ABSTRACTS ACCEPTED FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONSECAS 2017
15-1 Abstract 10-11NEW GENERATION OF IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDERS : USEFULNESS AND SAFETY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HEART RHYTHM DISORDERGermana Panattoni 1, Stefano Rizzo 1, Gianluca Massaro 1, Simone Budassi 1, Domenico Sergi 1, Giulia Magliano 1, Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca 1, Valentina Ribatti 1, Valentina Schirripa 2, Luca Santini 2, Giovanni Battista Forleo 3, Fabrizio Ammirati 2, Francescoo Romeo 1
1 Università degli Studi di Roma, Tor Vergata, Cattedra di Cardiologia, Rome, Italy, 2 Ospedale G. B. Grassi, U.O.C. Cardiologia, Rome, Italy, 3 Ospedale L. Sacco, U.O.C. Cardiologia, Milan, Italy
15-2 Abstract 05-24PREVALENCE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DETECTED BY EXTERNAL LOOP RECORDER IN PATIENTS WITH CRYPTOGENIC STROKE AND HIGH CHADS2VASC SCORE.Giulio Boggian 1, Sisti Milena 1, Balboni Sabrina 1, Carluccio Anna 1, Leonardo Goffredo Pancaldi 1
1 ASL Bologna, U.O. Cardiologia, Ospedale di Bentivoglio, Bologna, Italy
15-3 Abstract 15-33REMOTE MAGNETIC NAVIGATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION: A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE Stefano Grossi 1, Catia De Rosa 1, Francesca Bianchi 1, Andrea Sibona Masi 1, Maria rosa conte 1
1 Mauriziano Hospital, turin, Italy
15-4 Abstract 05-26P-WAVE CENTRIC VS. R-WAVE CENTRIC ECG MONITORING FOR CLARITY OF RHYTHM DIAGNOSESRobert Rho, Mark Vossler, Karrie McClendon, Jeanne E PooleVirginia Mason Heart Institute, Evergreen Medical Center and University of Washington School of Medicine
15-5 Abstract 05-25A NEW STERNAL PATCH AMBULATORY ECG MONITOR DIFFERENTIATES OUTFLOW TRACT PVCS FROM NON-OUTFLOW TRACT PVCS. Robert Rho, MD, Susan Blancher, ARNP Mark Vossler, MD, Karrie McLendon.Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, Evergreen Medical Center, Kirkland, WA
15-6 Abstract 04-11HOLTER BASED HEART RATE VARIABILITY CAN IMPROVE CARDIAC AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY DETECTION.Irena Kurcalte 1, Renars Erts 2, Oskars Kalejs 2, Ieva Tonne 1, Sanita Bardna 1, Artis Kalnins 1, Aivars Lejnieks 2
1 Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia, 2 Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
15-7 Abstract 24-10HOME MONITORING IMPLANTABLE DEVICES IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF OUR EXPERIENCE.Domenico Spaziani 1, Laura Striuli 1, Pasquale Gancitano 1, Svetlana Zadorozhnaya 2, Maurizio D'Urbano 1
1 EP Lab Fornaroli Hospital, Magenta, Italy, 2 Regional Clinical Cardiac Health Center, Saratov, Russia
15-8 Abstract 05-21UTILITY OF EXTERNAL LOOP RECORDER SYSTEMS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PAROXYSMAL PALPITATION DURING EXERCISE.Sabrina Bencivenga 1, Luigi Sciarra 2, Angelo Acitelli 1, Stefania Siciliani 2, Jessica Formichetti 2, Andrea Magretti 2, Ermenegildo De Ruvo 2, Alessandro fa*gagnini 2, Marco Rebecchi 2, Maria Penco 1, Leonardo Calò 2
1 Università degli studi dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy, 2 Policlinico Casilino, Roma, Italy
15-9 Abstract 18-11IN VITRO VALIDATION OF AN INDEX TO PREDICT LESION SIZE (LSI) AFTER IRRIGATED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION IN A PORCINE MODEL.Vittorio Calzolari 1, Luca De Mattia 1, Martino Crosato 1, Stefano Indiani 2, Paolo Squasi 1, Claudia Licciardello 2, Zoran Olivari 1
1 Cà Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy, 2 St Jude Medical Italia, Agrate Brianza, Italy
15-10 Abstract 01-16RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACTIVATION-RECOVERY INTERVALS AND HEART RATE DURING PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIATIONS IN HEART RATEFu Siong Ng 1, Kevin Leong 1, Andrea Saglietto 1, Phang Boon Lim 1, Sian Harding 1, Wyn Davies 1, Nicholas Peters 1, Amanda Varnava 1, Prapa Kanagaratanam 1
1 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
16-1 Abstract 14-12INCIDENCE OF CLASSIC ATRIAL FLUTTER IN OUTPATIENTS WITH PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AS IDENTIFIED WITH A NEW P-WAVE CENTRIC ECG MONITOR: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE AF ABLATION PROCEDURE PROTOCOL.Robert Rho, Susan Blancher, Mark Vossler, Karrie McLendonVirginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, Evergreen Medical Center, Kirkland, WA
16-2 Abstract 15-30SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CATHETER ABLATION VERSUS ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUGS FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS Abdul Shokor Parwani 1, Daniela Blaschke 1, Florian Blaschke 1, Martin Huemer 1, Philipp Lacour 1, Burkert Pieske 1, Wilhelm Haverkamp 1
1 Charité University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
16-3 Abstract 15-43SHORT LEARNING CURVE WITH SIGNIFICANT EFFICACY AND HIGH SAFETY OF 2ND GENERATION CRYO-BALLOON PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION IN A LOCAL SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCESalah Atta 1, Attia Saleh 2, Sherif Khairy 2
1 Cardiology department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, 2 Saud Albabtain Cardiac Centre, AlDammam, Saudi Arabia
16-4 Abstract 15-35IS DURABLE PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION POSSIBLE? A 15-YEARS FOLLOW-UP AFTER PVI.Mathias Forkmann 1, Christian Mahnkopf 1, Johannes Brachmann 1, Sonia Busch 1
1 Department of Cardiology, Coburg, Germany
16-5 Abstract 26-10USE OF GENERAL ANAESTHESIA IN CATHETER ABLATION OF PERSISTENT AF: IMPROVED OUTCOME AND COST EFFECTIVENESSClaire Martin 1, James Curtain 1, Parag Gajendragadkar 1, David Begley 1, Simon Fynn 1, Andrew Grace 1, Patrick Heck 1, Kiran Salaunkey 1, Munmohan Virdee 1, Sharad Agarwal 1
1 Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
16-6 Abstract 15-15REAL-TIME IMPEDENCE MAPPING IN ATRIO-VENOUS JUNCTION IN PULMONARY VEINS ISOLATION ABLATION OF PERSISTENT AND PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATIONAlessandro Dal Monte 1, Selina Argnani 1, Federica Giannotti 1, Nicola Amatulli 1, Massimo Margheri 1, Corrado Tomasi 1
1 Ospedale S. Maria delle Croci, AUSL della Romagna, Ravenna, Italy
16-7 Abstract 18-13CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: WHAT IS THE BEST MARKER TO OPTIMIZE CATHETER/TISSUE CONTACT?Jacopo Marazzato 1, Roberto De Ponti 1, Raffaella Marazzi 1, Lorenzo Doni 1, Manola Vilotta 1, Jorge Antonio Salerno-Uriarte 1
1 Department of Heart & Vessels, Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi-University of Insusbria, Varese, Italy
16-8 Abstract 18-30ROBOTIC AND CONVENTIONAL ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: IMPACT OF BIOMARKERS ON RECURRENCESGaetano Pinnacchio 1, Maria Lucia Narducci 1, Gemma Pelargonio 1, Francesco Perna 1, Gianluigi Bencardino 1, Gianluca Comerci 1, Antonio Di Monaco 2, Nicola Vitulano 2, Massimo Grimaldi 2, Filippo Crea 1
1 Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Cardiology Institute, Rome, Italy, 2 Ospedale Regionale Genarale F. Miulli, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
16-9 Abstract 15-40ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA POST GANGLIONIC PLEXI ABLATIONBelinda Sandler 1, Markus Sikkel 1, Boon Lim 1, Nick Linton 1, Fu Ng 1, Zachary Whinnett 1, Norman Qureshi 1, Louisa Malcome-Lawes 1, Maria Kim 1, Afzal Sohail 1, Wyn Davies 1, Michael Koa-Wing 1, Nicholas Peters 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1
1 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
16-10 Abstract 18-12THIRD GENERATION CRYOBALLOON EXPERIENCEZefferino Palamà 1, Luigi Sciarra 1, Saverio Iacopino 2, Ermenegildo De Ruvo 1, Pasquale Filannino 2, Alessio Borrelli 1, Paolo Artale 1, Alberto Caragliano 2, Antonio Scarà 1, Paolo Golia 1, Lucia De Luca 1, Domenico Grieco 1, Marco Rebecchi 1, Stefano Favale 3, Leonardo Calò 1
1 Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy, 2 GVM Care and Research, Cotignola, Italy, 3 Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy
17-1 Abstract 19-18FEBRILE SEIZURES PRIOR TO SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN THE YOUNG - A NATIONWIDE STUDYNiels Kjær Stampe 1, Charlotte Glinge 1, Reza Jabbari 1, Thea Bjune 1, Bjarke Risgaard 1, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen 1, Bo Gregers Winkel 1
