Activity Description

The educational webcast evaluates the basic mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation, limitations of existing therapy, and emerging treatment strategies to improve outcomes. The leading multidisciplinary faculty experts assess optimal clinical decision making strategies for determining when to discontinue anticoagulation and antiarrhythmic therapy in AF patients, as well as advancements in procedural approaches, including surgical AF ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Closure.

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Webcast

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	Welcome and Introduction Saibal Kar, MD, FACC, FSCAI
	A Basic Science Review on the Mechanisms of AF John Day, MD, FHRS, FACC
	Surgical AF Treatment Options and Left Atrial Appendage Closure Ali Khoynezhad MD, PhD, FHRS
	Clinical Monitoring: When to Discontinue Anticoagulation and Antiarrhythmic Therapy Saibal Kar, MD FACC, FSCAI

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This activity is supported through an educational grant from AtriCure.

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MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Cine-Med

 

Faculty

Faculty

	John Day, MD, FHRS, FACC Director of Heart Rhythm Services Intermountain Medical Center Salt Lake City, UT
	Saibal Kar, MD FACC, FSCAI Professor in Medicine Director of Cardiovascular Interventional Research Heart Institute Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA
	Ali Khoynezhad MD, PhD, FHRS Director of Cardiovascular Surgery Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Clinical Professor of Surgery David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, CA