5th ‘W Dobrym Rytmie’ Conference

The 5th ‘W Dobrym Rytmie’ Conference took place on 7-8 November 2014 at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in Warsaw.

Friday, 7.11.2014

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Registration of participants

11:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. – 1st Session – Difficult ablations: experiment or routine?
Leads: J. Kaźmierczak, P. Kułakowski

  1. Treatment of an electrical storm in Poland and abroad? Register of Electrical Storms: time for a new standard of treatment? – Ł. Szumowski
  2. Epicardial ablation: when and with whom? – A. Fuglewicz
  3. Atrial fibrillation recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation – therapeutic strategy – A. Głowniak
  4. Ablation in children under 16 years of age – O. Kowalski
  5. Discussion

12:10 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Break

12:30 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. – 2nd Session – My patient with atrial fibrillation… – What will I do?
Leads: K. Błaszyk, P. Ptaszyński

  1. is pregnant – A. Baszko
  2. has a stroke – A. Lasek-Bal
  3. has acute coronary syndrome – J. Stępińska
  4. has an urgent/planned surgery – W. Mojkowski
  5. Discussion

1:40 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Lunch

2:30 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. – 3rd Session – Perspectives for the implementation of new technologies in electrotherapy
Leads: A. Lubiński, M. Pytkowski

  1. Modern imaging techniques in patients with implantable devices for heart electrotherapy – benefits and controversies – T. Miszalski
  2. ICD in patients not represented in clinical trials – J. Kuśnierz
  3. Possibilities of implantable loop recorders – M. Grabowski
  4. What did the CareLink register give us – A. Maciąg
  5. Discussion

3:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Break

4:00 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. – 4th Session – Patient with an implanted device and their relatives
Leads: R. Ochotny, R. Piotrowicz

  1. Sexual activity of patients after ICD implantation – Z. Lew-Starowicz
  2. Treatment of cardiac implantable electrical devices in end-of-life patients, and those wishing to discontinue further treatment – A. Przybylski
  3. Treatment of rhythm disturbances in pregnant women – M. Trusz-Gluza
  4. Treatment of family members with diagnosed channelopathy – A. Zienciuk-Krajka
  5. Discussion

5:10 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Break

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – 5th Session – New algorithms and technologies to improve CRT efficiency
Leads: M. Grabowski, J. Wilczek

  1. Patient selection. New indications for CRT – A. Bissinger
  2. Optimisation of CRT implantation: selection of electrodes and tools improving the safety of the procedure – W. Gutkowski
  3. Algorithms to maximise CRT therapy – P. Mitkowski
  4. Patient care – Remote monitoring – A. Cacko
  5. Discussion

6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Opening ceremony of the conference
Round Table – Polish electrotherapy and electrophysiology: risks and opportunities
The discussion will be led by: G. Opolski, J. Kaźmierczak

  • possibilities for the reimbursement of new procedures and exclusion of selected procedures beyond the limits
  • development of telemedicine – reimbursement of remote monitoring of implantable devices
  • revision of the reimbursement of procedures (e.g. treatment of electrotherapy complications)
  • problems in qualification of patients for electrotherapy and electrophysiology – implementation of recommendations
  • future of the POLCARD programme

The discussion will be attended by: Grzegorz Opolski, Jarosław Kaźmierczak, Ryszard Piotrowicz, Oskar Kowalski, Przemysław Mitkowski, and Maciej Sterliński

8:30 p.m. – Gala Dinner

Saturday, 8.11.2014

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – 6th Session – A multidisciplinary view: one patient, two conditions
Leads: J. Gajek, M. Sterliński

  1. Revascularisation or ICD – what’s first in secondary prevention?
    • From the perspective of an electrophysiologist – M. Kempa
    • From the perspective of a cardiac surgeon – A. Witkowska
  2. Fainting or epilepsy
    • From the perspective of an electrophysiologist – P. Kułakowski
    • From the perspective of a neurologist – R. Rola
  3. Iatrogenic heart failure in oncological patients – P. Leszek
  4. Discussion

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. – 7th Session – Rhythm disturbances in the treatment of organic cardiovascular diseases
Leads: D. Dudek, O. Kowalski

  1. After TAVI – D. Czarnecka
  2. After stem cell transplantation in heart failure – A. Gwizdała
  3. After heart transplant – A. Sokal
  4. After correction of congenital heart defects – K. Biernacka
  5. Discussion

12:40 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Break

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – 8th Session – Most interesting publications of 2014
Leads: K. J. Wranicz, G. Raczak

  1. Contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronisation therapy-incidence and prognostic importance. Sub-analysis of data from randomised TRUST CRT trial – J. Kowalczyk
  2. Effect of the Restitution Properties of Cardiac Tissue on the Repeatability of Entrainment Mapping Response – P. Podziemski
  3. Preserved contractile reserve in a dobutamine test for the prediction of a response to resynchronisation therapy in ischaemic and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy – a multicenter ViaCRT study – K. Mizia-Stec
  4. Discussion

2:00 p.m. – Conference summary. Quiz with questions and awards ceremony

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