1 Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
17-2 Abstract 11-10HIGH INCIDENCE OF ST T WAVE CHANGES IN WOMEN DURING TILT TABLE TESTINGFrank Marcus 1, Jagdesh Kandala 1, Prakash Suryanarayana 1
1 The University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, United States
17-3 Abstract 19-26ST-SEGMENT DEPRESSION WITH CONCAVE-UPWARD CURVE: A CASE REPORT OF INHERITED ARRHYTHMIACarlo La Valle 1, Maurizio Russo 1, Domenico Della Rocca 2, Luca Santini 3, Giovanni B. Forleo 2, Ruggiero Mango 2, Marco Galeazzi 1, Claudio Pandozi 1, Furio Colivicchi 1
1 Cardiology Division, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy, 2 Cardiology Division, University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, 3 Cardiology Division, G.B. Grassi Hospital, Rome, Italy
17-4 Abstract 08-13INTERVENTRICULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL HETEROGENEITY AS A POTENTIAL MECHANISM OF FAILURE OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR SENSING AND THERAPYSaheed Lawal 1, Ian Wright 1, Rasheda Chowdhury 1, Nicholas S Peters 1, Fu Siong Ng 1
1 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
17-5 Abstract 01-14DO ATRIAL FIBRILLATION SOURCES NEAR PULMONARY VEINS HAVE UNIQUE PROPERTIES COMPARED TO SOURCES AT OTHER LOCATIONS?Rachita Navara 1, George Leef 1, Fatemah Shenasa 1, Albert Rogers 1, Gabriela Meckler 1, Tina Baykaner 1, Junaid Zaman 1, Chad Brodt 1, Mohan Viswanathan 1, Paul J. Wang 1, Sanjiv M. Narayan 1
1 Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, United States
17-6 Abstract 15-20CHANGE IN GALECTIN-3 LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 1 YEAR AFTER SINUS RHYTHM RESTORATIONAntoniya Kisheva 1, Yoto Yotov 1, Trifon Chervenkov 1, Yana Bocheva 1
1 University hospital "St Marina", Varna, Bulgaria
17-7 Abstract 15-10FEASIBILITY OF NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATORY RATE AND ITS MODIFICATION BY FLECAINIDE IN HORSES WITH INDUCED ATRIAL FIBRILLATIONEva Zander Hesselkilde 1, Helena Carstensen 1, Maria Mathilde Haugaard 1, Jonas Carlson 2, Thomas Jespersen 3, Rikke Buhl 1, Pyotr G. Platonov 2
1 Department of Large Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, 3 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
17-8 Abstract 15-23THE PREVALENCE OF SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING IN PATIENTS MORE THAN 65 YEARS WITH PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATIONWilliam Eysenck 1, Neil Sulke 1, Steve Furniss 1, Rick Veasey 1
1 Cardiology Research Department, Eastbourne Hospital, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
17-9 Abstract 15-25PECULIARITIES OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IMPAIRMENT IN DIFFERENT FORMS OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Yuliya Shaposhnikova 1, Irina Ilchenko 1, Lesya Bobronnikova 1
1 Kharkiv national medical university, Kharkiv, Ukraine
17-10 Abstract 15-34ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERMETHYLATION IN HUMAN LEFT ATRIUM AND TREATMENT WITH DECITABINE REDUCES ATRIAL TACHYARRYTHMIAS IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATSRosa Doñate Puertas 1, Sophie Rome 2, Philippe Chevalier 3
1 Institut NeuroMyoGene, Lyon, France, 2 Carmen Laboratory, Lyon, France, 3 Louis Pradel Cardiology Hospital, Lyon, France
18-1 Abstract 19-11HOW BIG IS THE CLINICAL PROBLEM WITH INAPPROPRIATE SHOCKS IN REAL LIFE WHEN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT ARE FACILITATED BY REMOTE RHYTHM AND DEVICE MONITORING?Emma Sandgren 1, Cecilia Rorsman 1, Johan Engdahl 2, Nils Edvardsson 3
1 Department of Medicine Halland Hospital Varberg, Varberg, Sweden, 2 Karolinska Institute, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Cardiology Unit, Danderyd’s University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, 3 Sahlgrenska Academy at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
