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Events
September 04, 2025
08:00 AM (EDT)
– 08:50 AM (EDT)
Innovation Summit Section l: Innovation in Cardiac Mapping
Innovation Summit Section l: Innovation in Cardiac Mapping
Jonathan Piccini | Shlomo Shpun | Sabine Ernst | Vadim Federov | Philip Haeusser | Mélèze Hocini | Jerome Kalifa | Devi Nair | Sanjiv Narayan
The Innovation Summit at HRX Live 2025 is a dynamic half-day program that spotlights transformative technologies, breakthrough treatments and groundbreaking advancements in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology. Co-chaired by Jon Piccini and Devi Nair, the summit features rapid-fire presentations that delve into cutting-edge ideas.
08:55 AM (EDT)
– 09:45 AM (EDT)
Innovation Summit Section ll: Innovation in Cardiac Ablation
Innovation Summit Section ll: Innovation in Cardiac Ablation
Devi Nair | Melanie Gunawardene | Sabine Ernst | H. Immo Lehmann | Vivek Y. Reddy | Andrea Sarkozy | Kalyanam Shivkumar
The Innovation Summit at HRX Live 2025 is a dynamic half-day program that spotlights transformative technologies, breakthrough treatments and groundbreaking advancements in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology. Co-chaired by Jon Piccini and Devi Nair, the summit features rapid-fire presentations that delve into cutting-edge ideas.
10:00 AM (EDT)
– 10:50 AM (EDT)
Innovation Summit Section III: Pacing & Implanted Device Therapy
Innovation Summit Section III: Pacing & Implanted Device Therapy
Emily Zeitler | Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green | Mikhael El-Chami | Avi Fischer | Devi Nair | Venkatakrishna Tholakanahalli | Niraj Varma
The Innovation Summit at HRX Live 2025 is a dynamic half-day program that spotlights transformative technologies, breakthrough treatments and groundbreaking advancements in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology. Co-chaired by Jon Piccini and Devi Nair, the summit features rapid-fire presentations that delve into cutting-edge ideas.
10:50 AM (EDT)
– 12:00 PM (EDT)
Innovation Summit Section IV: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification & Treatment of Arrhythmias
Innovation Summit Section IV: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification & Treatment of Arrhythmias
Elaine Wan | Patrick Boyle | Jennifer N. Avari Silva | Yaariv Khaykin | Zak Loring | Steven Lubitz | Devi Nair | Sotirios Nedios | Jagmeet Singh
The Innovation Summit at HRX Live 2025 is a dynamic half-day program that spotlights transformative technologies, breakthrough treatments and groundbreaking advancements in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology. Co-chaired by Jon Piccini and Devi Nair, the summit features rapid-fire presentations that delve into cutting-edge ideas.
01:00 PM (EDT)
– 01:45 PM (EDT)
From Spark to Scale: Building a Culture of Innovation in MedTech
From Spark to Scale: Building a Culture of Innovation in MedTech
Kris Shah | Suneet Mittal
Kris Shah, former President of Baylis Medical and a driving force behind one of Canada’s most influential MedTech success stories, joins Dr. Suneet Mittal for a main tent conversation at HRX 2025. Together, they will explore how innovation can be intentionally cultivated—from early-stage ideation to global scale. Drawing from his leadership at Baylis Medical, Kris will share how he created an environment that empowered engineers and clinicians to challenge convention, embraced failure as a learning tool, and ultimately brought disruptive cardiovascular technologies to market. Attendees will gain insight into the strategic, cultural, and operational levers needed to sustain innovation in a highly regulated, risk-averse industry. Whether you’re a founder, physician, or executive, this session offers a blueprint for how to lead boldly and innovate with purpose.
02:00 PM (EDT)
– 02:45 PM (EDT)
AFib, AI, and the Future of Care: Revolution or Just Hype?
AFib, AI, and the Future of Care: Revolution or Just Hype?
Mintu Turakhia
This session explores how AI-driven innovations are transforming atrial fibrillation (AF) management, from prevention to long-term care. Experts will discuss AI-powered digital education, solutions for early intervention, and technology’s role in addressing key risk factors like obesity, sleep apnea, and exercise. Is AI the game-changer in achieving sustainable AF care, or just another trend? Join us to find out.
02:00 PM (EDT)
– 02:45 PM (EDT)
Remote Monitoring and Data Management: Challenges and Innovations
Remote Monitoring and Data Management: Challenges and Innovations
Aileen Ferrick | Jessica Mullenix | Carissa Pistilli | Yekaterina Spivak | Julie Thomas | Amy Tucker | Rebecca Yapejian
In this session, we will delve into the evolving landscape of remote monitoring, addressing the increasing challenges associated with managing vast amounts of data collected from wearables, implantables, and external monitoring devices. We will explore the complexities of integrating data across diverse platforms, with a particular focus on overcoming interoperability barriers.
02:45 PM (EDT)
– 03:30 PM (EDT)
Pediatric EP and Cardiac Tech: Lifesaver or Just the Start?
Pediatric EP and Cardiac Tech: Lifesaver or Just the Start?
Brynn Dechert-Crooks | Benjamin Hale | Jamie Harris | Lisa Roelle | Nicholas Von Bergen
From life-changing interventions to emotional uncertainties, how does cardiac technology shape the journey of children and young adults with arrhythmias? This session explores the evolving role of electrophysiology (EP) in pediatrics, the impact of cutting-edge devices, and the patient experience—balancing fear, hope, and the promise of innovation. Are we maximizing technology’s potential, or is is there more to uncover in improving outcomes and quality of life for young patients?
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
Novel Molecular and Genetic Therapies for Inherited Arrhythmia Syndrome and Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathies
Novel Molecular and Genetic Therapies for Inherited Arrhythmia Syndrome and Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathies
Dominic Abrams | Vassilios Bezzerides | Gabriel Brooks | Cain McClary
Inherited arrhythmia syndromes and cardiomyopathies pose a significant clinic challenge, with suboptimal treatment and a large unmet need. Over the last decade several new therapies have been developed which target the underlying genetic and molecular causes of these conditions, and many are progressing from pre-clinical research to clinical trials. These discoveries offer a potential paradigm shift in treatment strategies and quality of life for patients. This panel focused on novel genetic and molecular therapies for inherited arrhythmia syndromes and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies will bring together experts with a broad range of experience including venture capital, clinicians, translational scientists, and biotech. The session will address a wide range of topics from lab discovery to commercialization.
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
Personalized Care Through Digital Twins – Foundational or Fantasy?
Personalized Care Through Digital Twins – Foundational or Fantasy?
Natalia Trayanova | Patrick Boyle | Liat Tsoref
Digital twins offer the promise to develop, test, and validate potential personalized solutions for heart rhythm care that are unique to a given individual and their myocardial substrate. Early studies have been promising. However, there are significant challenges from several different areas including operational, computational, and efficacy. This session will engage in discussing whether digital twins will become a foundational core of EP care or remain a fantasy.
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
04:30 PM (EDT)
– 05:15 PM (EDT)
AI at the Point of Care: Redesigning Documentation for Clinicians
AI at the Point of Care: Redesigning Documentation for Clinicians
Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy
From dictation software to full-blown natural language processing assistants, AI-based documentation tools promise to free clinicians from the tedium of charting. Physician burnout is on the rise—can AI-driven documentation help turn the tide? Strategies for successful change management, physician buy-in, and ongoing system optimization will be highlighted. How do we ensure data accuracy, privacy, and seamless integration into diverse electronic health records? Panelists will discuss the practical implementation of AI-assisted documentation and patient communication, while maintaining patient-centered care.
