• HRC2026
  • 11 - 13 Oct 2026
08:30 - 10:00 Arrhythmia Alliance and EHRA Symposia Hall 5
08:30 - 10:00 Nurses 1 Hall 8a
08:30 - 10:00 Masterclass Devices 1 Hall 8b
08:30 - 10:00 STARS Symposia - Curiosity Shoppe of Syncope Interactive Area, Hall 3
08:30 - 10:00 British ICC Society Symposia Networking Area 1, Hall 3
10:15 - 10:39 Posters 1 Poster Screens 1-4, Hall 3
10:45 - 12:15 Healthcare Scientist Forum Hall 5
10:45 - 12:15 Arrhythmia Alliance and World Society of Arrhythmias Symposia - Arrhythmia Digital Technology: Friend, Foe or Fake News Networking Area 2, Hall 3
10:45 - 12:15 AF Association Symposia 2 - Contemporary AF ablation - New Challenges and Developments Hall 8a
10:45 - 11:45 Patient Advocacy Hall 8b
10:45 - 12:15 STARS Symposia - Practical Delivery Models Interactive Area, Hall 3
10:45 - 12:15 Year in Review 1: EP – Ongoing Evolution and Future Perspectives Networking Area 1, Hall 3
12:30 - 13:15 Lunch and Learn - Nurses Networking Area 1, Hall 3
13:30 - 15:00 Conduction System Pacing Hall 5
13:30 - 15:00 VT Ablation Hall 7b
13:30 - 15:00 Do we still need ICD's in Heart Failure? Networking Area 2, Hall 3
13:30 - 15:00 EP Masterclass 1 - Learning Before Burning Hall 8a
13:30 - 15:00 Cases and Traces Hall 8b
13:30 - 15:00 STARS Symposia - Refreshing Ideas and Technology Interactive Area, Hall 3
13:30 - 14:15 Young Investigators Competition - Clinical Science Networking Area 1, Hall 3
14:15 - 15:00 Young Investigators Competition - Basic Scientist Networking Area 1, Hall 3
15:00 - 15:45 Moderated Posters 1 Poster Screen 4, Hall 3
15:45 - 17:15 Plenary Hall 5
15:45 - 18:00 Heart Rhythm Trainees Networking Area 2, Hall 3
15:45 - 17:15 Nurses 2 Hall 8a
15:45 - 17:15 Cases and Traces Hall 8b
15:45 - 17:15 STARS Symposia - PoTS and PASCS Interactive Area, Hall 3
15:45 - 17:15 Year in Review 2 - Devices/Syncope Networking Area 1, Hall 3

Arrhythmia Alliance and EHRA Symposia Arrhythmia Alliance and EHRA Symposia - Hall 5 - 08:30 - 10:00

Chair: Prof Haran Burri, Prof John Camm Geneva, CH, London, UK
08:30 The classification and antiarrhythmic mechanisms of antiarrhythmic drugs Prof Dobromir Dobrev Essen, DE
08:45 Metabolism, excretion and drug-drug interactions of antiarrhythmic drugs Prof Juan Tamargo Madrid, ES
09:00 The clinical use of antiarrhythmic drugs in the ablation era Dr Katarzyna Malaczynska-Rajpold London, UK
09:15 Proarrhythmic effects of antiarrhythmic drugs Prof Rui Providencia London, UK
09:30 Q&A
10:00 Close

Nurses 1 - Hall 8a - 08:30 - 10:00

Chair: Dr Angela Griffiths, Dr Angela Hall Oxford, UK, Jersey, UK
08:30 The Nurse-led Ox-VT Clinic Mrs Rebecca Imms Oxford, UK
08:45 The role of the Arrhythmia ACP in the Emergency Department Mrs Hayley Kay Gateshead, UK
09:00 Left atrial appendage closure in AF Mrs Beatrice Horea London, UK
09:15 Innovations in arrhythmia service provision - From primary to tertiary care Dr Charlie Gardiner Oxford, UK
09:30 Atrial Arrhythmia management in Congenital Heart disease Ms Harriet Fisher London, UK
09:45 The Structure of Nurse-Led AF clinics - a Systematic Review Miss Amy Burrell London, UK
10:00 Close

Masterclass Devices 1 - Hall 8b - 08:30 - 10:00

Chair: Dr Andrew Turley, Dr Jenny Chuen Middlesbrough, UK, Nottingham, UK
08:30 Extravascular ICDS Dr Matt Ginks Oxford, UK
08:50 Leadless PP Dr Simon James Middlesbrough, UK
09:10 Challenges in lead extraction Prof Faizel Osman Coventry, UK
09:30 EV ICD Patient Selection Dr Julian Ormerod Oxford, UK
09:50 Q&A
10:00 Close