18-2 Abstract 19-16ICD IMPLANTATION FOR SECONDARY PREVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH A VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA IN THE CONTEXT OF ACUTE CARDIAC ISCHEMIA AND A HISTORY OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONVincent van Dijk 1, Jorn Brouwer 1, Lucas Boersma 1, Jippe Balt 1
1 St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
18-3 Abstract 19-15HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: A COMPARISON OF TRANSVENOUS AND SUBCUTANEOUS ICD’SLiesbeth Timmers 1, Peter Goethals 2, Philippe Purnode 2, Frederic Van Heuverswyn 1, Luc Jordaens 1
1 Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, 2 Clinique Saint Jean-Kliniek Sint Jan, Brussels, Belgium
18-4 Abstract 19-20CONTROLLED SEDATION WITH MIDAZOLAM AND ANALGESIA WITH NALBUPHINE TO ALLEVIATE PAIN IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTOR DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTATION.Michael Peyrol 1
1 1- Aix-Marseille University, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM), Department of Cardiology, Nord Hospital., Marseille, France
18-5 Abstract 19-21REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE WITH THE TREATMENT PERIOD (WEAR TIME) OF THE WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) AND FOLLOW-UP INCLUDING QUALITY OF LIFE FROM A GERMAN SINGLE CENTER COHORTChristoph Schuhmann 1, Michaela Kubieniec 1, Korbinian Lackermair 1, Stefan Kaeaeb 1, Reza Wakili 1, Heidi Estner 1, Stephanie Fichtner 1
1 Medizinische Klinik und Poliklink 1, Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen, LMU, Munich, Germany
18-6 Abstract 19-22SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTATION: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ITALIAN CLINICAL PRACTICEAntonio D'Onofrio 1, Ernesto Ammendola 2, Fabrizio Caravati 3, Paola Ferrari 4, Giovanni Luca Botto 5, Fabrizio Drago 6, Maria Grazia Bongiorni 7, Domenico Pecora 8, Antonio Pani 9, Antonello Vado 10, Antonio Rapacciuolo 11, Miguel Viscusi 12, Massimo Giammaria 13, Roberto Rordorf 14, Sergio Valsecchi 15, Alessandro Capucci 16
1 Monaldi Hospital, Napoli, Italy, 2 Ospedale MOnaldi, II Università, Napoli, Italy, 3 Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy, 4 Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy, 5 Ospedale S. Anna, Como, Italy, 6 Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Roma, Italy, 7 A.O.U. PIsana, Cisanelli (PI), Italy, 8 Poliamulanza di Brescia, Brescia, Italy, 9
Ospedale Manzoni, Lecco, Italy, 10 Ospedale Santa Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy, 11 Ospedale Federico II, Napoli, Italy, 12 Ospedale Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano, Caserta, Italy, 13 Ospedale Maria Vittoria, Torino, Italy, 14 I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, 15 Boston Scienfic Corporation, Milano, Italy, 16 Ospedale Riuniti, Torrette di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
18-7 Abstract 19-23SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF ANTI-TACHYCARDIA PACING IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY IMPLANTED WITH A CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORCarmen Adduci 1, Francesca Palano 1, Beatrice Musumeci 1, Daria Santini 1, Lorenzo Semprini 1, Massimo Volpe 1, Camillo Autore 1, Pietro Francia 1
1 Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, St Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
18-8 Abstract 10-10USING OF ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS TO PREDICT APPROPRIATE ABLATION SITES FOR CARDIONEUROABLATIONTolga Aksu 1, Tumer Guler 1, Ebru Golcuk 2, Kivanc Yalin 2
1 Kocaeli Derince Education and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli, Turkey, 2 Bayrampasa Kolan Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
18-9 Abstract 08-12THE EFFECTS OF VALVULAR HEART DISEASE ON ATRIAL CONDUCTION DURING SINUS RHYTHMLisette van der Does 1, Eva Lanters 1, Christophe Teuwen 1, Ilse Mouws 1, Ameeta Yaksh 1, Paul Knops 1, Charles Kik 1, Ad Bogers 1, Natasja de Groot 1
1 Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
