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Steve's In-depth reports: Boston A-Fib Symposium 2014

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Boston AF Symposium 2014

Summary Reports for Patients

From my perspective, both the Boston AF Symposium 2014 and the field of A-Fib feel like they’ve reached new plateaus—onward and upward! Developments in the A-Fib field signaled or presaged a new level of service of A-Fib patients, even though much work still needs to be done to translate these new developments into better treatments.

From Dr. Jeremy Ruskin of Mass. General Hospital and Harvard Medical School:

“Steve Ryan’s summaries of the Boston 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.”

Note: My most recent reports are listed first. Just click on the title to jump to the full article.

REPORT TITLEPRESENTER (S)DATE POSTED
16.A-Fib Producing Spots Outside the PVs Dr. Vivek Reddy of Mount Sinai HospitalSeptember 25, 2014
15.The New Era of Catheter Ablation Technology: Force Sensing CathetersDr. Moussa Mansour, Massachusetts General HospitalSeptember 11, 2014
14.Catheter Ablation as Recommended First ChoiceDr Hugh Calkins, Johns HopkinsSeptember 9, 2014
13.Catheter Ablation Complications: A 2014 In-depth Review and Comparison with AAD TherapyDr. David Keane of St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin IrelandJuly 11, 2014
 12.“Upstream Therapy” Concept: Alternative Therapies for A-Fib?Dr. Eric Prystowsky of the Care Group in Indianapolis, IN June 7, 2014
 11.Renal Sympathetic Denervation (RSDN) for A-Fib? Dr. Vivek Reddy of Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY June 7, 2014
 10.Obesity Strong Predictor of A-Fib Risk and RecurrenceDr. David Wilber of the Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL June 7, 2014
 9.ECGI vs. FIRM: Direct Comparison, Phase/Waveform MappingDr. Phillip Cuculich of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MOMay 14, 2014
 8.Bordeaux Approach to Ablation of Persistent A-Fib—ECGI & Circular CatheterDr. Pierre Jais of IHU LIRYC in Bordeaux, FranceMarch 25, 2014
 7.How ECGI (Non-Invasive Electrocardiographic Imaging) WorksDr. Michel Haissaguerre of the LIRYC Institute in Bordeaux, FranceMarch 25, 2014
 6.Cellular Remodeling and Mapping of A-FibDr. Sanjiv Narayan of the University of California, San DiegoMarch 24, 2014
 5.Fibrotic Atrial Cardiomyopathy (FACM)—Implications for Catheter Ablation of AF Dr. Hans Kottkamp of the Heart Center Hirslanden, in Zürich, SwitzerlandMarch 22, 2014
 4.High Fibrosis at Greater Risk of Stroke and Precludes Catheter Ablation: Lessons Learned from the DECAAF TrialDr. Nassir Marrouche of the Comprehensive Arrhythmia Research and Management Center (CARMA) at the University of Utah Health SciencesMarch 16, 2014
 3.The Holy Grail: Preventing A-Fib by a GAl-3 InhibitorDr. Jose Jalife, Center for Arrhythmia Research of the U. of MichiganMarch 13, 2014
 2.Experiments in Atrial Remodeling in Sheep and the Transition From Paroxysmal to Persistent A-Fib Dr. Jose Jalife, Center for Arrhythmia Research of the U. of MichiganMarch 13, 2014
 1.Live via Satellite: Seven Ablation Cases from The Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany, Russia, Boston & Michigan, USADrs. Mark La Meir and Laurent Pison; Dr. Evgeny Pokushalov; Dr. Mélèze Hocini; Drs. Claudio Tondo, Gaetano Fassini and Antonio Bartorelli; Drs. Hocin, Michel Haissaguerre and Pierre Jais; Drs. Boris Schmidt and KR Julian Chun; Drs. Kevin Heist and Moussa MansourJan 25, 2014

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