui Yang)

Y4 .Differential Densities of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor and IK,ACh in Canine Supraventricular Tissues and the Effect of Amiodarone on Cholinergic Atrial Fibrillation and IK,Ach (Qing-Yan Zhao)

Y5.The impact of pulmonary vein isolation on atrial electrical remodeling. (Yingxue Dong)

Y6. Spontaneous Focal Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Arising from a Peripheral Atrial Site: Separation of AF Triggers from AF Maintenance. (Jing Zhou)

Y7. The expression of bFGF and its receptors in right atrium of patients with atrial fibrillation. (Song Wei)

Y8. The gene expression of MHC 、 MLC2 、 MLCK in human atrial fibrillation. (Yang ZhiPing)

15:30-15:50

Coffee Break/Exhibits/Poster

15:50-17:20

Young Investigator Awards: Abstract presentation 2

Chairs

G. Critelli, MD Halperin Henry, MD

Board member

Fangzheng Wang Uno Kikuya Ngai-Yin Chan Li Zhang Changcong Cui Jingxuan Guo Yuemei Hou Guoying Yu Jiefu Yang

Session 2

Young Investigators report (Report 8-9 min, defend and vote 2-3 min)

Y9. Is Circumferential Pulmonary Vein isolation Preferable to Stepwise Segmental Pulmonary Vein isolation for Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation? (Xingpeng LIU)

Y10. The use of the merge of 3D mapping and CT in radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. (Jiaxiong Lin)

Y11. The catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation complicated with rheumatic vascular disese. (XinHua Wang)

Y12. Utility of Multi Slice Computed Tomography in Detection of Left Atria Thrombi Before Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: An Alternative of Transesophageal Echocardiography. (Yunlong Xia)

Y13. The microwave ablation endocardium in treatment of atrial fibrillation. (Sheng Zhao)

Y14. Modified Mini-maze Procedure Using both Epicardial and Endocardial Radiofrequency Approach: Results of one-year research and Risk Analysis. (Yongqiang Cui)

Y15. The treatment of atrial fibrillation in valvular disease: the comparison between surgical radiofrequency ablaiton and catheter ablation. (Chunshan Lu)

Y16. The use of irrigated ablation in modified maze surgery to treat atrial fibrillation in mitral valve replacement. (Hongsheng Yuan)

17:20-17:40

Coffee Break, Exhibits and posters

Ballroom-1

17:40-18:00

Closing Ceremony

Chair: Xin Chen, MD Fangzheng Wang, MD

Organization Summary Changsheng Ma, MD Yanzong Yang, MD

Academic Summary: Congxin Huang, MD Shu Zhang, MD

Young Investigator Awards: 6 investigators TBD