STARS Symposia - Curiosity Shoppe of Syncope STARS Symposia - Curiosity Shoppe of Syncope - Interactive Area, Hall 3 - 08:30 - 10:00

Chair: Prof Richard Sutton, Prof Robert Sheldon Monte Carlo, MC, Calgary, CA
08:30 Visceral syncopes Dr Mehran Asgari Blairgowrie, UK
08:45 Cough syncope Dr Boon Lim London, UK
09:00 Sleep syncope Prof Bert Vandenberk Leuven, BE
09:15 Ictal asystole Dr Boriana Gagaouzova Heemstede/Leiden, NL
09:30 Focal unawareness seizures (temporal lobe epilepsy) Dr Paul Cooper Manchester, UK
09:45 Stretch Syncope Prof David Benditt Minneapolis, US
10:00 Close

British ICC Society Symposia - Networking Area 1, Hall 3 - 08:30 - 10:00

Chair: Dr Jan Till, Dr Stephen Page London, UK, Leeds, UK
08:30 Causes and natural history of conduction disease in children Dr Georgia Spentzou Bristol, UK
08:45 Causes and natural history of conduction disease in young adults Dr Stephen Page Leeds, UK
09:00 What is the role for genetic testing in PCCD: What to test, when to test, who to test? Dr Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne London, UK
09:15 A practical approach to the management of conduction in young people Dr Jasveer Mangat London, UK
09:30 Panel discussion
10:00 Close

Posters 1 - Poster Screens 1-4, Hall 3 - 10:15 - 10:39

Poster Screen 1
Chair: Dr Sharon Man Plymouth, UK
10:15 SAME DAY DISCHARGE AS STANDARD OF CARE FOR AF ABLATION; A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY 2015-2024 IN A TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTRE Rosemary Siby Sheffield, UK
10:19 TRANSIENT LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS CLINIC FOR UNEXPLAINED SYNCOPE: CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF A STREAMLINED PATIENT PATHWAY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Andrew Turley Middlesbrough, UK
10:23 CORONARY SINUS ROUTE FOR EXTRACARDIAC VAGAL STIMULATION DURING CNA WITH LEFT SIDED SVC Mohamed Zuhair London, UK
10:27 EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ON QUALITY OF LIFE: PERSPECTIVES FROM A PATIENT ADVISORY BOARD Ilaria Leggeri, Trudie Lobban Munich, DE, Winchester, UK
10:31 SAFETY ASSESSMENT FOR SOTALOL PROTOCOL IN OUTPATIENT UNIT Alberto Pereira Ferraz São Paulo, BR
10:35 Close
Poster Screen 2
Chair: Dr Mokhtar Ibrahim Leicester, UK
10:15 A THREE-YEAR PROSPECTIVE REGISTRY OF LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH AREA PACING IN A DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL INVESTIGATING PROCEDURAL OUTCOMES ACCORDING TO EXPERIENCE Sunil Aggarwal London, UK
10:19 PRE DISCHARGE DEVICE CHECKS FOR LEADLESS PACEMAKERS - IS THERE ANY POINT? Sophie James London, UK
10:23 EFFICACY OF THE MEDTRONIC TRIAGEHF™ ALGORITHM IN PREDICTING HEART FAILURE DECOMPENSATION WITHIN A DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL: A SERVICE EVALUATION Matilda Osborne Wolverhampton, UK
10:27 IMPLEMENTING A PATHWAY TO SAFELY PERFORM MRI SCANS IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC DEVICES IN A DGH Suzannah Wilson London, UK
10:31 Close
Poster Screen 3
Chair: Miss Lucy Broadhurst Rotherham, UK
10:15 FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE OF ALGORITHM-BASED REMOTE MONITORING IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND HEART FAILURE AT A SINGLE TERTIARY CENTRE Francesca Doleman Nottingham, UK
10:19 IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR PERI-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES: A REVIEW OF PHYSIOLOGIST-LED TRIAGE AND REFERRAL MANAGEMENT Melissa Gunn Cramlington, UK
10:23 REDO AF CATHETER ABLATIONS AFTER INITIAL CRYOBALLOON PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION AT A SINGLE CENTRE: PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS FINDINGS AT OPERATION AND OUTCOMES Benedict Murphy Plymouth, UK
10:27 ASSESSING OUTCOMES FOR AHP-LED ILR SERVICE FOR PATIENTS WITH CRYPTOGENIC STROKE IN A HIGH-VOLUME TERTIARY CENTRE Evangelos Liampas London, UK
10:31 USING SERRATUS ANTERIOR PLANE AND PARASTERNAL BLOCKS FOR SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTS REDUCES GENERAL ANAESTHETIC USE AND IMPROVES PATIENT FLOW IN A SINGLE TERTIARY CENTRE Shehani Kumarasiri Nottingham, UK
10:35 Close
Poster Screen 4
Chair: Dr Antony French Hereford, UK
10:15 OUTCOMES FOLLOWING UPGRADE TO CARDIAC RESYNCHRONISATION THERAPY (PACEMAKER AND DEFIBRILLATOR): A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY Poppy Bett Taunton, UK
10:19 LEARNING CURVE AND COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF CRYOBALLOON AND PULSED FIELD ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A FELLOW VS CONSULTANT EXPERIENCE Ivelin Koev Burgas, BG
10:23 TRENDS AND OUTCOMES OF VENOPLASTY IN A SINGLE-CENTRE EXPERIENCE OVER A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS Rajesh Patnaik Thonangi Swindon, UK
10:27 CHA2DS2-VA SCORE PREDICTS LONG-TERM MORTALITY IN PACEMAKER IMPLANTED PATIENTS WITHOUT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A MULTICENTER COHORT STUDY Xiaoyao Li Beijing, CN
10:31 SHORA SIGN: A NEW ECG MARKER FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DETECTION Khalid Shora Dammam, SA
10:35 P-WAVE DURATION ON A STANDARD 12 LEAD ECG IN CLINIC DOES NOT PREDICT SUCCESS NOR FAILURE OF A SUBSEQUENT CRYOBALLOON ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION Benedict Murphy Plymouth, UK
10:39 Close

