Agenda 2020

Virtual VT2020 will deliver the same high-quality education, training, and clinical science attendees have come to expect. VT2020 will feature live case transmissions from leading institutions, expert presentations with complementary panel discussions, and dedicated Q&A sessions to engage with the world-renowned faculty.

*Daily schedule of events and session times are subject to change. A small portion of the faculty are still undergoing confirmation.

October 8

Thursday, October 8, 2020 \| All times are Eastern Time
9:00 - 9:10 AM		Welcome / Introductions / Opening Remarks Vivek Reddy, MD
		Session I Idiopathic / Peri-Valvular Ventricular Arrhythmias Moderators: Bruce Lerman, MD *Digital Moderators:* David Callans, MD
9:10 - 9:17 AM		Anatomy of the Ventricular Outflow Tract Samuel Asirvatham, MD
9:17 - 9:24 AM		Coronary Venous Mapping for PVCs Fermin García, MD
9:24 - 9:31 AM		Ablation of Focal Intramural VAs Targeting the Site of Origin Frank Bogun, MD
9:31 - 9:38 AM		Periaortic VT William Stevenson, MD
9:38 - 9:45 AM		Papillary Muscle PVC Ablation Gregory Supple, MD
9:45 - 10:15 AM		Panel Discussion
		Session II Sudden Cardiac Death *Moderators:* Laurence Epstein, MD *Digital Moderators:* Andre d’Avila, MD
10:15 - 10:22 AM		Utilizing ECG to Stratify SCD Risk in CHD Patients with LVEF>35% Christine Albert, MD
10:22 - 10:29 AM		Arrhythmic Risk Prediction in ARVC: New Insights on the Risk Calculator Hugh Calkins, MD
10:29 - 10:36 AM		Pathophysiology of Ventricular Arrhythmias: Neural Substrate Interactions Marmar Vaseghi, MD
10:36 - 10:42 AM		Sympathetic Neuromodulation for Management of VT Harikrishna Tandri, MBBS, MD
10:42 - 11:05 AM		Panel Discussion
11:05 AM - 12:45 PM		Session III Live Cases 1 *Moderator:* Vivek Reddy, MD *Digital Moderator:* Andre D’Avila, MD *Panel:* Francis. Marchlinski, MD, William Stevenson, MD, Gerhard Hindricks, MD, Andrea Natale, MD, Luis Saenz, MD Mount Sinai Hospital: Srinivas Dukkipati, MD, Jacob Koruth, MD, William Whang, MD, Marc Miller, MD, Subbarao Choudry, MD, Aamir Sofi, MD, Mohit Turagam, MD, Samuel Hannon, MD University of Pennsylvania Hospital: David Frankel, MD, Matthew Hyman MD, Robert Schaller, DO, Jeffrey Arkles, MD, Ramanan Kumareswaran, MD, David Lin, MD IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute: Paolo Della Bella, MD, Caterina Bisceglia, MD, Antonio Frontera, MD
		Session IV VT Circuit and VT Substrate Mapping Techniques Moderator: William Stevenson, MD *Digital Moderator:* Srinivas Dukkipati, MD
12:45 - 12:52 PM		“The Problematic Post-Pacing Interval” - Why? What do you do? John Miller, MD
12:52 - 12:59 PM		The Pace-Mapping Tool for VT – the 3 Typical Features You Can See Christian de Chillou, MD
12:59 - 1:06 PM		Circuit Determinants of Ventricular Tachycardia Cycle Length: Characterization of Fast and Unstable Human VT Roderick Tung, MD
1:06 - 1:13 PM		Electroanatomic Imaging of the Diastolic Pathway of Scar VT: Implications for Long-Term Ablation Outcome Paolo Della Bella, MD
1:13 - 1:20 PM		Substrate Mapping during Sinus Rhythm: Assumptions, Utility and Limitations Elad Anter, MD
1:20 - 1:28 PM		Intramural VT – Substrate Characterization Techniques Usha Tedrow, MD, MS
1:28 - 1:48 PM		Debate: Inducing VT is a Waste of Time – Just Paint it Red! *Pro:* Andrea Natale, MD *Con:* Francis Marchlinski, MD
1:48 - 2:30 PM		Panel Discussion
2:40 - 2:55 PM		VT Case Theater Session \| Learn More >> Mapping and Critical Analysis of a Non-Ischemic Right Ventricular Tachycardia Arvindh Kanagasundram, MD, FHRS
3:00 - 5:30 PM		CME Satellite Session \| Learn More >> VT Summit: From Mechanisms to Innovations

