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Dear colleagues, dear friends,

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to EP Serbia 2024,

The Second Conference of the Working Group for Cardiac Arrhythmias of the Cardiology Society of Serbia, which will be held from June 7 to 8, 2024, at Hotel Mona Plaza, Belgrade, Cara Uroša 62-64.

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About EP Serbia 2024

The conference will have an international character with both domestic and guest speakers from the leading electrophysiological centers in Europe and the region. The aim of the conference is to showcase the latest trends in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Intended primarily for electrophysiologists, cardiologists, internists, internal medicine specialists, as well as specialized medical technicians, and industry representatives involved in clinical support.
Welcome note

Day 1 - Friday 07.06.2024. (Serbian)

Dr Dejan Kojić, President of the WG on cardiac arrhythmias

Prof dr Dragan Simić, President of the Cardiology Society of Serbia

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) risk in chronic heart failure and cardiomyopathies. Importance of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Moderators: Doc dr Marija Zdravković – Chair (Serbia), Dr Dejan Vukajlović (Serbia)

Panel: Doc dr Goran Lončar (Serbia), Prof dr Ida Jovanović (Serbia), Prof dr Petar Otašević (Serbia), Klin Ass dr Ivan Ilić (Serbia)

  • 09.00-09.15h   SCD risk in the era of novel heart failure medications (Prof dr Petar Otašević, Serbia)
  • 09.15-09.30h   SCD risk in dilatative cardiomyopathy (Doc dr Marija Zdravković, Serbia)
  • 09.30-09.45h   SCD risk in arrythmogenic cardiomyopathy (Doc dr Goran Lončar, Serbia)
  • 09.45-10.00h   SCD risk in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Klin Ass Ivan Ilić, Serbia)
  • 10.00-10.15h   SCD risk in mitral valve prolapse (Prof dr Ida Jovanović, Serbia)
  • 10.15-10.25h   Discussion

What’s new in the 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation? Comparative analysis in relation to the 2020 ESC Guidelines

Moderators: Dr Milosav Tomović – Chair (Serbia), Dr Velibor Ristić (Serbia)

Panel: Dr Aleksandra Grbović (Serbia), Dr Borka Pezo Nikolić (Croatia), Dr Miloš Babić (Serbia), Dr Ivica Đurić (Serbia)

  • 10.30-10.40h    Diagnosis and classification (Dr Ivica Đurić , Serbia)
  • 10.40-10.50h    Prevention of trombo-embolic complications (Dr Miloš Babić, Serbia)
  • 10.50-11.00h    Antiarrhythmic treatment for rhythm control (Dr Borka Pezo-Nikolic, Croatia)
  • 11.00-11-10h    Catheter ablation (Dr Aleksandra Grbović, Serbia)
  • 11.10-11-20h    Discussion

COFFEE BREAK 

Challenges and dilemmas in oral anticoagulation treatment of atrial fibrillation patients

Moderators: Prof dr Slobodan Obradović – Chair (Serbia), Prof dr Lidija Poposka (Northern Macedonia),  Doc dr Dragana Unić Stojanović (Serbia), Dr Ružica Jurčević (Serbia)

  • 11.45-12.00h    Patients with moderate and advanced chronic kidney disease (Prof dr Lidija Poposka, Northern Macedonia)
  • 12.00-12.15h    Patients with high bleeding risk. What we have learned from the treatment of pulmonary thromboembolic disease? (Prof dr Slobodan Obradović, Serbia)
  • 12.15-12.30h    Patients with Atrial High Rate Episodes (AHRE) (Dr Ružica Jurčević, Serbia)
  • 12.30-12.45h    Patients on DOAKs undergoing emergency cardiac surgery (Doc dr Dragana Unić Stojanović, Serbia)
  • 12.45-13.00h    Discussion

LUNCH

Pharmacological treatment of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias

Moderators: Dr Dejan Kojić – Chair (Serbia), Dr Dragan Unčanin (Bosnia and Herzegovina/RS)

Panel: Dr Stefan Andrić (Serbia), Dr Slađana Božović Ogarević (Serbia) , Dr Jane Taleski (Northern Macedonia)

