ESC 2024

30/08/2024 - 02/09/2024, 8:00 am-6:00 pm - London, UK

Organized by the European Society of Cardiology, the ESC congress aims to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease. ESC congress is the biggest cardiovascular congress with over 500 expert sessions about 400 different cardiological topics and more than 200 exhibiting companies.

In 2024, the global cardiology community will converge in London. The Spotlight of ESC Congress 2024 will be ‘Personalised Cardiovascular Care’; a topic devoted to empowering patients through tailored treatments to improve outcomes, reduce risk, and redefine the standard of care.

AtriCure will be present at ESC 2024 at booth E310

Radcliffe Medical Education is hosting a symposium entitled ‘AF Stroke Prevention: Applying New Guidance in the Real World’ at 15:15 UTC+1 on Sunday 1 September 2024 in Dublin Room at ESC 2024, ExCel Centre, London, UK.

Overview

Prof Gregory Lip (University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK) will lead a faculty comprising Prof Elena Arbelo (University of Barcelona, ES), Prof Thorsten Hanke (Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Hamburg, DE) and Prof Richard Whitlock (McMaster University, Hamilton, CA) to review the application of the latest AF guidance in a clinical setting. This case-based CME-accredited session will explore the considerations of risks in the assessment of treatment strategies, the impact of the guidelines on decision-making and the evidence supporting non-pharmacological stroke prevention.

Program – AF Stroke Prevention: Applying New Guidance in the Real World

  • Introduction
  • Patient case
  • Faculty discussion on balancing risk
  • AF guideline updates
  • Evidence for non-pharmacological stroke prevention
  • Patient case revisit and faculty comments

Learning Objectives

  • Recall the impact of aortic stenosis on ischaemic stroke risk in atrial fibrillation
  • Compare therapeutic efficacy and risk between left atrial appendage closure and oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation
  • Review European guideline updates on the use of left atrial appendage occlusion in atrial fibrillation
  • Summarise the clinical evidence behind non-pharmacological approaches to stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

Learn more about the event here.