From ablation for atrial fibrillation to advances in device therapy to guidelines and appropriateness criteria, ACC.09 offers state-of-the-art education on cardiac arrhythmias. Get up-close with renowned experts, learn about cutting edge electrophysiology techniques and devices, sharpen clinical skills by delving into complex cases and participate in debates shaping the future of arrhythmia management.

HOT TOPICS
Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

• Selecting the appropriate candidates
• Long-term results: Cure or palliation?
• Latest imaging advances to assist ablation
• Robotics and remote navigation: Will they improve outcomes?
• Drug therapy vs. ablation

Controversies in ICD Therapy

• Misuse of SCD-HeFT data
• Prophylactic ICDs in the elderly and patients with comorbidities
• ICD therapy in the era of genetic testing

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

• Risk stratification in non-valvular AF
• Appropriate use of anticoagulation in the elderly
• Non-warfarin-based anticoagulation: Promising alternatives
• Genetic-based pharmacotherapy

Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People

• HOCM, repolarization abnormalities and catecholinergic polymorphic VT
• Role of genetic testing in identifying those at risk
• Evaluating the athlete’s heart 

More Highlights

• Managing arrhythmias in the ICU, including atrial fibrillation and VT/VF storm
• Improving quality in device therapy: 2008 ACC/AHA/AHRS guidelines
• Advanced ECG interpretation
• Upstream therapies to prevent atrial fibrillation
• The athlete’s heart: From pros to aging Baby Boomers

Learn from the Experts

• Hemodynamic monitoring in implantable devices
• Arrhythmias in ischemia, reperfusion and infarction
• Atrial fibrillation FAQs
• Improving success of cardiac resynchronization therapy
• Controversies in the treatment of VT

EP Spotlight

• Ablation of atrial fibrillation: What’s new in 2009? What’s coming for 2010?
• Update on device therapy: Expanding indications and controversies
• Electrophysiology case vignettes

PLUS
With Full-Access registration, i2 Summit also offers:

• Live cases from leading medical centers worldwide
• Lunchtime case reviews with international experts
• Interactive case presentations and discussions throughout the day on diagnostic and decision-making strategies of importance to both interventional and general cardiologists