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international symposium onprogress in clinical pacing

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

2008

Wednesday, December 309:00-10:30 > Room A

FOCUS ON SYNCOPECASE PRESENTATION

Chair: D.G. Benditt (Minneapolis-MN, USA)M. Brignole (Lavagna-GE, I)

> Unexplained syncope in a patient with bundle branch block andlow ejection fraction: ICD or PM?J.J. Blanc (Brest, F)

> Syncope in a old patient with coronary artery diseaseF. Ammirati (Rome, I)

> Unexplained syncope in a patient at high riskP. Pieragnoli (Florence, I)

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international symposium onprogress in clinical pacing2008

Wednesday, December 309:00-10:30 > Room B

OPTIMIZING THE OUTCOME OF CRT PATIENTS

Chair: A. Curnis (Brescia, I)G.V. Naccarelli (Hershey-PA, USA)

> Electrophysiological and echocardiographic parameters in nonresponders to CRTC. Peraldo Neja (Rome, I)

> How to select the most appropriate pacing site?G. Zanotto (Verona, I)

> Clinical impact of AV and VV timing optimizationI.E. Ovsyshcher (Beer-Sheva, IL)

> Arrhythmias and heart failure remote control and therapyA. Quesada (Valencia, E)

> Should we continue using CRT-D in patients who regained goodleft ventricular function?E.N. Prystowsky (Indianapolis-IN, USA)

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2008

Wednesday, December 309:00-10:30 > Room C

IN THE HEART OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Chair: S.A. Chen (Taipei-TW, RC)A. Natale (Austin-TX, USA)

> Substrate versus trigger ablation for reduction of atrial fibrillationR. Mantovan (Treviso, I)

> Dynamic registration tool for fast and accurate navigation andmapping: the Leipzig experienceG. Hindricks (Leipzig, D)

> Clinical value of non contact mapping to perform substrate andtrigger analysis of left atriaY. Yao (Beijing, RC)

> Optimal RF energy tritation and lesion formation to improveefficiency and safety of transcatheter ablationC. Pappone (Milan, I)

> How tissue sensing technology will help us to improve ablationtechniqueL.A. Chinitz (New York-NY, USA)

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FOCUS ON GUIDELINES AND CLINICAL PRACTICECASE PRESENTATION

Chair: J.C. Daubert (Rennes, F)N. El Sherif (New York-NY, USA)

> Cardiac Resynchronization TherapyG. Ansalone (Rome, I)

> Primary prevention of sudden deathS. Saksena (New Brunswick-NJ, USA)

> Secondary prevention of sudden deathE.N. Prystowsky (Indianapolis-IN, USA)

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POTENTIAL NEW INDICATIONS FORPRIMARY PREVENTION OF SUDDEN DEATH

Chair: S.S. Barold (Tampa-FL, USA)D. Corrado (Padua, I)

> Genetic arrhythmiasB. Görenek (Eskisehir, TK)

> Cardiomyopathy in diabetic patientsF. Colivicchi (Rome, I)

> Cardiomyopathy in patients with severe kidney dysfunctionE. Gronda (Milan, I)

> MyopathiesA. Oto (Ankara, TK)

> Ventricular non compactionA. Capucci (Piacenza, I)

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CRT OPTIMIZATION: ARE DEVICEAND LEAD OPTIONS ENOUGH?

Chair: P.T. Mortensen (Aarhus, DK)L. Padeletti (Florence, I)

> Leads, delivery system and CS cannulation approach: the statusof the artF. Zanon (Rovigo, I)

> The role of AV optimization through a CRTD device: clinical evidencesM.R. Gold (Charleston-SC, USA)

> The role of atrial therapies in CRTD: when and how?S. Iacopino (Catanzaro, I)

> Surgical or electronical repositioning in the management of LVthreshold?O. Gurevitz (Tel Hashomer, IL)

> Chronic management and extraction technique of LV lead: whereare we now?F. Coltorti (Bari, I)

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2008

Wednesday, December 311:00-12:30 > Room E

CATHETER ABLATION OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIAFree Papers

Chair: S. Willems (Hamburg, D)M. Zardini (Milan, I)

INTEGRATION OF MR IMAGES TO GUIDE LEFT VENTRICULAR SUBSTRATEMAPPING: FEASIBILITY AND CLINICAL APPLICABILITY IN HUMANSC. Pandozi, S. Dottori*, S. Ficili, M. Galeazzi, C. Lavalle, F. Venditti,M. Russo, A. Pandozi, G.S. Camastra, G. Ansalone, M. Santini(Rome, *Milan, I)

PRACTICABILITY AND FLUOROSCOPY TIMES IN SUCCESSFUL VSUNSUCCESSFUL MAGNETIC GUIDED ABLATION OF PREMATURE ECTOPYARISING FROM THE OUTFLOW TRACT ANATOMYM. Schneider, A. Schade*, A. Langbein*, M. Koller*, H. Neuser*,R. Simeoni, B. Schumacher* (Pforzheim, *Bad Neustadt/Saale, D)

