Agenda 2026

PFA 101: From Bench to Bedside

Applying Pulsed Field Ablation in clinical practice requires a comprehensive understanding of its fundamentals to unlock its potential for achieving successful, durable, and improved patient outcomes. This complimentary, CME-accredited pre-conference for VT Symposium-registered attendees offers a comprehensive overview of PFA across multiple sessions. Participants will have numerous opportunities to interact directly with faculty, gain valuable insights, and strengthen their core knowledge.

Date Thursday, October 8, 2026		Times • 5:30 – 6:00 PM: Check-In and Dinner • 6:00 – 9:45 PM: Educational Program
Location New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge • Second Floor, Grand Ballroom Salon ABC

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Agenda - Friday, October 9, 2026

*Times Listed are Eastern Time

6:45 – 7:30 AM		Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibits
7:30 – 7:40 AM		Welcome and Introductions Vivek Reddy, MD
7:40 – 8:40 AM		SESSION I Imaging and Substrate Characterization Moderator: Pierre Jaïs, MD *Digital Moderator:* Ivo Roca-Luque, MD, PhD
7:40 – 7:50 AM		VT Corridors: Structural Features and Implications for Ablation Strategy Saman Nazarian, MD, PhD
7:50 – 8:00 AM		FDG-PET–Guided Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Cardiac Sarcoidosis Frank Bogun, MD
8:00 – 8:10 AM		Can Digital Twins Alone Guide VT Ablation? Jonathan Chrispin, MD
8:10 – 8:20 AM		MRI Prediction of VT Inducibility & VT Cycle Length in Tetralogy of Fallot Katja Zeppenfeld, MD, PhD
8:20 – 8:40 AM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
8:45 – 9:55 AM		SESSION II Device Therapy and Sudden Death Prevention *Moderator:* Christine Albert, MD, MPH *Digital Moderator:* Gerhard Hindricks, MD
8:45 – 8:55 AM		Primary Prevention in Arrhythmic MVP: Who Really Needs an ICD? Marc Miller, MD
8:55 – 9:05 AM		Primary-Prevention ICDs in Preserved/Mildly-Reduced EF: Long-Term Outcomes David Frankel, MD
9:05 – 9:15 AM		Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Who Needs a Primary-Prevention ICD? Eric Prystowsky, MD
9:15 – 9:25 AM		How CIEDs Interact with Pulsed Field Ablation Catheters Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD
9:25 – 9:35 AM		Rethinking ICD Leads: Subcutaneous vs. Substernal vs. Parasternal Devi Nair, MD
9:35 – 9:55 AM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
9:55 – 10:15 AM		Break and Exhibits
10:15 – 11:15 AM		SESSION III Device Therapy and Physiological Pacing *Moderator:* Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD *Digital Moderator:* Roderick Tung, MD
10:15 – 10:25 AM		Outcomes of Left Bundle Branch vs. Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, MD
10:25 – 10:35 AM		Leadless Conduction System Pacing: Where Are We? Petr Neuzil, MD, PhD
10:35 – 10:45 AM		How to Use CT to Guide CSP Implantation Shunmuga Sundaram, MD
10:45 – 10:55 AM		ICD Leads for LBAP: Options and Outcomes Laurence Epstein, MD
10:55 – 11:15 AM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
11:20 – 12:20 PM		SESSION IV Ventricular Fibrillation and Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes *Moderator:* Larry Chinitz, MD *Digital Moderator:* Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD
11:20 – 11:30 AM		The His-Purkinje System in VF, Asystole, and PEA Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD
11:30 – 11:40 AM		Long-Term Survival After Ablation for Electrical Storm in J-Wave Syndromes Koonlawee Nademanee, MD
11:40 – 11:50 AM		Arrhythmogenic Effects of Cardiac Memory Samuel Viskin, MD
