The 3rd ISHNE Atrial Fibrillation Worldwide Internet Symposium / 2009

Faculty

Faculties

Aliot, Etienne

Head of Department of Cardiovascular Disease of the University of Nancy
Member of the Board of the French Society of Cardiology
Member of the Board the French Federation of Cardiology
Chairman of the French Universities’ National Council
Member of the” Writing Committee” and of the “ Program Committee” of European Heart Rhythm Association (branch of the European Society of Cardiology)
Member of the Steering Committee of the UEMS(European Union of Medical Specialties)

Conflict of Interest Statement:
Sanofi-Synthelabo and 3M consultant

Alpert, Joseph

Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Medicine.
Chief of cardiology and a chief of medicine during his career.

Conflict of Interest Statement:
1. No major conflicts of interest, i.e., all honoraria < $5,000;
2. Consultations and/or DSMB membership currently or previously performed: Sanofi-Aventis, Merck, Bristol-Myers- Squibb, Pfizer, Astra-Zeneca, McNeill, Organon, Berlex, Novartis, Arginox, Ciba Geigy, CV Therapeutics, Roche Diagnostics, Astrellas, Exeter CME, Boehring Ingleheim, Genzyme, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Johnson & Johnson, Bayer.

	Antzelevitch, Charles Executive Director/Director of Research Gordon K. Moe Scholar Professor of Pharmacology Masonic Medical Research Laboratory Conflict of Interest Statement: Dr. Antzelevitch received research support and is a consultant to CV Therapeutics.

	Burashnikov, Alexander Research Scientist I, Experimental Cardiology, Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY. Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts

	Chen, Shih-Ann Professor of Medicine at National Yang Ming School of Medicine in Taipei, Taiwan. Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, in Taipei, Taiwan.

Dalrymple-Hay, Malcolm

Treasurer Society Cardiothoracic Surgeons Great Britain & Ireland
Member Council Perfusion Science Great Britain & Ireland
Department of Health committee member investigating safety drug administration on cardiopulmonary bypass
Representative at European advisory groups on surgical treatment Atrial Fibrillation
Specialist advisor to National Institute Clinical Excellence concerning TAVI and AF treatment

Conflict of Interest Statement:
St Jude Medical:Honoraria, Speaker
Maquet: Honoraria, Speaker

	Daubert, James Associate Professor of Medicine University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Training Program ACGME-certified University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY Co-Director, Hereditary Arrhythmia Clinic University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY

	Day, John Director, Heart Rhythm Services, Intermountain Medical Center Salt, Lake City, Utah Conflict of Interest Statement: Honoraria and speaker/consultant St. Jude Medical and Boston Scientific

	Dubner, Sergio President Elect of ISHNE Director Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology Service Clinica y Maternidad Suizo Argentina Deputy Editor of Cardiology Journal

	Ezekowitz, Michael Vice President, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research Vice President, Clinical Research, Main Line Health

Francis, Johnson

Associate Professor Department of Cardiology Calicut Medical College, Kerala India
Executive Editor, Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
Associate Editor, Calicut Medical Journal
Associate Editor, Internet Journal of Cardiology

Conflict of Interest Statement:
I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium.

Speaker has declared no conflicts

Iabluchansky, Nykola

Chairman and Professor of Internal Diseases Dept. of Kharkiv Karazin National University, Ukraine
Health Ministry Minister Advisor (1999)
Editor-in-chief of international newspaper Medicus Amicus
Editor-in-chief of scientific-popular journal Doctor Life

	Jackman, Warren Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Scientific Advisor of the Heart Rhythm Institute (HRI) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. George Lynn Cross Research Professor Emeritus of Medicine University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

	Levine, Paul Vice President, Medical Service St. Jude Medical CRMD Clinical Professor of Medicine, Loma Linda Univ School of Medicin Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles Conflict of Interest Statement: The speaker is St. Jude Medical's fulltime employee. He receives salary, stock and Intellectual Property from St. Jude Medical

	Lip, Gregory Consultant Cardiologist and Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Director, Haemostasis Thrombosis & Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospita,l Birmingham, England UK Conflict of Interest Statement: HONORARIA FROM: Astra Zeneca, Astellas, Cardiome, Merck, Boehringer, Sanofi, Bayer SPEAKER: Boehringer, Bayer

	Lombardi, Federico Professor of Cardiology - Cardiologia, Osp. San Paolo, University of Milan Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts

	Ma, Changsheng President of the China Heart Rhythm Society

	Marchlinski, Francis Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Program Hospital of the University of Pensilvania Conflict of Interest Statement: Biosence Webster: Sponsored research, advisory panel and consultant Boston Scientific/Guidant: Lecture Honorarium Medtronic: Lecture Honorarium St. Jude Medical: Lecture Honorarium and Sponsored research

Marrouche, Nassir

Dr. Marrouche received his medical degree from the Medical School at the University of Heidelberg in Germany and has completed internships in infectious disease, pulmonary medicine and vascular surgery.
After spending time at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Marrouche currently directs the Atrial Fibrillation Program and the Electrophysiology Laboratories at the University of Utah.

Conflict of Interest Statement:
CONSULTANT: Sanofi Aventis, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
SPONSORED RESEARCH: Siemens, Surgivision, eCardio Diagnostics
SPEAKER: Biosense Webster

Meinertz, Thomas

Director Medical Clinic III, Department of Cardiology and Angiology. University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
President of the German Cardiac Society.
Member of the Board of the German Heart Foundation.
Member of the Clinical Committee of the German Cardiac Societ.