STRATEGIES TO PREVENT PHRENIC NERVE INJURY DURING EPICARDIALABLATIONL. Di Biase, G. Pelargonio*, A. Dello Russo*, P. Santarelli*, R. Horton,J. Sanchez, J.G. Gallinghouse, J.D. Burkhardt, A. Al-Ahmad**,P. Wang**, S. Hao***, R. Hongo***, S. Beheiry***, G. Tomassoni°,A. Natale (Austin, USA, *Rome, I, **Palo Alto, ***San Francisco,°Lexington, USA)

CATHETER ABLATION OF ARRHYTHMIC STORM TRIGGERED BYMONOMORPHIC ECTOPIC BEATS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERYDISEASEP. Peichl, M. Kozeluhova, R. Cihak, V. Vancura, J. Kautzner (Prague, CZ)

VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA INDUCIBILITY AFTER RADIOFREQUENCYABLATION AFFECTS THE OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS: THE ROLE OF LEFTVENTRICULAR FUNCTIONA. Colella, M. Giaccardi, R. Molino Lova, C. Liccardi, G.F. Gensini(Florence, I)

RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF VERY FREQUENT VENTRICULARPREMATURE BEATS BY ELECTRONATOMIC MAPPING: A PRELIMINARYEXPERIENCEM. Russo, M. Galeazzi, S. Ficili, C. Lavalle, S. Dottori, F. Venditti,A. Pandozi, C. Pandozi, M. Santini (Rome, I)

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Wednesday, December 311:00-12:30 > Room F

ENDOCARDIAL AND EPICARDIAL ABLATIONOF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Free Papers

Chair: L.A. Chinitz (New York-NY, USA)F. Gaita (Asti, I)

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION IN PATIENTS WITH COMBINATION OFORAL AND PARENTERAL ANTICOAGULANTSE. Mikhaylov, S. Gureev, N. Sviridova, Yu. Miller, N. Dmitrievskaya,E. Yakovleva, V. Marinin, V. Orshanskaya, D. Lebedev(Saint-Petersburg, RUS)

PROGNOSTIC IMPACT OF HS-CRP AND IL-6 IN PATIENTS UNDERGOINGRADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATIONK. Henningsen, S. Therkelsen, K. Krabbe, H. Bruunsgaard,B.K. Pedersen, J.H. Svendsen (Copenhagen, DK)

EFFICIENCY OF RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION IN CHRONIC ATRIALFIBRILLATION PATIENTSA. Ardashev, E. Zhelyakov, A. Shavarov, M. Rybachenko (Moscow, RUS)

BASELINE EVALUATION AND ACUTE OUTCOMES FROM THE ITALIANREGISTRY ON ENSITE NAVX ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATIONPROCEDURES (IRON-AF)G. De Martino, M. Mantica*, E. Menardi**, C. Tondo***, N. Travisi*,M. Faustino°, C. Muto°°, C. Pandozi***, M. Santamaria°°°,C. Mancusi, E. Romano* (Bari, *Milan, **Cuneo, ***Rome, °Pescara,°°Naples, °°°Campobasso, I)

SECRETIONOFPROANPANDNT-BNP INPATIENTSAFTERMAZEPROCEDURER. Batalov, S. Popov, I. Antonchenko, T. Suslova, O. Gruzdeva,S. Kremeno, Y. Egai (Tomsk, RUS)

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION USING HIGHINTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND: IS THE THORACOSCOPICAPPROACH A VALID OPTION?J. Robin, J. Ninet, R. Henaine, C. Bauer, F. Wautot, J. Nloga,O. Desebbe (Lyon, F)

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2008

Wednesday, December 311:00-12:30 > Room G

BASIC AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGYFree Papers

Chair: P. Adragao (Carnaxide, P)G. Forleo (Rome, I)

NON INVASIVE EVALUATION OF ATRIAL REMODELING IN PATIENTS WITHPAROXYSMAL AND PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATIONM. Spinelli, L. Fusè, S. De Ceglia, G. Rovaris, A. Vincenti (Monza-MI, I)

IMPEDANCE BASED CATHETER TIP-TO-TISSUE CONTACT ASSESSMENTIN HUMANS DURING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATIONC. Piorkowski, H.J. Sih*, P. Sommer, L. Teplitsky*, G. Hindricks(Leipzig, D, *Minnetonka, USA)

ELECTROGRAM REDUCTION CORRELATION TO LESION VOLUME IN APORCINE MODELH. McElderry, R. Robichaux, H. Carter*, P. Beam*, L. Teplitsky*,C. Killingsworth (Birmingham, *Minnetonka, USA)

THE INFLUENCE OF AGE IN TILT TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH SYNCOPEOF UNKNOWN AETIOLOGYS. Gil, D. Cavaco, R. Gomes, M.J. Grilo, F. Mendes, F. Mesquita,K. Reis-Santos, F. Morgado, D. Bonhorst, P. Adragao, J. Aniceto Silva(Lisbon, P)

64-MULTISLICE CT EVALUATION OF CARDIAC VENOUS ANATOMY INPATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASEI. Bertolozzi, G. Tognini, T. Torri, A. Pucci (Carrara, I)

ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC INTERVALDURATIONS AND BRUGADA SYNDROMEL.P. Papavasileiou, L. Santini, V. Romano, A. Politano, L. Duro,A. Panella, L. Santucci, G. Magliano, M. Sgueglia, V. Brusca,A. Giomi, I. Stella, G.B. Forleo, F. Romeo (Rome, I)

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Wednesday, December 311:00-12:30 > Room H

CATHETER ABLATION TECHNIQUESFree Papers

Chair: K. Hirao (Tokyo, JP)S. Themistoclakis (Mestre-VE, I)

TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE USING A RADIOFREQUENCY SYSTEM FORLEFT-SIDE CATHETER ABLATION PROCEDURES: A NOVEL APPROACH ASAN ALTERNATIVE TO CONVENTIONAL NEEDLE PUNCTUREF. Pentimalli, A. Sagone, D. Sala, A. Maitilasso* (Milan, *Lainate-MI, I)

ANATOMICAL CORRELATION OF ESOPHAGEAL TEMPERATUREMONITORING DURING RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION IN LEFT ATRIUMM. Galeazzi, S. Ficili, M.A. Elian*, V. Pasceri, M. Russo, C. Lavalle,F. Venditti, A. Pandozi, C. Pandozi, M. Santini (Rome, I, *Benha, EGY)

RADIOFREQUENCY TRANSSEPTAL CATHETERIZATION AS ANALTERNATIVE METHOD TO CONVENTIONAL NEEDLE PUNCTUREC. Storti, M. Longobardi, M.P. Buzzi, M.C. Negro, E. Broglia, A. Baldi,C. Falcone (Pavia, I)

EFFECT OF PROXIMAL CORONARY SINUS ISOLATION DURING RE-DOABLATION IN PATIENTS WITH ATYPICAL ATRIAL FLUTTERA. Ardashev, E. Zhelyakov, A. Shavarov (Moscow, RUS)

EFFECTS OF INADVERTENT AV-BLOCK DURING SLOW PATHWAYCRYOABLATION FOR AVNRT ON CLINICAL OUTCOMEF. Gueffaf, A. De Sisti, J. Tonet, J.-F. Leclercq, F. Touil, J. Lacotte,Ph. Aouate, F. Hidden-Lucet, R. Frank (Paris, F)

IMPULSE PROPAGATION INTO THE KOCH TRIANGLE IN PATIENTS WITHAND WITHOUT AV NODAL TACHYCARDIAC. Pandozi, S. Dottori*, S. Ficili, M. Galeazzi, C. Lavalle, M. Russo,F. Venditti, A. Pandozi, M. Santini (Rome, *Milan, I)

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LUNCHEON PANELTHE CLINICAL ROLE OF NEW DEVICESWITH CONTINUOUS ST MONITORING

Chair: D.R. Fischell (Tinton Falls-NJ, USA)M. Santini (Rome, I)

> The conceptD.R. Fischell (Tinton Falls-NJ, USA)

> The experienceP. Medeiros (Sao Paulo, BR)

> Applications in Pacing and ICDsM.D. Carlson (Sylmar-CA, USA)

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LUNCHEON PANELNON ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUGS TO PREVENT

PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Chair: M. Chiariello (Naples, I)F. Fedele (Rome, I)

> In hypertensive patientsM. Volpe (Rome, I)

> In heart failure patientsP. Alboni (Cento-FE, I)

> In ischemic patientsG. Di Pasquale (Bologna, I)

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LUNCHEON PANELHAEMODYNAMIC MONITORING AND ARRHYTHMIA

DISCRIMINATION BY IMPLANTED DEVICES

Chair: M. Brignole (Lavagna-GE, I)N. Sadoul (Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, F)

> Haemodynamic benefits of Trans-Valvular Impedance applicationin the clinical settingM. Taborsky (Prague, CZ)

> Trans-Valvular Impedance in cardiac resynchronization therapyF. Dorticòs (La Habana, CU)

> Assessment of haemodynamic impairment in tachyarrhythmiasand VF detection by Trans-Valvular ImpedanceC. Pandozi (Rome, I)

> State of the art in ICD therapy and potential role of theTrans-Valvular Impedance sensorM.M. Gulizia (Catania, I)

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LUNCHEON PANELINSERTABLE CARDIAC MONITORS:

ARRHYTHMIAS DIAGNOSIS AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Chair: K. Seidl (Ludwigshafen, D)E. Vanoli (Pavia, I)

> The importance of a symptom-rhythm correlation in the diagnosisof syncopeD.G. Benditt (Minneapolis-MN, USA)

> Rhythm control management of AF patients: which are theadvantages of the ICM?G.L. Botto (Como, I)

> How to detect AF in cryptogenic stroke patients?T. Sanna (Rome, I)

> The role of continuous monitoring in patients after acute MI:learnings from the CARISMA studyP.E. Bloch-Thomsen (Hellerup, DK)

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LUNCHEON PANELANGIOTENSIN II INHIBITORS IN THE PREVENTION

OF PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Chair: G. Di Sciascio (Rome, I)C.W. Israel (Frankfurt, D)

