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ECAS 2017
1-1 Abstract 15-37
TARGETED ABLATION OF ECTOPY-TRIGGERING GANGLIONIC PLEXI SITES ALONE FOR
PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Belinda Sandler 1, Sikkel Markus 1, Boon Lim 1, Nick Linton 1, Zachary Whinnett 1, Fu Ng 1,
Norman Qureshi 1, Afzal Sohail 1, Kevin Leong 1, Vishal Luther 1, Maria Kim 1, Wyn Davies 1,
Michael Koa-Wing 1, Nicholas Peters 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1
1 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
1-2 Abstract 15-17
THE IMPACT OF OBESITY ON ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION: PATIENT
CHARACTERISTICS, LONG-TERM OUTCOMES AND COMPLICATIONS
Roger Winkle 1, R. Hardwin Mead 1, Gregory Engel 1, Melissa Kong 1, Fleming William 1,
Jonathan Salcedo 1, Rob Patrawala 1
1 Silicon Valley Cardiology, East Palo Alto, United States
1-3 Abstract 15-11
THIRD-GENERATION CRYOBALLOON: IS NEW ALWAYS BETTER?
Stefan Hartl 1, Benedikt Bunz 1, Uwe Dorwarth 1, Michael Wankerl 1, Florian Straube 1, Ellen
Hoffmann 1
1
Heart Center Munich-Bogenhausen, Munich Municipal Hospital Group, Munich, Germany
1-4 Abstract 15-26
INCIDENCE OF CLASSIC ATRIAL FLUTTER IN OUTPATIENTS WITH
PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AS IDENTIFIED WITH A NEW P-WAVE
CENTRIC ECG MONITOR: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE AF ABLATION
PROCEDURE PROTOCOL.
Robert Rho 1, Susan Blancher 1, Mark Vossler 2, Karrie McLendon 2
1
Virginia Mason Heart Institute, Seattle, United States, 2 Evergreen Medical Center,
Kirkland, United States
1-5 Abstract 15-16
INCIDENCE OF PULMONARY VEIN STENOSIS AFTER RADIOFREQUENCY
CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Cas Teunissen 1, Birgitta Velthuis 2, Rutger Hassink 1, Jeroen van der Heijden 1, Evert-Jan
Vonken 2, Nick Clappers 1, Pieter Doevendans 1, Peter Loh 1
1
Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2
Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
1-6 Abstract 15-31
WHAT DO PATIENTS WITH INCIDENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND NO
COMORBIDITIES AT THE TIME OF DIAGNOSIS DIE OF?
Tommy Andersson 1, Ing-Liss Bryngelsson 2, Anders Magnusson 3, Ole Frøbert 1, Karin
Henriksson 4, Edvardsson Nils 5, Dritan Poci 1
1
1Dept of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, 2
Dept of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro
University, Örebro, Sweden, 3 Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medical
Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, 4 4Dept of Medical Science, Uppsala
University and AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal, Mölndal, Sweden, 5 Sahlgrenska Academy at
Sahlgrenska University Hospital Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden
2-1 Abstract 23-10
AV NODE ABLATION AND PERMANENT HIS BUNDLE PACING
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman 1, Angela Naperkowski 1, Faiz A Subzposh 1
1
Geisinger Heart Institute, Wilkes Barre, United States
2-2 Abstract 31-11
HIS BUNDLE PACING REDUCED MORTALITY / MORBIDITY COMPARED TO
RIGHT VENTRICULAR PACING IN PACEMAKER POPULATION: LONG-TERM
FOLLOW-UP
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman 1, Faiz A Subzposh 1, Angela Naperkowski 1, Gopi Dandamudi 2
1
Geisinger Heart Institute, Wilkes Barre, United States, 2 Indiana University, Indianapolis,
United States
2-3 Abstract 23-14
RIGHT VENTRICULAR HIGH SEPTAL PACING VS. RIGHT VENTRICULAR
APICAL PACING FOLLOWING AV NODE ABLATION: 20 YEARS FOLLOW UP
William Eysenck 1, Rick Veasey 1, Angela Gallagher 1, Fadi Jouhra 1, Nik Patel 1, Steve
Furniss 1, Neil Sulke 1
1
Cardiology Research Department, Eastbourne Hospital, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust,
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
2-4 Abstract 24-11
THROMBOEMBOLIC EVENTS IN LEFT VENTRICULAR ENDOCARDIAL
PACING: LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FROM A MULTICENTRE UK REGISTRY
Vinit Sawhney 1, Guilia Domenichini 1, Victoria Baker 1, James Gamble 2, Guy Furniss 3,
Dimitrios Panagopoulos 3, Niall Campbell 4, Martin Lowe 1, Pier Lambiase 1, Guy Haywood
3
, Kim Rajappan 2, Simon Sporton 1, Mark Earley 1, Mehul Dhinoja 1, Ross Hunter 1, Tim
Betts 2, Richard Schilling 1
1
Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom, 2 John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United
Kingdom, 3 Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust, Plymouth, United Kingdom, 4 University Hospital
of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
2-5 Abstract 24-12
RIGHT VENTRICLE IN CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY: THE
FORGOTTEN CHAMBER
Haitham Badran 1, Mazen Tawfik 1, Osama Diab 1, Ayman Mortada 1, Mohamed Amin 1
1
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
2-6 Abstract 23-12
PREDICTORS OF LONG-TERM RV PACING IN PATIENTS POST
TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT WITH AN EDWARDS
SAPIEN VALVE
Esseim Sharma 1, Antony Chu 1
1
Brown University, Providence, United States
3-1 Abstract 14-10
PERIPROCEDURAL MANAGEMENT DURING LEFT ATRIAL ABLATION:
BRIDGING, UNINTERRUPTED VITAMIN K-ANTAGONISTS OR
UNINTERRUPTED NOVEL ANTICOAGULANTS?