11:50 – 12:00 PM		VF Case in IVF Using Sphere-9™ (Recorded Case) Mélèze Hocini, MD, PhD
12:00 – 12:20 PM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
12:20 – 12:40 PM		Pick up Box Lunch
12:40 – 2:10 PM		SESSION V Live Cases (Working Lunch) *Moderator:* Vivek Reddy, MD *Digital Moderator:* Elad Anter, MD *Panel:* Wendy Tzou, MD, Andrea Natale, MD, William Stevenson, MD, Mélèze Hocini, MD, PhD, Edward Gerstenfeld, MD, PhD, and Andres Enriquez, MD The Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital ∙ New York, NY *Operators:* Srinivas Dukkipati, MD, Daniel Musikantow, MD, William Whang, MD, Mohit Turagam, MD, Joshua Lampert, MD, Jacob Koruth, MD, Marc Miller, MD, and Daniel Pugliese, MD
2:15 – 3:15 PM		SESSION VI Mechanistic Considerations *Moderator:* Andre d'Avila, MD, PhD *Digital Moderator:* Stavros Mountantonakis, MD
2:15 – 2:25 PM		Site Specificity of VT Induction and Termination Roderick Tung, MD
2:25 – 2:35 PM		Mapping the Fixed Substrate with Vector WADLs and Correlation to Imaging Timothy Maher, MD
2:35 – 2:45 PM		Approaching the Difficult Peri-Valvular Scar VT Ablation Francis Marchlinski, MD
2:45 – 2:55 PM		First Experience with a Novel Pacing Software to Guide VT Ablation Christian de Chillou, MD, PhD
2:55 – 3:15 PM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
3:15 – 3:35 PM		Break and Exhibits
3:35 – 4:20 PM		SESSION VII Late-Breaking Clinical Trials / Science *Moderator:* David Callans, MD *Digital Moderator:* Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD
3:35 – 3:45 PM		Focal Monopolar Pulsed Field Ablation of Premature Ventricular Contractions: A European Multicenter Registry (PULSE PVC Registry) Ahmad Keelani, MD
3:45 – 3:55 PM		Does Energy Source Matter When Ablating Adjacent to a Coronary Artery? Serial CT Angiography After Pulsed Field vs. Radiofrequency Ablation in the IMPACT-CTI Study Devi Nair, MD
3:55 – 4:05 PM		Combined Pulsed Field and Radiofrequency Energy for Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia (DUAL VT Study) Atul Verma, MD
4:05 – 4:20 PM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
4:25 – 5:25 PM		SESSION VIII New / Ongoing Trials – Rapid Fire Presentations *Moderator:* Saman Nazarian, MD *Digital Moderator:* Mohit Turagam, MD
4:25 – 4:31 PM		VELVET: Venous Ethanol for Ischemic VT Ablation Miguel Valderrábano, MD, PhD
4:31 – 4:37 PM		FULCRUM-VT: Predictors of VT Recurrence and Substrate Lessons Atul Verma, MD
4:37 – 4:43 PM		Early Insights from the ASCEND-VT Study Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD
4:43 – 4:49 PM		VANISH2: VT Ablation vs. Antiarrhythmic Drugs — Impact on VT Burden John Sapp, MD
4:49 – 4:55 PM		The FOCUS Trial: Focal-Linear PFA for Ventricular Arrhythmias Daniel Musikantow, MD
4:55 – 5:01 PM		The Integra-D Trial: Is It Time to Give CCM a Chance? Niraj Varma, MD
5:01 – 5:25 PM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
5:30 – 6:30 PM		SESSION IX Reaching the Unreachable *Moderator:* Matthew Hyman, MD *Digital Moderator:* Josef Kautzner, MD, PhD
5:30 – 5:40 PM		Saline-Enhanced Radiofrequency (SERF) Ablation for VT David Callans, MD
5:40 – 5:50 PM		Dual-Energy Ablation of the Complex VT Substrates Paolo Della Bella, MD
5:50 – 6:00 PM		Novel Pericardial Access Techniques Srinivas Dukkipati, MD
6:00 – 6:10 PM		INTRAmyocardial Navigation & Ablation for Deep VT Substrates Neal Bhatia, MD
6:10 – 6:30 PM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
6:30 PM		Day 1 Wrap-Up Vivek Reddy, MD
6:30 – 7:30 PM		Welcome Reception, Exhibits, and Abstract Finalist Poster Session