> Mechanisms of Angiotensin Inhibitors in the prevention of atrialfibrillation recurrencesJ. Borbola (Budapest, H)

> The GISSI AF TrialM. Disertori (Trento, I)

> Expected impact in the clinical practiceA.P. Maggioni (Florence, I)

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FOCUS ON GENETIC ARRHYTHMIAS: FAMILY HISTORIESCASE PRESENTATION

Chair: Y. Nakazato (Tokyo, JP)R. Sutton (London, UK)

> Brugada syndromeJ.D. Fisher (New York-NY, USA)

> Hypertrophic cardiomyopathyR. Mango (Rome, I)

> Long QT syndromeW. Zareba (Rochester-NY, USA)

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ICD PATIENT - HOSPITAL LONG-TERMREMOTE CARE-LINK

Chair: B.D. Lindsay (Cleveland-OH, USA)M. Lunati (Milan, I)

> In-hospital ICD patient control: lights and shadowsA. Vincenti (Monza-MI, I)

> Remote Monitoring: technical aspectsJ. Morgan (Southampton, UK)

> Clinical advantagesG.B. Perego (Milan, I)

> Patient’s acceptanceS.S. Barold (Tampa-FL, USA)

> Cost-benefit and reimbursementJ.M. McComb (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)

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EMERGING ISSUES IN CRT PATIENTSOPTIMIZATION AND MONITORING

Chair: J.L. Merino (Madrid, E)L. Padeletti (Florence, I)

> The roadmap of endocardial accelerationJ.C. Deharo (Marseille, F)

> Todate routine approach for CRT optimization: tools and limitationsB. Sassone (Bentivoglio-BO, I)

> Basics of haemodynamic optimization through endocardialaccelerationP. Bordachar (Bordeaux, F)

> Haemodynamic profile of tachyarrhythmias: a new way to decideautomatic appropriate ICD therapy?J.O. Schwab (Bonn, D)

> Predict acute heart failure development: clinical relevance andstate of the artR. Mantovan (Treviso, I)

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SYNCOPEFree Papers

Chair: A. Bartoletti (Florence, I)O. Oseroff (Buenos Aires, AR)

PROGNOSIS OF PATIENTS WITH UNEXPLAINED SYNCOPE ORSUSPECTED NEURALLY-MEDIATED SYNCOPE: POOLED DATA FROMISSUE AND ISSUE2 STUDIESF. Giada, A. Raviele, C. Menozzi*, A. Moya**, R. Garcia-Civera***,R. Sutton****, N. Grovale°, T. De Santo°, M. Brignole°°(Mestre-VE, *Reggio Emilia, I, **Barcelona, ***Valencia, E, ****London,UK, °Rome, °°Lavagna-GE, I)

RELATIONS BETWEEN SINUS NODE AUTOMATISM, EXERCISE INDUCEDCHRONOTROPIC INCOMPETENCE AND CARDIOINHIBITORY RESPONSETO ORTHOSTATIC STRESS IN PTS WITH VASOVAGAL SYNCOPEM. Wnuk, A. Pietrucha, E. Wojewodka-Zak, M. Wegrzynowska,D. Mroczek-Czernecka, I. Bzukala, E. Konduracka, W. Piwowarska(Cracow, PL)

ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL CEREBRAL OXYGEN SATURATION DURINGHEAD-UP TILT TEST IN PATIENT WITH VASO-VAGAL SYNCOPEA. Pietrucha, M. Wnuk, E. Wojewodka-Zak, I. Bzukala, W. Piwowarska(Cracow, PL)

NEURALLY MEDIATED SYNCOPE: CAN AN EARLY DIAGNOSIS REDUCEINSTRUMENTAL TEST?M. Jorfida, C. Amellone, M. Antolini, M.C. Marocco, M. Reviglione,M. Bollati, G. Ferraro, M. Anselmino, R. Massa, P.G. Golzio, G.P. Trevi(Turin, I)

USEFULNESS OF EVENT RECORDER “SPIDER FLASH” IN PATIENTS WITHSPORADIC PALPITATIONS, SYNCOPE OR DIZZINESSG. Neri, D. Vaccari (Montebelluna-TV, I)

DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIOGENIC SYNCOPE IN PACEMAKER PATIENT:USEFULNESS OF IMMEDIATE TELEMETRIC INTERROGATION IN THEEMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, CASE REPORTI. Bertolozzi, G. Polidori*, W. Corsini*, A. Pucci (Carrara, *Florence, I)

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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION EVALUATION AND TREATMENTFree Papers

Chair: L. Jordaens (Rotterdam, NL)A. Michelucci (Florence, I)

ATRIAL REFRACTORINESS CHANGES EVOKED BY STIMULATION ANDBLOCKADE OF THE AUTONOMIC ACTIVITY IN LONE PAROXYSMAL ATRIALFIBRILLATIONM. Oliveira, M.N. Da Silva, A. Timoteo, J. Feliciano, P. S. Cunha,S. Santos, I. Rocha, L. Silva-Carvalho, R. Ferreira (Lisbon, P)

TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ONSET: OUTCOMEFROM THE BURDEN II STUDYA. Sagone, R. Quaglione*, A. Castro*, F. Censi*, G. Calcagnini*,E. Mattei*, M. Triventi*, P. Bartolini* (Milan, *Rome, I)

RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: IMPACT ONENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS AND OTHER HAEMOPOIETIC CELLPOPULATIONSD. Mocini, F. Venditti, S. Ficili, M. Galeazzi, C. Lavalle, M. Russo,S. Dottori*, A. Pandozi, C. Pandozi, M. Santini (Rome, *Milan, I)

DIMENTIONAL ANALYSIS OF HEART RHYTHM VARIABILITY IN PATIENTSAFTERRADIOFREQUENCYABLATIONOFPAROXYSMALATRIAL FIBRILLATIONA. Ardashev, A. Shavarov, E. Zhelyakov, E. Dolgushina (Moscow, RUS)

CONTROL OF VENTRICULAR RATE RESPONSE BY ENDOCARDIAL VAGALSTIMULATION IN HUMANS WITH CHRONIC LEADSS. Bianchi, P. Rossi*, A. Della Scala**, G. Monari***, L. Kornet****,P. Azzolini (Rome, *Viterbo, **Sesto S. Giovanni-MI, ***Frascati-RM, I,****Maastricht, NL)

PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF PNN50 FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION INPACEMAKER IMPLANTED PATIENTS: PRELIMINARY RESULTSG. Molon, S. Cerisano*, G.B. Del Giudice**, D. Rossi*,G. Castellani***, A. Boncompagni°, A. Curnis°°, on behalf of 3PInvestigator Group (Negrar-VR, *Florence, **Rome, ***L’Aquila, °Milan,°°Brescia, I)

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LATEST ADVANCES FOR THE TREATMENT OF ATRIALFIBRILLATION: ARE WE ENTERING A NEW ERA?

Chair: K.H. Kuck (Hamburg, D)A. Raviele (Mestre-VE, I)

> New insights into 3D imaging: clinical benefits of catheter ablationin the real anatomyM. Scaglione (Asti, I)

> Role of image integration in the efficacy of atrial fibrillationablation: results from a multicenter studyE. Bertaglia (Mirano-VE, I)

> Complex fractionated atrial electrograms: new targets forpermanent atrial fibrillation ablationL. Calò (Rome, I)

> 3D ultrasound mapping and ablation of atrial fibrillation: how adream became a realityM.J. Schalij (Leiden, NL)

> How the robotic magnetic navigation can guide and improve theablation of atrial fibrillationG. Hindricks (Leipzig, D)

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ICD IMPLANT TECHNIQUE AND FOLLOW-UPFree Papers

Chair: C.W. Israel (Frankfurt, D)P. Zecchi (Rome, I)

UTILITY OF INTRAOPERATIVE DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLD TESTINGDURING IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR INSERTIOND. Dugo, R. Arancio, E. Puzzangara, A. Di Grazia, C. Liotta,G. Licciardello, C. Tamburino, V. Calvi (Catania, I)

EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES IN VENTRICULARFIBRILLATION INDUCTION IN PATIENTS WHO GOT ICDM. Zemlyanova, A. Semagin, M. Mazilov, J. Tracht, S. Khokhlunov(Samara, RUS)

DO PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCE THE DECISION TO PERFORMDEFIBRILLATION TESTING AT THE TIME OF ICD IMPLANT? PRELIMINARYDATA FROM SAFE-ICD STUDYM. Brignole, D. Oddone, M. Gasparini*, S. Jacopino**,E. Occhetta***, A. Vado****, L. Calò°, A. Proclemer°°,M.G. Bongiorni°°°, G. Raciti°°°°, G. Buja°°°°°(Lavagna-GE, *Rozzano-MI, **Catanzaro, ***Novara, ****Cuneo,°Rome, °°Udine, °°°Pisa, °°°°Segrate-MI, °°°°°Padua, I)

COMPLICATIONS, MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN 377 CONSECUTIVEPATIENTS WITH IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORSS. Iacopino, A. Talerico, G. Fabiano, P. Sorrenti, G. Campagna,G. Musolino, A. Polimeni, G. Colangelo (Catanzaro, I)

REPLACEMENT OF ACE-INHIBITORS WITH LOW DOSE ANGIOTENSINRECEPTOR BLOCKERS WORSENS THE ARRHYTHMIC PROFILE IN ICDRECIPIENTS WITH HEART FAILUREP. Francia, A. Uccellini, C. Balla, A. Ricotta, A. Modestino, A. Salvati,M. Volpe (Rome, I)

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TECHNIQUES FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATIONFree Papers

Chair: G.B. Magenta (Milan, I)M.D. O’Neill (London, UK)

ROLE OF CORONARY SINUS ISOLATION DURING RADIOFREQUENCYABLATION IN CHRONIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PATIENTSA. Ardashev, E. Zhelyakov, A. Shavarov, M. Rybachenko (Moscow, RUS)