Maria Brinkmeier-Theofanopoulou 1, Panagiotis Tzamalis 1, Susan Wehrkamp-Richter 1,
Andrea Radzewitz 1, Matthias Merkel 1, Gerhard Schymik 1, Claus Schmitt 1, Armin Luik 1
1
Medizinische Klinik IV, Staedtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
3-2 Abstract 18-26
USE OF NOVEL GLOBAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND CONTINUOUS DIPOLE
DENSITY MAPPING TO GUIDE ABLATION IN MACRO-REENTRANT
TACHYCARDIAS
Claire Martin 1, Shohreh Honarbakhsh 1, Ailsa McLean 1, Pier Lambiase 1, Richard Schilling 1
1
Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
3-3 Abstract 18-28
ABLATION OF INCESSANT AV JUNCTIONAL TACHYCARDIA IN PATIENTS
WITH INAPPROPRIATE TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME
Bengt Herweg 1, Sanders Chae 1, Michael Fradley 1
1
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States
3-4 Abstract 18-14
EMPIRIC VERSUS ENTRAINED CAVOTRICUSPID ISTHMUS LINE ABLATION
IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE
Vinit Sawhney 1, Alex McLellan 1, Dhanuka Perera 1, Deshveer Babra 1, Dionisio Izquierdo 1,
Richard Schilling 1, Pier Lambiase 1, Martin Lowe 1, Vivienne Ezzat 1
1
Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
3-5 Abstract 14-11
INDIVIDUALIZED ABLATION APPROACH FOR LEFT ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA
AFTER PREVIOUS CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Armin Luik 1, Tobias Oesterlein 2, Matthias Merkel 1, Patrick Hoermann 1, Kerstin Schmidt 1,
Thomas Schenk 1, Maria Brinkmeier-Theofanopoulou 1, Andrea Radzewitz 1, Gerhard
Schymik 1, Claus Schmitt 1
1
Staedtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Medizinische Klinik IV, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2 Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Karlsruhe, Germany
3-6 Abstract 12-10
A NOVEL ELECTROGRAM CHARACTERISTIC AS THE TARGET FOR
ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL RE-ENTRANT TACHYCARDIA ABLATION
Rahul Jain 1, Benjamin Maatman 2, Mamta Barmeda 3, Thomas Kambur 2, Mark Shen 2,
Jonathan Shirazi 2, John Miller 2
1
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Richard L Roudebush Veterans Affairs
Medical Center, Indianapolis, United States, 2 Indiana University School of Medicine,
Indianapolis, United States, 3 Indiana University School of Allied Health Sciences,
Indianapolis, United States
4-1 Abstract 19-14
NATIONWIDE STUDY OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH CAUSED BY
CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN PERSONS AGED 0-35 YEARS
Alexander Gade Jeppesen 1, Thomas Hadberg Lynge 1, Bo Gregers Winkel 1, Lars
Søndergaard 2, Bjarke Risgaard 1, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen 2
1
The Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital,
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 The Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre,
Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet. Department of Medicine and Surgery,
University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
4-2 Abstract 19-24
LONG TERM ARRHYTHMIC RISK ASSESSMENT IN BIOPSY-PROVEN
MYOCARDITIS
Gaetano Pinnacchio 1, Gemma Pelargonio 1, Maria Lucia Narducci 1, Gianluigi Bencardino 1,
Francesco Perna 1, Gianluca Comerci 1, Stefano Bartoletti 2, Maurizio Pieroni 3, Michela
Casella 4, Antonio Dello Russo 4, Fulvio Bellocci 1, Filippo Crea 1
1
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Cardiology Institute, Rome, Italy, 2 Liverpool
Heart And Chest Hospital, , Liverpool, United Kingdom, 3 Ospedale San Donato, Arezzo,
Italy, 4 Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Centre, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan,
Italy
4-3 Abstract 19-12
THE RISK OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH AMONG YOUNG PERSONS WITH
DIABETES: A 10-YEAR NATIONWIDE COHORT STUDY IN DENMARK
Jesper Svane 1, Thomas Hadberg Lynge 1, Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard 2, Bjarke Risgaard 1, Bo
Gregers Winkel 1, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen 1
1
The Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital,
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 Department of Cardiology, Nephrology and
Endocrinology, Nordsjællands Hospital Hillerød, Hillerød, Denmark
4-4 Abstract 19-17
10-YEAR DEVELOPMENT IN ALL-CAUSE AND CARDIAC MORTALITY IN THE
YOUNG: A NATIONWIDE COHORT STUDY IN DENMARK
Thomas Hadberg Lynge 1, Bjarke Risgaard 1, Mads Wissenberg 2, Bo Gregers Winkel 1, Reza
Jabbari 1, Christian Torp-Pedersen 3, Fredrik Folke 2, Stig Haunsø 1, Gunnar Hilmar Gislason
2
, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen 1
1
The Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital,
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University
Hospital, Gentofte, Gentofte, Denmark, 3 The Institute of Health, Science and Technology,
Aalborg University , Aalborg, Denmark
4-5 Abstract 19-19
CLINICAL AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF ASYMPTOMATIC
YOUNG INDIVIDUALS WITH SHORT QT INTERVALS
Nabeela Karim 1, Rui Providência 1, Neil Srinivasan 1, MJ Ferreira 2, L Goncalves 3, Pier D
Lambiase 1
1
Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom, 2 Hospitais Universidade Coimbra, Coimbra,
Portugal, 3 Hospital dos Covoes, Coimbra, Portugal
4-6 Abstract 19-10
THE PHENOTYPIC SPECTRUM OF A MUTATION HOTSPOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE SHORT QT SYNDROME
Dan Hu 1, Yang Li 2, Jiancheng Zhang 3, Ryan Pfeiffer 1, Michael H. Gollob 4, Jeff Healey 5,
Daniel Toshio Harrell 6, Naomasa Makita 6, Haruhiko Abe 7, Yaxun Sun 8, Jihong Guo 9, Li
Zhang 10, Ganxin Yan 10, Douglas Mah 11, Edward P. Walsh 11, Harris B. Leopold 12, Carla
Giustetto 13, Fiorenzo Gaita 13, Agnieszka Zienciuk-Krajka 14, Andrea Mazzanti 15, Silvia G.
