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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
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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.
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