Concomitant Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Activity Description

The on-demand webcast features expert presentations and engaging discussions, which include a review of current societal guidelines, controversies in surgical ablation, and optimal strategies for overcoming barriers to adopting concomitant surgical AF ablation into daily practice. The expert presentations are complemented with a moderated discussion that thoroughly explores a variety of Hot Topics that impact the cardiothoracic surgical team managing AF patients.

The webcast is comprised of proceedings from an accredited satellite symposium held during STS 54th Annual Meeting.

Access Presentation

Webcast

Click on the session title listed below to view each presentation.

	Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Rapid Fire Guideline Update Vinay Badhwar, MD
	Overcoming Barriers to Adopting Concomitant Surgical AF Ablation in Daily Practice John Puskas, MD
	Postoperative Management of Patients Following Surgical Ablation Harold Roberts, MD
	HOT TOPICS: A Moderated Discussion with Audience Participation *Panel:* Vinay Badhwar, MD, Niv Ad, MD, John Puskas, MD and Harold Roberts, MD Case Based Discussion – CABG, AVR, Mitral, Tricuspid Growing My Practice – Technique, Outcomes, My Role and My EP’s Role Anticoagulation Following the Cox-Maze IV Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Oral Anticoagulation Therapy The Emergence of Hybrid Ablation: What does the future Hold?

Commercial Supporter

This activity is supported by an educational grant from AtriCure

Joint-Providers

MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Cine-Med

Faculty

Program Chair

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Vinay Badhwar, MD
Gordon F. Murray Professor and Chairman
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Faculty

	Niv Ad, MD Director, Center for Cardiovascular Research; Professor of Medicine Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
	John Puskas, MD Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery Mount Sinai Saint Luke's, Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Mount Sinai West Director of Surgical Coronary Revascularization for the Mount Sinai Health System New York, NY
	Harold Roberts, MD Assistant Professor Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery West Virginia University Morgantown, WV