Priori 15, Charles Antzelevitch 10, Hector Barajas-Martinez 1
1
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, United States, 2 Institute of Geriatric
Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, 3 Department of Cardiology,
Provincial Clinical Medicine College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian, China, 4
Department of Cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto,
Canada, 5 Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 6
Department of Molecular Physiology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical
Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, 7 Department of Heart Rhythm Management, University of
Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan, 8 Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital,
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 9 Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division
of Cardiology, People’s Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China, 10 Lankenau Institute for
Medical Research and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, United States, 11 Cardiac
Electrophysiology Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
United States, 12 Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, University of Connecticut School of
Medicine, Hartford, United States, 13 Division of Cardiology, University of Torino,
Department of Medical Sciences, "Città della Salute e della Scienza” Hospital, Torino, Italy,
14
Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk,
Poland, 15 Molecular Cardiology, IRCCS Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia, Italy
5-1 Abstract 28-11
NEW IMAGING MODALITY TO SUPPORT FOCAL IMPULSE AND ROTOR
MAPPING DURING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION PROCEDURES
Christopher A. B. Kowalewski 1, Junaid A. B. Zaman 1, Tina Baykaner 1, Mahmood AlHousseini 1, Fatemah Shenasa 1, Mohan Viswanathan 1, Paul J. Wang 1, Sanjiv M. Narayan 1,
Sanjiv M. Narayan 1
1
Stanford University, Stanford, United States
5-2 Abstract 28-12
RADIATION SPARING BENEFIT OF 3D MAPPING DURING ABLATIONS IN
PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
Dylan Timberlake 1, John Clark 1, Chris Anderson 2, David Bradley 3, Jeremy Moore 4, Grace
Smith 1, Volkan Tuzcu 5
1
Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, United States, 2 Providence Health & Services,
Spokane, Washington, United States, 3 C.S. Mott Children's Hosptial, University of Michigan
Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 4 Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, Los
Angeles, California, United States, 5 Medipol International Health Center, Istanbul, Turkey
5-3 Abstract 28-14
COMPUTATION OF PANORAMIC ELECTROGRAM PHASE TO IDENTIFY
EXCITATION PATTERNS DURING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Tobias Oesterlein 1, Armin Luik 2, Patrick Hörmann 2, Claus Schmitt 2, Olaf Dössel 1
1
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe,
Germany, 2 Medizinische Klinik IV, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische
Intensivmedizin, Städt. Klinikum Karlsruhe gGmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany
5-4 Abstract 28-15
NOVEL MAPPING TECHNIQUE FOR LOCALIZATION OF FOCAL AND
REENTRANT ACTIVATION DURING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Yoshihide Takahashi 1, Syu Yamashita 1, Mayumi Masumura 1, Masahito Suzuki 1, Kento
Yabe 1, Yasuhiro Sato 1, Kenzo Hirao 2
1
Disaster Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, 2 Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo,
Japan
5-5 Abstract 15-14
SHORT-TERM SPATIO-TEMPORAL FLUCTUATIONS IN ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION SOURCES AND THEIR IMPACT ON OPTIMAL RECORDING
DURATION
Christopher A. B. Kowalewski 1, Fatemah Shenasa 1, Junaid Zambian 1, Tina Baykaner 1,
Mahmood Al-Housseini 1, David Krummen 2, Johannes Brachmann 3, Mohan Viswanathan 1,
Will Sauer 4, John Miller 5, Paul Wang 1, Sanjiv Narayan 1
1
Stanford University, Stanford, United States, 2 University of California, San Diego, United
States, 3 Klinikum Coburg, Coburg, Germany, 4 University of Colorado, Denver, United
States, 5 Indiana University, Indiana, United States
5-6 Abstract 28-13
VISUALIZATION OF THE DYNAMIC 2D RHYTHMVIEW GRAY-SCALE
EXCITATION PATTERN IN 3D
Tobias Oesterlein 1, Armin Luik 2, Patrick Hörmann 2, Claus Schmitt 2, Olaf Dössel 1
1
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe,
Germany, 2 Medizinische Klinik IV, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische
Intensivmedizin, Städt. Klinikum Karlsruhe gGmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany
6-1 Abstract 18-27
PREDICTORS OF AF ABLATION SUCCESS USING CONTACT FORCE: DOES
LEFT ATRIAL SIZE MATTER ANYMORE?