Healthcare Scientist Forum - Hall 5 - 10:45 - 12:15

Chair: Mr James Elliott, Ms Vicky Harrison London, UK, Blackpool, UK
10:45 Dual training in CRM and echo: how, where and when Ms Vicky Harrison Blackpool, UK
11:00 Genomic counselling in inherited cardiac conditions Ms Smrithi Devaiah Oxford, UK
11:15 The Innovation Pathway in MedTech Mr Daniel St Ange-Meese Oxford, UK
11:30 Cardiac MRI: is it time we start scanning all CIED patients? Miss Tsveta Rahneva London, UK
11:45 Arrhythmia Alliance Pace4Life Update Ms Andrea Baer Pittsburgh, US
12:55 Q&A
12:15 Close

Arrhythmia Alliance and World Society of Arrhythmias Symposia - Arrhythmia Digital Technology: Friend, Foe or Fake News Arrhythmia Alliance and World Society of Arrhythmias Symposia - Arrhythmia Digital Technology: Friend, Foe or Fake News - Networking Area 2, Hall 3 - 10:45 - 12:15

Chair: Dr Thomas Deering Atlanta, US
10:45 The role of telemedicine and digital communication platforms Prof Andre Ng Leicester, UK
11:00 AI and its ability to analyse data more effectively while crafting better programmes Prof Sana Al-Khatib Durham, US
11:15 Wearable devices and how they fit into the management of arrhythmic symptoms Dr Fielder Camm Oxford, UK
11:30 Inter-Institutional and intra-institutional clinical data sharing and communication Dr Daniel Morin San Francisco, US
11:45 Unlocking the Benefits of Remote Heart Failure Care with New NICE Guidance Dr Fozia Ahmed Manchester, UK
12:00 Economic & Patient Market Access Specialist - Cardiovascular Diagnostics & Service Ms Lauren Cherrey London, UK
12:15 Close

AF Association Symposia 2 - Contemporary AF ablation - New Challenges and Developments AF Association Symposia 2 - Contemporary AF ablation - New Challenges and Developments - Hall 8a - 10:45 - 12:15

Chair: Dr Vias Markides London, UK
10:45 Is there still room for improvement in ablation for paroxysmal AF - PT selection/technique? Dr Donah Zachariah Cambridge, UK
10:55 Update on LAAO as part of AF ablation strategy (recorded presentation) Prof Marco Proietti Milan, IT
11:05 MRI atrial scar burden in AF - ready to become a pre-procedural tool for AF ablation? Dr Iain Sim Frimley, UK
11:15 Is there still a role for surgical/hybrid approach for AF ablation? Prof Jaswinder Gill London, UK
11:25 Should we ablate persistent AF in HOCM patients? Dr Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne London, UK
11:35 New anticoagulants: Can we hope for safer drugs? Prof Sana Al-Khatib Durham, US
11:45 Shaping a New Era in Ablation: A real world look at Affera Dr Jack McCready Brighton, UK
11:55 Q&A
12:15 Close

