9th ‘W Dobrym Rytmie’ Conference

The 9th ‘W Dobrym Rytmie’ Conference was held on 9-10 November 2018 at the Boulevard Hotel in Toruń.

Friday, 9.11.2018

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

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 1st Session / Warsaw Education Center
Leads: S. Karczmarewicz, B. Szwarc

Problem solving during follow-up appointments. Interactive decision-making workshops – B. Szwarc

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. 2nd Session / Electrophysiology – biophysics, diagnostics and optimisation
Leads: M. Jastrzębski, A. Fuglewicz

Clinical perspectives of non-invasive cardiac mapping – K. Leong
A finite element model for lesion creation in cryoballoon therapy. A mechanisms of tissue injury and understanding of lesion creation with cryoballoon – D. Wittenberger
Optimisation of electrophysiology laboratory and care of the patient after surgery – P. Ptaszyński

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 3rd Session / New forms of stimulation and defibrillation
Leads: K. Kaczmarek, P. Mitkowski

Pro/contra: S-ICDs are implanted in patients to prevent primary sudden cardiac death – M. Kempa/J. Kuśnierz
Pro/contra: Is the place of an electrode-free stimulator established? – M. Sterliński/O. Kowalski

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. 4th Session / Resynchronisation therapy
Leads: K. Mizia-Stec, A. Przybylski

CRT-P in patients with heart failure of non-ischemic etiology – K. Krzyżanowski
Causes and possibilities of correcting a decrease in the percentage of resynchronisation stimulation – D. Jagielski
Does monitoring reduce mortality in patients with CRT? – A. Sokal
Tools and techniques facilitating the response to resynchronisation therapy – a practical demonstration – P. Mitkowski

2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Lunch

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 5th Session / His bundle pacing – theory and practice
Leads: K. Gołba, P. Dąbrowski

What does His bundle pacing provide? Different indications (bradycardia, AV block, BBB) – M. Jastrzębski
How do I perform His bundle pacing? Safety and results – J. Gajek
Programming of His bundle pacing and follow-up – R. Gardas

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 6th Session / New recommendations
Leads: R. Ochotny, W. Mojkowski

What is most important to me in the new recommendations:

NOAC – M. Trusz-Gluza
Fainting – P. Kułakowski
Electrode removal – A. Przybylski
Possibilities of maintaining a register in Polish conditions – M. Sterliński

8:00 p.m. Dinner

Saturday, 10.11.2018

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 7th Session / Stroke – a common enemy of neurologists and cardiologists
Leads: R. Ochotny, P. Ptaszyński

Thrombolysis or thrombectomy? Treatment options in acute stroke – A. Ferens
Modern electrophysiology and electrotherapy in stroke prevention – M. Mazurek
Stroke in a patient treated with anticoagulants – a neurologist’s point of view – M. Karliński
Does long-term cardiac monitoring after a stroke save lives? – M. Farkowski

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 8th Session / Atrial fibrillation ablation
Leads: O. Kowalski, A. Hoffmann

Pulmonary vein isolation in persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation – what do we know? – J. Baran
Pro/contra: Early atrial fibrillation ablation improves prognosis compared to pharmacotherapy – A. Głowniak/K. Kaczmarek
Direct results of the Polish programme of the Gold-AF study – E. Koźluk

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 9th Session / Patient care is not limited to ablation and implantation – practical solutions
Leads: K. Baran, K. J. Wranicz

Care for the patient with an LVAD – when does arrhythmia become a problem? – P. Siondalski
Digital coordination of post-myocardial infarction care – after AMI – Ł. Kołtowski
Optimal pharmacotherapy in patients with rhythm disturbances in outpatient care – A. Wojdyła-Hordyńska
Telerehabilitation, telemonitoring, teleconsultation – A. Kurek

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Lunch

4:00 p.m. Closing of the conference