Roger A Winkle 1, R. Hardwin Mead 1, Gregory Engel 1, Melissa H Kong 1, William Fleming
1
, Jonathan Salcedo 1, Rob A Patrawala 1
1
Silicon Valley Cardiology, East Palo Alto, United States
6-2 Abstract 18-24
EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CRYOBALLOON VERSUS RADIOFREQUENCY
ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: AN UPDATED META-ANALYSIS
Marwan Saad 1, April Slee 2, Sanjeev Saksena 2
1
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, United States, 2 EP Research
Foundation, Warren, United States
6-3 Abstract 18-25
SPONTANEOUS PULMONARY VEIN ECTOPY AND RECURRENCE OF ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION AFTER PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION
Moritz Sinner 1, Benjamin Neumann 1, Reza Wakili 1, Stefan Sattler 1, Johannes Siebermair 1,
Eva Klocker 1, Stephanie Fichtner 1, Heidi Estner 1, Stefan Kääb 1
1
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany
6-4 Abstract 18-18
TRACKING THE FASCICLES AND ABLATING: A NOVEL STRATEGY FOR
ISOLATING PULMONARY VEINS
Mark Shen 1, Mamta Barmeda 2, Thomas Kambur 1, Jonathan Shirazi 1, John Miller 1, Rahul
Jain 3
1
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, United States, 2 Indiana University
School of Allied Health Sciences, Indianapolis, United States, 3 Richard L. Roudebush VA
Medical Center, Indianapolis, United States
6-5 Abstract 18-20
RADIOFREQUENCY PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION FOR PAROXYSMAL
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION – 14 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS EVOLUTION
Philippe Purnode 1, Olivier Deceuninck 1, Olivier Xhaët 1, Luc De Roy 1, Fabien Dormal 1,
Dominique Blommaert 1
1
CHU UCL Namur - Site Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium
6-6 Abstract 18-21
ADENOSINE-PROVOKED DORMANT PULMONARY VEIN CONDUCTION IS
ASSOCIATED WITH RECONNECTION SITE IN FOLLOW UP
Lisette Wintgens 1, Sevasti-Maria Chaldoupi 1, Martijn Klaver 1, Vincent van Dijk 1, Maurits
Wijffels 1, Lucas Boersma 1, Jippe Balt 1
1
St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
7-1 Abstract 24-19
EARLY UPGRADE FROM CRT-D TO MPP IMPROVES THE MYOCARDIAL AND
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR REMODELING IN PRIMARY DILATED
CARDIOMYOPATHY
Ambrogio Capria 1, Luca Santini 2, Silvia Ventresca 3, Germana Panattoni 3, Valentina Ribatti
3
, Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca 3, Giovanni Battista Forleo 4, Giulia Magliano 3, Fortunata
Condemi 3, Domenico Sergi 3, Francesco Romeo 3
1
University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Department of Internal Medicine, Rome, Italy, Rome,
Italy, 2 Ospedale G. B. Grassi - Department of Cardiology, Ostia (Rome), Italy, Rome, Italy, 3
University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Department of Cardiology, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy, 4
Ospedale L. Sacco - Department of Cardiology, Milano, Italy, Rome, Italy
7-2 Abstract 22-10
HIS BUNDLE PACING PRESERVES LV FUNCTION DURING LONG-TERM
FOLLOW-UP
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman 1
1
Geisinger Heart Institute, Wilkes Barre, United States
7-3 Abstract 24-14
MINIMALLY INVASIVE THORACOSCOPIC TECHNIQUE FOR LV LEAD
IMPLANTATION IN CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY
Massimiliano Marini 1, Stefano Branzoli 1, Paolo Moggio 1, Alessio Coser 1, Fabrizio
Guarracini 1, Silvia Quintarelli 1, Carlo Pederzolli 1, Angelo Graffigna 1, Roberto Bonmassari
1
, Maria Caterina Bottoli 2, Andrea Droghetti 2
1
Ospedale Santa Chiara, Trento, Italy, 2 Ospedale Carlo Poma, Mantova, Italy
7-4 Abstract 23-13
PREDICTORS OF LONG-TERM RV PACING IN PATIENTS POST
TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT
Esseim Sharma 1, Antony Chu 1
1
Brown University, Providence, United States
7-5 Abstract 23-15
EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF COMBINED AEROBIC, STRENGHT AND
FLEXIBILITY EXERCISE TRAINING PROGRAMS IN PATIENTS WITH
IMLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICES
Maria Rosaria Squeo 1, Barbara Di Giacinto 1, Massimo Santini 2, Maria Luisa Sette 1,
Emanule Fabrizi 1, Attilio Parisi 1, Antonio Spataro 1, Alessandro Biffi 1
1
Institute of Sport Medicine and Science, Rome, Italy, 2 World Society of Arrhythmias, Rome,
Italy
7-6 Abstract 24-15
10-YEAR FOLLOW-UP IN CARDIAC RESYNCHRONISATION THERAPY:
INFLUENCE OF GENDER AND ETIOLOGY ON THE OUTCOME.
