Program

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

Faculty: W. Stevenson, P. Peichl, M. Saba, P. Sommer, J. Silberbauer, KC. Bisceglia, M. Riva de Silva, D. Scherr, H. Pürerfellner, J. Almendral, J. Merino, E. Behr, D. Stevens, A. Frontera, J. Tonko, I. Roca, S. Savastano, P. Futyma, M. Götte, B. Kovacs, R. Tilz, C. Meier

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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. Stevens (Cologne, GER) ©
  •  The never ending epicardial story: dry puncture, CO2 insufflation, pre-interventional    adhesion detection (20min) – C. Bisceglia ©
  •  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

J. Almendral ©, 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. Jais

  • 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) – A. Fronterra (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 ©
  •  Imaging (20min) – P. Jais (Bordeaux, FR) ©
  •  S2-S3-Mapping (20min) – I. Roca (Barcelona, ESP) ©
  •  Future of VT ablation (20min) – P. Jais (Bordeaux, FR) ©
  • DISCUSSION (20min)

Saturday, 5th July 2025

9.00 – 10.30

New tools for old problems

J. Kautzner, P. Jais

  • 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. Meier (Dusseldorf, 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. Jais

  • 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. Jais (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. Jais, T. Deneke
16.00 – 16.10

Adjourn and upcoming Together VT 2026