New Swiss Horizons

20 – 22 September 2024

Guarda Val Hotel, Lenzerheide

Latest Topics in Arrhythmia Management

NEW SWISS HORIZONS is an opportunity to catch up with the latest advances in arrhythmia management with a special focus on ablation and cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Outstanding scientific faculty members and renowned chairmen and speakers including ablation, ICD/PM device and heart failure specialists will gather to discuss your areas of interest in the field of cardiac disease management. The compact format and informal atmosphere of this symposium will favour open communication in order to share our experiences to improve patient care.
The Scientific Faculty has set out to make this symposium an inspiring, high quality event and we look forward to meeting you in Lenzerheide.

Scientific Faculty

Haran Burri, Geneva

Giulio Conte, Lugano

Christian Sticherling, Basel

Congress Secretariat

CCE Services GmbH
Dornacherstrasse 82
4053 Basel
+41 61 551 07 00
info@cce-services.ch

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Accommodation

Guarda Val Hotel

Voa Sporz

7078 Lenzerheide

www.guardaval.ch

Accreditation

CME accreditation was confirmed by the Swiss Society of Cardiology with 11 credits category 1C.

Sponsors

The organizers cordially thank the following companies for their support.

New Swiss Horizons is actively and financially supported by the following sponsors

Scientific Program

Friday, 20 September 2024

Time
Title of Session / Presentation
Chairman / Speaker
12:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00
Welcome and Introduction
Haran Burri, Genève
14:05 - 15:50
SESSION 1
Open Lectures
Haran Burri, Genève
Richard Kobza, Luzern
14:05
PFA: Current use and glimpse to the future
Tobias Reichlin, Bern
14:35
SCAF: What to do after ARTESiA and NOAH AF?
Christian Sticherling, Basel
15:05
Persistent AF ablation: Targets beyond PVI?
Marco Bergonti, Lugano
15:35
Discussion
15:50 - 16:20
Coffee break
16:20 - 18:45
SESSION 2
Case Session: My most spectacular case
Giulio Conte, Lugano
Martin Rotter, Bern
16:20
The tricky PVC
Claudia Herrera, Bern
16:45
Ablation or Device case
Philipp Krisai, Basel
17:10
Device case
Giulia Domenichini, Lausanne
17:35
PFA and 3D mapping
Daniel Scherr, Graz AT
18:00
A very special case
Haran Burri, Genève
Christian Sticherling, Basel
18:25 - 18:45
Discussion

Saturday, 21 September 2024

Time
Title of Session / Presentation
Chairman / Speaker
09:00 - 10:30
SESSION 3
Meet the Experts
Sven Reek, Aarau
Christian Sticherling, Basel
09:00
Selective attention and Swiss Cheese strike again…
Tardu Özkartal, Lugano
09:25
Mortality benefit among primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients on contemporary heart failure treatment
Peter Ammann, St. Gallen
09:50
Update on survival of OHCA victims in Switzerland
Maria Luce Caputo, Lugano
10:15
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00
SESSION 4
Debate: Elderly patients with preserved LVEF in need of a PMK should receive:
Alexander Breitenstein, Zürich
Tobias Reichlin, Bern
11:00
- leadless pacing
Michael Kühne, Basel
11:25
- transvenous pacing
Haran Burri, Genève
11:50
Discussion
12:00 - 13:45
Lunch
13:45 - 15:30
SESSION 5
Open Lectures
Hildegard Tanner, Bern
Laurent Haegeli, Aarau
13:45
How to organize a remote monitoring clinic
Laurent Roten, Bern
14:15
CIED and the tricuspid valve
Alexander Breitenstein, Zürich
14:45
Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy
Patrick Badertscher, Basel
15:15
Discussion
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 18:05
SESSION 6
Case Session: My nightmare case
Tilman Perrin, Solothurn
Andreas Müller, Zürich
16:00
Don’t mess with the forgotten valve
Fabian Noti
16:25
My nightmare cases: it all started with the pocket
Valerian Valiton, Genève
16:50
When Skin Fails: Managing Epidermolysis and Haematoma in Post-Implant Care
Nikola Kozhuharov, Bern
17:15
My nightmare case: VT gone wild
Cheryl Teres, Lausanne
17:40
Ablation case
Benjamin Berte, Luzern
18:05 - 18:15
Wrap up
Christian Sticherling, Basel

Participation

Due to the limited number of participants, no place can be guaranteed. If you are interested in participating, please contact the Congress Secretariat CCE Services GmbH.