Giuseppina Belotti 1, Chiara Parmigiani 1, Maria Elisabetta Bellebono 1, Paola Negrini 1
1
Ospedale di Treviglio, Treviglio, Italy
8-1 Abstract 07-19
PREDICTING RISK OF SUSTAINED VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA IN
ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR
DYSPLASIA/CARDIOMYOPATHY: A META-ANALYSIS
Laurens Bosman 1, Arjan Sammani 1, Folkert Asselbergs 1, Anneline te Riele 1
1
UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
8-2 Abstract 01-15
ATRIAL DYSPLASIA AS A NEW MECHANISM FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Ardan M Saguner 1, Deniz Akdis 1, Corinna Brunckhorst 1, Peter K Bode 2, Firat Duru 1, Li
Guoliang 3, Guy H Fontaine 4
1
University Heart Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2 Institute of Pathology, University
Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 3 The First hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University and
College of Medicine, Xian, China, 4 Hopital Pitie La Salpetriere, Paris, France
8-3 Abstract 01-28
DISCORDANCE OF ACTIVATION-RECOVERY INTERVAL RESTITUTION
CURVES OBTAINED DURING PHYSIOLOGICAL HEART RATE VARIATION
VERSUS EXTRASTIMULUS PACING
Fu Siong Ng 1, Kevin MW Leong 1, Lina Kanapakaite 1, Andrea Saglietto 1, Caroline H
Roney 1, Norman A Qureshi 1, Phang Boon Lim 1, Sian Harding 1, Wyn Davies 1, Nicholas S
Peters 1, Amanda Varnava 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1
1
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
8-4 Abstract 02-11
CORRELATIONS BETWEEN ELECTROGRAM MORPHOLOGY AND CELLULAR
COMPONENT OF SCAR ARE LOST WHEN OCCURRING IN COMBINATION
WITH FUNCTIONAL MODULATIONS
Konstantinos N. Tzortzis 1, Kai Y.K. Wang 1, Chris D. Cantwell 1, Spencer J. Sherwin 1,
Rasheda A. Chowdhury 1, Nicholas S. Peters 1
1
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
8-5 Abstract 30-10
A DEVELOPMENTALLY INSPIRED APPROACH FOR GENERATION OF
BIOLOGICAL PACEMAKERS APPLYING AUTOLOGOUS UNMODIFIED ADULT
STEM CELLS
Tahereh Karimi 1, Eckhard Alt 1, Robert Schwartz 2, Jose Islas 2, Vladimir Potaman 2
1
Tulane University, New Orleans, United States, 2 Texas Heart Institute, Houston, United
States
8-6 Abstract 01-27
FINDINGS IN ENDOMYOCARDIAL BIOPSIES OF PATIENTS WITH
TACHYCARDIA-INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY
David Heinzmann 1, Karin Müller 1, Karin Klingel 2, Petra Fallier-Becker 2, Reinhard Kandolf
2
, Britta Walker-Allgaier 1, Oliver Borst 1, Jörg Kumbrinck 3, Thomas Kirchner 3, Harald
Langer 1, Tobias Geisler 1, Antonios Kilias 1, Jürgen Schreieck 1, Michael Gramlich 1,
Meinrad Gawaz 1, Peter Seizer 1
1
Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Tübingen,
Germany, 2 Abteilung für Molekulare Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum der Eberhard-KarlsUniversität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, 3 Institute of Pathology, University of Munich,
Munich, Germany
9-1 Abstract 02-10
PLAKOPHILIN-2 IS REQUIRED FOR EXPRESSION OF A TRANSCRIPTIONAL
NETWORK THAT CONTROLS CALCIUM CYCLING: A NOVEL ARRHYTHMIA
MECHANISM IN ARRHYTHMOGENIC CARDIOMYOPATHY.
Marina Cerrone 1, Jerome Montnach 1, Xianming Lin 1, Mingliang Zhang 1, Kabir Malkani 1,
Esperanza Agullo-Pascual 1, Alejandra Leo-Macias 1, Chantal Van Opbergen 2, David Tester
3
, Michael Ackerman 3, Antoon van Veen 2, Hector Valdivia 4, Mario Delmar 1
1
Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, United
States, 2 Dept of Medical Physiology University Medical Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands, 3
Mayo Clinic Windland Smith Rice Sudden Death Genomics Laboratory, , Rochester, United
States, 4 Center for Arrhythmias Research, Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, United States
9-2 Abstract 02-13
DESMOPLAKIN KNOCK-DOWNS IN ZEBRAFISH RECAPITULATE
ARRHYTHMOGENIC CARDIOMYOPATHY TYPE 8 AND INVOLVE WNT/BETACATENIN SIGNALING IN AC8 PATHOGENESIS
Giorgia Beffagna 1, Alice Giuliodori 2, Francesco Vanzi 3, Kalliopi Pilichou 1, Francesco
Argenton 1, Cristina Basso 1, Gaetano Thiene 1, Natascia Tiso 2
1
University of Padua, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Padua, Italy,
2
University of Padua, Department of Biology, Padua, Italy, 3 University of Florence,
Department of Biology, Florence, Italy
9-3 Abstract 01-18
GLOBAL HIGH DENSITY MAPPING OF RE-ENTRY VULNERABILITY INDEX
IDENTIFIES SITES OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA INITIATION IN
BRUGADA SYNDROME AND ARVC
Claire Martin 1, Michele Orini 2, Neil Srinivasan 2, Justine Bhar-Amato 2, Anthony Chow 1,
Martin Lowe 1, Ron SImon 1, Peter Taggart 2, Pier Lambiase 2
