Think Interventional CRT Physician Education Course

Interventional CRT

Interventional CRT (I-CRT) is an approach that utilizes interventional cardiology tools and techniques to facilitate the implantation of LV leads. The Think Interventional CRT education program uses this combination of tools and techniques to help implanters become proficient, simplifying cases while also providing advanced options for challenging anatomies. Expert faculty utilize didactic presentations and hands-on training to share techniques, including CS cannulation, telescoping, and snaring, which can help improve efficiency and success rates.

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Merit Medical offers physician education in many formats – virtual video conferences, in-person classes, on-demand webinars, as well as courses designed around continuing education credits. We’re putting your education into your hands and offering formats designed to meet you, wherever you are.

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Think ICRT Introductory Course

INTRODUCTORY COURSE

Learn key I-CRT tools and techniques for coronary sinus access and lateral vein lead placement.

Course Duration: 2 hours

Think ICRT VENOPLASTY FOR ACCESS AND LEAD PLACEMENT

VENOPLASTY FOR ACCESS AND LEAD PLACEMENT

(Advanced Course)Explore interventional tools and techniques needed to overcome challenges of subclavian access as well as removing obstacles of distal lead placement.

Course Duration: 60-90 minutes

Think ICRT Snaring Techniques

SNARING TECHNIQUES

(Advanced Course)Learn step-by-step techniques of orthodromic and antidromic methods for challenging LV lead implants.

Course Duration: 60-90 minutes

Think ICRT CHALLENGING CS ACCESS / CS ANOMALIES

CHALLENGING CS ACCESS / CS ANOMALIES

(Advanced Course)Discover tools, techniques, and alternate methods of access to overcome challenges in CS access, including structural anomalies.

Course Duration: 60-90 minutes

PROGRAM FACULTY

Dr Seth Worley - Think ICRT Physician Education

Seth J. Worley, MD, FHRS, FACC

Director, Interventional Implant Program, MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute Washington, DC, USA
沃雷博士是一位国际公认的专家and key opinion leader in the advancement of cardiac resynchronization therapy. He is currently Senior Consultant of Cardiac Electrophysiology at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute in Washington DC. He holds a number of patents and is an innovator in the development of CRT delivery systems. Dr. Worley has been an investigator in landmark clinical trials, the author of numerous texts in cardiac electrophysiology, and a regular contributor to scientific journals. He is currently on the faculty of the Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Worley has played a pivotal role in the refinement of lead implantation technique and the development of Interventional CRT. “I moved to Interventional CRT because I was interested in finding a better way to help patients. It really could not be simpler than that.” – Dr. Worley

Matthew Stephen McKillop, MD, FACC, FHRS

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville Carolina Cardiology Consultants, EP Services, Prisma Heath System Greenville, SC, USA
Dr. McKillop is clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, and a member of Carolina Cardiology Consultants in the Prisma Health System. Prior to his current positions, Dr. McKillop served as the associate program director and then program director for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at the University of Florida from 2012 to 2018. He is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Medicine and completed his internal medicine training as well as his cardiology and electrophysiology fellowships at the University of Florida. Dr. McKillop’s clinical practice includes complex device implantation and extraction involving peripheral and coronary sinus venoplasty and other interventional electrophysiology implant techniques. His active interests comprise complex atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia ablation. Dr. McKillop is a principal investigator in several national industry- and federally-funded trials involving cardiac resynchronization therapy and implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation. He is an award-winning instructor who is dedicated to the care of his patients and to the training of young physicians in cardiovascular medicine.
Mark Marieb, MD, FHRS, FACC, FAHA, CCDS - Think ICRT Faculty

Mark Marieb, MD, FHRS, FACC, FAHA, CCDS

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine University of Connecticut
Marieb博士训练在心律失常的各个方面care and interventional cardiac electrophysiology. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.
Dr Sandeep Bansal - Think ICRT Physician Education

Sandeep Bansal, MD, MPH, FACC

Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Clinical Electrophysiologist, The Heart Group of Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine Lancaster, PA, USA
Dr. Bansal completed his cardiology and electrophysiology training at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. His clinical interests are in interventional complex device implantation and complex arrhythmia management. He is also actively involved in numerous research trials through the Lancaster Heart and Vascular Institute. He regularly travels throughout the country providing educational talks and publishes in medical journals.
Dr Martin Stiles - Think ICRT Physician Education

Dr Martin Stiles, MB ChB, PhD, FRACP, FCSANZ, FHRS

Waikato Hospital, Hamilton and The University of Auckland, New Zealand Consultant Cardiologist and Senior Lecturer Auckland, New Zealand
Dr Stiles conducted his initial training in Cardiology at Waikato Hospital and this was completed at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Training in Electrophysiology was continued at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester and at Green Lane Cardiovascular Service Auckland. In 2005 he was awarded a New Zealand Heart Foundation Overseas Training Fellowship to commence a PhD on Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter at the University of Adelaide. He is an Associate Professor at The University of Auckland and Chairs the International Scientific Document Writing sub-committee of the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society. He was Chair of Heart Rhythm NZ from 2011-2014. He is on the Cardiovascular Subcommittee providing advice to PHARMAC and has published widely, including in the world’s premier medical journal, the New England Journal of Medicine. He is recently a member of the Scientific and Clinical Documents committee of the Heart Rhythm Society. He is leading the international 2020 Expert Consensus Statement on the Investigation of Decedents and Patients with Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and of their Families.
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