Helmut Pürerfellner

Learning objectives

• Discuss the merits of using ablation in the day surgery setting and as a first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation
• Summarise recent clinical data on emerging ablative techniques for atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia (VT)
• Recall how to carry out ablative procedures including fluoro-free ablation, high power ablation, ablation of structural heart VT, convergent ablation and ablation in atrial tachycardia
• Recall how to carry out leadless pacing and His bundle pacing for cardiac synchrony