Patient Advocacy - Hall 8b - 10:45 - 11:45

Chair: Dr Shouvik Haldar, Mrs Trudie Lobban London, UK, Winchester, UK
10:45 Why involving patients and caregivers can improve outcomes for all Mrs Trudie Lobban Winchester, UK
10:55 Connecting academic clinicians to patients and caregivers - BHF CRC National Clinical Research Database Mrs Allyson Arnold London, UK
11:05 How to prepare a PPI section for your grant application Dr Karina Bunting Birmingham, UK
11:15 The Arrhythmia Alliance experience Ms Andrea Baer Pittsburgh, US
11:25 Q&A
11:45 Close

STARS Symposia - Practical Delivery Models STARS Symposia - Practical Delivery Models - Interactive Area, Hall 3 - 10:45 - 12:15

Chair: Prof Richard Sutton, Dr Viktor Hamrefors Monte Carlo, MC, Malmo, SE
10:45 NHS Nurse Practitioners: Patient Care Dr Helen Eftekhari Coventry, UK
10:55 NHS Device Care Dr Akriti Naraen London, UK
11:05 Netherlands Syncope Clinics Model Dr Frederik de Lange Amsterdam, NL
11:15 Eire Syncope Megaclinic Dr Susie O'Callaghan Dublin, IR
11:25 ED Arrhythmia Outcomes: how many and when? Dr Mehran Asgari Blairgowrie, UK
11:35 Do syncope patients need to be admitted at all? Prof Robert Sheldon Calgary, CA
11:45 Improving the provision and access to syncope services in the NHS - A call to action Mrs Trudie Lobban Winchester, UK
11:55 Q&A
12:15 Close

Year in Review 1: EP – Ongoing Evolution and Future Perspectives - Networking Area 1, Hall 3 - 10:45 - 12:15

Chair: Dr Ahran Arnold, Dr Manish Kalla, Dr Milena Leo London, UK, Birmingham, UK, Portsmouth, UK
10:45 AF Ablation – focus on new technologies e.g. PFA
• AF onset to ablation timing – what is optimal

• Does energy source actually make a difference?
• PFA – safety in the real world (including cerebral safety)
• Complications

• Indications of PFA beyond AF
Dr Richard Bala Bournemouth, UK
11:05 LAAO
• How to select the right patient for referral

• EHRA consensus paper on LAAO

• Why are UK rates so low?

• Is the evidence base sufficient?
• Is it ready for prime time?
Prof Timothy Betts Oxford, UK
11:25 VT
• Contemporary management of VT storm – EHRA/HRS recommendations
• Invasive strategies for management of VT
• Ablation
• Does PFA have a role?

• Radiotherapy – where are we?

• Stellate ganglion blocks
Prof Prapa Kanagaratnam London, UK
11:45 Innovating with Impact: An NHS Perspective on the Economic Value of Affera Sphere-9 Dual-Energy, Lattice-Tip Catheter Dr Greg Mellor Cambridge, UK
12:05 Q&A
12:15 Close

Lunch and Learn - Nurses - Networking Area 1, Hall 3 - 12:30 - 13:15

Chair: Dr Angela Griffiths, Dr Angela Hall Oxford, UK, Jersey, UK
12:30 Join our expert hosts to informally discuss career development and to receive advice on opportunities within the nursing field of heart rhythm disorders
13:15 Close

Conduction System Pacing - Hall 5 - 13:30 - 15:00

Chair: Dr Jenny Chuen, Dr Shouvik Haldar Nottingham, UK, London, UK
13:30 CSP to treat Bradycardia: evidence from latest clinical trials Dr Mokhtar Ibrahim Leicester, UK
13:45 CSP for CRT: evidence from latest clinical trials Dr Oscar Cano Valencia, SP
14:00 Approach to delivering Conduction Pacing CRT: patient selection, HOT and LOT Dr Nadine Ali Buckinghamshire, UK
14:15 Bachman's bundle pacing: why and how to do it Dr Ahran Arnold London, UK
14:30 Which patients benefit from CSP and tips for delivering CSP in challenging cases Dr Francesco Zanon Rovigo, IT
14:45 EHRA consensus statement on CSP Dr Francesco Zanon Rovigo, IT
15:00 Close