18-10 Abstract 17-10UNEXPLAINED EXERTIONAL NEAR SYNCOPE IN A MALE ATHLETE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF CARDIAC DISEASEA. Stuto1, E. Cosentino1, A. Lo Giudice1, B. Armaro2, A. Pizzi3, A. Pulcini4 –1STAR FOR LIFE Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre, Siracusa, Italy,2 Studio di cardiologia Dr. Armaro Biagio sas, STAR FOR LIFE, Siracusa, Italy, 3 sports Medicine Unit Viareggio, Viareggio (Lu), Italy, 4 Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
18-11 Abstract 01-13INTERPLAY OF ARRHYTHMIAS IN PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASEElisabeth M.J.P. Mouws 1, Danny Veen 1, Christophe P. Teuwen 1, Tanwier T.T.K. Ramdjan 1, Paul Knops 1, Marjolein van Reeven 1, Ad J.J.C. Bogers 1, Natasja M.S. de Groot 1
1 Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
19-1 Abstract 17-15LOCAL PRE-POTENTIALS AND PACE MAPPING: A GUIDE FOR ABLATION OF PREMATURE VENTRICULAR COMPLEXES ARISING IN THE PULMONARY ARTERYRahul Jain 1, Marcelle Stucky 2, Mamta Barmeda 3, Andrea Uradu 2, Thomas Kambur 2
1 Richard L Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, United States, 2 Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, United States, 3 Indiana University School of Allied Health Sciences, Indianapolis, United States
19-2 Abstract 17-12AMIODARONE PREVENTS VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION DURING FIRST ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN A PORCINE MODEL Stefan Sattler 1, Anniek Lubberding 2, Lasse Skibsbye 2, Mette Flethøj 2, Reza Jabbari 1, Thomas Jespersen 2, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen 1
1 Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
19-3 Abstract 17-14CIRCADIAN, WEEKLY, AND SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS WITH ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONMia Ravn Jacobsen 1, Reza Jabbari 1, Charlotte Glinge 1, Preman Kumarathurai 2, Olav Wendelboe Nielsen 2, Niels Kjær Stampe 1, Bo Gregers Winkel 1, Bjarke Risgaard 1, Frants Pedersen 1, Erik Jørgensen 1, Thomas Engstrøm 1, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen 1
1 The Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital of Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark
19-4 Abstract 17-16CAN THE EXTENT OF MYOCARDIAL SCAR OR ISCHEMIA PREDICT THE SUCCESS OF ANTITACHYCARDIA PACING THERAPY?Dalia Giedrimiene 1, Akrivi Manola 1, William Duvall 1, Jeffrey Kluger 1
1 Hartford Hospital/Hartford HealthCare, Hartford, United States
19-5 Abstract 17-19INCIDENCE, RISK FACTORS AND EFFICACY OF PHARMACOTHERAPY OF VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS AND ITS IMPACT ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMEOskars Kalejs 1, Aija Maca 1, Karlis Trusinskis 1, Ilja Zakke 1, Ginta Kamzola 1, Iveta Sime 2, Marina Kovalova 3, Kristine Dombrovska 1, Andrejs Erglis 1
1 P. Stradins University hospital, Riga, Latvia, 2 Liepaja Regional Hospital, Liepaja, Latvia, 3 Jelgava Regional hospital, Jelgava, Latvia
19-6 Abstract 17-13OPEN VERSUS CLOSED THORAX APPROACH TO STUDY VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION DURING FIRST ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN A PORCINE MODELAnniek Lubberding 1, Stefan Sattler 2, Mette Flethøj 1, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen 2, Thomas Jespersen 1
1 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
19-7 Abstract 18-29COMPARISON BETWEEN ROBOTIC AND MANUAL APPROACH OF VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS ABLATION: A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCEStefano Grossi 1, catia de rosa 1, francesca bianchi 1, michele brunacci 1, andrea sibona masi 1, maria rosa conte 1
1 Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy
19-8 Abstract 18-19OUTFLOW TRACT VENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEATS ABLATION IN PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE: TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND CLINICAL OUTCOMESHaitham Badran 1, Rania Samir 1, Mohamed Amin 1
1 Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