1
Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom, 2 University College London, London, United
Kingdom
9-4 Abstract 03-14
SMALL SEQUENCING PANELS VS LARGE SCALE CARDIOMYOPATHY
PANELS IN GENETIC TESTING FOR ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT
VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY (ARVC)
Brittney Murray 1, Cynthia James 1, Crystal Tichnell 1, Hugh Calkins 1, Daniel Judge 1
1
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
9-5 Abstract 07-18
REGIONAL STRAIN ASSESSMENT DETECTS ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT
VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY PRIOR TO OVERT DISEASE
EXPRESSION: A MULTISOFTWARE FEATURE TRACKING CARDIAC
MAGNETIC RESONANCE COMPARISON STUDY
Mimount Bourfiss 1, Davis M. Vigneault 1, Brittney Murray 2, Cynthia A. James 2, Crystal
Tichnell 2, Firdaus A. Mohamed Hoesein 3, Stefan L. Zimmerman 4, Hugh Calkins 2,
Harikrishna Tandri 2, Birgitta K. Velthuis 3, David A. Bluemke 1, Anneline S.J.M. te Riele 5
1
Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda,
United States, 2 Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, United States, 3 Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht,
Utrecht, Netherlands, 4 Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, United
States, 5 ICIN-Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands
9-6 Abstract 18-17
LONG-TERM OUTCOMES AFTER CATHETER ABLATION OF VENTRICULAR
TACHYCARDIA IN PATIENTS WITH STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE: A
MULTICENTRE UK STUDY
Vinit Sawhney 1, Alex Breitenstein 1, Waqas Ullah 1, Shoreh Honarbaksh 1, Rui Providencia 1,
Girish Babu 1, Manish Kalla 2, Mark Cassar 2, Sandeep Panikker 3, Andrew Kontogeorgis 3,
Ian Temple 4, Mark Hall 4, Stefano Bartoletti 4, Tom Wong 3, Kim Rajappan 2, Anthony Chow
1
, Pier Lambiase 1, Mehul Dhinoja 1, Richard Schilling 1, Ross Hunter 1
1
Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom, 2 John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United
Kingdom, 3 The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 4 Liverpool Heart and
Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
10-1 Abstract 01-22
PHASE SINGULARITY MAPPING VS WAVEFRONT ACTIVATION OF
MICROANATOMIC REENTRANT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DRIVERS IN HUMAN
HEARTS EX-VIVO
Brian J Hansen 1, Thomas A Csepe 1, Himanshu Dashora 1, Ning Li 1, Jichao Zhao 2, Ahmet
Kilic 1, Peter J Mohler 1, Paul ML Janssen 1, John D Hummel 1, Vadim V Fedorov 1
1 The Ohio State University, Columbus, United States, 2 The University of Auckland,
Auckland, New Zealand
10-2 Abstract 01-10
PROPOSED MECHANISM FOR TERMINATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BY
PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION PRIOR TO ISOLATION: ELIMINATING
ROTATIONAL DRIVERS
Rachita Navara 1, George Leef 1, Fatemah Shenasa 1, Christopher Kowalewski 1, Tina
Baykaner 1, Junaid Zaman 1, Paul Wang 1, Sanjiv Narayan 1
1
Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, United States
10-3 Abstract 15-39
ECTOPY-TRIGGERING GANGLIONATED PLEXI SITES ARE NOT CONFINED
TO THE PULMONARY VEIN ANTRA
Belinda Sandler 1, Nick Linton 1, Michael Koa-Wing 1, Louisa Malcome-Lawes 1, Zachary
Whinnett 1, Wyn Davies 1, Boon Lim 1, Nicholas Peters 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1
1
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
10-4 Abstract 15-44
1-YEAR-OUTCOME AFTER HIGH-DENSITY- MAPPING GUIDED PULMONARY
VEIN ISOLATION FOR AF THERAPY
Johannes Siebermair 1, Heidi L. Estner 1, Stefan Sattler 1, Korbinian Lackermair 1, Fabienne
Risch 1, Stephanie Fichtner 1, Konstantinos Rizas 1, Eva Klocker 1, Sebastian Clauss 1, Ina
Klier 1, Moritz F. Sinner 1, Stefan Kääb 1, Reza Wakili 1
1
Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilians University,
Munich, Germany
10-5 Abstract 15-19
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE VOLUME AND
PLASMA DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
RECURRENCE AFTER CATHETER ABLATION
Tomoyuki Shiozawa 1, Kazunori Shimada 1, Gaku Sekita 1, Hidemori Hayashi 1, Haruna
Tabuchi 1, Seiji Miura 1, Yuko Kawaguchi 1, Masataka Sumiyoshi 2, Yuji Nakazato 3,
Hiroyuki Daida 1
1
Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 2 Juntendo University
Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, 3 Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan
10-6 Abstract 01-17
TERMINATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AT A RIGHT ATRIAL ROTOR
DURING PROCEDURES SEPARATED BY OVER A YEAR