VT Ablation - Hall 7b - 13:30 - 15:00

Chair: Dr John Silberbauer, Prof Tarv Dhanjal Brighton, UK, Coventry, UK
13:30 Imaging and functional mapping: How to implement in clinical practice (recorded presentation) Prof Ivo Roca-Luque Barcelona, ES
13:45 Emerging concepts in EGM analysis and interpretation Prof Pier Lambiase London, UK
14:00 Integrating pulsed field ablation (PFA) for VT ablation Prof Andreas Metzner Hamburg, DE
14:15 Bail out strategies for complex VT cases: The IKEM approach Dr Petr Peichl Prague, CZ
14:30 Robotics in VT ablation Dr Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne London, UK
14:45 Q&A
15:00 Close

Do we still need ICD's in Heart Failure? - Networking Area 2, Hall 3 - 13:30 - 15:00

Chair: Prof Francesco Leyva, Prof Zaheer Yousef Birmingham, UK, Cardiff, UK
13:30 Arrhythmic risk in heart failure Dr Peysh Patel Birmingham, UK
13:55 Risk of sudden cardiac death in the early phase post-MI Dr Ashish Patwala Stoke on Trent, UK
14:20 Declining SCD in heart failure: fact or myth? Prof Francesco Leyva Birmingham, UK
14:45 Panel discussion
15:00 Close

EP Masterclass 1 - Learning Before Burning - Hall 8a - 13:30 - 15:00

Chair: Dr Damian Redfearn, Dr Shui Hao Chin Ottawa, CA, Leicester, UK
13:30 EP 101: ECG diagnosis of tachycardias Dr Damian Redfearn Ottawa, CA
13:45 Pacing manoeuvres for SVT diagnosis - where did they come from? Dr Milena Leo Portsmouth, UK
14:00 Why use 3D mapping for SVT? Dr Arthur Yue Southampton, UK
14:15 Obesity, weight loss and AF ablation Prof Fu-Siong Ng London, UK
14:30 Role of the autonomic nervous system in arrhythmogenesis Dr Manish Kalla Birmingham, UK
14:45 Q&A
15:00 Close

Cases and Traces - Hall 8b - 13:30 - 15:00

Chair: Dr Guy Haywood, Dr Sharon Man Plymouth, UK, Plymouth, UK
13:30 SUCCESSFUL IMPLANTATION OF AN EXTRAVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR IN A PATIENT WITH MODERATE PECTUS EXCAVATUM: A CASE REPORT Holden Eaton Oxford, UK
13:35 THE RECIPE FOR THE PERFECT ELECTRICAL STORM Giulia Spiriti Rome, IT
13:40 FLUOROSCOPY-FREE ABLATION OF COMPLEX ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA IN PREGNANCY USING MULTIMODAL MULTIPOLAR MAPPING Sherif Altoukhy Leicester, UK
13:45 THE SAGA OF A RARE CASE OF MYOCARDITIS WITH INCESSANT ARRHYTHMIA Saleha Noorain Coventry, UK
13:50 LIGHTNING RESPONSE: RAPID RECOVERY OF LVEF WITH LEFT BUNDLE AREA PACING Sukriti Banthiya Southfield, US
13:55 A REVEALING RASH: CONTACT ALLERGIC DERMATITIS FOLLOWING THE INSERTION OF A REVEAL LINQTM IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDER (ILR) DEVICE Supriya Rai London, UK
14:00 UNINTENTIONAL LEFT VENTRICULAR LEAD PLACEMENT VIA A PATENT FORAMEN OVALE: A RARE BUT CRITICAL COMPLICATION OF DUAL CHAMBER PACING Shuja Abbas Scunthorpe, UK
14:05 RETROGRADE CORONARY VENOUS ETHANOL ABLATION FOR REFRACTORY PREMATURE VENTRICULAR COMPLEXES FROM THE ANTERIOR INTERVENTRICULAR VEIN Kaung Myat Thu Leicester, UK
14:10 BALLOON ANCHOR TECHNIQUE FOR CRYOABLATION IN CHALLENGING RIGHT INFERIOR PULMONARY VEINS Yunus Oz Ankara, TR
14:15 MODIFIED MOSQUITO TECHNIQUE FOR TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE FOR SPECIAL CASES Yunus Oz Ankara, TR
14:20 A HEAVY PRICE FOR HYPERTROPHY: PACEMAKER LEAD DYSFUNCTION IN A YOUNG MALE BODYBUILDER WITH ANABOLIC STEROID-INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY Pharveen Jaspal Warwick, UK
14:25 DEVICE-DETECTED TACHYARRHYTHMIAS: INDISPENSABLE EXPERT INTERPRETATION Kyaw Zaw Win Birmingham, UK
14:30 GROUNDBREAKING CARE: FIRST UK EXPERIENCE WITH MICRA™ IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) USE IN PREMATURE INFANTS Camille-Marie Go-Cacanindin Birmingham, UK
14:35 MESALAZINE INDUCED MYOCARDITIS Mariam Mohammed London, UK
14:40 THE VICIOUS MONSTER Maysah Salman Bristol, UK
14:45 AF MANAGEMENT IN AN ASTHMATIC HEART FAILURE PATIENT - BENEFITS OF HEART FAILURE NURSE LED CARE Hannah De la Salle London, UK
14:50 SWALLOW SYNCOPE; A NIGHTMARE FOR BOTH PATIENT AND CLINICIAN? Mehran Asgari Blairgowrie, UK
14:55 Q&A
15:00 Close

