Program

Scientific committee: K. Zeppenfeld, P. Della Bella, T. Deneke, P. Jais, J. Kautzner, F. Marchlinski

Faculty: E. Behr, K. Bisceglia, P. Futyma, L. Gigli, M. Götte, B. Kovacs, J. Merino, C. Meyer, M. Pauschinger, P. Peichl, H. Pürerfellner, M. Riva de Silva, I. Roca-Luque, M. Saba, S. Savastano, D. Scherr, J. Silberbauer, P. Sommer, D. Steven, W. Stevenson, R. Tilz, J. Tonko

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Friday, 4th July 2025

 

08.45 – 09.00

Welcome Address – Scientific committee
09.00 – 11.00

 

Fellows corner – Basic maneuvers and concepts for PVC and VT ablation

T. Deneke, P. Della Bella

  • Entrainment (20min) – M. Saba (London, GB)
  • Substrate detection in ICM (20min) – D. Steven (Cologne, GER)
  • The never-ending epicardial story: dry puncture, CO2 insufflation, pre-interventional adhesion detection (20min) –C. Bisceglia (Milan, IT)
  • How to effectively ablate VT – how to create effective lesions/lesion enhancement (20min) – J. Silberbauer (Brighton, GB)
  • Substrate characterization in NiCM (20min) – K. Zeppenfeld (Leiden, NL)
  • DISCUSSION (20min)
11.00 – 12.30

Idiopathic PVC/VT

F. Marchlinski, J. Merino

  • diagnostics – what do we need? (20min) – P. Sommer (Bad Oeynhausen, GER)
  • Ablation – who, when, how? (20min) – D. Scherr (Graz, AT)
  • Ablation of PVCs without having PVCs? (20min) – T. Deneke (Nuremberg, GER)
  • non-outflow-tract PVC locations – how to target? (20min) – J. Kautzner (Prague, Cz)
  • DISCUSSION (10min)

— Working Lunch —
13.00 – 13.45

Tips and Tricks from the Experts – ReDo Procedures

  • Philadelphia Style (15min) – F. Marchlinski (Philadelphia, USA)
  • Nashville Style (15min) – W. Stevenson (Nashville, USA)
  • Milan Style (15min) – P. Della Bella (Milan, IT)
14:00 – 15.20

Case-based learning

F. Marchlinski, P. Jaïs

  • VT in a patient with arrhythmogenic mitral valve complex (20min) – P. Peichl (Prague, CZ)
  • VT ablation in a patient with laminopathy (20min) – K. Zeppenfeld (Leiden, NL)
  • ReDo VT ablation in a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy (20min) – L. Gigli (Milan, IT)
  • DISCUSSION (20min)

— Coffee Break —
15.30 – 17.30

Target detection in VT – different schools

M. Pauschinger, T. Deneke

  •  DEEP (20min) – M. de Riva Silva (Leiden, NL)
  •  Repolarization mapping (20min) – J. Tonko (London, GB)
  •  Imaging (20min) – P. Jaïs (Bordeaux, FR)
  •  S2-S3-Mapping (20min) – I. Roca (Barcelona, ESP)
  •  Future of VT ablation (20min) – P. Jaïs (Bordeaux, FR)
  • DISCUSSION (20min)

Saturday, 5th July 2025

9.00 – 10.30

New tools for old problems

J. Kautzner, P. Jaïs

  • Bipolar ablation (15min) – P. Futyma (Rzeszowski, PL)
  • Pulsed Field Ablation using large footprint catheters (15min) – P. Peichl (Prague, CZ)
  • Ultra-low cryo temperature (10min) – R. Tilz (Lübeck, GER)
  • Interventional MR-based VT-ablation (15min) – M. Götte (Amsterdam, NL)
  • DISCUSSION (20min)

— Coffee Break —
11.00 – 12.30

Electrical storm and management

P. Della Bella, K. Zeppenfeld

  • ICD-implantation and programming (20min) – B. Kovacs (Bern, CH)
  • Heart failure management (20min) – C. Meyer (Düsseldorf, GER)
  • Ganglion stellatum blockade and autonomic nervous system (20min) – S. Savastano (Pavia, IT)
  • Catheter ablation – what is the best timing? (20min) – P. Della Bella (Milan, IT)
  • DISCUSSION (15min)

— Working Lunch —
12.30 – 13.30

DEBATE acute versus early ablation in ES patients

F. Marchlinski, P. Jaïs

  • Acute – H. Pürerfellner (Linz, AUT)
  • Early – W. Stevenson (Nashville, USA)

Rebuttal and friendly handshake
13.40 – 15.00

primary prophylaxis in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy patients

W. Stevenson, T. Deneke

  • risk profiling by genetics (20min) – E. Behr (London, GB)
  • what can we learn from imaging – AI-supported? (20min) – P. Jaïs (Bordeaux, FR)
  • What do new HF medications do to arrhythmia risk (20min) – W. Stevenson (Nashville, USA)
  • DISCUSSION (20min)
15.00 – 16.00

Together VT Case Summit – Fellow-presented case reports

K. Zeppenfeld, F. Marchlinski, P. Della Bella, J. Kautzner, P. Jaïs, T. Deneke
16.00 – 16.10

Adjourn and upcoming Together VT 2026