19-9 Abstract 17-11RESCUE RENAL SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION IN A PATIENT WITH VENTRICULAR ELECTRICAL STORM REFRACTORY TO ENDOCARDIAL CATHETER ABLATION: A CASE REPORTA STEERABLE LONG SHEATH (AGILIS, ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ST. PAUL, MN) USING THE STANDARD ‘‘OVER THE WIRE’’ TECHNIQUE. Erdem Guler 1, Tolga Aksu 1
1 Kocaeli Derince Education and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey
19-10 Abstract 18-23CATHETER ABLATION OF IDIOPATHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIAS: A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCEDaniel Marchov 1, Denislav Boychev 1, Momchil Marinov 1, Genadi Kaninski 1, Vassil Traykov 1
1 Tokuda Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
20-1 Abstract 01-11RESULTS OF MODELING PAROXYSMAL AND PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION APPROACHES AND THEIR EXTRAPOLATION TO CLINICAL RESULTS Evgeny Zhelyakov 1, Andrey Ardashev 1, Mikhail Mazurov 2, Ilia Kaluzhny 2, Yury Belenkov 1
1 Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 2 Economic and Statstic Instution, Moscow, Russia
20-2 Abstract 24-16QT PROLONGATION AND TORSADES DE POINTES AFTER CS LEAD IMPLANTATION FOR CRTDMidori Kakihara 1, Fuminori Odagiri 1, Takashi Tokano 1, Yuji Nakazato 1
1 Department of Cardiology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Urayasu, Japan
20-3 Abstract 31-10COMBINING CRT AND CATHETER ABLATION FOR TREATMENT PATIENTS WITH LONG-STANDING PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILUREAndrey Ardashev 1, Evgeny Zhelyakov 1, Armen Kocharyan 1, Yury Belenkov 1
1 Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
20-4 Abstract 24-13CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY CAN LEAD TO THE NORMALIZATION OF THE EKG IN SUPER RESPONDERSAbdeddayem Haggui 1, Houaida Mahfoudhi 1, Rana Dahmani 1, Leila Riahi 1, Imen Hamdi 1, Chadia Chourabi 1, Khalil Houissa 1, Mehdi Gommidh 1, Nadhem Hajlaoui 1, Dhaker Lahidheb 1, Wafa Fehri 1, Habib Haouala 1
1 Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisie
20-5 Abstract 24-17TRIVENTRICULAR PACING WITH HIS BUNDLE STIMULATION: A NOVEL TECHNIQUE IN CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPYErmenegildo de Ruvo 1, Luca Monzo 1, Domenico Grieco 1, Alessio Borrelli 1, Antonio Scarà 1, Alessandro fa*gagnini 1, marco Panuccio 1, Giuseppe Bruni 1, Lucia De Luca 1, Luigi Sciarra 1, Paolo Golia 1, Leonardo Calò 1
1 Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
20-6 Abstract 24-18USE OF AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY CATHETER IN THE CORONARY SINUS FROM THE FEMORAL VEIN TO ENABLE PLACEMENT OF A LEFT VENTRICULAR PACING LEAD VIA THE LEFT SUBCLAVIAN VEINMoeen Abedin 1
1 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, United States
20-7 Abstract 24-20THE QRS DURATION DRIVES THE MYOCARDIAL EFFECTS OF THE UPGRADE FROM CRT-D TO MPP IN PRIMARY DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY, BUT SHOWS WEAKER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SHORT-TERM CLUES OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR REMODELING.Ambrogio Capria 1, Luca Santini 2, Silvia Ventresca 3, Germana Panattoni 3, Valentina Ribatti 3, Fortunata Condemi 3, Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca 3, Giovanni Battista Forleo 4, Giulia Magliano 1, Domenico Sergi 3, Francesco Romeo 3
1 University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Department of Internal Medicine, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy, 2 Ospedale G. B. Grassi - Department of Cardiology, Ostia (Rome), Italy, Ostia (Roma), Italy, 3 University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Department of Cardiology, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy, 4 Ospedale L. Sacco - Department of Cardiology, Milano, Italy, Milan, Italy
20-8 Abstract 15-41THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN PATIENS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AFTER ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSIONAldis Strelnieks 1, Irina Pupkevica 2, Natalia Nikrus 2, Antra Sinkevica 2, Evija Knoka 2, Irina Cgojeva-Sproge 2, Ginta Kamzola 2, Kristine Jubele 2, Aivars Lejnieks 1, Andrejs Erglis 2
