8:30 am - 9:00 am

Latest Developments in AF Treatment
— Jose Luis Merino, MD – La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Master Anatomy Class for EPs and Surgeons
— Andrew Cook, MD – University College London, UK

9:30 am - 10:00 am

ESC/EACTS 2024 Recommendations for Surgeons
— Thorsten Hanke, MD – Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Hamburg, Germany

10:30 am - 10:45 am

Video Case: MAZE IV
— Filip Rega, MD – University Hospital KU Leuven, Belgium

10:45 am - 11:00 am

Video Case: Minimal Invasive AF Concomitant Ablation
— Keti Vitanova, MD – German Heart Center Munich, Germany

11:00 am - 11:30 am

How We Can Improve the Interventional Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
— James Cox, MD – Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago, USA

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Case-Based Roundtable
— Jose Luis Merino, MD – La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
— Andrew Cook, MD – University College London, UK
— Thorsten Hanke, MD – Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Hamburg, Germany
— Filip Rega, MD – University Hospital KU Leuven, Belgium
— Keti Vitanova, MD – German Heart Center Munich, Germany
— James Cox, MD – Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago, USA
— Manuel Castella, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Current Trends in AF Management
— Nitesh Sood, MD – Southcoast Health, New Bedford, Massachusetts USA

1:30 pm - 1:50 pm

ESC/EACTS 2024 Recommendations in Standalone AF and Hybrid Treatment
— Bart Maesen, MD – Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), the Netherlands

1:50 pm - 2:10 pm

Other Fields of Hybrid Ablation
— Mark La Meir, MD – University Hospital Brussels, Free University of Brussels, Belgium

2:10 pm - 2:30 pm

Video Case: Totally Thoracoscopic AF Ablation

3:00 pm - 3:20 pm

Video Case: Hybrid Convergent + LAAX From Left Side
— Jorge Alcocer, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
— Andreu Porta Sánchez, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

3:20 pm - 3:50 pm

Case-Based Roundtable
— Nitesh Sood, MD – Southcoast Health, New Bedford, Massachusetts USA
— Bart Maesen, MD – Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), the Netherlands
— Mark La Meir, MD – University Hospital Brussels, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
— Jorge Alcocer, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
— Andreu Porta Sánchez, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
— Jolanda Kluin, MD – Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
— Manuel Castella, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

3:50 pm - 4:20 pm

Long-Term Vision: The Future of Heart Surgery
— Jolanda Kluin, MD – Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

4:20 pm - 4:30 pm

Conclusion Day 1

9:00 am - 9:20 am

The Importance of the Left Atrial Appendage in AF
— Josep Brugada, MD – SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

9:20 am - 9:50 am

ESC/EACTS 2024 Recommendations in LAA Management
— Piotr Suwalski, MD – Central Teaching Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior, Warsaw, Poland

9:50 am - 10:20 am

Excluding the Appendage. Evidence in ALL Surgical Patients
— Richard Whitlock, MD – McMaster University Medical School, Hamilton, Canada

10:50 am - 11:10 am

Video Case: Robotic Surgery in LAA
— Thorsten Hanke, MD – Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Hamburg, Germany

11:00 am - 11:40 am

Best Technical Tricks for AtriClip Implantation
— Mark La Meir, MD – University Hospital Brussels, Free University of Brussels, Belgium

11:40 am - 11:50 am

AF, LAA and its Neurological Implications
— David Z. Rose, MD – University of South Florida, Department of Neurology, Tampa Florida, USA

11:50 am - 12:30 pm

Case-Based Roundtable
— Josep Brugada, MD – SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
— Piotr Suwalski, MD – Central Teaching Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior, Warsaw, Poland
— Richard Whitlock, MD – McMaster University Medical School, Hamilton, Canada
— Thorsten Hanke, MD – Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Hamburg, Germany
— Mark La Meir, MD – University Hospital Brussels, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
— David Z. Rose, MD – University of South Florida, Department of Neurology, Tampa Florida, USA
— Manuel Castella, MD – Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain