New Paradigms Guiding the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

New Paradigms Guiding the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Friday, June 3, 2005 11:30AM – 12:30PM, Marquis Ballroom C, 9th Floor, New York Marriott Marquis
Program Description This program is intended to demonstrate the latest developments in the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.
11:30	Opening Comments Chairman: W. Randolph Chitwood Jr., M.D. Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Professor and Chief Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
11:35	The Maze: Past, Present & Bright Future Niv Ad, MD Director of Cardiac Surgery Research Division of Cardiac Surgery Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia
11:45	Available Ablation Technologies Update Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD John M Shoenberg Professor of Surgery Chief of Cardiac Surgery Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
11:55	New Cryosurgical Approaches in the Management of AF Rick F. Hebeler, Jr., MD Cardiothoracic Surgeon Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
12:05	The ECU Experience-Past, Present and The Future Wiley Nifong, MD Assistant Professor Cardiothoracic Surgery Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
12:15	Panel Discussion

Sponsored by: The Cardiovascular Institute at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.

An unrestricted educational grant has been provided by CryoCath Technologies, Inc. & ATS Medical Inc.