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Agenda - Saturday, October 10, 2026

*Times Listed are Eastern Time

6:45 – 7:25 AM		Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibits
7:25 – 7:30 AM		Welcome Day 2 Vivek Reddy, MD
7:30 – 8:30 AM		SESSION X Risk Assessment for Ventricular Arrhythmias *Moderator:* Eric Prystowsky, MD *Digital Moderator:* Rajat Deo, MD
7:30 – 7:40 AM		PROFID: New Insights into Sudden Death Prediction Gerhard Hindricks, MD
7:40 – 7:50 AM		PRE-DETERMINE: Metabolomic Prediction of VT and Sudden Death Christine Albert, MD
7:50 – 8:00 AM		Do PVCs Predict Sustained VT and Sudden Death? Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD
8:00 – 8:10 AM		The TRACE-PFA Registry: Post-PFA Vulnerability to Malignant Arrhythmias Vivek Reddy, MD
8:10 – 8:30 AM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
8:35 – 9:45 AM		SESSION XI Developing VT Ablation Strategies *Moderator:* Wendy Tzou, MD *Digital Moderator:* Paolo Della Bella, MD
8:35 – 8:45 AM		Outcomes of Lattice-Tip Ablation of VT in Structural Heart Disease Josef Kautzner, MD, PhD
8:45 – 8:55 AM		An Endocardial Pulsed Field Ablation Strategy for VT in ARVC Usha Tedrow, MD, MS
8:55 – 9:05 AM		Ultralow-Temperature Cryoablation for VT in ARVC Harikrishna Tandri, MD
9:05 – 9:15 AM		Advancing VT Ablation: FDA Early Feasibility Studies, EP Collaboratory, & the Innovation Pipeline Paul Wang, MD
9:15 – 9:25 AM		AI for Ascertaining Risk Related to Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Death Joshua Lampert, MD
9:25 – 9:45 AM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
9:45 – 10:00 AM		Break and Exhibits
10:00 – 10:40 AM		SESSION XII Annual Mark E. Josephson Memorial Lecture *Moderator:* Vivek Reddy, MD *Panel:* Francis Marchlinski, MD, Andrea Natale, MD, Usha Tedrow, MD, Koonlawee Nademanee, MD, and Samuel Viskin, MD
10:00 – 10:05 AM		Introduction of Dr. Michel Haïssaguerre by Dr. Vivek Reddy
10:05 – 10:25 AM		Occult Microstructural Substrate: A Major Cause of Unexplained/Idiopathic VF Michel Haïssaguerre, MD
10:25 – 10:40 AM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
10:45 – 11:55 AM		SESSION XIII Non-Ablative and Adjunctive Therapies for Ventricular Arrhythmias *Moderator:* Cory Tschabrunn, PhD *Digital Moderator:* Ivo Roca-Luque, MD, PhD
10:45 – 10:55 AM		Surgical Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for VT/VF Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD
10:55 – 11:05 AM		The Conundrums of Antiarrhythmic Drug Management Pre-/Post-VT Ablation William Stevenson, MD
11:05 – 11:15 AM		A Pre-Clinical Model of Radiation-Induced Arrhythmogenic NICM Katja Zeppenfeld, MD, PhD
11:15 – 11:25 AM		Initial Clinical Experience with Proton Beam Therapy for VT Douglas Packer, MD
11:25 – 11:35 AM		Modulation of Ventricular Repolarization with Radiotherapy Phillip Cuculich, MD
11:35 – 11:55 AM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
11:55 – 12:10 PM		Pick up Box Lunch
12:10 – 1:30 PM		SESSION XIV Prerecorded Cases (Working Lunch) (15 minutes and 5-minute Q&A) *Moderator:* Francis Marchlinski, MD *Digital Moderator:* John Sapp, MD *Panel:* Atul Verma, MD, Roland Tilz, MD, Roderick Tung, MD, Andre d'Avila, MD, PhD, Robert Schaller, DO, and Larry Chinitz, MD VT Ablation with the Second-Generation Ultralow-Temperature Gregory Supple, MD High-Voltage PFA for Scar-Related VT Vivek Reddy, MD, and Connor Oates, MD Dual-Energy Flexible-Tip for Scar-Related VT Paolo Della Bella, MD S3 Protocol for NICM-VT Ivo Roca-Luque, MD, PhD