1 Riga East University hospital, Riga, Latvia, 2 P. Stradins University hospital, Riga, Latvia
20-9 Abstract 15-22CLASS 1C AGENTS ARE EFFECTIVE AND SAFE IN TERMINATING RECENT-ONSET ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN ELDER PATIENTS TOOAntonio Bonora 1, Gianni Turcato 2, Valentina Siviero 2, Elena Franchi 3, Alice Dilda 1, Valeria Vertemati 2, Daniele Prati 3, Claudio Pistorelli 1
1 Emergency and Intensive Care Department - University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy, 2 Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, 3 Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
20-10 Abstract 15-42COMPARISON OF RIVAROXABAN AND DABIGATRAN VERSUS WARFARIN IN PATIENTS WITH PERSISTENT AND LONG-STANDING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION UNDERGOING ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSION WITH HIGH RISK OF STROKE AND EMBOLISMOskars Kalejs 1, Irina Pupkevica 1, Natalia Nikrus 1, Antra Simkevica 1, Ketija Apsite 1, Irina Cgojeva-Sproge 1, Ginta Kamzola 1, Luba Grinevica 1, Aldis Strelnieks 2, Aivars Lejnieks 2, Andrejs Erglis 1
1 P.Stradins University hospital, Riga, Latvia, 2 Riga East University hospital, Riga, Latvia
21-1 Abstract 05-19RIGHT ATRIAL FLUTTER MAP USING SINGLE PLANE FLUOROSCOPYjasbir sra 1
1 Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Aurora Research Institute, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
21-2 Abstract 28-10GENERATION OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC 3D CARDIAC CHAMBER MAPS USING 2D FLUOROSCOPYAmar Sra 1, David Krum 1, Lyn Erickson 1
1 Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers, Milwaukee, United States
21-3 Abstract 28-17PREOPERATIVE ECGI MAPPING OF PREMATURE VENTRICULAR COMPLEXES (PVCS) DURING PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS TO MANAGE RECURRENT VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION (VF)Kevin Ming Wei Leong 1, Fu Siong Ng 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1
1 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
21-4 Abstract 05-20GENERATION OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC 3D CARDIAC CHAMBER MODELS FROM SINGLE PLANE FLUOROSCOPYAmar Sra 1, David Krum 1, Lynn Erickson 1
1 From Aurora, Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and APN Health, LLC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
21-5 Abstract 28-18HIGH DENSITY MAPPING OF TRIANGLE OF KOCH IN AVNRT, NEW INSIGHTClaudio Pandozi 1, Carlo La Valle 1, Maurizio Russo 1, Marco Galeazzi 1, Furio Colivicchi 1
1 Cardiology Division, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy
21-6 Abstract 28-16DIRECT VISUALIZATION OF ACCESSORY PATHWAYS USING HIGH DENSITY VOLTAGE MAPPINGSteven Bailin 1, Ian Law 1, Luis Ochoa 1, Siva Krothapalli 1, Hardik Doshi 1
1 University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, United States
21-7 Abstract 08-10REVERSIBLE COMPLETE HEART BLOCK AFTER CAROTID ARTERY DISSECTIONKanwar Yugraj Singh 1, Firas Zahwe 1, Masood Akhtar 1, Vikram Nangia 1
1 Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers, Milwaukee, United States
21-8 Abstract 08-11ACUTE CONDUCTION BLOCK DURING PERMANENT HIS BUNDLE PACING (HBP): MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS INTO INTRA-HISIAN AV BLOCKPugazhendhi Vijayaraman 1, Angela Naperkowski 1
1 Geisinger Heart Institute, Wilkes Barre, United States
21-9 Abstract 23-11HIS BUNDLE PACING IN PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVESPugazhendhi Vijayaraman 1, Faiz A Subzposh 1, Pariksh*t Sharma 2, Kenneth Ellenbogen 3
1 Geisinger Heart Institute, Wilkes Barre, United States, 2 Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, United States, 3 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States
21-10 Abstract 31-12A PATIENT SUITABLE TO HEART TRANSPLANT FOR END-STAGE HEART FAILURE: SUBCUTANEOUS OR TRANSVENOUS ICD?Cettina Ruperto 1, Giovanni Ricca 1, Giuseppe Busacca 1, Leonarda Cassaniti 1, Antonio Andrea Arcidiacono 1, Giovanni Licciardello 1
1 Cardiology Department P.O. E. Muscatello, Augusta (SR), Italy