ACUTE COMPLICATION RATE WITH THE ROBOTIC NAVIGATION FORCATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: THE WORLDWIDEEXPERIENCEL. Di Biase, W. Davies*, R. Horton, J. Sanchez, J.G. Gallinghouse,J.D. Burkahardt, J. Zagrodzky, A. Natale (Austin, USA, *London, UK)

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF PROSPECTIVE COMPARISON OF LEFTATRIAL VERSUS BIATRIAL CATHETER ABLATION FOR LONGSTANDINGPERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATIONM. Fiala, J. Chovancik, D. Wojnarova, V. Bulkova, J. Gorzolka,R. Neuwirth, R. Nevralova, O. Jiravsky, J. Januska, M. Branny (Trinec, CZ)

DIFFERENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATIONMETHODS IN PATIENTSWITHDIFFERENT NUMBER OF TRIGGERING ECTOPIC FOCI: WHAT IS BETTER?E. Mikhaylov, S. Gureev, V. Marinin, V. Orshanskaya, D. Lebedev(Saint-Petersburg, RUS)

SEGMENTAL PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION WITH POINT BY POINTABLATION VERSUS THE ONE-SHOT ABLATION TECHNIQUE WITH THEHIGH DENSITY MESH ABLATOR. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OFFLUOROSCOPY - AND PROCEDURAL TIMESA. Meissner, G. Plehn, M. Van Bracht, R. Borchard, P. Maagh,M. Christ, T. Butz, M.O. Schrage, H.J. Trappe (Bochum, D)

AUTOMATIC DETECTIONS OF FRACTIONAL ATRIAL ELECTROGRAMSINCREASE THE SUCCESS OF RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION IN PATIENTSWITH PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATIONA. Colella, M. Giaccardi, C. Liccardi, G.F. Gensini (Florence, I)

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CARDIAC PACING: AUTOMATIC OPTIMAL PROGRAMMINGFree Papers

Chair: D. Cervellati (Imola-BO, I)H. Ector (Leuven, B)

ADVANTAGES AND CAVEATS OF MANAGED VENTRICULAR PACINGALGORITHM. COMPARISONWITH SEARCH AV PLUS IN A SINGLE CENTERRANDOMIZED CROSS-OVER TRIALI. Bertolozzi, F. Bassano, A. Pucci (Carrara, I)

MINIMIZATION OF VENTRICULAR PACING IN CLINICAL PRACTICE:COMPARISON OF TWO AUTOMATIC ALGORITHMSM. Brieda, F. Zoppo, L. Di Mattia, F. Del Bianco, E. Dametto,J. Comisso*, L. Zago* (Pordenone, *Milan, I)

AUTOMATIC VS MANUAL PACING THRESHOLD MEASUREMENTSANALYSIS IN DUAL-CHAMBER PACEMAKERSJ. Benezet, J. Ortega, J. Benezet Jr., M.M. García De Pablo*,M. Martín* (Ciudad Real, *Madrid, E)

CHRONIC PERMANENT HIS OR PARAHISIAN PACING THRESHOLDSINVESTIGATED WITH VENTRICULAR CAPTURE MANAGEMENTD. Catanzariti, F. Cantù*, G. Vergara, P. De Filippo*, J. Comisso**,L. Manotta** (Rovereto-TN, *Bergamo, **Milan, I)

AUTOMATIC MANAGEMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR PACING OUTPUT:EFFECTIVENESS OF STIMULATION AND DEVICE LONGEVITYM. Biffi, M. Bertini, D. Saporito, M. Ziacchi, S. Stabellini,S. Valsecchi*, V. Ricci*, G. Boriani (Bologna, *Rome, I)

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CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY:CLINICAL ISSUESFree Papers

Chair: P. Defaye (Grenoble, F)M. Santomauro (Naples, I)

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATIONTHERAPY BY CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TESTE. Filippini, E. Barbaresi, S. Stabellini, L. Bacchi Reggiani,S. Specchia, G. Boriani, A. Branzi (Bologna, I)

MECHANICAL DYSSYNCHRONY AND CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATIONTHERAPY IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH A NARROW QRS COMPLEXR. Van Bommel, V. Delgado, C. Borleffs, M. Schalij, J. Gorcsan*,J. Bax (Leiden, NL, *Pittsburgh, USA)

DAILY MONITORING OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HRV IN PATIENTS WITHCRTA. Colella, G. Calcagnini*, M. Giaccardi, C. Licciardi, F. Censi*,P. Bartolini*, G.F. Gensini (Florence, *Rome, I)

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE CARRIER PATIENTS.NEED ALL AN ICD?J. Gonzalez Mirelis, V. Castro Urda, I. Fernandez Lozano,J. Toquero Ramos, V. Mariona Montero, L. Nombela Franco,L. Pulpon Rivera (Madrid, E)

CARDIAC CONTRACTILITY MODULATION AS ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY FORCARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION NON-RESPONDERSH. Naegele, S. Behrens, C. Eisermann (Reinbek, D)

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CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY:OPTIMIZING LEAD IMPLANT