04:30 PM (EDT)
– 05:15 PM (EDT)
Clinical Workflow: Interoperability, Decision-Making, and Solutions – What’s the Missing Link?
Clinical Workflow: Interoperability, Decision-Making, and Solutions – What’s the Missing Link?
David Slotwiner
This session explores how AI integration, EMR advancements, and remote monitoring can enhance physician decision-making, streamline workflows, and improve patient care. Panelists will discuss the impact of AI on billing and physician hours, the role of device-driven insights in heart failure management, and how RNs and APPs contribute to effective communication and data management. Join us for an insightful discussion on leveraging technology to optimize clinical efficiency and patient outcomes.
04:30 PM (EDT)
– 05:15 PM (EDT)
Evolution, Integration, and Disruption of Ultrasound Technologies in the EP Laboratory
Evolution, Integration, and Disruption of Ultrasound Technologies in the EP Laboratory
Amin Al-Ahmad
There is an unprecedented surge in innovation surrounding intracardiac ultrasound and its integration into electrophysiologic care. Future iterations of 4-D intracardiac ultrasound, next-generation integration into mapping systems, and the use of ultrasound for therapeutic purposes all have the potential to significantly change practice. This session will review these key innovations and how they may improve care in the EP laboratory.
September 05, 2025
08:45 AM (EDT)
– 09:30 AM (EDT)
09:45 AM (EDT)
– 10:30 AM (EDT)
Are Digital Innovations Accelerating Advances in Gene Therapy?
Are Digital Innovations Accelerating Advances in Gene Therapy?
With gene therapy advancing rapidly, how do digital innovations accelerate its impact on cardiovascular disease? This session explores the evolution of gene therapy trials, cutting-edge breakthroughs, and the role of AI, big data, and digital platforms in research, patient monitoring, and treatment optimization. Hear from experts and patient advocates as we examine whether technology is the key to making gene therapy more accessible, efficient, and transformative. Are we on the verge of a revolution, or just scratching the surface?
09:45 AM (EDT)
– 10:30 AM (EDT)
Innovations in Autonomic Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation
Innovations in Autonomic Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation
Jonathan Piccini | Shih-Ann Chen | Malcolm Finlay | Marat Fudim | Stavros Stavrakis | Kalyanam Shivkumar
The autonomic nervous system is known to play a critical role in the initiation and/or triggering of many arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation. Autonomic therapies have moved well-beyond isolated ablation of cardiac ganglionated plexi. This session will review the innovations that have expanded autonomic therapies, including tragus stimulation, renal sympathetic denervation, and future innovations for additional interventions.
10:30 AM (EDT)
– 11:15 AM (EDT)
The Permanent Pacing of Tomorrow
The Permanent Pacing of Tomorrow
Mikhael El-Chami | Neal Bhatia | Janet K. Han
This session will detail the possibilities, potential technologies, and likely pathways for permanent pacing in the future. Specifically, this session will explore next generation pacing technologies, including but not limited to advances in leadless pacing, micro-devices, new epicardial pacing interventions, pacing for HFpE, and physiologic atrial pacing.
12:30 PM (EDT)
– 01:15 PM (EDT)
Heart Rhythm Innovation Morbidity and Mortality Conference – Avoiding Fatal Pitfalls
Heart Rhythm Innovation Morbidity and Mortality Conference – Avoiding Fatal Pitfalls
Avi Fischer | Daniel Cantillon | Malcolm Finlay | Jennifer N. Avari Silva
Not all innovation is successful. Many potential innovations fail in the pre-clinical or early testing phases – often for common reasons. This session will discuss the potential pitfalls in device development and how innovators can navigate these challenges with greater confidence by avoiding mistakes and missteps. The panel will discuss their “dream” innovations that didn’t come to fruition – and what they learned.
12:30 PM (EDT)
– 01:15 PM (EDT)
Imaging 2.0: Multi-Modal Insights for Complex EP Cases
Imaging 2.0: Multi-Modal Insights for Complex EP Cases
Jeffrey Winterfield
Innovations in imaging—ranging from real-time 3D/4D echo, advanced CT mapping to cardiac MRI—are reshaping electrophysiology. This session explores how novel visualization tools and AI-powered image processing can guide complex procedures while improving patient safety and outcomes.
01:15 PM (EDT)
– 02:00 PM (EDT)
Innovations in Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: Oxymoron or a Turning Point in the Field
Innovations in Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: Oxymoron or a Turning Point in the Field
Steven Lubitz
Catheter ablation has become the dominant form of therapeutic intervention for cardiac arrhythmias. However, preclinical development of new antiarrhythmic drugs is very robust. These new molecular entities are not limited to antagonism of membrane active ion channels, but target additional mechanisms of arrhythmogenesis. These drugs, their targets, and their potential ability to improve and disrupt current care paradigms will be reviewed in this session.
01:15 PM (EDT)
– 02:00 PM (EDT)
Early Feasibility Studies and EP Innovation
Early Feasibility Studies and EP Innovation
Paul Wang | J. Peter Weiss
EP Collaboratory to share efforts between industry and early stage companies to promote EFS within the US to increase patient access to new technologies and to support device innovation.
02:00 PM (EDT)
– 02:45 PM (EDT)
Development of Autonomous Mapping Systems
Development of Autonomous Mapping Systems
Sanjiv Narayan | Sabine Ernst | Shlomo Shpun | Jennifer N. Avari Silva
Self-driving cars, remote control of drones, and self-navigating planes are all current realities. However, mapping and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias is a completely human and labor-intensive endeavor, despite many advances over the years. This session will discuss the key barriers and potential solutions that may enable remote control of mapping and ablation as well as semi-autonomous systems for mapping and ablation.
02:45 PM (EDT)
– 03:30 PM (EDT)
Regulatory Science in a Changing Landscape for Device Trials
Regulatory Science in a Changing Landscape for Device Trials
This session will highlight the challenges, current best practices, and how innovation will impact regulatory science, with a focus on first-in-human device trials. The session will highlight shared and unique challenges in different regions of the world, including Asia, Europe, and North America. Attendees will be armed with a better understanding of the key barriers and facilitators for successful first-in-human trials.
03:00 PM (EDT)
– 03:45 AM (EDT)
03:00 PM (EDT)
– 03:45 PM (EDT)
Pulsed Field Ablation: The End of the Beginning
Pulsed Field Ablation: The End of the Beginning
Vivek Y. Reddy | Thomas Deneke
By the time of HRX 2025, pulsed field ablation will have been clinically available in the US for more than a year and a half. While first-gen systems have brought notable changes to EP, these first-generation systems only represent the very beginning of PFA. This session will focus on discussion of the key developments and advances for next generation PFA technologies, including advances in pulse sequences, catheter design, integration with electroanatomic mapping, and patient- and anatomic-specific custom lesion formation.