1:35 – 2:10 PM		SESSION XV Mark E. Josephson Abstract Competition & VT Innovation Award *Moderator:* Srinivas Dukkipati, MD *Panel:* Francis Marchlinski, MD, William Whang, MD, William Sauer, MD, and Andre d'Avila, MD, PhD
1:35 – 1:37 PM		Introduction Srinivas Dukkipati, MD
		Abstract Presentations from the Two Finalists
1:37 – 1:50 PM		Platform-Specific Ventricular Lesion Size Augmentation During Energy Escalation: RF, Ultralow-Temperature Cryo, and PF Toshihiro Nakamura, MD, PhD Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN, USA
1:50 – 2:03 PM		From Scaffold to Substrate: A Three-Step Framework Integrating CT Corridors, Lipomatous Metaplasia, and Near-Field Deceleration Zone Mapping for VT Isthmus Identification Souvik Kumar Das, MD Royal Melbourne Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Melbourne, Australia/Boston, MA, USA
2:03 – 2:10 PM		Judges Review and VT Innovation Award Presented for the Best Abstract
2:10 – 2:30 PM		Break and Exhibits
2:30 – 3:30 PM		SESSION XVI VT/PVC Potpourri *Moderator:* David Callans, MD *Digital Moderator:* Frank Bogun, MD
2:30 – 2:40 PM		Ventricular Arrhythmias after AF Ablation: Effects of Atrial Denervation? Miguel Valderrábano, MD, PhD
2:40 – 2:50 PM		Multifocal Septal PVCs: Recognizing the Substrate and Ablation Technique Fermin Garcia, MD
2:50 – 3:00 PM		Induction vs. Non-Induction to Guide VT Ablation Andre d’Avila, MD, PhD
3:00 – 3:10 PM		Epicardial Fat Ablation: A Novel Target Across Cardiovascular Disease Carlo Pappone, MD, PhD
3:10 – 3:30 PM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
3:35 – 4:45 PM		SESSION XVII Pulsed Field Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias – Part I *Moderator:* Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD, PhD *Digital Moderator:* Elad Anter, MD
3:35 – 3:45 PM		PFA – Cell and Tissue Responses Damijan Miklavčič, PhD
3:45 – 3:55 PM		Combined PFA and RFA vs. PFA Alone Edward Gerstenfeld, MD, PhD
3:55 – 4:05 PM		VT and PVC Ablation with a Dual-Energy (RF/PF) Flexible-Tip Ablation Catheter Roland Tilz, MD
4:05 – 4:25 PM		Debate: Functional vs. Substrate-Based Ablation for Scar-VT in the PFA Era Substrate is the way to go! Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD Function Mapping is best! Jeffrey Winterfield, MD
4:25 – 4:45 PM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
4:50 – 5:50 PM		SESSION XVIII Pulsed Field Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias – Part II *Moderator:* Atul Verma, MD *Digital Moderator:* Francis Marchlinski, MD
4:50 – 5:00 PM		Paddle-Shaped High-Resolution Mapping and PFA: Concept & Pre-Clinical Data Elad Anter, MD
5:00 – 5:10 PM		Comparing Pulsed Field Ablation Systems for VT: A Practical Guide Andrea Natale, MD
5:10 – 5:20 PM		Multimodal Characterization of PFA Ventricular Lesions in Healthy and Scarred Ovine Myocardium Pierre Jaïs, MD
5:20 – 5:30 PM		Recent Advances in PFA of Ventricular Arrhythmias Jacob Koruth, MD
5:30 – 5:50 PM		Panel Discussion with Q&A Session
5:50 – 6:00 PM		Closing Comments and Invitation to VT Symposium 2027 Vivek Reddy, MD