  • 14.15-14.30h    Idiopathic PVCs-clinical significance and treatment options (Dr Stefan Andrić, Serbia)
  • 14.30-14.45h    Beta-blockers and calcium channel blockers – clinical evidence and place in recent ESC Guidelines (Dr Slađana Božović Ogarević, Serbia)
  • 14.45-15.00h    Antiarrhythmic drugs Class Ic – clinical evidence and place in recent ESC Guidelines (Dr Dejan Kojić, Serbia)
  • 15.00-15.15h    Antiarrhythmic drugs Class III  – clinical evidence and place in recent ESC Guidelines (Dr Jane Taleski, Northern Macedonia)
  • 15.15-15.25h    Discussion

ECG in cardiac arrhythmias – practical session

Moderators: Dr Dejan Kojić – Chair (Serbia), Dr Ružica Jurčević (Serbia), Dr Jane Taleski (Northern Macedonia), Dr Predrag Cvetković (Serbia)

  • 15.30-15.40h    ECG analysis in supraventricular tachycardias (Dr Branko Đurđević, Serbia)
  • 15.40-15.50h    ECG in WPW syndrome. Where is accessory pathway located? (Dr Vladimir Beronja, Bosnia and Herzegovina/RS)
  • 15.50-16.00h    Wide QRS complex tachycardia – differential diagnosis (Dr Anja Radunović, Serbia)
  • 16.00-16.10h    ECG in idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias. Where is PVC focus located? (Dr Vasko Žugić, Serbia)
  • 16.10-16.20h    ECG analysis in cardiac pacing (Dr Mihailo Jovičić, Serbia)
  • 16.20-16.30h    ECG in genetic arrhythmic syndromes (Dr Ružica Jurčević, Serbia)
  • 16.30-16.45h    Discussion

Session for EP Nurses and Technicians

Moderators: Ivan Babić SSMR (Serbia), Ivica Benko MScHQ (Croatia), Dragana Ivković SMS (Serbia)

  • 16.45-16.50h    Introduction (Ivan Babić – Serbia)
  • 16.50-17.05h    Anatomy of the heart for EP Technicians  (Ivica Benko – Croatia)
  • 17.05-17.20h    Intracardial EGM and EP Study (Emir Gracić – Serbia)
  • 17.20-17.35h    Patient preparation for EP and catheter ablation procedures  (Dragana Ivković – Serbia)
  • 17.35-17.50h    Principles of catheter ablation of atrial fibrilation and novel technologies (Ivan Babić – Serbia)
  • 17.50-18.00h    Discussion

Day 2 - Saturday 08.06.2024. (English)

Anatomy of the heart for electrophysiologists

  • 08.30 – 09.15h    Understanding arrhythmias and catheter ablation through anatomy (Assoc Prof Maxim Didenko, Germany)
  • 09.15 – 09.25h    Discussion

General Sponsor Symposium

  • 09.30 – 09.45h    Is RF ablation still good enough? (Dr Milosav Tomović, Serbia)
  • 09.45 – 10.00h    Unmasking late potentials in VT (Assoc Prof Šime Manola, Croatia)
  • 10.00 – 10.10h    Discussion

 COFFEE BREAK 

2024 EHRA/HRS/APHRS/LAHRS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Moderators: Dr Stylianos Tzeis – Chair (Greece), Dr Dejan Vukajlović (Serbia), Dr Šime Manola (Croatia)

Panel: Dr Milosav Tomović (Serbia), Dr Peter Kupo (Hungary), Dr Velibor Ristić (Serbia), Dr Sandro Brusich (Croatia)

  • 10.45 – 10.55h   Introduction (Dr Stylianos Tzeis, Greece)
  • 10.55 – 11.05h   Indications for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (Dr Milosav Tomović, Serbia)
  • 11.05 – 11.15h   Periprocedural management of patients undergoing AF ablation (Dr Peter Kupo, Hungary)
  • 11.15 – 11.25h   Ablation strategies for AF catheter ablation  (Dr Velibor Ristić, Serbia)
  • 11.25 – 11.35h   Postprocedural management after catheter ablation of AF  (Dr Sandro Brusich, Croatia)
  • 11.35 – 11.45h   Discussion