Fatemah Shenasa 1, George Leef 1, Fernando Cruz 1, Naadia Amoako 1, David Ho 1, Chad
Brodt 1, Mohan N. Viswanathan 1, Sanjiv M. Narayan 1
1
Stanford University, Stanford, United States
11-1 Abstract 15-13
CRYOBALLOON ABLATION OF PULMONARY VEINS: GANGLIONIC PLEXI
MODIFICATION AND AF RECURRENCE
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman 1, Sarah Worsnick 1, Faiz A Subzposh 1, Angela Naperkowski 1
1
Geisinger Heart Institute, Wilkes Barre, United States
11-2 Abstract 15-38
COMBINED ET-GP AND AVN-GP ABLATION WITHOUT PULMONARY VEIN
ISOLATION AS A TREATMENT FOR PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Belinda Sandler 1, Sikkel Markus 1, Boon Lim 1, Louisa Malcome-Lawes 1, Afzal Sohail 1,
Vishal Luther 1, Kevin Leong 1, Zachary Whinnett 1, Norman Qureshi 1, Nick Linton 1, Maria
Kim 1, Wyn Davies 1, Michael Koa-Wing 1, Nicholas Peters 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1
1
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
11-3 Abstract 15-36
GENERATION OF THE FIRST FUNCTIONAL MAP OF LEFT ATRIAL
GANGLIONATED PLEXUS SITES THAT INDUCE AV NODAL BRADYCARDIA
Min-Young Kim 1, Markus Sikkel 1, Ross Hunter 2, Guy Haywood 3, David Tomlinson 3, Guy
Furniss 3, Muzahir Tayebjee 4, Gordon Begg 4, Chris Cantwell 1, Rheeda Ali 1, Hanney Gonna
1
, Belinda Sandler 1, Zhen-Lin Lim 1, Phang-Boon Lim 1, Nicholas Peters 1, Nicholas Linton 1,
Prapa Kanagaratnam 1
1
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 2 Barts Heart Centre, London, United
Kingdom, 3 Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, United Kingdom, 4 Leeds Teaching
Hospital NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
11-4 Abstract 15-45
ROBOTIC ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: IMPACT OF LESION
EFFICACY AND BIOMARKERS ON RECURRENCES
Gaetano Pinnacchio 1, Maria Lucia Narducci 1, Gemma Pelargonio 1, Francesco Perna 1,
Gianluigi Bencardino 1, Francesco Cavaliere 1, Massimo Massetti 2, Filippo Crea 1
1
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Cardiology Institute, Rome, Italy, 2 Catholic
University of the Sacred Heart - Cardiothoracic Surgery Institute, Rome, Italy
11-5 Abstract 01-25
THE HAEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS OF THE ROX COUPLER MAY IMPROVE
OUTCOMES IN AF PATIENTS
William Eysenck 1, Jet van Zalen 1, Guy Lloyd 2, Andrew Marshall 1, Ragu Shunmugam 1,
Steve Furniss 1, Neil Sulke 1
1
Cardiology Research Department, Eastbourne Hospital, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust,
Eastbourne, United Kingdom, 2 St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Heart Centre, London,
United Kingdom
11-6 Abstract 18-22
GREEN ABLATION: ZERO X-RAY EXPOSURE DURING ABLATION OF
PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
zhang jian qiang 1
1
beijing 721 hospital, bei jing, China
12-1 Abstract 01-26
VERY-LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN OF METABOLIC SYNDROME
MODULATES GAP JUNCTION AND SLOWS CARDIAC CONDUCTION
Hsiang-Chun Lee 1, Chih-Chieh Chen 2, Wei-Chun Tsai 1, Chih-Sheng Chu 1, Ye-Hsu Lu 1,
Hsin-Ting Lin 1, Yi-Lin Hsiao 1, Liang-Yin Ke 1, Sheng-Hsiung Sheu 1, Bin-Nan Wu 1, ChuHuang Chen 1, Wen-Ter Lai 1
1
Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2 National Sun Yat-sen University,
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
12-2 Abstract 03-12
REDUCTION OF PRRX1 PREVENTS DEVELOPMENT OF ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION
Sebastian Clauss 1, Elena Dolmatova 2, Alan Hanley 2, Ling Xiao 2, David Milan 2, Patrick
Ellinor 2
1
Department of Medicine I, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich (LMU), Munich,
Germany, 2 Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown,
United States
12-3 Abstract 03-13
KNOCKOUT OF ADAM15 IN MICE RESULTS IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Sebastian Clauss 1, Hanley Alan 2, Ling Xiao 2, Julie Mina 2, David Milan 2, Patrick Ellinor 2
1
Department of Medicine I, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich (LMU), Munich,
Germany, 2 Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown,
United States
12-4 Abstract 01-12
IMPACT OF ISCHEMIC AND VALVULAR HEART DISEASE ON ATRIAL
EXCITATION: A HIGH-RESOLUTION EPICARDIAL MAPPING STUDY
Elisabeth M.J.P. Mouws 1, Eva A.H. Lanters 1, Christophe P. Teuwen 1, Lisette J.M.E. van
der Does 1, Charles Kik 1, Paul Knops 1, Ameeta Yaksh 1, Jos A. Bekkers 1, Ad J.J.C. Bogers
1
, Natasja M.S. de Groot 1
1
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
12-5 Abstract 15-12
RELAXIN SUPPRESSES AF IN AGED HEARTS THROUGH GENOMIC
REMODELING.