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
AI for the Failing Heart: From Early Detection to Remote Monitoring and Predictive Analytics
AI for the Failing Heart: From Early Detection to Remote Monitoring and Predictive Analytics
Marat Fudim
As healthcare shifts toward proactive interventions, AI holds the promise of detecting heart failure before overt symptoms appear. In this session, experts will discuss how machine learning and big-data analytics can arm clinicians with real-time insights to intervene at the earliest sign of HF decompensation. Attendees will gain an understanding of predictive models, novel monitoring tools, and the challenges involved in implementing such technologies on a broad scale.
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
04:45 PM (EDT)
– 05:30 PM (EDT)
Cutting-Edge Ablation Techniques That Challenge Traditional Methods And Improve Patient Outcomes
Cutting-Edge Ablation Techniques That Challenge Traditional Methods And Improve Patient Outcomes
Jennifer N. Avari Silva
What’s next in the evolution of cardiac ablation technology? This session explores whether ease of use will translate into superior outcomes, the potential of novel energy sources, and the role of robotics, AR, and VR in procedural automation. Experts will also discuss the promise of computational modeling in personalizing ablation strategies—are we truly on the brink of precision ablation, or is clinical translation still a work in progress?
04:45 PM (EDT)
– 05:30 PM (EDT)
Innovative Educational Strategies for Patients and Professionals
Innovative Educational Strategies for Patients and Professionals
Jill Schaeffer | Jamie Harris | Jeroen Hendriks | Samuel F. Sears | Julie Shea | Mellanie True Hills
This session will explore cutting-edge approaches to patient education, focusing on the integration of digital tools and interactive platforms. Participants will gain insights into the latest best practices for educating patients and healthcare professionals, enhancing engagement, understanding, and overall patient outcomes.
September 06, 2025
08:00 AM (EDT)
– 08:45 AM (EDT)
Novel Technologies are Here! Let’s Discuss Application
Novel Technologies are Here! Let’s Discuss Application
Sana Al-Khatib
Innovation in cardiology remains a central driving force to better patient care. This session explores how emerging technologies provide both opportunities and challenges to execute.
08:45 AM (EDT)
– 09:30 AM (EDT)
Wearables and the Future
Wearables and the Future
Jagmeet Singh
The advent of multiple sensors in wearables begins to provide clinicians with a treasure trove of data of unknown impact and usefulness. This session will examine tech and the patient experience of employing it.
09:45 AM (EDT)
– 12:00 AM (EDT)
10:45 AM (EDT)
– 11:30 AM (EDT)
10:45 AM (EDT)
– 11:30 AM (EDT)
AI and Machine Learning in Electrophysiology: From Research to Implementation
AI and Machine Learning in Electrophysiology: From Research to Implementation
James O’Hara | Janet K. Han | Lisa Roelle | Heather Ross | Lauren Rousseau
We will discuss key issues surrounding interoperability and integration, exploring innovative solutions for seamless data flow across multiple monitoring systems. Additionally, we will evaluate the role of AI to support clinical decision-making, enhancing both patient outcomes and operational efficiency. Join us to explore the future of remote monitoring and data management, and how innovations in this field are shaping the future of healthcare
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Events
September 04, 2025
08:00 AM (EDT)
– 08:50 AM (EDT)
Innovation Summit Section l: Innovation in Cardiac Mapping
Innovation Summit Section l: Innovation in Cardiac Mapping
Jonathan Piccini | Shlomo Shpun | Sabine Ernst | Vadim Federov | Philip Haeusser | Mélèze Hocini | Jerome Kalifa | Devi Nair | Sanjiv Narayan
The Innovation Summit at HRX Live 2025 is a dynamic half-day program that spotlights transformative technologies, breakthrough treatments and groundbreaking advancements in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology. Co-chaired by Jon Piccini and Devi Nair, the summit features rapid-fire presentations that delve into cutting-edge ideas.
08:55 AM (EDT)
– 09:45 AM (EDT)
Innovation Summit Section ll: Innovation in Cardiac Ablation
Innovation Summit Section ll: Innovation in Cardiac Ablation
Devi Nair | Melanie Gunawardene | Sabine Ernst | H. Immo Lehmann | Vivek Y. Reddy | Andrea Sarkozy | Kalyanam Shivkumar
The Innovation Summit at HRX Live 2025 is a dynamic half-day program that spotlights transformative technologies, breakthrough treatments and groundbreaking advancements in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology. Co-chaired by Jon Piccini and Devi Nair, the summit features rapid-fire presentations that delve into cutting-edge ideas.
10:00 AM (EDT)
– 10:50 AM (EDT)
Innovation Summit Section III: Pacing & Implanted Device Therapy
Innovation Summit Section III: Pacing & Implanted Device Therapy
Emily Zeitler | Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green | Mikhael El-Chami | Avi Fischer | Devi Nair | Venkatakrishna Tholakanahalli | Niraj Varma
The Innovation Summit at HRX Live 2025 is a dynamic half-day program that spotlights transformative technologies, breakthrough treatments and groundbreaking advancements in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology. Co-chaired by Jon Piccini and Devi Nair, the summit features rapid-fire presentations that delve into cutting-edge ideas.
10:50 AM (EDT)
– 12:00 PM (EDT)
Innovation Summit Section IV: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification & Treatment of Arrhythmias
Innovation Summit Section IV: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification & Treatment of Arrhythmias
Elaine Wan | Patrick Boyle | Jennifer N. Avari Silva | Yaariv Khaykin | Zak Loring | Steven Lubitz | Devi Nair | Sotirios Nedios | Jagmeet Singh
The Innovation Summit at HRX Live 2025 is a dynamic half-day program that spotlights transformative technologies, breakthrough treatments and groundbreaking advancements in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology. Co-chaired by Jon Piccini and Devi Nair, the summit features rapid-fire presentations that delve into cutting-edge ideas.
01:00 PM (EDT)
– 01:45 PM (EDT)
From Spark to Scale: Building a Culture of Innovation in MedTech
From Spark to Scale: Building a Culture of Innovation in MedTech
Kris Shah | Suneet Mittal
Kris Shah, former President of Baylis Medical and a driving force behind one of Canada’s most influential MedTech success stories, joins Dr. Suneet Mittal for a main tent conversation at HRX 2025. Together, they will explore how innovation can be intentionally cultivated—from early-stage ideation to global scale. Drawing from his leadership at Baylis Medical, Kris will share how he created an environment that empowered engineers and clinicians to challenge convention, embraced failure as a learning tool, and ultimately brought disruptive cardiovascular technologies to market. Attendees will gain insight into the strategic, cultural, and operational levers needed to sustain innovation in a highly regulated, risk-averse industry. Whether you’re a founder, physician, or executive, this session offers a blueprint for how to lead boldly and innovate with purpose.
02:00 PM (EDT)
– 02:45 PM (EDT)
AFib, AI, and the Future of Care: Revolution or Just Hype?
AFib, AI, and the Future of Care: Revolution or Just Hype?
Mintu Turakhia
This session explores how AI-driven innovations are transforming atrial fibrillation (AF) management, from prevention to long-term care. Experts will discuss AI-powered digital education, solutions for early intervention, and technology’s role in addressing key risk factors like obesity, sleep apnea, and exercise. Is AI the game-changer in achieving sustainable AF care, or just another trend? Join us to find out.
