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HRS New Policy Statement for Catheter Ablation of AF
Author(s): Kenneth Ellenbogen Added: 6 months ago
A new policy statement released by HRS underscores the importance of continual training and education for electrophysiologists performing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF).In this short interview, Dr Kenneth Ellenbogen (VCU School of Medicine, US) discusses the key recommendations within this policy statement to ensure a strong electrophysiology base and skillset to achieve the best… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
ECAS Guidelines on Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s): Riccardo Cappato , Rui Providencia Added: 1 month ago
What updates do ECAS recommend for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation?In this short interview, Prof Riccardo Cappato (IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, IT) and Prof Rui Providência (St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK) discuss new guidelines released by ECAS on catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). Prof Cappato and Prof Providência explain the need for an updated and… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
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Prof. Ken Okumura served as a Professor of Medicine at Hirosaki University School of Medicine from 1996 to 2016. He also served as a President of the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society (JHRS) from 2012 to 2016. He is now working at Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital Cardiovascular Center, Japan, while providing the latest interventional treatments for cardiac arrhythmias especially catheter ablation of AF… View more
EHRA 23: CEASE-AF: Combined Surgical & Catheter Ablation Approach in LSPAF
Author(s): Added: 2 years ago
EHRA 2023 — Investigator, Prof Nicolas Doll (Schuechtermann-Klinik, DE) joins us to discuss the take-home messages from the international prospective randomised multi-centre CEASE-AF study (NCT02695277). In a randomized controlled trial, 146 patients were enrolled to compare the safety, efficacy, and quality of life outcomes of a combined epicardial surgical plus endocardial catheter technique… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Sing-Chien Yap
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Dr. Sing-Chien Yap is an academic cardiologist-electrophysiologist in the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam (NL). His main areas of focus are catheter ablation, cardiac device therapy and lead extraction. His research included arrhythmia management in adults with congenital heart disease with special emphasis on devices and catheter ablation. View more
ACC.24: The Embo-Abl Study
Author(s): Kengo Kusano Added: 1 year ago
ACC.24 — We are joined by Dr Kengo Kusano (National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, JP) to discuss the findings from the Embo-Abl Study.Embo-Abl is a multicenter prospective randomized study which aims to compare the incidence of periprocedural cerebral embolisms caused by catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) between cryoballoon and radiofrequency ablation. 230 patients with AF from… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
EHRA 23: POTTER: Oesophageal Fistulae in Catheter Ablation Patients
Author(s): Roland R Tilz Added: 2 years ago
EHRA 23 - In this short interview, Prof Roland Tilz (University Heart Centre Lübeck, DE) outlines the findings from the POTTER registry. The POTTER Registry (NCT05273645) gathered data on patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with a rare complication, atrio-oesophageal fistula (AOF). The registry focuses on the incidence, diagnosis and management of this complication, which affects… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Research Area(s) / Expertise: Job title: Professor
Professor Dipen Shah is trained as an interventional cardiologist in India, then as an electrophysiology fellow in Bordeaux with Professor Haissaguerre. He spent 6 years in Bordeaux, performing clinical research related to the catheter ablation of atrial flutter, and fibrillation as well as participating in the development of pulmonary vein isolation. He joined the University Hospitals Geneva as… View more
Pierre Jaïs
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Pierre Jaïs, MD a Professor at the Cardiology Hospital, Pessac, France, working with Michel Haïssaguerre in the Rhythmolgy & Cardiac Stimulation Department, co-manages the LIRYC Institute (Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute) and the MUSIC EQUIPEX; both aim to improve knowledge and treatments of electrical dysfunctions of the heart with an extra focus on imaging for MUSIC. Dr Jaïs… View more
Jun Dong

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Job title: Clinical Research Fellow at the Cardiology/Medicine Department