Title: Elevated Left Atrial Volume Index Predicts Incident Atrial Fibrillation After Typical Right Atrial Flutter Ablation

Credits: Justyna Rzucidlo, Priya Panday, Marissa Lombardo, Eric H. Shulman, David S. Park, Scott A. Bernstein, LiorJankelson, Douglas Holmes, Anthony Aizer, Larry A. Chinitz, Chirag R. Barbhaiya

Title: Rate Control Versus Rhythm Control in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Atrial Fibrillation

Credits: Jasen L Gilge, Asim Ahmed, Bradley A Clark, Kathleen Morris, Zubin Yavar, Nicholas Beaudrie, Cameron Whitler, Mahera Husain, Mathew S. Padanilam, Parin J Patel, Eric N Prystowsky, Ashwin Ravichandran

Title: Factors Associated with Moderate Physical Activity Among Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation

Credits: Jordy Mehawej,Jane S.Saczysnki, Catarina I. Kiefe,Eric Ding, Hawa O. Abu,Darleen Lessard,Robert H. Helm, Benita A. Bamgbade, Connor Saleeba, Weijia Wang, David D. McManus, Robert J. Goldberg

Title: Incidence of Early Atrial Fibrillation After Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Credits: Haider Altaii, RamezMorcos, Fady Riad, HalahAbdulameer, Houman Khalili, Brijeshwar Maini, Eric Lieberman, YoelVivas, Phi Wiegn, Jose A.Joglar, Judith Mackall, Sadeer G Al-Kindi, Sergio Thal,

Title: Posterior Wall Isolationfor Atrial Fibrillation: Effects on Echocardiographic Parameters Of Cardiac Function

Credits: Xin Zhang MD, Neil Beri MD, Pankaj Malhotra MD, Rakhee Makhija MBBS, Eric Nordsieck MD, Adam Oesterle MD, Dali Fan MD, NayerehPezeshkian MD FHRS, Uma Srivatsa MBBS FHRS

Title: Comparison of Cryoballoon and Hybrid Surgical Posterior Wall Isolation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation to Conventional Ablation.

Credits: Eric Nordsieck MD*, Xin J. Zhang MD*, Pankaj Malhotra MD, Dali Fan MD*, Nayereh G. Pezeshkian MD* FHRS and Uma N. Srivatsa MBBS, MAS, FHRS*

Title: Protecting the Esophagus from Thermal Injury During Radio Frequency Ablation with an Esophageal Cooling Device.

Credits: Marcela Mercado Montoya1, MS, Steven Mickelsen2, MD, Brad Clark3, DO, Martin Arnold4, MD, Joseph Hanks5, BS, Eric Sauter6, BS, Erik Kulstad7, MD, MS

Title: Atrioesophageal Fistula After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Single Center Series

Credits: Houman Khakpour, MD, Richard J. Shemin, MD, Jay M. Lee, MD, Eric Buch, MD, Noel G. Boyle, MD, PhD, Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD and Jason S. Bradfield, MD

Title: Migraine with Visual Visturbance after Cryoballoon Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Credits: Annupreet Nadha, RN, BSN, Eric S. Williams, MD

Title: Use of Rate- and Rhythm-Control Drugs in Patients Younger than 65 Years with Atrial Fibrillation

Credits: Nancy M. Allen LaPointe, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Jacqueline Rimmler, Gillian D. Sanders, Eric D. Peterson, Sana M. Al-Khatib

Dr. Jayasree Pillarisetti, MD.

Affiliation: Dr. Jayasree Pillarisetti is currently a cardiology fellow at the University of Kansas. She will be pursuing cardiac electrophysiology fellowship this year. She is active in clinical research and has presented at various regional and national conferences. She has received the Manohar Gowda award for her research work in 2010 at Kansas city heart rhythm symposium. She is also the recipient of the Eric Prystowsky award for the highest scoring fellow abstract at Heart Rhythm in 2012.

Dr. Rajeev Kumar Pathak, MBBS, FRACP.

Affiliation: Dr Rajeev Pathak is a Doctoral Fellow in Clinical Electrophysiology and a Cardiologist at the Centre of Heart Rhythm Disorder, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital. He has played an intricate role in investigating the need for aggressive risk factor management as part of the AF ablation program at his center . His ARREST-AF study: 'Aggressive Risk factor Reduction Study for Atrial Fibrillation: implications for the outcome of ablation,' won the prestigious “Eric N. Prystowsky Fellow Clinical Research” award at Heart Rhythm Society, 2014.