STARS Symposia - Refreshing Ideas and Technology STARS Symposia - Refreshing Ideas and Technology - Interactive Area, Hall 3 - 13:30 - 15:00

Chair: Prof Richard Sutton, Dr Susie O'Callaghan Monte Carlo, MC, Dublin, IR
13:30 Hypotensive phenotype: Diagnosis with ABPM Prof Richard Sutton Monte Carlo, MC
13:45 Hypotensive phenotype: Selecting therapy with ABPM Prof Artur Fedorowski Stockholm, SE
14:00 Hypotensive phenotype: The ISSUE 3 and CLS paradox Prof Carlos Morillo Calgary, CA
14:15 Improving Syncope investigation Prof Richard Sutton Monte Carlo, MC
14:30 Is serotonin important in vasovagal syncope after all? Prof Robert Sheldon Calgary, CA
14:45 Which should be first in syncope investigation - tilt or ILR? Prof Artur Fedorowski Stockholm, SE
15:00 Close

Young Investigators Competition - Clinical Science - Networking Area 1, Hall 3 - 13:30 - 14:15

Chair: Prof Fu-Siong Ng London, UK
Judges Prof Davor Pavlovic, Prof Rachel Myles, Prof Richard Clayton, Dr Simon James Birmingham, UK, Glasgow, UK, Sheffield, UK, Middlesbrough, UK
13:30 LEFT ATRIAL REMODELLING FOLLOWING EPICARDIAL-ENDOCARDIAL HYBRID ABLATION AND ENDOCARDIAL CATHETER ABLATION IN PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED CONTROLLED STUDY Omar Ahmed London, UK
13:45 CHARACTERISTICS AND PREVENTION PATTERNS IN PATIENTS WITH PRE-ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. RESULTS FROM AN INCEPTION HIGH FIND-AF RISK PROSPECTIVE COHORT Ali Wahab Leeds, UK
14:00 ELECTRO-ANATOMICAL MAPPING OF LEFT BUNDLE AREA PACING IDENTIFIES THE OPTIMAL LEAD FOR LATERAL WALL ACTIVATION Akriti Naraen London, UK

Young Investigators Competition - Basic Scientist - Networking Area 1, Hall 3 - 14:15 - 15:00

Chair: Prof Fu-Siong Ng London, UK
Judges Prof Davor Pavlovic, Prof Rachel Myles, Prof Richard Clayton, Dr Simon James Birmingham, UK, Glasgow, UK, Sheffield, UK, Middlesbrough, UK
14:15 COMPARING THE EFFECTS OF LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH AREA PACING AND LEADLESS RIGHT VENTRICULAR PACING ON INTRAVENTRICULAR AND INTERVENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY USING IN-SILICO MODELLING Alphonsus Liew London, UK
14:30 LONGITUDINAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENHANCED ECG RISK ESTIMATION PLATFORM FOR TIME-TO-EVENT RISK PREDICTION Aidan Birdi London, UK
14:45 DEEP LEARNING BASED ARTIFACT CORRECTION FOR OPTICAL MAPPING OF WHOLE HEARTS Zhen Hua London, UK
15:00 Close