02:00 PM (EDT)
– 02:45 PM (EDT)
Remote Monitoring and Data Management: Challenges and Innovations
Remote Monitoring and Data Management: Challenges and Innovations
Aileen Ferrick | Jessica Mullenix | Carissa Pistilli | Yekaterina Spivak | Julie Thomas | Amy Tucker | Rebecca Yapejian
In this session, we will delve into the evolving landscape of remote monitoring, addressing the increasing challenges associated with managing vast amounts of data collected from wearables, implantables, and external monitoring devices. We will explore the complexities of integrating data across diverse platforms, with a particular focus on overcoming interoperability barriers.
02:45 PM (EDT)
– 03:30 PM (EDT)
Pediatric EP and Cardiac Tech: Lifesaver or Just the Start?
Pediatric EP and Cardiac Tech: Lifesaver or Just the Start?
Brynn Dechert-Crooks | Benjamin Hale | Jamie Harris | Lisa Roelle | Nicholas Von Bergen
From life-changing interventions to emotional uncertainties, how does cardiac technology shape the journey of children and young adults with arrhythmias? This session explores the evolving role of electrophysiology (EP) in pediatrics, the impact of cutting-edge devices, and the patient experience—balancing fear, hope, and the promise of innovation. Are we maximizing technology’s potential, or is is there more to uncover in improving outcomes and quality of life for young patients?
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
Novel Molecular and Genetic Therapies for Inherited Arrhythmia Syndrome and Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathies
Novel Molecular and Genetic Therapies for Inherited Arrhythmia Syndrome and Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathies
Dominic Abrams | Vassilios Bezzerides | Gabriel Brooks | Cain McClary
Inherited arrhythmia syndromes and cardiomyopathies pose a significant clinic challenge, with suboptimal treatment and a large unmet need. Over the last decade several new therapies have been developed which target the underlying genetic and molecular causes of these conditions, and many are progressing from pre-clinical research to clinical trials. These discoveries offer a potential paradigm shift in treatment strategies and quality of life for patients. This panel focused on novel genetic and molecular therapies for inherited arrhythmia syndromes and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies will bring together experts with a broad range of experience including venture capital, clinicians, translational scientists, and biotech. The session will address a wide range of topics from lab discovery to commercialization.
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
Personalized Care Through Digital Twins – Foundational or Fantasy?
Personalized Care Through Digital Twins – Foundational or Fantasy?
Natalia Trayanova | Patrick Boyle | Liat Tsoref
Digital twins offer the promise to develop, test, and validate potential personalized solutions for heart rhythm care that are unique to a given individual and their myocardial substrate. Early studies have been promising. However, there are significant challenges from several different areas including operational, computational, and efficacy. This session will engage in discussing whether digital twins will become a foundational core of EP care or remain a fantasy.
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
04:30 PM (EDT)
– 05:15 PM (EDT)
AI at the Point of Care: Redesigning Documentation for Clinicians
AI at the Point of Care: Redesigning Documentation for Clinicians
Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy
From dictation software to full-blown natural language processing assistants, AI-based documentation tools promise to free clinicians from the tedium of charting. Physician burnout is on the rise—can AI-driven documentation help turn the tide? Strategies for successful change management, physician buy-in, and ongoing system optimization will be highlighted. How do we ensure data accuracy, privacy, and seamless integration into diverse electronic health records? Panelists will discuss the practical implementation of AI-assisted documentation and patient communication, while maintaining patient-centered care.
04:30 PM (EDT)
– 05:15 PM (EDT)
Clinical Workflow: Interoperability, Decision-Making, and Solutions – What’s the Missing Link?
Clinical Workflow: Interoperability, Decision-Making, and Solutions – What’s the Missing Link?
David Slotwiner
This session explores how AI integration, EMR advancements, and remote monitoring can enhance physician decision-making, streamline workflows, and improve patient care. Panelists will discuss the impact of AI on billing and physician hours, the role of device-driven insights in heart failure management, and how RNs and APPs contribute to effective communication and data management. Join us for an insightful discussion on leveraging technology to optimize clinical efficiency and patient outcomes.
04:30 PM (EDT)
– 05:15 PM (EDT)
Evolution, Integration, and Disruption of Ultrasound Technologies in the EP Laboratory
Evolution, Integration, and Disruption of Ultrasound Technologies in the EP Laboratory
Amin Al-Ahmad
There is an unprecedented surge in innovation surrounding intracardiac ultrasound and its integration into electrophysiologic care. Future iterations of 4-D intracardiac ultrasound, next-generation integration into mapping systems, and the use of ultrasound for therapeutic purposes all have the potential to significantly change practice. This session will review these key innovations and how they may improve care in the EP laboratory.
September 05, 2025
08:45 AM (EDT)
– 09:30 AM (EDT)
09:45 AM (EDT)
– 10:30 AM (EDT)
Are Digital Innovations Accelerating Advances in Gene Therapy?
Are Digital Innovations Accelerating Advances in Gene Therapy?
With gene therapy advancing rapidly, how do digital innovations accelerate its impact on cardiovascular disease? This session explores the evolution of gene therapy trials, cutting-edge breakthroughs, and the role of AI, big data, and digital platforms in research, patient monitoring, and treatment optimization. Hear from experts and patient advocates as we examine whether technology is the key to making gene therapy more accessible, efficient, and transformative. Are we on the verge of a revolution, or just scratching the surface?
09:45 AM (EDT)
– 10:30 AM (EDT)
Innovations in Autonomic Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation
Innovations in Autonomic Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation
Jonathan Piccini | Shih-Ann Chen | Malcolm Finlay | Marat Fudim | Stavros Stavrakis | Kalyanam Shivkumar
The autonomic nervous system is known to play a critical role in the initiation and/or triggering of many arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation. Autonomic therapies have moved well-beyond isolated ablation of cardiac ganglionated plexi. This session will review the innovations that have expanded autonomic therapies, including tragus stimulation, renal sympathetic denervation, and future innovations for additional interventions.
10:30 AM (EDT)
– 11:15 AM (EDT)
The Permanent Pacing of Tomorrow
The Permanent Pacing of Tomorrow
Mikhael El-Chami | Neal Bhatia | Janet K. Han
This session will detail the possibilities, potential technologies, and likely pathways for permanent pacing in the future. Specifically, this session will explore next generation pacing technologies, including but not limited to advances in leadless pacing, micro-devices, new epicardial pacing interventions, pacing for HFpE, and physiologic atrial pacing.
12:30 PM (EDT)
– 01:15 PM (EDT)
Heart Rhythm Innovation Morbidity and Mortality Conference – Avoiding Fatal Pitfalls
Heart Rhythm Innovation Morbidity and Mortality Conference – Avoiding Fatal Pitfalls
Avi Fischer | Daniel Cantillon | Malcolm Finlay | Jennifer N. Avari Silva
Not all innovation is successful. Many potential innovations fail in the pre-clinical or early testing phases – often for common reasons. This session will discuss the potential pitfalls in device development and how innovators can navigate these challenges with greater confidence by avoiding mistakes and missteps. The panel will discuss their “dream” innovations that didn’t come to fruition – and what they learned.
12:30 PM (EDT)
– 01:15 PM (EDT)
Imaging 2.0: Multi-Modal Insights for Complex EP Cases
Imaging 2.0: Multi-Modal Insights for Complex EP Cases
Jeffrey Winterfield
Innovations in imaging—ranging from real-time 3D/4D echo, advanced CT mapping to cardiac MRI—are reshaping electrophysiology. This session explores how novel visualization tools and AI-powered image processing can guide complex procedures while improving patient safety and outcomes.
