13th ‘W Dobrym Rytmie’ Conference
The 13th “In Good Rhythm” Conference, which took place on 4-5 November, this time in Łódź.
4 NOVEMBER 2022
Session 1: Sex, buses and other monsters – what ICD patients fear.
Moderators: A. Mierzyńska, S. Karczmarewicz, J. Gessek
- Interactive workshop with performative reading – problem solving for ICD patients based on simulated cases – Anna Mierzyńska, Stefan Karczmarewicz, Jacek Gessek
Session 2: Remote monitoring of implantable cardiac electrotherapy devices – goes new.
Moderators: Marcin Grabowski (Warszawa), Maciej Kempa (Gdańsk)
- How a remote monitoring laboratory for implantable devices should be organized – Sławomir Pluta (Zabrze), Marcin Grabowski (Warszawa)
- Interpretation of data obtained from remote monitoring of implantable devices – trap – Maciej Grymuza (Poznań)
Session 3: Inauguration session.
Moderators: Maria Trusz- Gluza (Katowice), Jarosław Kaźmierczak (Szczecin), Przemysław Mitkowski (Poznań), Romuald Ochotny (Poznań)
- Leadless pacemaker – future or dead end? – Christophe Garweg (Brussels)
- Elektrotherapy in Poland – 2021 year. The place of electrotherapy in the National Heart Disease Treatment programme – Tomasz Hryniewiecki (Warszawa)
Session 4: Ring Pro – Contra.
Moderators: : Paweł Dąbrowski (Zamość), Dariusz Jagielski (Wrocław), Krzysztof Gołba (Katowice)
- Any patient with indications for CRT should receive HBP/LBBP as an option Pro – M. Jastrzębski, Contra – P. Mitkowski, Comment – Jarosław Kaźmierczak (Szczecin)
- Any patient over 75 years of age with indications for CRT should receive CRTP as an option Pro – Maciej Kempa (Gdańsk), Contra – Adam Sokal (Zabrze), Comment – Ewa Jędrzejczyk – Patej (Zabrze)
5 NOVEMBER 2022
Session 5: Micra case study
Moderators: Przemysław Mitkowski (Poznań), Dariusz Jagielski (Wrocław), Romuald Ochotny (Poznań)
- Practical considerations, indications, and future perspectives for leadless and extravascular cardiac implantable electronic devices: a position paper by EHRA – Przemysław Mitkowski (Poznań)
- Micra AV programming – Bruno Hrymniak (Wrocław), Marek Walczak (MDT)
- Bilateral pacing – microcardiac neurology – Lidia Chmielewska – Michalak (Poznań)
- Discharging the battery – what next? – Łukasz Januszkiewicz (Warsaw)
- Micra AV in a patient with two-node disease – Patryk Marchewka (Warsaw)
- AV Micra as a rescue option in patients with complete block and sinus rhythm – Janusz Romanek (Rzeszów)
- Round table discussion – Przemysław Mitkowski (Poznań), Dariusz Jagielski (Wrocław), Maciej Kempa (Gdańsk), Jacek Bednarek (Kraków), Janusz Romanek (Rzeszów), Adam Sokal (Zabrze), Romuald Ochotny (Poznań)
Session 6: New trends in electrophysiology.
Moderators: Paweł Ptaszyński (Łódź), Krzysztof Błaszyk (Poznań)
- Optimization of the ablation laboratory – practical tips – Krzysztof Kaczmarek (Łódź)
- The future of invasive AF treatment, are we on the threshold of a revolution? – Andrzej Hoffmann (Katowice)
- Assessing the effectiveness of ablation in atrial fibrillation. All or nothing? – Andrzej Głowniak (Lublin)
- Can we still reduce the number of complications during AF ablation surgery? – Marcin Kuniewicz (Kraków
- Latest ESC guidelines in ventricular arrhythmias – Michał Farkowski (Warszawa)
Session 7: Complications and case study.
Moderators: Ewa Jędrzejczyk – Patej (Zabrze), Paweł Moskal (Kraków)
- CIT system – helpfull diagnostic tool – Sławomir Pluta (Zabrze)
- Focal Cryo can help you avoid pacemaker implantation – Jakub Baran (Warszawa)
- What if it doesn’t work? – Marcin Witkowski (Białystok)
- Implantation without complications – Łukasz Pastwa (Grodzisk Mazowiecki)
- Prevention of post-infection complications – TYRX – Krzysztof Nowak (Wrocław)
- Closing of the conference