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Chair: M. Bocchiardo (Pietra Ligure-SV, I)S. Kanno (Tokyo, JP)

MAGNETICALLY GUIDED LEFT VENTRICULAR LEAD IMPLANTATIONBASED ON IMAGE INTEGRATION OF ANGIOGRAPY AND 3-D CTRECONSTRUCTION OF THE CORONARY SINUSM. Taborsky, P. Neuzil, J. Vymazal, J. Adla (Prague, CZ)

CORONARY SINUS DISTAL BALLOON OCCLUSION FOR LEFTVENTRICULAR LEAD PLACEMENT IN A TORTUOUS TARGET VESSELP. Patel, J. Banchs, R. Stevenson, N. Patel, G. Naccarelli, D. Wolbrette,S. Samii, E. Penny-Peterson, M. Gonzalez (Hershey, USA)

TRIPLE VENTRICULAR CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION (CR3V) IN VERYDILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY. PRELIMINARY STUDY ON FEASIBILITYP. Mondoly, A. Duparc, A. Hebrard, P. Rumeau, V. Bonnet,V. Chabbert, P. Massabuau, H. Coulier, P. Maury, M. Delay (Toulouse, F)

MAKING CRT IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS BY CONVENTIONAL DUAL-CHAMBER PACEMAKERS. DO WE REALLY NEED RV ELECTRODE IN ALLCASES?D. Volkov, V. Boyko, I. Polivenok, U. Skibo, O. Vinogorod’ska,E. Iacenko (Kharkiv, UA)

NO CONTACT (NC) LEFT VENTRICULAR ACTIVATION ANALYSIS DURINGCRT IMPLANTATIONC. Pratola, P. Notarstefano, T. Toselli, P. Squasi, D. Mele, R. Ferrari(Ferrara, I)

MULTISLICE CT IMAGING OF CARDIAC VENOUS SYSTEM PRIOR CRT:SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCEI. Bertolozzi, G. Tognini, T. Torri, A. Pucci (Carrara, I)

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GENETIC ARRHYTHMIAS AND BASICELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

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Chair: J.J. Blanc (Brest, F)R. Mango (Rome, I)

ASSOCIATION OF RS2200733 AT 4Q25 WITH ATRIAL FLUTTER /FIBRILLATION DISEASES IN ITALIAN POPULATIONA. Montenero, C. Viviani Anselmi*, V. Novelli*, R. Roncarati*,A. Malovini*, R. Bellazzi, R. Bronzini, G. Marchese, G. Condorelli,A. Puca (Sesto S. Giovanni-MI, *Pavia, I)

ASSOCIATION OF THE TAQIB1B1 GENOTYPE IN THE CHOLESTERYLESTER TRANSFER PROTEIN (CETP) GENE WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION INWOMEN WITH HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIAA. Galati, G. De Masi De Luca, F. Galati*, S. Massari* (Tricase-LE,*Lecce, I)

RIGHT VENTRICLE HISTOLOGICAL FINDINGSAND ELECTROANATOMICALMAPPING IN PATIENS WITH BRUGADA SYNDROME INDUCIBLE AL THEEP STUDYS. Ficili, C. Pandozi, M. Galeazzi, M. Russo, C. Lavalle, F. Mele,C. Bernardi, L. Santini, R. Mango, F. Amati, S. Gennai, G. Novelli,F. Romeo, M. Santini (Rome, l)

MISLEADING INTERPOLATED PREMATURE ATRIAL DEPOLARIZATIONS INPATIENTS WITH PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: THEIRMECHANISM AND ORIGINATIONE. Mikhaylov, D. Lebedev (Saint-Petersburg, RUS)

THE SLEW-RATE: A PREDICTIVE PARAMETER TO EVALUATE THEINTERFACE LEAD/MYOCARDIUMM. Hero (Boulogne-Billancourt, F)

CAVO-TRICUSPID ISTHMUS: ONE OF THE MOST VULNERABLE ZONE INATRIAL TISSUE? LESSONS FROM BIGEMINY PACING PROTOCOLP. Fiorello, C. Bertrand, F. Halimi, J.F. Leclercq, P. Attuel (Le Chesnay, F)

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CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY:OUTCOME PREDICTORS

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Chair: G. Ansalone (Rome, I)T. Mitsuhashi (Tochigi, JP)

SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR CARDIAC RESYNCHRONISATIONTHERAPY AND PREDICTION OF THEIR RESPONSES. Agosti, L. Casalino, G. Bertero, M. Brunelli, A. Barsotti, C. Brunelli(Genoa, I)

QRS COMPLEX DURATION PREDICTS CLINICAL OUTCOME IN CARDIACRESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPYF. Cabrera-Bueno, J. Fernandez-Pastor, J. Peña-Hernandez,J. Alzueta-Rodriguez, J.M. Garcia-Pinilla, A. Barrera-Cordero,A. Linde-Estrella, E. De Teresa-Galvan (Malaga, E)

EJECTION FRACTION (EF) SHOWED TO BE THE ONLY PREDICTOR OFFAVORABLE RESPONSE TO CARDIAC RESYNCHRONISATION THERAPY(CRT) IN A GROUP OF IMPLANTED PATIENTSL. Barbonaglia, M. Falcone, S. Mazza, S. Macciò, G. Rognoni (Vercelli, I)

USE OF CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TESTING TO PREDICT THEEFFICACY OF CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPYE. Filippini, E. Barbaresi, S. Stabellini, L. Bacchi Reggiani,S. Specchia, G. Boriani, A. Branzi (Bologna, I)

WHICH CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CO-MORBIDITIES INFLUENCEALL CAUSE MORTALITY IN PATIENTS IMPLANTED WITH CRT? DATAFROM THE ACTION-HF REGISTRYG. Botto, M. Mantica*, C. La Rosa**, G. Molon***, A. Scaccia****,R. Sangiuolo°, D. Pecora°°, G.P. Gelmini°°°, F. Telara°°°°, G.Q. Villani(Como, *Milan, **Taranto, ***Negrar-VR, ****Frosinone, °Naples,°°Brescia, °°°Desenzano del Garda-BS, °°°°Segrate-MI, °°°°°Piacenza, I)

PROGNOSIS IN CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY: LONG-TERMFOLLOW-UP AND PREDICTORS OF CLINICAL OUTCOMER. Van Bommel, C. Borleffs, C. Ypenburg, G. Bleeker, E. Van Der Wall,M. Schalij, J. Bax (Leiden, NL)

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OPTIMIZING PACING HAEMODYNAMICS AND COSTSFree Papers

Chair: B. Görenek (Eskisehir, TK)E. Moro (Conegliano-TV, I)

THE SEPTAL RV STIMULATION REDUCES THE TIME OF VENTRICULARACTIVATION AND AVOIDS THE ASYNCRONOUS CONTRACTIONG. Mazzocca, E. Venturini, L. Magni (Cecina-LI, I)

ACUTE EFFECTS OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR APEX, HIS, PARA-HIS ANDOUTFLOW TRACT PACING ON LV DYSSYNCHRONYG. Pastore, F. Zanon, E. Baracca, S. Aggio, M. Carraro, C. Piergentili,G. Braggion, L. Roncon (Rovigo, I)

INTRATHORACIC IMPEDANCE MONITORING IN PATIENTS WITHIMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR DEVICES ANDDETECTION OF HEART FAILURE DECOMPENSATIONJ. Gonzalez Mirelis, I. Fernandez Lozano, J. Toquero Ramos,V. Castro Urda, V. Mariona Montero, L. Nombela Franco,L. Pulpon Rivera (Madrid, E)

THE TRANS-VALVULAR IMPEDANCE WAVEFORM CAN REFLECTVENTRICULAR DESYNCHRONIZATIONG. Neri, D. Vaccari, G. Masaro, M. Crosato, A. Barbetta*,F. Di Gregorio* (Montebelluna-TV, *Rubano-PD, I)

QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF RATE-DEPENDENT HEMODYNAMICMODIFICATIONS WITH THE TRANS-VALVULAR IMPEDANCE SENSORE. Moro, G. Allocca, E. Lanari, S. Cukon, E. Marras, N. Sitta,C. Marcon, F. Di Gregorio*, A. Barbetta*, P. Delise (Conegliano-TV,*Rubano-PD, I)

THE COST OF ICD THERAPY IS DEPENDENT ON DEVICE LONGEVITYM. Biffi, M. Ziacchi, M. Bertini, D. Saporito, C. Valzania,G. Domenichini, C. Moschini, E. Cervi, C. Martignani, I. Diemberger,G. Boriani (Bologna, I)

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PEDIATRIC ARRHYTHMIASFree Papers

Chair: J. Borbola (Budapest, H)F. Drago (Rome, I)

ARRHYTHMIA IN PEDIATRIC IDIOPATHIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHYK. Weng, C. Lin, K. Hsieh (Kaohsiung, TW)

TREATMENT STRATEGY OF ATRIAL INCISIONAL TACHYCARDIAS INCHILDRENO. Murzina, I. Kovalev, L. Svintsova, R. Tatarski, S. Popov (Tomsk, RUS)

EXERCISE TREADMILL TEST IN CHILDREN WITH VENTRICULARARRHYTHMIASB. Pietrucha, A. Sulik, J. Oko-Lagan, T. Czyzowska, A. Rudzinski(Cracow, PL)

AGE DEPENDENT CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN CHILDREN WITHSUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIAS. Tadic, M. Grujic, R. Papic, J. Marinkovic (Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro)

THE ROLE OF MARKERS OF MIOCARDIAL INJURY IN THEARRHYTHMOGENESIS IN CHILDRENL. Svintsova, I. Kovalev, T. Suslova, O. Murzina, S. Usenkov, S. Popov(Tomsk, RUS)

COMPLEX FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF MYOCARDIUM IN CHILDRENWITH VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAO. Murzina, I. Kovalev, A. Cherhyshov, K. Zavadovski, L. Svintsova,S. Popov (Tomsk, RUS)

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