Conflict of Interest Statement:
Professor Dr. Thomas Meinertz serves as consultant for Servier and receives fees as a speaker for Servier, Sanofi Aventis and Menarini

	Naccarelli, Gerald Bernard Trabin Chair in Cardiology Professor of Medicine and Chief Division of Cardiology Penn State University College of Medicine Conflict of Interest Statement: Consultant or research Support: Medtronic, Guidant, Wyeth-Ayerst, Reliant, Boeringher-Ingelheim, Astellas, Cardiofocus, Novartis, Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Pfizer, Xention

	Olshansky, Brian Professor of Medicine (tenured), University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa Conflict of Interest Statement: HONORARIA AND SPEAKER: Boston Scientific, Medtronic, St. Jude, Novartis

	Packer, Douglas Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

	Pérez Riera, Andrés Ricardo Associate Professor of the ABC Medicine School. Discipline: Cardiology In charge of the Department of of Electrovectorcardiography of the Cardiology Discipline of the ABC School of Medicine

Raviele, Antonio

President and Scientific Secretary of Venice Arrhythmias
Chief of the Cardiology Division and Chief of the Cardiovascular Department of the dell'Angelo Hospital of Mestre, Venice, Italy

Reiffel, Jim

Professor of Clinical Medicine, College of P&S, Columbia University, New York, N.Y
Director, Electrocardiography Laboratory Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center campus, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Conflict of Interest Statement:
Sanofiaventis: Honoraria, Research support, Speaker, Consultant Investigator
Astellas Pharma, Cardiome: Honoraria, Research Support, Investigator, Consultant, Speaker
CV Therapeutics: Honoraria, Consultant, Speaker
GSK: Honoraria, Research Support, Consultant, Speaker, Investigator
Boehringer Ingleheim: Research Support, Investigator

	Saksena, Sanjeev Professor of Medicine, RWJ Medical School Medical Director,Electrophysiology Research Foundation Editor-In-Chief, Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology Conflict of Interest Statement: Honoraria, speaker or investigator for Medtronic. St. Jude. Sanofi-Aventis and ARYx

	Schapachnik, Edgardo Chief of the Chagas Disease Section, Cardiology Division, Dr. Cosme Argerich Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina General and Scientific Manager AKROS Group General and Scientific Manager LPM Radio

Shlevkov, Nikolay

MD, cardiologist, clinical electrophysiologist at the Department of clinical electrophysiology and roentgen-surgical methods of treatment of cardiac arrhythmias (headed by prof. Sergey Golitsyn) in Russian Cardiology Research Center, Moscow, Russia.

	Smith, Warren Chairman Green Lane Research and Educational Fund Board Honorary Associate Professor of Medicine University of Auckland Chairman New Zealand Pacing and Electrophysiology Group Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts

	Sobral Filho, Dário C. Associate professor of Cardiology. College of Medical Sciencies of the UPE Brazilian Governor of ISHNE Head of the Division of Arrhythmias – Department of Cardiology – University of Pernambuco

	Verma, Atul Staff Cardiac Electrophysiologist/Cardiologist, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Conflict of Interest Statement: Grant/Research Support, St Jude, Medical Funding support for clinical trial Consultant, St Jude, Medical Advisory board Speakers’ Bureau, Medtronic, Speaking honorari

Waldo, Albert

- The Walter H. Pritchard Professor of Cardiology.
Professor of Medicine, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
Associate Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine for Academic Affairs at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
Founding member and past president of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm Society), and has served as president of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society.

Conflict of Interest Statement:
RESEARCH GRANT (Investigator)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- CV Therapeuticals
- Sequel Pharmaceuticals

HONORARIA (Consultant: clinical trial*. Steering Committee: **DSMB)
- Biosense Webster
- Biotronic
- Sanofi-Aventis
- *St Jude Medical
- Astra Zeneca
- *Dalichi Sankyo
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- **Ablation Frontiers
- Portola Pharmaceuticals
- Glaxo Smith Kleine
- Cardioinsight

HONORARIA (Speaker)
- Glaxo Smith Kleine
- Sanofi-Aventis

Yang, Yanzong

Professor and Director, Division of Cardiology, Director, Department of Internal Medicine, and Director, Heart Center. The First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China

Zareba, Wojciech

Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY
Director of Clinical Research in the Medical Center’s Cardiology Unit
Associate Director of the Heart Research Follow Up Program
President of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology
Editor in Chief of Cardiology Journal
Deputy Editor of Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Experts

	Baranchuk, Adrian Assistant Professor of Medicine and Physiology Director, EP Training Program, Queen's University Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts

	Digby, Geneviève MD Candidate - Class of 2010, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts

	Haqqi, Mohammad M.B.B.S (IIU-Malaysia). Resident of Internal Medicine, Queen's University,Canada. Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts

	Naccarella, Franco Cardiologist Cardiovascular Epidemiologist President of the Non-profit Association "Quale Medicina 2000" Conflict of Interest Statement: Honoraria and Speaker for Medtronic and Pfizer

Reyes Caorsi, Walter

Jefe, Servicio de Electrofisiología, Departamento de Cardiología, Casa de Galicia, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Director, Consejo de Arritmias, Sociedad Sudamericana de Cardiología.
Miembro, Consejo Editorial, Revista Uruguaya de Cardiología.
Miembro, Comisión Honoraria para la Salud Cardiovascular.
Ex Profesor Adjunto de Cardiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.