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The 14th Annual London Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Symposium will take place on Friday 26 September 2025.

It is an in-person event, which will include speakers and discussions from international experts in the field of ventricular arrhythmia. Access to the live-stream is available to international registrants only (please contact pec@sgul.ac.uk directly for details).

The event will be held in central London, and chaired by St George's, University of London. Delegates will be provided a certificate of attendance, and the course will be sought from the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom. Lunch and refreshments will be included in the price of your ticket.

Faculty

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Faculty in 2024 programme
Professor Jesus Almendral

Head of Cardiac Electrophysiology Unit

Hospital Monteprincipe, Grupo HM Hospitales Madrid, Spain

Elijah R Behr, MA, MBBS, MD, FRCP, FESC

Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine

Director of the Cardiovascular and Genomics Research Institute, St George’s, University of London, London, United Kingdom

Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Consultant Cardiologist, Mayo Clinic Healthcare, London, United Kingdom

Chair of the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Genetics Focus Group, EHRA

Professor Domenico Corrado

Professor of Cardiovascular MedicineDivision of Cardiology, University of Padova Medical School, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Padova, Italy

Professor Paolo Della Bella, MD

Head, Arrhythmia Department IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy 

Professor Thomas Deneke

Klinikum Nuremberg, Clinic for ArrhythmiasUniversity Hospital, Germany

Fermin Garcia, MD

Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Director, Electrophysiology Laboratory, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA

Professor Josef Kautzner, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) Prague, Czech Republic

Professor Jose L. Merino, FEHRA, FESC

2022-2024 President of EHRA Director Arrhythmia and Robotic EP UnitLa Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Professor Akihiko Nogami, MD, PHD

Director, Arrhythmia Research InstituteTokyo Heart Rhythm Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Professor Dipen Shah, MD, FHRS

Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology UnitUniversity Hospitals Geneva, Switzerland

Professor Sanjay Sharma 

Professor of Cardiology and Lead for the Inherited Cardiomyopathies and Sports Cardiology Unit. St George’s, University of London, United Kingdom

Natalia Trayanova, PhD

FNAI, FHRS, FAHA, FACC, FESC, FEHRA, FIAMBE, FBMES, FAIMBE, FIUPS

Murray B. Sachs

Professor of Biomedical EngineeringProfessor of Medicine, Professor of Applied Math and StatisticsDirector, Alliance for Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Treatment innovation (ADVANCE) Director of AI Research in Health and Medicine, Data Science and AI Institute John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.

 Objectives

  • Introduce the concept of intramyocardial and epicardial VT sites of origin and discuss the techniques of epicardial VT mapping and ablation
  • Discuss the expanding role of pre-procedural imaging for substrate characterization and establish methods for, and introduce novel techniques of, VT site of origin identification
  • Identify the patient suitable for VT ablation
  • Highlight the importance of adequate pre-procedural patient preparation and image acquisition
  • Provide a forum for institutions in the UK with a special interest in VT to meet and discuss collaborative projects and present their work 

Programme schedule and speakers

The previous programme can be viewed here (PDF).

The 2024 London Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Symposium Programme was as follows:

Programme for the 11th Annual London Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Symposium
TimeEventLed by
8am to 9am Registration N/A
9am to 9:05am Welcome address Magdi Saba and A John Camm
9:05am to 9:30am Prevention of SCD in ARVC: The Role of Catheter Ablation Domenico Corrado
9:30am to 9:55am Why is Ablation of Post-Infarct VT Such a Delicate Affair? Paolo Della Bella
9:55am to 10:20am Mapping and Ablation of VA in Mitral Valve Prolapse Jose Merino
10:20am to 10:45am Best Practice in Outflow Tract Arrhythmia Mapping and Ablation Jesus Almendral
10:45am to 11am Panel discussion Magdi Saba and A John Camm
11am to 11:20am Coffee break N/A
11:20am to 11:45am To Induce or Not to Induce in NICM: Talloring Approach to Substrate  Thomas Deneke
11:45am to 12:10pm  The Emerging Role of Pulsed Field Ablation in VA Josef Kautzner
12:10pm to 12:35pm Genetic and Pathophysiological Basis of Idiopathic VF and J Wave Syndromes Elijah Behr
12:35pm to 12:45pm Panel discussion Paolo Della Bella and Jose Merino
12:45pm to 1:45pm Lunch N/A
1:45pm to 2:10pm Fascicular VT: How to Induce, Diagnose, Map and Ablate Akihiko Nogami
2:10pm to 2:35pm Electrogram and Ablation-Based Insights into the Pathophysiology of Idiopathic VF Dipen Shah
2:35pm to 3pm Purkinje-Related VF: Idiopathic, Ischemic and Inherited VF Akihiko Nogami
3pm to 3:15pm Panel discussion  Thomas Deneke and Magdi Saba
3:15pm to 3:35pm Coffee break N/A
3:55pm to 4:00pm LV Summit and Intra-septal VA: Venous Access and Keys to Successful Ablation Fermin Garcia
4pm to 4:25pm Advancing Arrhythmia Care With Artificial Intelligence Natalia Trayanova
4:25pm to 4:50pm Athlete-Related VA: Implications and Management Sanjay Sharma
4:50pm to 5pm Panel discussion Fermin Garcia and Elijah Behr 
5pm Adjourn Magdi Saba

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If you have any questions about this event please email pec@sgul.ac.uk.

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