01:15 PM (EDT)
– 02:00 PM (EDT)
Innovations in Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: Oxymoron or a Turning Point in the Field
Innovations in Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: Oxymoron or a Turning Point in the Field
Steven Lubitz
Catheter ablation has become the dominant form of therapeutic intervention for cardiac arrhythmias. However, preclinical development of new antiarrhythmic drugs is very robust. These new molecular entities are not limited to antagonism of membrane active ion channels, but target additional mechanisms of arrhythmogenesis. These drugs, their targets, and their potential ability to improve and disrupt current care paradigms will be reviewed in this session.
01:15 PM (EDT)
– 02:00 PM (EDT)
Early Feasibility Studies and EP Innovation
Early Feasibility Studies and EP Innovation
Paul Wang | J. Peter Weiss
EP Collaboratory to share efforts between industry and early stage companies to promote EFS within the US to increase patient access to new technologies and to support device innovation.
02:00 PM (EDT)
– 02:45 PM (EDT)
Development of Autonomous Mapping Systems
Development of Autonomous Mapping Systems
Sanjiv Narayan | Sabine Ernst | Shlomo Shpun | Jennifer N. Avari Silva
Self-driving cars, remote control of drones, and self-navigating planes are all current realities. However, mapping and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias is a completely human and labor-intensive endeavor, despite many advances over the years. This session will discuss the key barriers and potential solutions that may enable remote control of mapping and ablation as well as semi-autonomous systems for mapping and ablation.
02:45 PM (EDT)
– 03:30 PM (EDT)
Regulatory Science in a Changing Landscape for Device Trials
Regulatory Science in a Changing Landscape for Device Trials
This session will highlight the challenges, current best practices, and how innovation will impact regulatory science, with a focus on first-in-human device trials. The session will highlight shared and unique challenges in different regions of the world, including Asia, Europe, and North America. Attendees will be armed with a better understanding of the key barriers and facilitators for successful first-in-human trials.
03:00 PM (EDT)
– 03:45 AM (EDT)
03:00 PM (EDT)
– 03:45 PM (EDT)
Pulsed Field Ablation: The End of the Beginning
Pulsed Field Ablation: The End of the Beginning
Vivek Y. Reddy | Thomas Deneke
By the time of HRX 2025, pulsed field ablation will have been clinically available in the US for more than a year and a half. While first-gen systems have brought notable changes to EP, these first-generation systems only represent the very beginning of PFA. This session will focus on discussion of the key developments and advances for next generation PFA technologies, including advances in pulse sequences, catheter design, integration with electroanatomic mapping, and patient- and anatomic-specific custom lesion formation.
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
AI for the Failing Heart: From Early Detection to Remote Monitoring and Predictive Analytics
AI for the Failing Heart: From Early Detection to Remote Monitoring and Predictive Analytics
Marat Fudim
As healthcare shifts toward proactive interventions, AI holds the promise of detecting heart failure before overt symptoms appear. In this session, experts will discuss how machine learning and big-data analytics can arm clinicians with real-time insights to intervene at the earliest sign of HF decompensation. Attendees will gain an understanding of predictive models, novel monitoring tools, and the challenges involved in implementing such technologies on a broad scale.
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
04:45 PM (EDT)
– 05:30 PM (EDT)
Cutting-Edge Ablation Techniques That Challenge Traditional Methods And Improve Patient Outcomes
Cutting-Edge Ablation Techniques That Challenge Traditional Methods And Improve Patient Outcomes
Jennifer N. Avari Silva
What’s next in the evolution of cardiac ablation technology? This session explores whether ease of use will translate into superior outcomes, the potential of novel energy sources, and the role of robotics, AR, and VR in procedural automation. Experts will also discuss the promise of computational modeling in personalizing ablation strategies—are we truly on the brink of precision ablation, or is clinical translation still a work in progress?
04:45 PM (EDT)
– 05:30 PM (EDT)
Innovative Educational Strategies for Patients and Professionals
Innovative Educational Strategies for Patients and Professionals
Jill Schaeffer | Jamie Harris | Jeroen Hendriks | Samuel F. Sears | Julie Shea | Mellanie True Hills
This session will explore cutting-edge approaches to patient education, focusing on the integration of digital tools and interactive platforms. Participants will gain insights into the latest best practices for educating patients and healthcare professionals, enhancing engagement, understanding, and overall patient outcomes.
September 06, 2025
08:00 AM (EDT)
– 08:45 AM (EDT)
Novel Technologies are Here! Let’s Discuss Application
Novel Technologies are Here! Let’s Discuss Application
Sana Al-Khatib
Innovation in cardiology remains a central driving force to better patient care. This session explores how emerging technologies provide both opportunities and challenges to execute.
08:45 AM (EDT)
– 09:30 AM (EDT)
Wearables and the Future
Wearables and the Future
Jagmeet Singh
The advent of multiple sensors in wearables begins to provide clinicians with a treasure trove of data of unknown impact and usefulness. This session will examine tech and the patient experience of employing it.
09:45 AM (EDT)
– 12:00 AM (EDT)
10:45 AM (EDT)
– 11:30 AM (EDT)
10:45 AM (EDT)
– 11:30 AM (EDT)
AI and Machine Learning in Electrophysiology: From Research to Implementation
AI and Machine Learning in Electrophysiology: From Research to Implementation
James O’Hara | Janet K. Han | Lisa Roelle | Heather Ross | Lauren Rousseau
We will discuss key issues surrounding interoperability and integration, exploring innovative solutions for seamless data flow across multiple monitoring systems. Additionally, we will evaluate the role of AI to support clinical decision-making, enhancing both patient outcomes and operational efficiency. Join us to explore the future of remote monitoring and data management, and how innovations in this field are shaping the future of healthcare
Thank You to our HRX Innovation Partners
Events
Events
September 04, 2025
08:00 AM (EDT)
– 08:50 AM (EDT)
Innovation Summit Section l: Innovation in Cardiac Mapping
Innovation Summit Section l: Innovation in Cardiac Mapping
Jonathan Piccini | Shlomo Shpun | Sabine Ernst | Vadim Federov | Philip Haeusser | Mélèze Hocini | Jerome Kalifa | Devi Nair | Sanjiv Narayan
The Innovation Summit at HRX Live 2025 is a dynamic half-day program that spotlights transformative technologies, breakthrough treatments and groundbreaking advancements in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology. Co-chaired by Jon Piccini and Devi Nair, the summit features rapid-fire presentations that delve into cutting-edge ideas.
08:55 AM (EDT)
– 09:45 AM (EDT)
Innovation Summit Section ll: Innovation in Cardiac Ablation
Innovation Summit Section ll: Innovation in Cardiac Ablation
Devi Nair | Melanie Gunawardene | Sabine Ernst | H. Immo Lehmann | Vivek Y. Reddy | Andrea Sarkozy | Kalyanam Shivkumar
The Innovation Summit at HRX Live 2025 is a dynamic half-day program that spotlights transformative technologies, breakthrough treatments and groundbreaking advancements in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology. Co-chaired by Jon Piccini and Devi Nair, the summit features rapid-fire presentations that delve into cutting-edge ideas.