October 9

Friday, October 9, 2020 \| All times are Eastern Time
		Session V Heart Failure and Devices *Moderator:* Eric Prystowsky, MD *Digital Moderator:* Francis Marchlinski, MD
9:00 - 9:10 AM		Evolution of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: From Biventricular Pacing to His-Purkinje Conduction System Pacing Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, MD
9:10 - 9:17 AM		Technical Aspects of Direct Left Bundle Branch Pacing: Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD
9:17 - 9:24 AM		Reclassification of CRT Response: Responders, Non-responders, and Non-progressors Michael Gold, MD
9:24 - 9:31 AM		Should ICDs Be Considered Post-TAVR When There is a Pacing Indication? Andrew Epstein, MD
9:31 - 9:38 AM		LV Reconstruction: How and Why Petr Neuzil, MD
9:38 - 10:10 AM		Panel Discussion
		Session VI Biophysics of Ablation *Moderator:* David Callans, MD *Digital Moderator:* Srinivas Dukkipati, MD
10:10 - 10:17 AM		How to Produce Deep Lesions without Steam Pops Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD
10:17 - 10:24 AM		Maximizing Lesion Dimensions Using Existing RF Equipment William Sauer, MD
10:24 - 10:31 AM		Biophysics of Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA): What do we know? Jacob Koruth, MD
10:31 - 10:38 AM		RFA vs PFA for Left Ventricular Ablation in a Pre-Clinical Model Edward Gerstenfeld, MD
10:38 - 11:05 AM		Panel Discussion
		Session VII Mark E. Josephson Memorial Lecture *Moderator:* Vivek Reddy, MD *Digital Moderator:* David Callans, MD
11:05 - 11:25 AM		Myocardial Injury in COVID-19: What do we know? What do we need to know? Valentin Fuster, MD
11:25 - 11:45 AM		Panel Discussion Valentin Fuster, MD, Laurence Epstein, MD, Francis Marchlinski, MD, Mohit Turagam, MD, Rajat Deo, MD
11:45 AM - 1:25 PM		Session VIII Live Cases 2 *Moderator:* Francis Marchlinski, MD *Digital Moderator:* Vivek Reddy, MD *Panel:* Pierre Jaïs, MD, Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, Corrado Carbucicchio, MD, Wendy Tzou, MD, Andre d’Avila, MD
		Mount Sinai Hospital: Srinivas Dukkipati, MD, Jacob Koruth, MD, William Whang, MD, Marc Miller, MD, Subbarao Choudry, MD, Aamir Amin Sofi, MD, Mohit Turagam, MD University of Pennsylvania Hospital: Pasquale Santangeli, MD, Saman Nazarian, MD, Fermin García, MD, Gustavo Guandalini, MD, Gregory Supple, MD, Michael Riley, MD
		Session IX Improving VT Ablation Outcomes *Moderator:* Wendy Tzou, MD *Digital Moderator:* Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD
1:25 - 1:32 PM		Novel VT Risk Prediction for Sarcoidosis and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Integrated Multi-modality Imaging, Digital Twinning, and Machine Learning Natalia Trayanova PhD
1:32 - 1:39 PM		Integration of ECGi Maps for VT Ablation Timm Dickfeld, MD
1:39 - 1:59 PM		Debate: How do we Improve VT Ablation Outcomes? *More Physiology:* David Callans, MD *More Ablation Technology:* Vivek Reddy, MD
1:59 - 2:30 PM		Panel Discussion
2:40 - 2:55 PM 3:00 - 3:15 PM		VT Case Theater Session \| Learn More >> Septal VT in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Case Study Melissa Robinson, MD, FACC, FHRS, CCDS Improving Identification of Substrate Targets for Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Neil Srinivasan, MBChB, PhD

