7th ‘W Dobrym Rytmie’ Conference

The 7th ‘W Dobrym Rytmie’ Conference took place on 4-5 November 2016 at the Warszawianka Hotel in Jachranka.

Friday, 4.11.2016

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Registration of participants

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 1st Session Atrial fibrillation ablation: possibilities and perspectives
Leads: A. Fuglewicz, Z. Kalarus

1. Who qualifies for AF ablation and who does not? – P. Kułakowski
2. Fire and Ice and further studies – R. Kiedrowicz
3. How are we going to perform AF ablation in the near future? – A. Głowniak
4. Long-term ECG registration. Available techniques, indications, interpretation of results – P. Ptaszyński

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 2nd Session Difficult-typical patients?
Leads: A. Lubiński, R. Ochotny

1. Mom died when she was 38, what’s next? – A. Rydlewska
2. A patient after myocardial infarction with an EF of 35-45% has fainted, what’s next? – K. Krzyżanowski
3. My patient with atrial fibrillation has CHADS VASc 1 – D. Czarnecka

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 3rd Session Joint session with Baltic Electrocardiology Autumn: Telemedicine and Arrhythmia (BEATA): Registers of Electrotherapy in Poland and in the world. Conclusion and knowledge they give to use every day
Leads: O. Kowalski, P. Mitkowski, R. Piotrowicz

1. CRT management in Poland and Europe – C. Linde
2. AF – A. Sokal
3. Electra – M.G. Bongiorni
4. Electrical storm, VT ablations – Ł. Szumowski
5. Continuous monitoring of atrial rhythm by implanted devices – A. Lubiński

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 4th Session Electrophysiological dilemmas
Leads: K. Błaszyk, Ł. Szumowski

1. Who should undergo ventricular arrhythmia ablation originating in the right and left ventricular outflow tract (young and adult persons)? – P. Derejko
2. A young man with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: is ablation always necessary and how to check whether we can still wait – Z. Kalarus
3. Diagnostics and treatment of patients with suspected Brugada syndrome – M. Knecht
4. Unusual and difficult cases of ablation: example solutions – A. Baszko

5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 5th Session Electrode-free stimulation
Leads: J. Bednarek, R. Ochotny

1. An ideal candidate for Micra – P. Mitkowski
2. Implant procedure: tips and tricks – O. Kowalski
3. Interventions in Micra TPS: causes, time after implantation, tools used – G. Duray

Saturday, 5.11.2016

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 6th Session What was the influence of the new guidelines on clinical practice in:
Leads: M. Trusz-Gluza, J.K. Wranicz

1. infective endocarditis? – K. Mizia-Stec
2. programming and testing of devices? – A. Przybylski
3. ventricular arrhythmias and SCD? – M. Kempa
4. atrial fibrillation? – A. Fuglewicz

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 7th Session Where technology meets clinic: opportunities, threats and hopes

Leads: D. Wojciechowski, R. Piotrowicz

1. What a cardiologist should know about an MRI exam – M. Marczak
2. How to prepare a patient for an MRI exam – A. Maciąg
3. CRT optimisation: where (to place the electrode) and how (to program) – M. Sterliński
4. The importance of telemonitoring in comprehensive cardiac care – A. Sokal

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 8th Session Difficult patients with implanted devices
Leads: J. Wilczek, A. Kutarski

1. How to avoid tamponade – chest X-ray cardiac anatomy – M. Waśniewski
2. Asymptomatic pneumothorax, asymptomatic haemopericardium: waiting or intervening? – A. Bissinger
3. Pocket haematoma: should we apply conservative treatment – risk factors, procedures? – D. Jagielski
4. Antibiotic treatment for the prevention of infectious complications – M. Grabowski

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Summary and closing of the conference