10:00 AM (EDT)
– 10:50 AM (EDT)
Innovation Summit Section III: Pacing & Implanted Device Therapy
Innovation Summit Section III: Pacing & Implanted Device Therapy
Emily Zeitler | Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green | Mikhael El-Chami | Avi Fischer | Devi Nair | Venkatakrishna Tholakanahalli | Niraj Varma
The Innovation Summit at HRX Live 2025 is a dynamic half-day program that spotlights transformative technologies, breakthrough treatments and groundbreaking advancements in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology. Co-chaired by Jon Piccini and Devi Nair, the summit features rapid-fire presentations that delve into cutting-edge ideas.
10:50 AM (EDT)
– 12:00 PM (EDT)
Innovation Summit Section IV: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification & Treatment of Arrhythmias
Innovation Summit Section IV: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification & Treatment of Arrhythmias
Elaine Wan | Patrick Boyle | Jennifer N. Avari Silva | Yaariv Khaykin | Zak Loring | Steven Lubitz | Devi Nair | Sotirios Nedios | Jagmeet Singh
The Innovation Summit at HRX Live 2025 is a dynamic half-day program that spotlights transformative technologies, breakthrough treatments and groundbreaking advancements in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology. Co-chaired by Jon Piccini and Devi Nair, the summit features rapid-fire presentations that delve into cutting-edge ideas.
01:00 PM (EDT)
– 01:45 PM (EDT)
From Spark to Scale: Building a Culture of Innovation in MedTech
From Spark to Scale: Building a Culture of Innovation in MedTech
Kris Shah | Suneet Mittal
Kris Shah, former President of Baylis Medical and a driving force behind one of Canada’s most influential MedTech success stories, joins Dr. Suneet Mittal for a main tent conversation at HRX 2025. Together, they will explore how innovation can be intentionally cultivated—from early-stage ideation to global scale. Drawing from his leadership at Baylis Medical, Kris will share how he created an environment that empowered engineers and clinicians to challenge convention, embraced failure as a learning tool, and ultimately brought disruptive cardiovascular technologies to market. Attendees will gain insight into the strategic, cultural, and operational levers needed to sustain innovation in a highly regulated, risk-averse industry. Whether you’re a founder, physician, or executive, this session offers a blueprint for how to lead boldly and innovate with purpose.
02:00 PM (EDT)
– 02:45 PM (EDT)
AFib, AI, and the Future of Care: Revolution or Just Hype?
AFib, AI, and the Future of Care: Revolution or Just Hype?
Mintu Turakhia
This session explores how AI-driven innovations are transforming atrial fibrillation (AF) management, from prevention to long-term care. Experts will discuss AI-powered digital education, solutions for early intervention, and technology’s role in addressing key risk factors like obesity, sleep apnea, and exercise. Is AI the game-changer in achieving sustainable AF care, or just another trend? Join us to find out.
02:00 PM (EDT)
– 02:45 PM (EDT)
Remote Monitoring and Data Management: Challenges and Innovations
Remote Monitoring and Data Management: Challenges and Innovations
Aileen Ferrick | Jessica Mullenix | Carissa Pistilli | Yekaterina Spivak | Julie Thomas | Amy Tucker | Rebecca Yapejian
In this session, we will delve into the evolving landscape of remote monitoring, addressing the increasing challenges associated with managing vast amounts of data collected from wearables, implantables, and external monitoring devices. We will explore the complexities of integrating data across diverse platforms, with a particular focus on overcoming interoperability barriers.
02:45 PM (EDT)
– 03:30 PM (EDT)
Pediatric EP and Cardiac Tech: Lifesaver or Just the Start?
Pediatric EP and Cardiac Tech: Lifesaver or Just the Start?
Brynn Dechert-Crooks | Benjamin Hale | Jamie Harris | Lisa Roelle | Nicholas Von Bergen
From life-changing interventions to emotional uncertainties, how does cardiac technology shape the journey of children and young adults with arrhythmias? This session explores the evolving role of electrophysiology (EP) in pediatrics, the impact of cutting-edge devices, and the patient experience—balancing fear, hope, and the promise of innovation. Are we maximizing technology’s potential, or is is there more to uncover in improving outcomes and quality of life for young patients?
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
Novel Molecular and Genetic Therapies for Inherited Arrhythmia Syndrome and Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathies
Novel Molecular and Genetic Therapies for Inherited Arrhythmia Syndrome and Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathies
Dominic Abrams | Vassilios Bezzerides | Gabriel Brooks | Cain McClary
Inherited arrhythmia syndromes and cardiomyopathies pose a significant clinic challenge, with suboptimal treatment and a large unmet need. Over the last decade several new therapies have been developed which target the underlying genetic and molecular causes of these conditions, and many are progressing from pre-clinical research to clinical trials. These discoveries offer a potential paradigm shift in treatment strategies and quality of life for patients. This panel focused on novel genetic and molecular therapies for inherited arrhythmia syndromes and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies will bring together experts with a broad range of experience including venture capital, clinicians, translational scientists, and biotech. The session will address a wide range of topics from lab discovery to commercialization.
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
Personalized Care Through Digital Twins – Foundational or Fantasy?
Personalized Care Through Digital Twins – Foundational or Fantasy?
Natalia Trayanova | Patrick Boyle | Liat Tsoref
Digital twins offer the promise to develop, test, and validate potential personalized solutions for heart rhythm care that are unique to a given individual and their myocardial substrate. Early studies have been promising. However, there are significant challenges from several different areas including operational, computational, and efficacy. This session will engage in discussing whether digital twins will become a foundational core of EP care or remain a fantasy.
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
04:30 PM (EDT)
– 05:15 PM (EDT)
AI at the Point of Care: Redesigning Documentation for Clinicians
AI at the Point of Care: Redesigning Documentation for Clinicians
Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy
From dictation software to full-blown natural language processing assistants, AI-based documentation tools promise to free clinicians from the tedium of charting. Physician burnout is on the rise—can AI-driven documentation help turn the tide? Strategies for successful change management, physician buy-in, and ongoing system optimization will be highlighted. How do we ensure data accuracy, privacy, and seamless integration into diverse electronic health records? Panelists will discuss the practical implementation of AI-assisted documentation and patient communication, while maintaining patient-centered care.
04:30 PM (EDT)
– 05:15 PM (EDT)
Clinical Workflow: Interoperability, Decision-Making, and Solutions – What’s the Missing Link?
Clinical Workflow: Interoperability, Decision-Making, and Solutions – What’s the Missing Link?
David Slotwiner
This session explores how AI integration, EMR advancements, and remote monitoring can enhance physician decision-making, streamline workflows, and improve patient care. Panelists will discuss the impact of AI on billing and physician hours, the role of device-driven insights in heart failure management, and how RNs and APPs contribute to effective communication and data management. Join us for an insightful discussion on leveraging technology to optimize clinical efficiency and patient outcomes.
04:30 PM (EDT)
– 05:15 PM (EDT)
Evolution, Integration, and Disruption of Ultrasound Technologies in the EP Laboratory
Evolution, Integration, and Disruption of Ultrasound Technologies in the EP Laboratory
Amin Al-Ahmad
There is an unprecedented surge in innovation surrounding intracardiac ultrasound and its integration into electrophysiologic care. Future iterations of 4-D intracardiac ultrasound, next-generation integration into mapping systems, and the use of ultrasound for therapeutic purposes all have the potential to significantly change practice. This session will review these key innovations and how they may improve care in the EP laboratory.