October 10

Saturday, October 10, 2020 \| All Times are Eastern Time
		Session X Clinical Trials *Moderator:* Francis Marchlinski, MD *Digital Moderator:* Vivek Reddy, MD
9:00 - 9:07 AM		VANISH2 Update John Sapp, MD
9:07 - 9:14 AM		VT Substrate Ablation During Sinus Rhythm: A Prospective Registry Antonio Berruezo, MD
9:14 - 9:21 AM		PROFID: Background, Rationale and Progress Gerhard Hindricks, MD
9:21 - 9:28 AM		IVTCC 2 Registry Jason Bradfield, MD
9:28 - 9:35 AM		VT Ablation Trials: What do we know? What is next? Karl-Heinz Kuck, MD
9:35 - 10:05 AM		Panel Discussion
		Session XI External Beam Therapy *Moderator:* Andrea Natale, MD *Digital Moderator:* Andre D’Avila, MD
10:05 - 10:12 AM		Noninvasive Cardiac Radioablation: Long-Term Follow-Up & Clinical Trials Phillip Cuculich, MD
10:12 - 10:19 AM		A Single-Center Experience of Radiotherapy for VT: Outcomes and Pitfalls Josef Kautzner, MD
10:19 - 10:26 AM		A Practical Workflow for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) Paul Zei, MD
10:26-10:33 AM		New Biophysics of Particle Therapy Douglas Packer, MD
10:33 - 11:00 AM		Panel Discussion
		Session XII “Potpourri” *Moderator:* David Callans, MD *Digital Moderator:* Vivek Reddy
11:00 - 11:07 AM		VT Management in LVAD Patients: Debunking Myths Wendy Tzou, MD
11:07 - 11:14 AM		Ischemic VT Ablation: On vs Off Amiodarone Luigi Di Biase, MD
11:14 - 11:21 AM		Pericardial Access Techniques Andre D’Avila, MD
11:21 - 11:45 AM		Panel Discussion
11:45 AM - 1:25 PM		Session XIII Live Cases 3 *Moderator:* Vivek Reddy, MD *Digital Moderator:* Luigi Di Biase, MD *Panel:* David Frankel, MD, Usha Tedrow, MD, Christian de Chillou, MD, Josef Kautzner, MD, Mauricio Scanavacca, MD, David Wilber, MD
		Mount Sinai Hospital (Live Case): Srinivas Dukkipati, MD, Jacob Koruth, MD, William Whang, MD, Marc Miller, MD, Subbarao Choudry, MD, Aamir Sofi, MD, Mohit Turagam, MD Recorded Case: Bordeaux Pierre Jaïs, MD Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute: Andrea Natale, MD, J. David Burkhardt, MD, Amin Al-Ahmad, MD
		Session XIV Managing VT in Unusual Substrates *Moderator:* Sanjay Dixit, MD *Digital Moderator:* Vivek Reddy, MD
1:25 - 1:32 PM		Unusual Presentations of Right Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients Without Previously Suspected Heart Disease David Wilber, MD
1:32 - 1:39 PM		Management of VT in Cardiac Sarcoidosis Calambur Narasimhan, MD
1:39 - 1:46 PM		Ablation of VT in Patients with Mitral and Aortic Mechanical Valves Pasquale Santangeli, MD
1:46 - 1:53 PM		Updates on the Malignant MVP Syndrome Eric Prystowsky, MD
1:53 - 2:00 PM		Risk Stratification in Mitral Valve Prolapse Marc Miller, MD
2:00 - 2:30 PM		Panel Discussion
2:30 - 2:50 PM		Live Cases Update Srinivas Dukkipati, MD, Pasquale Santangeli, MD, Paolo Della Bella, MD, Andrea Natale, MD
2:50 - 2:55 PM		Farewell Remarks Vivek Reddy, MD
2:55 - 3:00 PM		Roadmap to VT Symposium 2021 Francis Marchlinski, MD

