Update in cardiac electrophysiology
in 2003 will be held in Saariselkä,
Lapland,
260 km north of the Arctic Circle.
The symposium focuses on two hot topics:
How to document the abnormality in cardiac
repolarization
How to ablate paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
A special Midnight Sun Lecture will be given by a
renowned electrophysiologist.
Posters
Participants are encouraged to submit posters.
Posters are presented with a computer, which is provided
by the organizer when needed. When using organizer's computer
the poster must be in PowerPoint format. Posters will be
viewed during coffee breaks. When sending a paper, it should
be marked as a poster for Midnight Sun Symposium. Please
follow the Instructions for Submission
of Papers
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Midnight Sun Symposium
June 15-17, 2003 Saariselkä,
Lapland, Finland
Advances in the Therapy of Atrial Fibrillation
and Detection of
Abnormal Cardiac Repolarization 
June 15, 2003
| 13.00 |
Arrival to Saariselkä |
| 13.00-15.00 |
Accommodation and registration |
15.00-15.10
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Opening remarks, President of Finnish Cardiac
Society
Dr. Markku Mäkijärvi, Helsinki, Finland |
| General overview of the topics |
| Chairmen: Dr. Pekka Raatikainen and
Dr. Mario Gonzalez |
15.10-15.45
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The impact of atrial fibrillation on mortality,
morbitity and health care costs.
Dr. Lauri Toivonen, Helsinki, Finland |
15.45-16.20
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Epidemiology and prediction of sudden arrhythmic
death.
Dr. Heikki Huikuri, Oulu, Finland |
16.20-16.35
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Word or a lecture from the sponsor.
St Jude Medical |
| 16.35-17.30 |
Poster presentations, Coffee and Exhibition. |
| 19.45 |
Busses to Midnight Sun Dinner |
| 20.30 |
Midnight Sun Dinner, Restaurant Huippu in Kaunispää
fjell. |
23.00
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Midnight Sun Honorary Lecture. (informal dress
code)
100 year-old ECG: Changing concepts on measurement and interpretation
of cardiac repolarization.
Dr. Michael Franz, Washington, USA |
June 16, 2003
| How to ablate paroxysmal atrial fibrillation? |
| Chairmen: Dr. Markku Mäkijärvi and
Dr. Carlo Pappone |
9.00-9.40
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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. US
experience.
Dr. Mario Gonzalez, Gainesville, USA |
9.40-10.20
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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Electroanatomic
approach.
Dr. Carlo Pappone, Milan, Italy |
10.20-10.35
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Word or lecture from the sponsor.
Biosense Webster, Johnson&Johnson Company |
| 10.35-11.00 |
Coffee and Exhibition. |
11.00-11.40
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Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Dr. Hans Kottkamp, Leibzig, Germany |
11.40-12.20
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Ablation of atrial fibrillation in "a low
volume center".
Dr. Pekka Raatikainen, Oulu, Finland |
12.20-12.35
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Word or lecture from the sponsor.
WL Medical |
12.35-13.30
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Lunch and Exhibition
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| Detection of abnormalities in cardiac repolarization |
| Chairmen: Dr. Heikki Huikuri and
Dr. Michael Franz |
13.30-14.10
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Genesis and quantitative analysis of T-wave.
An overview.
Dr. Michael Franz, Washington, USA |
14.10-14.50
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T-wave morphology. Analysis methods and prognostic
significance.
Dr. Marek Malik, London, UK. |
| 14.50-15.20 |
Coffee and Exhibition |
15.20-16.00
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T-wave alternans. Concepts on genesis of TWA and clinical
applications of TWA measurement.
Dr. Thomas Klingenheben, Frankfurt, Germany
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16.00-16.40
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QT-interval dynamics. Analysis methods and potential
clinical applications.
Dr. Matti Viitasalo, Helsinki, Finland |
16.40-16.55
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Word or a lecture from the sponsor.
Medtronic |
| 17.30 |
Departure from Saariselkä for Siida Museum. |
| 18.30 |
Siida Museum, coffee served. |
| 22.30 |
Arrival back to Saariselkä.
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June 17, 2003
| Critical appraisal on new diagnostic and therapeutic
methods |
| Chairmen: Dr. Pekka Raatikainen and
Dr. Markku Mäkijärvi. |
8.30-9.30
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Biases of the methods and studies assessing the
risk for sudden arrhythmic death.
Introduction: Dr. Heikki Huikuri Comments: Dr. Michael
Franz, Dr. Thomas Klingenheben, Dr. Marek Malik. Discussion:
all participants. |
9.30-10.30
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Impact of the methods used for ablation, patient
selection and volume of the center on the results of ablation
of atrial fibrillation.
Introduction: Dr. Lauri Toivonen. Comments: Dr. Mario
Gonzales, Dr. Hans Kottkamp, Dr. Carlo Pappone.
Discussion: all participants. |
| 10.30-10.35 |
Closing remarks. Dr. Markku Mäkijärvi. |
| 11.00 |
Transportation to the airport. |
Posters
Reference ECG-mapping etalons improve the diagnostic accuracy of
myocardial ischemia according to departure isointegral surface maps
Slavomíra Filipová, Bratislav, Slovak Republic
Effects of different atrial pacing modes evaluated by intracardiac
signal-averaged ECG
Andrzej Kutarski, Lublin, Poland
Conventionally and intraatriallly recorded SA ECG P wave parameters
- is it connected with frequency of AF recurrences?
Andrzej Kutarski, Lublin, Poland
Arrhythmia after the biventricular pacing system implantation
Andrzej Kutarski, Lublin, Poland
Effect of premature atrial contraction on QT interval duration
in patients with previous myocardial infarction and ventricular
arrhythmias
Krzysztof Szydlo, Katowice, Poland
Effect of ventricular premature contraction on QT interval duration
in patients with previous myocardial infarction and ventricular
arrhythmias
Krzysztof Szydlo, Katowice, Poland
Computer simulation and cellular basis of coronary T wave
Takeshi Tsutsumi, Yokohama City, Japan
Circumferential pulmonary vein ablation for atrial fibrillation
using purely anatomic approach
Anna-Maria Wnuk-Wojnar, Katowice, Poland
Linear ablation during sinus rhythm for life-threatening ventricular
tachycardia in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy using CARTO
system
Anna-Maria Wnuk-Wojnar, Katowice, Poland
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