Registration, Continental Breakfast

Welcome and Introductions

PART I: ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Rhythm vs. Rate: Which Patients Are Best Suited for Rhythm Control?
Eric N. Prystowsky, MD, FACC

Combination Catheter Ablation and Minimally Invasive Surgery to Cure “Tough” AF
Jeffrey A. Olson, DO

Catheter Ablation to Cure AFib

Benzy J. Padanilam, MD, FACC

Appropriate Therapeutic Endpoints for Rate vs. Rhythm Strategies
Eric N. Prystowsky, MD, FACC

Prevention of Stroke: Who Gets What and For How Long?
Jeffrey Hilburn, MD

BREAK

PART II: PREVENTION OF SUDDEN DEATH

Asymptomatic ECGs: When to Worry
Richard I. Fogel, MD, FACC

Appropriate Heart Failure Patient Selection for Cardiac Resynchonization Therapy
David P. Rardon, MD, FACC

When to Bench the Athlete
Leonard A. Steinberg, MD

Q&A

Lunch/View Exhibits

PART III: ISSUES IN MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE

Questions I Always Ask an EP Physician(Panel)
Mary Norine Walsh, MD, FACC

Panel:
Drs. Richard I. Fogel; Benzy J. Padanilam;
Eric N. Prystowsky; David P. Rardon

Hospital to Home: Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates
Mary Norine Walsh, MD, FACC

Ventricular Assist Devices: What Every Primary Care Doc Needs to Know
Christopher T. Salerno, MD, FACS

Cardiac Transplantation: Future Directions
Sina Moanie, MD, FACS

Open Q&A

Adjourn