22-1 Abstract 21-11THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND PAYERS: RESULTS OF AN ONLINE SURVEYAhmet Fuat 1
1 Carmel Medical Practice, Durham, United Kingdom
22-2 Abstract 01-19CLINICAL RESPONSE TO DIETARY GLUTEN RESTRICTION AMONG PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIASJavier Banchs 1, Keith Suarez 1, Giselle Baquero 2, Stacey LaPine 3, Soraya Samii 3, Deborah Wolbrette 3, Gerald Naccarelli 3, Mario Gonzalez 3
1 Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, United States, 2 University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, United States, 3 Penn State Hershey Heart & Vascular Institute, Hershey, United States
22-3 Abstract 07-10OVERCONSUMPTION OF ENERGY DRINK IN YOUNG STUDENTS OF NAPLESMaurizio Santomauro 1, Gaetano Palma 1, Gaetano Castellano 1, Gabriele Lannelli 1, Carla Riganti 1, Adele Ferro 2, Michele Mottola 1, Carlo Vosa 1
1 Federico II University, Naples, Italy, 2 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR, Naples, Italy
22-4 Abstract 05-13DOES INDUCTION COOKING INTERACT WITH WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS?Sebastian Reif 1, Hans-Jürgen Krieg 1, Uwe F. Dorwarth 1, Ellen Hoffmann 1
1 Klinik für Kardiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Städtisches Klinikum GmbH, Herzzentrum München-Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany
22-5 Abstract 05-14DO AIRPORT METAL DETECTOR GATES INTERACT WITH WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS?Sebastian Reif 1, Hans-Jürgen Krieg 1, Uwe F. Dorwarth 1, Ellen Hoffmann 1
1 Klinik für Kardiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Städtisches Klinikum GmbH, Herzzentrum München-Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany
22-6 Abstract 21-10BAYES' REGISTRY (INTERATRIAL BLOCK AND YEARLY EVENTS)Manuel Martínez-Sellés 1, Adrian Baranchuk 2, Roberto Elosua 3, Luis Alberto Escobar Robledo 4, Albert Massó van Roessel 4, Antoni Bayés de Luna 4
1 Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain, 2 Heart Rhythm Service, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's Universitary, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 3 Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain, 4 Fundació Investigació Cardiovascular, ICCC, Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
22-7 Abstract 18-15LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA ABLATION IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: SINGLE CENTRE UK EXPERIENCEVinit Sawhney 1, Alex McLellan 1, Dhanuka Perera 1, Dionisio Izquierdo 1, Deshveer Babra 1, Richard Schilling 1, Pier Lambiase 1, Martin Lowe 1, Vivienne Ezzat 1
1 Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
22-8 Abstract 18-16RETROGRADE AORTIC ACCESS OF THE PULMONARY VENOUS ATRIUM PROVIDES EQUIVALENT OUTCOMES TO RIGHT ATRIAL OR TRANSEPTAL ACCESS OF THE LEFT ATRIUM IN PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASEVinit Sawhney 1, Alex McLellan 1, Dhanuka Perera 1, Dionisio Izquiero 1, Deshveer Babra 1, Richard Schilling 1, Pier Lambiase 1, Martin Lowe 1, Vivienne Ezzat 1
1 Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
22-9 Abstract 13-10NEW LEFT-LATERAL FREE-WALL VENTRICULOATRIAL ACCESSORY CONDUCTION APPEARING AFTER RF ABLATION OF A RIGHT POSTEROSEPTAL ACCESSORY PATHWAYAlessandro Dal Monte 1, Selina Argnani 1, Federica Giannotti 1, Nicola Amatulli 1, Massimo Margheri 1, Corrado Tomasi 1
1 Ospedale S. Maria delle Croci, AUSL della Romagna, Ravenna, Italy, Ravenna, Italy
22-10 Abstract 15-32
IS AF BURDEN <0.5% A CLINICALLY MEANINGFUL CRITERION OF SUCCESS AFTER AF ABLATION?
Anna Björkenheim 1, Axel Brandes 2, Anders Magnuson 3, Alexander Chemnitz 2, Lena Svedberg 1, Nils Edvarsson 4, Dritan Poci 1
1 Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, SE 70182 Örebro, Sweden, Örebro, Sweden, 2 Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, Odense, Denmark, 3 Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, SE 70182 Örebro, Sweden, Örebro, Sweden, 4
Sahlgrenska Academy at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden, Göteborg, Sweden
