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My First Report: Overview of the 2017 AF Symposium
I returned Saturday night from the annual AF Symposium held at the Hyatt Regency, Orlando, FL. The mood of the three-day atrial fibrillation conference seemed to be somewhat somber.
The coming Trump presidency seemed to cast a shadow of discouragement and even fear. Occasional discussions would reflect on the profound changes expected, especially about Obamacare.
The AF Symposium brings together the world’s leading medical scientists, researchers and cardiac electrophysiologists (EPs) to share the most recent advances in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
Hot Topic: Left Atrial Appendage
The most talked about topic at this year’s AF Symposium was the Left Atrial Appendage (LAA). This represents a major change in the way doctors now see the importance of the LAA and the LAA’s role in atrial fibrillation.
(For A-Fib patients, this is a most welcome change. All too many doctors still consider the LAA of little importance. For example, when doing an ablation, all too many EPs never look at the LAA to see if it is producing non-PV triggers.) …Continue reading my first report…
