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Pierre Jaïs, M.D. Professor of Cardiology, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux, France

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Walter Kerwin, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Steve Ryan at 2016 AF Symposium

AF Symposium 2016

My Summary Reports Written for A-Fib Patients

by Steve S. Ryan, PhD

Each year I attend the AF Symposium to get a thorough and practical view of the state of the art in the treatment of A-Fib. My goal is to offer patients the most up-to-date A-Fib research and developments that may impact their treatment choices.

Note: My most recent reports are listed first.

	REPORT TITLE	PRESENTER (S)	DATE POSTED
7.	Thickening of Left Atrium and Amount of Fibrosis Predicts Outcome of A-Fib Ablation	Dr. Nassir F. Marrouche, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT	Feb. 22, 2016
6.	Hot Topic—Rotors! Rotors! Rotors! Good News for Patients with Persistent A-Fib	Dr. David Wilber of Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL	Feb. 14, 2016
5.	Two Challenging, Difficult Catheter Ablation Cases with LAA Closure	Dr. David Keane, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (Moderator); Drs. Vivek Reddy and Migel Valderrabano	Feb. 12, 2016
4.	Predictors of Unsuccessful Ablations: It’s All About Remodeling	Dr. Michel Haissaguerre of Central Hospital, Bordeaux, France	Feb. 11, 2016
3.	Bordeaux New ECGI Ablation Protocol—Re-Mapping during Ablation	Dr. Michel Haissaguerre of Central Hospital, Bordeaux, France	Feb. 10, 2016
2.	2016 AF Symposium: Six Live Catheter Ablations—Watching the Experts	Dr. Moussa Mansour and Dr. Jeremy Ruskin, co-moderaters, Mass. General Hospital, Boston,MA	Feb. 9, 2016
1.	2016 AF Symposium Overview by Steve S. Ryan, PhD	– – –	Feb 8, 2016

“Steve Ryan’s summaries of the A-Fib Symposium are terrific. Steve has the ability to synthesize and communicate accurately in clear and simple terms the essence of complex subjects. This is an exceptional skill and a great service to patients with atrial fibrillation.”
— Dr. Jeremy Ruskin of Mass. General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

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