Ventricular tachycardia ablation

Moderators: Prof dr Josef Kautzner – Chair (Czechia), Dr Jan Matevz (Slovenia), Dr Velibor Ristić (Serbia), Dr Dejan Vukajlović (Germany/Serbia)

  • 11.45-12.00h    Contemporary mapping strategies for catheter ablation (Dr Jan Matevz, Slovenia)
  • 12.00-12.15h    Preprocedural imaging in VT ablation  (Prof dr Frederic Sacher, France)
  • 12.15-12.30h    The role of ICE in VT ablation  (Prof dr Josef Kautzner, Czechia)
  • 12.30-12.45h    What is optimal timing for VT ablation  (Dr Dejan Vukajlović, Germany/Serbia)
  • 12.45-13.00h    Discussion

Technological Room – Registration needed 

 

  • 13.00-13-30h    Basic ICE training for electrophysiologists (Assoc Prof Jakub Baran, Poland)

LUNCH

Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) Systems – Industry Sponsored Session

Moderators: Assoc Prof Petr Peichl (Czechia), Dr Ante Anić (Croatia), Dr Antonio Madaffari (Italy)

  • 14.30-14.45h    Pulsed field ablation vs termal ablation of AF – scientific evidence up to 2024 and future perspectives (Dr Antonio Madaffari, Italy)
  • 14.45-15.00h    VOLT Pulsed Field Ablation System – Abbott (Prof dr Roland Tilz, Germany)
  • 15.00-15.15h    FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation System – Boston Scientific (Dr Nandor Szegedi, Hungary)
  • 15.15-15.30h    AFFERA Mapping and Ablation System – Medtronic (Assoc Prof Petr Peichl, Czechia)
  • 15.30-15.45h    VARIPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation Platform – Biosense Webster (Prof dr Daniel Scherr, Austria)
  • 15.45-16.00h    Discussion

Catheter ablation of persistent AF – beyond PVI

Moderator: Dr Milosav Tomović – Chair (Serbia), Prof dr Josef Kautzner (Czechia), Dr Stylianos Tzeis (Greece)

Panel: Dr Ante Anić (Croatia), Prof Nico Reinsch (Germany), Assoc Prof Šime Manola (Croatia), Dr Csaba Foldesi (Hungary), Dr Nikola Drča (Sweden)

  • 16.00-16.10h    All my patients with PersAF/LSPersAF should have posterior wall ablation (PRO) (Dr Ante Anić, Croatia)
  • 16.10-16.20h    All my patients with PersAF/LSPersAF should have posterior wall ablation (CONTRA) (Prof Nico Reinsch, Germany)
  • 16.20-16.35h    Marshall-Plan strategy (Assoc Prof Šime Manola, Croatia)
  • 16.35-16.50h    Cryoballoon ablation in PersAF (Dr Csaba Foldesi, Hungary)
  • 16.50-17.05h    Catheter ablation of persistent AF beyond PVI – Karolinska experience (Dr Nikola Drča, Sweden)
  • 17.05-17.20h    Discussion
Cardioneuroablation
Moderators: Assoc Prof Dan Wichterle (Czechia), Dr Dejan Kojić (Serbia) Panel: Prof dr Branislav Milovanović (Serbia), Assoc Prof Jakub Baran (Poland), Ermenegildo De Ruvo (Italy)
  • 17.30-17.45h    Vasovagal syncope and functional bradycardia – causes, mechanisms and conservative  treatment options
    (Prof dr Branislav Milovanović, Serbia)
  • 17.45-18.00h    Cardioneuroablation – Indications, patient selection, preprocedural management (Assoc Prof Jakub Baran, Poland)
  • 18.00-18.15h    Cardioneuroablation – Identification and ablation of ganglionated plexi, endpoints of the procedure, long term effects   
    (Assoc Prof Dan Wichterle, Czech Republic)
  • 18.15-18.30h    Is CNA of right atrial plexi enough? (Dr Ermenegildo De Ruvo, Italy)
  • 18.30-18.40h    Discussion

Closing Remarks