Moderated Posters 1 - Poster Screen 4, Hall 3 - 15:00 - 15:45

Chair: Dr Manish Kalla Birmingham, UK
15:00 A NOVEL APPROACH AND NATIONAL BLUEPRINT TO INTEGRATION OF AF CARE: PRELIMINARY SIX-MONTH DATA FROM PILOTING THE ARRHYTHMIA NURSE-LED COMMUNITY AF CLINIC IN COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE TO REDUCE THE LOCAL AF HEALTHCARE BURDEN Helen Eftekhari Coventry, UK
15:05 A SAFE APPROACH TO DISCONTINUATION OF PACEMAKER THERAPY WHEN CARDIAC PACING IS NO LONGER INDICATED Kathryn Taylor Doncaster, UK
15:10 WE ARE FAILING TO EDUCATE PATIENTS ON THE OPTION OF ICD DEACTIVATION AT END-OF-LIFE Colette Collins Galway, IE
15:15 SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS IN PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE Ghada Mustafa London, UK
15:20 OUTCOMES OF CONDUCTION SYSTEM PACING IN A DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL: A REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE OF HIS BUNDLE PACING AND LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH AREA PACING Humoud Alhubail Worcester, UK
15:25 THE INCIDENCE OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR DEACTIVATION FOR END-OF-LIFE PATIENTS AT THE ROTHERHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: A SERVICE EVALUATION Alex Potts Rotherham, UK
15:30 TREATMENT AND ONGOING MANAGEMENT OF SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (SVT) IN SOUTH WALES: INSIGHT INTO PARENTS' PERCEPTION AND EXPERIENCE Eliza Hyde Cardiff, UK
15:35 IMPACT OF HYBRID VERSUS CATHETER ABLATION ON QUALITY OF LIFE - A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL FOR PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Omar Ahmed London, UK
15:40 IMPACT OF CO-MORBIDITY OPTIMISATION ON VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA BURDEN AND QUALITY OF LIFE: A PROMS VT SUBSTUDY Edd Maclean London, UK
15:45 Close

Plenary - Hall 5 - 15:45 - 17:15

Chair: Prof Sana Al-Khatib, Dr Shouvik Haldar Durham, US, London, UK
15:45 Autonomic nervous system manipulation for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias (recorded presentation) Prof Sabine Ernst London, UK
16:15 Discovering the focus of ventricular tachycardia Dr Magdi Saba London, UK
16:45 Wearables and injectables for the diagnosis and management of arrhythmias Prof Timothy Betts Oxford, UK
17:15 Close

Heart Rhythm Trainees - Networking Area 2, Hall 3 - 15:45 - 18:00

Chair: Dr Clare Coyle, Dr Fielder Camm London, UK, Oxford, UK
15:45 Machine Learning and AI in EP Dr Arunashis Sau London, UK
16:05 Introduction to VT mapping techniques Dr Alexander Carpenter Oxford, UK
16:25 Basics of TOE in the EP lab Dr Sarah Fellows Oxford, UK
16:45 Q&A
17:15 Meet the Experts - Career Development and Opportunities session - Physicians
Chair: Dr Andrew Turley Middlesbrough, UK
This is an opportunity to engage and network with UK cardiologists to discuss issues around StR training and the challenges of life as a newly appointed consultant. The aim is to cover the things you never had to know as a registrar in a relaxed and informal environment
18:00 Close

Nurses 2 - Hall 8a - 15:45 - 17:15

Chair: Dr Angela Griffiths, Dr Angela Hall Oxford, UK, Jersey, UK
15:45 Integrated AF clinic in the community Mr Nav Singh Coventry, UK
16:00 Current challenges in anti-arrhythmic drug management. The Amiodarone clinic Ms Tara Meredith High Wycombe, UK
16:15 Novel pacing modalities - Conduction system pacing Dr Mark Davies Nottingham, UK
16:30 Syncope: when to worry, when to refer, what to do Dr Boon Lim London, UK
16:45 Risk stratification in asymptomatic Type 1 BrS patients Mrs Anya Murray Gateshead, UK
17:00 Subclinical AF Detection Mr Peng Zhang Uxbridge, UK
17:15 Close