October 9-10 Asia-Pacific

Description This abbreviated summary session is being provided to accommodate our colleagues practicing in the Asia-Pacific region. Saturday, October 10, 2020 \| 9:00AM – 12:00PM Japan Standard Time (JST) Friday, October 9, 2020 \| 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
9:00 - 9:05 AM JST 8:00 - 8:05 PM EST		Welcome / Introduction Vivek Reddy, MD
		VT Symposium Overview of Day 1 *Moderator:* Francis Marchlinski, MD *Digital Moderator:* Vivek Reddy, MD
9:05 - 9:10 AM JST 8:05 - 8:10 PM EST		Session I – Idiopathic / Peri-Valvular Ventricular Arrhythmias David Callans, MD
9:10 - 9:15 AM JST 8:10 - 8:15 PM EST		Session II – Sudden Cardiac Death Andre d’Avila, MD
9:15 - 9:20 AM JST 8:15 - 8:20 PM EST		Session IV – VT Circuit and VT Substrate Mapping Techniques Srinivas Dukkipati, MD
9:20 - 9:30 AM JST 8:20 - 8:30 PM EST		Mapping & Ablation of the Difficult ILVT Akihiko Nogami, MD
9:30 - 9:50 AM JST 8:30 - 8:50 PM EST		Panel Discussion Akihiko Nogami, MD, Yasuhiro Shirai, MD, Calambur Narasimhan, MD
9:50 - 10:00 AM JST 8:50 - 9:00 PM EST		Break
		VT Symposium Overview of Day 2 Moderator: Vivek Reddy, MD *Digital Moderator:* Andre d’Avila, MD
10:00 - 10:05 AM JST 9:00 - 9:05 PM EST		Session V – Heart Failure and Devices Francis Marchlinski, MD
10:05 - 10:10 AM JST 9:05 - 9:10 PM EST		Session VI – Biophysics of Ablation Srinivas Dukkipati, MD
10:10 - 10:15 AM JST 9:10 - 9:15 PM EST		Session VII & IX – COVID-19 & Improving VT Ablation Outcomes David Callans, MD
10:15 - 10:25 AM JST 9:15 - 9:25 PM EST		Arrhythmogenic Substrate Associated with Malignant Mitral Valve Prolapse Haris Haqqani, MBBS
10:25 - 10:50 AM JST 9:25 - 9:50 PM EST		Panel Discussion Haris Haqqani, MBBS, Yan Yao, MD, Yasuhiro Shirai, MD
10:50 - 11:00 AM JST 9:50 - 10:00 PM EST		Break
		VT Symposium Overview of Day 3 *Moderator:* David Callans, MD *Digital Moderator:* Srinivas Dukkipati, MD
11:00 - 11:05 AM JST 10:00 - 10:05 PM EST		Session X – Clinical Trials Francis Marchlinski, MD
11:05 - 11:10 AM JST 10:05 - 10:10 PM EST		Session XI – External Beam Therapy Andre d’Avila, MD
11:10 - 11:15 AM JST 10:10 - 10:15 PM EST		Session XII – “Potpourri” Vivek Reddy, MD
11:15 - 11:20 AM JST 10:15 - 10:20 PM EST		Session XIV – Managing VT in Unusual Substrates Vivek Reddy, MD
11:20 - 11:30 AM JST 10:20 - 10:30 PM EST		ECG to predict VT/VF risk: Obvious to the Obscure-Bring on the Machines Minglong Chen, MD
11:30 - 11:55 AM JST 10:30 - 10:55 PM EST		Panel Discussion Minglong Chen, MD, Saurabh Kumar, MD, Peter Kistler, MD
11:55 - 12:00 PM JST 10:55 - 11:00 PM EST		Closing Remarks Vivek Reddy, MD

Case Theater

VT Case Theater

The VT Case Theaters provide innovative case reports that illustrate optimal clinical decision-making strategies and procedural approaches through case vignettes, which focus on the monitoring, diagnosis, and/or treatment of ventricular arrhythmias. Case presentations are complemented with interactive Q&A sessions.

Thursday, October 8, 2020
2:40 - 2:55 PM	Mapping and Critical Analysis of a Non-Ischemic Right Ventricular Tachycardia Arvindh Kanagasundram, MD, FHRS Program Director - Cardiac Electrophysiology Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute Nashville, TN	Supported by:
Friday, October 9, 2020
2:40 - 2:55 PM	Septal VT in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Case Study Melissa Robinson, MD, FACC, FHRS, CCDS Director of the Complex Arrhythmia Program Medical Director, Electrophysiology Labs UW Medicine Heart Institute Seattle, WA	Supported by:
3:00 - 3:15 PM	Improving Identification of Substrate Targets for Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Neil Srinivasan, MBChB, PhD Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology The Barts Heart Center, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital London, United Kingdom	Educational Grant Provided by Abbott

Case theaters are not part of the VT2020 Official Scientific Sessions as planned by planning program committee. Case theaters are neither sponsored nor endorsed by VT2020.

VT Summit - CME Satellite

Official CME Satellite Session

VT Summit: From Mechanisms to Innovations

Introduction

This official CME accredited Virtual Summit has been designed to enhance the clinical knowledge of physicians, fellows and staff about mechanisms of VT, and advancements in ventricular mapping strategies to optimize outcomes. The expert presentations and interactive panel discussion is complemented with a Q&A session that facilitates direct engagement between faculty and attendees. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions throughout the duration of the activity for discussion during the closing panel.

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Agenda 2020

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