September 05, 2025
08:45 AM (EDT)
– 09:30 AM (EDT)
09:45 AM (EDT)
– 10:30 AM (EDT)
Are Digital Innovations Accelerating Advances in Gene Therapy?
Are Digital Innovations Accelerating Advances in Gene Therapy?
With gene therapy advancing rapidly, how do digital innovations accelerate its impact on cardiovascular disease? This session explores the evolution of gene therapy trials, cutting-edge breakthroughs, and the role of AI, big data, and digital platforms in research, patient monitoring, and treatment optimization. Hear from experts and patient advocates as we examine whether technology is the key to making gene therapy more accessible, efficient, and transformative. Are we on the verge of a revolution, or just scratching the surface?
09:45 AM (EDT)
– 10:30 AM (EDT)
Innovations in Autonomic Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation
Innovations in Autonomic Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation
Jonathan Piccini | Shih-Ann Chen | Malcolm Finlay | Marat Fudim | Stavros Stavrakis | Kalyanam Shivkumar
The autonomic nervous system is known to play a critical role in the initiation and/or triggering of many arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation. Autonomic therapies have moved well-beyond isolated ablation of cardiac ganglionated plexi. This session will review the innovations that have expanded autonomic therapies, including tragus stimulation, renal sympathetic denervation, and future innovations for additional interventions.
10:30 AM (EDT)
– 11:15 AM (EDT)
The Permanent Pacing of Tomorrow
The Permanent Pacing of Tomorrow
Mikhael El-Chami | Neal Bhatia | Janet K. Han
This session will detail the possibilities, potential technologies, and likely pathways for permanent pacing in the future. Specifically, this session will explore next generation pacing technologies, including but not limited to advances in leadless pacing, micro-devices, new epicardial pacing interventions, pacing for HFpE, and physiologic atrial pacing.
12:30 PM (EDT)
– 01:15 PM (EDT)
Heart Rhythm Innovation Morbidity and Mortality Conference – Avoiding Fatal Pitfalls
Heart Rhythm Innovation Morbidity and Mortality Conference – Avoiding Fatal Pitfalls
Avi Fischer | Daniel Cantillon | Malcolm Finlay | Jennifer N. Avari Silva
Not all innovation is successful. Many potential innovations fail in the pre-clinical or early testing phases – often for common reasons. This session will discuss the potential pitfalls in device development and how innovators can navigate these challenges with greater confidence by avoiding mistakes and missteps. The panel will discuss their “dream” innovations that didn’t come to fruition – and what they learned.
12:30 PM (EDT)
– 01:15 PM (EDT)
Imaging 2.0: Multi-Modal Insights for Complex EP Cases
Imaging 2.0: Multi-Modal Insights for Complex EP Cases
Jeffrey Winterfield
Innovations in imaging—ranging from real-time 3D/4D echo, advanced CT mapping to cardiac MRI—are reshaping electrophysiology. This session explores how novel visualization tools and AI-powered image processing can guide complex procedures while improving patient safety and outcomes.
01:15 PM (EDT)
– 02:00 PM (EDT)
Innovations in Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: Oxymoron or a Turning Point in the Field
Innovations in Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: Oxymoron or a Turning Point in the Field
Steven Lubitz
Catheter ablation has become the dominant form of therapeutic intervention for cardiac arrhythmias. However, preclinical development of new antiarrhythmic drugs is very robust. These new molecular entities are not limited to antagonism of membrane active ion channels, but target additional mechanisms of arrhythmogenesis. These drugs, their targets, and their potential ability to improve and disrupt current care paradigms will be reviewed in this session.
01:15 PM (EDT)
– 02:00 PM (EDT)
Early Feasibility Studies and EP Innovation
Early Feasibility Studies and EP Innovation
Paul Wang | J. Peter Weiss
EP Collaboratory to share efforts between industry and early stage companies to promote EFS within the US to increase patient access to new technologies and to support device innovation.
02:00 PM (EDT)
– 02:45 PM (EDT)
Development of Autonomous Mapping Systems
Development of Autonomous Mapping Systems
Sanjiv Narayan | Sabine Ernst | Shlomo Shpun | Jennifer N. Avari Silva
Self-driving cars, remote control of drones, and self-navigating planes are all current realities. However, mapping and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias is a completely human and labor-intensive endeavor, despite many advances over the years. This session will discuss the key barriers and potential solutions that may enable remote control of mapping and ablation as well as semi-autonomous systems for mapping and ablation.
02:45 PM (EDT)
– 03:30 PM (EDT)
Regulatory Science in a Changing Landscape for Device Trials
Regulatory Science in a Changing Landscape for Device Trials
This session will highlight the challenges, current best practices, and how innovation will impact regulatory science, with a focus on first-in-human device trials. The session will highlight shared and unique challenges in different regions of the world, including Asia, Europe, and North America. Attendees will be armed with a better understanding of the key barriers and facilitators for successful first-in-human trials.
03:00 PM (EDT)
– 03:45 AM (EDT)
03:00 PM (EDT)
– 03:45 PM (EDT)
Pulsed Field Ablation: The End of the Beginning
Pulsed Field Ablation: The End of the Beginning
Vivek Y. Reddy | Thomas Deneke
By the time of HRX 2025, pulsed field ablation will have been clinically available in the US for more than a year and a half. While first-gen systems have brought notable changes to EP, these first-generation systems only represent the very beginning of PFA. This session will focus on discussion of the key developments and advances for next generation PFA technologies, including advances in pulse sequences, catheter design, integration with electroanatomic mapping, and patient- and anatomic-specific custom lesion formation.
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
AI for the Failing Heart: From Early Detection to Remote Monitoring and Predictive Analytics
AI for the Failing Heart: From Early Detection to Remote Monitoring and Predictive Analytics
Marat Fudim
As healthcare shifts toward proactive interventions, AI holds the promise of detecting heart failure before overt symptoms appear. In this session, experts will discuss how machine learning and big-data analytics can arm clinicians with real-time insights to intervene at the earliest sign of HF decompensation. Attendees will gain an understanding of predictive models, novel monitoring tools, and the challenges involved in implementing such technologies on a broad scale.
03:45 PM (EDT)
– 04:30 PM (EDT)
04:45 PM (EDT)
– 05:30 PM (EDT)
Cutting-Edge Ablation Techniques That Challenge Traditional Methods And Improve Patient Outcomes
Cutting-Edge Ablation Techniques That Challenge Traditional Methods And Improve Patient Outcomes
Jennifer N. Avari Silva
What’s next in the evolution of cardiac ablation technology? This session explores whether ease of use will translate into superior outcomes, the potential of novel energy sources, and the role of robotics, AR, and VR in procedural automation. Experts will also discuss the promise of computational modeling in personalizing ablation strategies—are we truly on the brink of precision ablation, or is clinical translation still a work in progress?
04:45 PM (EDT)
– 05:30 PM (EDT)
Innovative Educational Strategies for Patients and Professionals
Innovative Educational Strategies for Patients and Professionals
Jill Schaeffer | Jamie Harris | Jeroen Hendriks | Samuel F. Sears | Julie Shea | Mellanie True Hills
This session will explore cutting-edge approaches to patient education, focusing on the integration of digital tools and interactive platforms. Participants will gain insights into the latest best practices for educating patients and healthcare professionals, enhancing engagement, understanding, and overall patient outcomes.
