412 - THE TOP 4 ARRHYTHMIA TRIALS IN 2024-2025 FOR THE CLINICAL/COMMUNITY CARDIOLOGIST

Sunday, October 26, 2025

8:30am - 9:30am ET

Room:309AB

Target Audience: Clinical cardiologists, Community cardiologists, Trainee (clinical)

Co-Chair(s)

DB

David Birnie, MD

Staff Cardiologist
University of Ottawa heart institute
University of Ottawa heart Institute
Roopinder Sandhu, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Cardiac Electrophysiology
CHRS
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/ University of Alberta

Panelist(s)

JH

Jeff Healey, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FHRS

Electrophysiologist
McMaster University
McMaster Unviersity
Jean-Marc Raymond, MD

Electrophysiologist
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
Léna Rivard, MD,MSc (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal
Montreal Heart Institute
Roopinder Sandhu, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Cardiac Electrophysiology
CHRS
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/ University of Alberta

Presenter(s)

AB

Alex Benz, MD
AC

Anne-Marie Claveau, MD
Tammy Ryan, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

EP Fellow
Libin Cardiovascular Institute
Libin Cardiovascular Institute
Roopinder Sandhu, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Cardiac Electrophysiology
CHRS
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/ University of Alberta
MT

Marianne Tetreault-Langlois, MD

Early Career(s)

NB

Nicolas Berbenetz, MD
William McIntyre, MD PhD FRCPC (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
McMaster University
McMaster Unversity
Maude Peretz, MD, FRCPC

CARDIOLOGIST
CCS, CANCARE
McGill University

Trainee(s)

AB

Alex Benz, MD
AC

Anne-Marie Claveau, MD
Tammy Ryan, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

EP Fellow
Libin Cardiovascular Institute
Libin Cardiovascular Institute
MT

Marianne Tetreault-Langlois, MD

Moderator(s)

DB

David Birnie, MD

Staff Cardiologist
University of Ottawa heart institute
University of Ottawa heart Institute
Roopinder Sandhu, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Cardiac Electrophysiology
CHRS
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/ University of Alberta

Planning Committee Member(s)

NB

Nicolas Berbenetz, MD
CC

Chamoun Chamoun, MD
MD

Marc Deyell, FCCS FHRS (he/him/his)

cardiac Electrophysiologist
CHRS
University of British Columbia
Nadine Gauthier, MD

Assistant Professor
CNCT
Jacqueline Joza, MD MSc

Cardiologist
CHRS
McGill University Health Centre
William McIntyre, MD PhD FRCPC (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
McMaster University
McMaster Unversity
Maude Peretz, MD, FRCPC

CARDIOLOGIST
CCS, CANCARE
McGill University

Workshop Description: Workshop

Description: In a fast-paced presentation workshop format, 4 trainees will be paired with 4 practicing electrophysiologists to review the top 4 arrhythmia trials published in the last year. By top 4 we mean the 4 that most impact the clinical practice of general and community cardiologists

Each trainee will present an ARS questions and then a brief 2-minute arrhythmia case that highlights the potential impact of the clinical trial on clinical cardiology/community cardiology practice. The senior arrhythmia physicians will then provide a brief overview of the trial and discuss the applicability of the trial to the case (6 mins). Both the trainee, senior faculty and panel will then participate in the audience question and answer period (7 mins).

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

critically appraise some recent clinical trials and learn how to apply key findings in clinical practice to patients similar to the case presentations.
evaluate with up-to-date information the risks and benefits of anticoagulation of their patients (a) following successful ablation and (b) with subclinical AF. Hence, they will be able to engage in shared decision making with their patients who are similar to the case presentations; and
discuss with their patients some of the risks, success rates and expected improvements in quality of life after ablation for atrial fibrillation. Hence, they will be able to engage in shared decision making with their patients who are similar to the case presentations.