Guy Salama 1, Brian Martin 1, Guillermo Romero 1, Beth Gabris 1, Ansuman Chattopadhyay 1
1
University of Pttsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
12-6 Abstract 03-15
MOLECULAR EXPLORATION OF STRUCTURAL GENES IN ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION
Rosa Doñate Puertas 1, Gilles Millat 2, Isabelle Ernens 3, Philippe Chevalier 4
1
Institut NeuroMyoGene, Lyon, France, 2 NGS Sequencing Platform for Molecular
Diagnosis, Lyon, France, 3 Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 4
Louis Pradel Cardiology Hospital, Lyon, France
13-1 Abstract 04-10
LEFT VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIAL INNERVATION ASSESSED BY 123I-MIBG
SPECT/CT IS A STRONG PREDICTOR OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN
PATIENTS WITH INHERITED ARRHYTHMIA SYNDROMES
Johannes Siebermair 1, Sebastian Lehner 2, Stefan Sattler 1, Konstantinos Rizas 1, Britt-Maria
Beckmann 1, Alexander Becker 3, Julia Schiller 1, Corona Metz 1, Matthias Zacherl 2, Nadine
Vonderlin 1, Stefan Kääb 1, Marcus Hacker 4, Andrei Todica 2, Reza Wakili 1
1
Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilians University,
Munich, Germany, 2 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of
Munich, Munich, Germany, 3 Kardiologische Praxis Weilheim, Weilheim, Germany, 4
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided
Therapy, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
13-2 Abstract 05-17
IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIFIC CELLULAR ABNORMALITIES FROM
ELECTROGRAM MORPHOLOGY USING SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING
Konstantinos N. Tzortzis 1, Kai Y.K. Wang 1, Rasheda A. Chowdhury 1, Spencer J. Sherwin 1,
Chris D. Cantwell 1, Nicholas S. Peters 1
1
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
13-3 Abstract 07-14
HEART FAILURE PROGRESSION AND SURVIVAL IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
PATIENTS WITH PRESERVED OR REDUCED LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION
FRACTION: INSIGHTS FROM AN AFFIRM SUBSTUDY
April Slee 1, Marwan Saad 2, Sanjeev Saksena 1
1
EP Research Foundation, Warren, United States, 2 University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences, Little Rock, United States
13-4 Abstract 07-17
THE VALUE OF THE TPEAK – TEND INTERVAL IN PREDICTING
ARRHYTHMIC OR MORTALITY OUTCOMES IN THE GENERAL POPULATION:
A META-ANALYSIS
Gary Tse 1, Mengqi Gong 2, Wing Tak Wong 1, Konstantinos Letsas 3, Vassilis Vassiliou 4,
Yat Sun Chan 1, Tsz Ling To 1, Bryan P Yan 1, Guangping Li 2, Paula Whittaker 5, Yunlong
Xia 6, Gan-Xin Yan 7, Tong Liu 2
1
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 2 Tianjin Institute of Cardiology,
Tianjin , China, 3 “Evangelismos” General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece, 4 Royal
Brompton Hospital and Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 5 University of
Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 6 Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical
University, Beijing , China, 7 Lankenau Institute for Medical Research and Lankenau Medical
Center, Pennsylvania, United States
13-5 Abstract 07-15
FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART FAILURE AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF HEART FAILURE AFTER
FIRST MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE YOUNG: A DANISH NATIONWIDE
COHORT STUDY
Charlotte Glinge 1, Louise Oestergaard 2, Reza Jabbari 1, Regitze Skals 3, Camilla H Jespersen
1
, Thomas Engstrøm 1, Christian Torp-Pedersen 3, Gunnar Gislason 2, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen 1
1
The Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital,
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 Department of Cardiology, Gentofte Hospital,
University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark, 3 Department of Health, Science and
Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
13-6 Abstract 07-16
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PECULIARITIES DEPENDING ON BODY WEIGHT
ADIPOKINES LEVELS
Yuliya Shaposhnikova 1
1
Kharkiv national medical university, Kharkiv, Ukraine
14-1 Abstract 05-22
HOW GOOD ARE NEW ELRS IN AF MONITORING? THE REMAP-AF TRIAL
William Eysenck 1, Neil Sulke 1, Ollie Waller 1, Ragu Shunmugam 1, Rick Veasey 1, Steve
Furniss 1
1
Cardiology Research Department, Eastbourne Hospital, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust,
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
14-2 Abstract 15-24
BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: IS THERE A
NICHE FOR BRACHIAL CUFF AND SUPRASYSTOLIC ALGORITHMS?
William Eysenck 1, Vijaya Kanthasamy 1, Nik Patel 1, Rick Veasey 1, Steve Furniss 1, Neil
Sulke 1
1
Cardiology Research Department, Eastbourne Hospital, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust,
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
14-3 Abstract 03-10
ASSOCIATION OF PITX2 GENE VARIATION RS2200733 AND DEVELOPMENT
OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Irina Rudaka 1, Dmitrijs Rots 1, Arturs Uzars 1, Ļubova Grineviča 2, Linda Piekuse 1, Oskars
Kalējs 2
1
Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia, 2 Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga,
Latvia
14-4 Abstract 01-20
SOURCES FOR HUMAN PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION-IS ONE MORE
IMPORTANT, OR ARE THEY CO-DOMINANT?
Fatemah Shenasa 1, Junaid Zaman 1, Tina Baykaner 1, George Leef 1, Christopher
Kowalewski 1, Mahmood I. Alhusseini 1, Gabriela Meckler 1, Albert J. Rogers 1, Samir
Hossainy 1, Johannes Brachmann 2, John Miller 3, Wouter-Jan Rappel 4, Shirley Park 1,
Mohan N. Viswanathan 1, Paul J. Wang 1, Sanjiv M. Narayan 1
1
Stanford University, Stanford, United States, 2 University of Würzburg, Coburg, Germany, 3
Indiana University, Indianapolis, United States, 4 University of California-San Diego, San
Diego, United States
14-5 Abstract 15-18
LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE IN PATIENTS WITH VERY HIGH
BLEEDING RISK
Lisette Wintgens 1, Veronique Vorselaars 1, Arash Alipour 1, Martin Swaans 1, Benno Rensing
1
, Marco Post 1, Lucas Boersma 1
1
St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
14-6 Abstract 15-29
CRYOBALLOON ABLATION VERSUS RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION FOR
PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A META-ANALYSIS OF AVAILABLE
TRIALSRADIOFREQUENCY (RF) ABLATION REPRESENTS THE STANDARD
OF CARE FOR PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION IN PATIENTS WITH DRUGREFRACTORY PERSISTEN
Abdul Shokor Parwani 1, Leif-Hendrik Boldt 1, Florian Blaschke 1, Daniela Blaschke 1,
Burkert Pieske 1, Wilhelm Haverkamp 1
1
Charité University Berlin, Berlin, Germany