September 06, 2025
08:00 AM (EDT)
– 08:45 AM (EDT)
Novel Technologies are Here! Let’s Discuss Application
Novel Technologies are Here! Let’s Discuss Application
Sana Al-Khatib
Innovation in cardiology remains a central driving force to better patient care. This session explores how emerging technologies provide both opportunities and challenges to execute.
08:45 AM (EDT)
– 09:30 AM (EDT)
Wearables and the Future
Wearables and the Future
Jagmeet Singh
The advent of multiple sensors in wearables begins to provide clinicians with a treasure trove of data of unknown impact and usefulness. This session will examine tech and the patient experience of employing it.
09:45 AM (EDT)
– 12:00 AM (EDT)
10:45 AM (EDT)
– 11:30 AM (EDT)
10:45 AM (EDT)
– 11:30 AM (EDT)
AI and Machine Learning in Electrophysiology: From Research to Implementation
AI and Machine Learning in Electrophysiology: From Research to Implementation
James O’Hara | Janet K. Han | Lisa Roelle | Heather Ross | Lauren Rousseau
We will discuss key issues surrounding interoperability and integration, exploring innovative solutions for seamless data flow across multiple monitoring systems. Additionally, we will evaluate the role of AI to support clinical decision-making, enhancing both patient outcomes and operational efficiency. Join us to explore the future of remote monitoring and data management, and how innovations in this field are shaping the future of healthcare
Meet the HRX 2025 KOLs
Sana Al-Khatib
Professor of Medicine at Duke University | Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Duke University
Emeka Anyanwu
Non-Invasive Cardiologist and Echocardiographer | Director, Center for Cardiovascular Informatics | Clinical Informatics Manager
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation
Tina Baykaner
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine | Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Electrophysiology | Stanford University
Sumeet Chugh
Price Endowed Professor & Associate Director, Heart Institute | Director Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Health System
Daniel Cooper
Professor of Medicine | Director of the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship
Washington University School of Medicine
Brynn Dechert-Crooks
Pediatric Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner
University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center
Isabel Deisenhofer
Head, Department of Electrophysiology
German Heart Center Munich Department of Electrophysiology
Thomas Deneke
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Clinic for Arrhythmology, University Heart Center Nuremberg, Paracelsus Medical University
Mehak Dhande
Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Physician Scientist
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Luigi Di Biase
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Health System
Sabine Ernst
Consultant Cardiologist and Professor of Practice in Cardiology
Imperial College London
Martha G. Ferrara
Family Nurse Practitioner | Assistant Director EP Services
White Plains Hospital-Montefiore Health Systems
Aileen Ferrick
Assistant Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Research | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
White Plains Hospital
Malcolm Finlay
Consultant Cardiologist | Chief Medical Officer | Founder
Barts Heart Centre | Echopoint Medical Ltd | Rhythm AI Ltd
Hamid Ghanbari
Vice Chair of Innovation, Assistant Professor & Cardiac Electrophysiologist
University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center
Janet K. Han
Associate Professor of Medicine | Cardiac Electrophysiology
UCLA | VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System / UCLA | Digital Health & Virtual Care
Jeroen Hendriks
Professor of Cardiovascular Nursing
Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide
Arun Jose
Deputy Director & Head
BRIDGE Centre for Digital Health, Centre for Chronic Disease Control
Rodolphe Katra
Global Chief Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer and a Technical Fellow
Consilium BioMedical
Anne Kroman
Associate Professor of Cardiac Electrophysiology | Director of the Lead Management Program, the Cardiac Device Clinic, and MUSC Heart Station
Medical University of South Carolina
David McManus
Richard M. Haidack Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Nishaki Mehta
Associate Professor of Medicine
William Beaumont Oakland University School of Medicine
George Stuart Mendenhall
Cardiac Electrophysiologist and Researcher | Chief Medical Officer
Scripps Memorial Hospital | Everbeat
Faisal Merchant
Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Associate Professor of Medicine
Emory Healthcare
Jessica Mullenix
Cardiac Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Cardiology Office
Devi Nair
Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology & Research
St. Bernards Medical Center & Arrhythmia Research Group
Sanjiv Narayan
Professor of Medicine | Director of the NIH T32 Computational Medicine Training Program (CHIP) | Co-Director of the Arrhythmia Center
Stanford University
Ken Nelson
Partner | Board Chairman & Investor | Investor & Mentor
Medtech Advantage Fund | CardiaCare | HeartBeam, BloomLife, & HeartX
Jose Osorio
Medical Director of Electrophysiology – HCA Florida Miami | Founder and CMO | Founder and President
HCA Florida Miami | 3PH Alliance | Heart Rhythm Clinical Research Solutions
Deepak Padmanabhan
Assistant Professor
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research
Ambarish Pandey
Associate Professor of Cardiology in Internal Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Rod Passman
Jules Reingold Professor of Electrophysiology & Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Jeanne Poole
Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Director | Professor of Cardiology and Medicine
University of Washington Medical Center and School of Medicine
Lisa Roelle
Pediatric Electrophysiology Physician Assistant
Washington University in St. Louis & St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Lauren Rousseau
Physician Assistant in the Section of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Andrea Russo
Academic Chief, Division of Cardiology | Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Services | Director, CCEP Fellowship
Cooper University Hospital
Prashanthan Sanders
Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology
University of Adelaide
Samuel F. Sears
Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Cardiovascular Sciences | Division Chief of Innovation and Research | Associate Director of the ECU Cardiology Fellowship
East Carolina Heart Institute
Kalyanam Shivkumar
Professor & Director, Center for Interventional Programs
UCLA Health System, UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center & EP Programs
Jennifer Silva
Director Pediatric Electrophysiology | Washington University SOM
Washington University SOM
Jagmeet Singh
Professor of Medicine | Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Founding Director of the Resynchronization and Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics Program
Harvard Medical School | Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center
Konstantinos Siontis
Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic | Director of the Cardiac Radioablation
Mayo Clinic
Yekaterina Spivak
Physician Assistant | Inventor & Founder
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia | Laally
Uma Srivatsa
Senior Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Professor and Director of Arrhythmia Services
University of California – Davis
Kamala Tamirisa
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Cardiac MR Imaging Specialist
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia
Kevin Thomas
Vice Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | Professor of Medicine, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Health Disparities Researcher
Duke University Health System
John Triedman
Professor of Pediatrics | Former Chief of Pediatric EP
Harvard Medical School | Boston Children’s Hospital
Mintu Turakhia
Chief Medical and Scientific Officer + EVP, Product Management and Innovation | Professor of Medicine and Cardiac Electrophysiologist
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Stanford University
Paul Varosy
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System | University of Colorado School of Medicine | Veterans Health Administration Cardiology
Nicholas Von Bergen
Professor of Pediatrics in Pediatric Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Co-Founder
University of Wisconsin-Madison | Atrility Medical, LLC
Elaine Wan
Esther Aboodi Associate Professor of Medicine in Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology | Attending Physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia University Medical Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons | New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Ramsey Wehbe
Heart Failure Cardiologist & Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston
J. Peter Weiss
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Banner University of Arizona Medical Center Phoenix (BUMCP)
Rebecca Yapejian
CRM Senior Field Clinical Representative | Cardiac Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner | Former Software Engineer
Boston Scientific | DOCS Health Careers