Cases and Traces - Hall 8b - 15:45 - 17:15

Chair: Dr Guy Haywood, Dr Sharon Man Plymouth, UK, Plymouth, UK
15:45 A CURIOUS CASE OF LV TWITCHING Steven Howell Dorchester, UK
15:50 ICD THERAPY AND CATHETER ABLATION IN A HAEMODYNAMICALLY UNSTABLE VT STORM: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH Albert Ben George Swansea, UK
15:55 RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF ARRYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY BASED ON ECG FINDINGS Zaheeruddin Mulla Chichester, UK
16:00 A CASE OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION WITH THE EXISTENCE OF THROMBUS Guohua Fu Ningbo, CN
16:05 CHEMICAL ABLATION WITH ABSOLUTE ETHANOL FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION TRIGGERED FROM THE LEFT SUPERIOR PULMONARY VEIN: A CASE REPORT Guohua Fu Ningbo, CN
16:10 A CHALLENGING DIAGNOSIS OF BROAD COMPLEX TACHYCARDIA: IDENTIFICATION AND SUCCESSFUL ABLATION OF AN ATRIOFASCICULAR ACCESSORY PATHWAY Kelly Alves London, UK
16:15 A CASE OF SUCCESSFUL ABLATION OF IDIOPATHIC PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTIONS FROM THE LEFT VENTRICULAR SUMMIT USING DEHYDRATED ALCOHOL Guohua Fu Ningbo, CN
16:20 I THOUGHT I WAS JUST FALLING ASLEEP: A CASE OF CARDIOINHIBITORY SYNCOPE WITH PROLONGED ASYSTOLE Diana Rinkuniene Kaunas, LT
16:25 A CASE OF SUSPECTED ATRIAL LEAD FAILURE UNMASKING ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA WITH FUNCTIONAL NON-CAPTURE Nadia Aziz Bristol, UK
16:30 MULTIMODALITY IMAGING ENSURES SUCCESSFUL CRYO-BALLOON PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION IN A PATIENT WITH MULTI-SEPTATE COR TRIATRIATUM SINISTER AND PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Sikder M Zubair Rahim Wolverhampton, UK
16:35 HOW NOISY IS TOO NOISY? A CASE OF LEAD DISPLACEMENT IN AN EXTRAVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR Dakota Creed Bristol, UK
16:40 UNRAVELLING THE CIRCUIT Lorenzo Caratti di Lanzacco London, UK
16:45 DUAL ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA IN A PATIENT WITH REPAIRED TETRALOGY OF FALLOT Rebecca Heath Cwmbran, UK
16:50 HEARTLOGIC DATA CRUCIAL IN AIDING HOMICIDE CONVICTION Anum Nazir Wolverhampton, UK
16:55 CONTRALATERAL PNEUMOTHORAX POST DUAL CHAMBER PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION Shue Jun Cheng Sunderland, UK
17:00 FLOW IN DISGUISE: TRANSVERSE SINUS FLOW MIMICKING PERI-DEVICE LEAK Sukriti Banthiya Southfield, US
17:05 HEART BLOCK AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HFrEF REQUIRED BIVENTRICULAR PERMANENT PACEMAKER Osama Abuzuagaia Misurata, LY
17:10 Q&A
17:15 Close

STARS Symposia - PoTS and PASCS STARS Symposia - PoTS and PASCS - Interactive Area, Hall 3 - 15:45 - 17:15

Chair: Prof Artur Fedorowski, Prof Robert Sheldon Stockholm, SE, Calgary, CA
15:45 How much of Long COVID is PoTS? Prof Artur Fedorowski Stockholm, SE
16:00 Persistence of Long COVID Dr Boon Lim London, UK
16:15 New aspects of POTS aetiology Dr Viktor Hamrefors Malmo, SE
16:30 POTS Pure vs PoTS Plus Prof Satish Raj Calgary, CA
16:45 PoTS major problems: Brain fog, fatigue, chest pain Dr Nicholas Gall London, UK
17:00 UK PoTS clinics: distribution, funding, access Dr Lesley Kavi Stratford Upon Avon, UK
17:15 Close

Year in Review 2 - Devices/Syncope - Networking Area 1, Hall 3 - 15:45 - 17:15

Chair: Dr Andrew Turley, Dr Honey Thomas Middlesbrough, UK, Ashington, UK
15:45 Cardioneuroablation for Mx of reflex syncope and functional bradyarrhythmia’s Prof Carlos Morillo Calgary, CA
16:15 CSP
• Novel small diameter defibrillation leads and CSP
• AF – pace and ablate (should CSP be the default?)
• Long term lead failure rates
• Lumen vs lumenless leads – long term differences
• Physiologists – challenges with CSP – what to measure and what is it telling us?
Dr Ahran Arnold London, UK
16:45 What’s new in ICC?
• What does the CRM specialist need to know in 2025?
Dr Julian Ormerod Oxford, UK
17:15 Close

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