Faculty

21^st Annual International Symposium on Ventricular Arrhythmias

Course Directors

Vivek Reddy, MD The Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital New York, NY		Srinivas Dukkipati, MD The Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital New York, NY
Francis Marchlinski, MD University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA		Andre d’Avila, MD, PhD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
David Callans, MD University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD
UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center
Los Angeles, CA

Christine Albert, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Elad Anter, MD
Shamir Medical Center
University of Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv, Israel

Neal Bhatia, MD
Emory Healthcare
Atlanta, GA

Frank Bogun, MD
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI

Larry Chinitz, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY

Jonathan Chrispin, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Phillip Cuculich, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO

Christian de Chillou, MD, PhD
University Hospital Nancy
Nancy, France

Paolo Della Bella, MD
IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute
Milano, Italy

Rajat Deo, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA

Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Hospital
New York, NY

Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD
VCU Health
Richmond, VA

Andres Enriquez, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA

Laurence Epstein, MD
Northwell Health
Manhasset, NY

David Frankel, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA

Fermin Garcia, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA

Edward Gerstenfeld, MD, PhD
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Michel Haïssaguerre, MD
Bordeaux University Hospital
Bordeaux, France

Gerhard Hindricks, MD
Charite-University of Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Mélèze Hocini, MD, PhD
Central Hospital
Bordeaux, France

Matthew Hyman, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA

Pierre Jaïs, MD
Central Hospital
Bordeaux, France

Josef Kautzner, MD, PhD
IKEM
Prague, Czechia

Jacob Koruth, MD
Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital
New York, NY

Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD
Kansas City Heart Institute
Overland Park, KS

Joshua Lampert, MD
Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital
New York, NY

Timothy Maher, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA

Damijan Miklavčič, PhD
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Marc Miller, MD
Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital
New York, NY

Stavros Mountantonakis, MD
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY

Daniel Musikantow, MD
Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital
New York, NY

Koonlawee Nadamanee, MD
Pacific Rim Electrophysiology Research Institute
Bangkok, Thailand

Devi Nair, MD
St. Bernards Heart & Vascular Center
Jonesboro, AR

Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Andrea Natale, MD
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute
Austin, TX

Saman Nazarian, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA

Petr Neuzil, MD, PhD
Na Homolce Hospital
Prague, Czechia

Connor Oates, MD
Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Mount Pleasant, SC

Douglas Packer, MD
Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, UT

Carlo Pappone, MD, PhD
IRCCS Policlinico Dan Donato
Milan, Italy

Eric Prystowsky, MD
St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis, IN

Daniel Pugliese, MD
Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital
New York, NY

Ivo Roca-Luque, MD, PhD
University of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain

Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

John Sapp, MD
QEII Health Sciences Center
Halifax, NS, Canada

William Sauer, MD
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Robert Schaller, DO
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA

Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD
UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center
Los Angeles, CA

William Stevenson, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Gregory Supple, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA

Shunmuga Sundaram, MD
Velamma Medical College and Hospital
Madurai, India

Harikrishna Tandri, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Usha Tedrow, MD, MS
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Roland Tilz, MD
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Lubeck, Germany

Cory Tschabrunn, PhD
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA

Roderick Tung, MD
The University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ

Mohit Turagam, MD
Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital
New York, NY

Wendy Tzou, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO

Miguel Valderrábano, MD, PhD
Houston Methodist DeBakey Cardiology Associates
Houston, TX

Niraj Varma, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Atul Verma, MD
McGill University Health Center
Montreal, Québec, Canada

Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, MD
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes-Barre, PA

Samuel Viskin, MD
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel

Paul Wang, MD
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA

William Whang, MD
Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital
New York, NY

Jeffrey Winterfield, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Katja Zeppenfeld, MD, PhD
University of Leiden
Leiden, Netherlands

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The Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and The University of Pennsylvania Health System serve as the host and sponsoring institutions for the VT Symposium, which is partly funded through educational grants and sponsorships from our industry partners.

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