Fermin C. Garcia, United States of America

Director, Electrophysiology Laboratory, Pennsylvania Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Education and Training Medical School: Jose Maria Vargas School of Medicine Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center Fellowship: Albert Einstein Medical Center Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Selected Publications: Shirai Y, Santangeli P, Liang JJ, Garcia FC, Supple GE, Frankel DS, Riley MP, Lin D, Schaller RD, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Zado ES, Marchlinski FE.: Anatomical proximity dictates successful ablation from adjacent sites for outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias linked to the coronary venous system. Europace 21 (3): 484-491,2019. Liang JJ, Castro SA, Muser D, Briceno DF, Shirai Y, Enriquez A, Kumareswaran R, Santangeli P, Zado ES, Arkles JS, Schaller RD, Supple GE, Frankel DS, Nazarian S, Riley MP, Garcia FC, Lin D, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE: Electrophysiologic Substrate, Safety, Procedural Approaches, and Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients After Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 5 (1): 28-38,2019. Gordon JP, Liang JJ, Rajeev Pathak, Zado ES, Garcia FC, Hutchinson MD, Santangeli P, Schaller RD, Frankel DS, Marchlinski FE, Supple GE: Percutaneous Cryoablation for Papillary Muscle Ventricular Arrhythmias after Failed Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 29 (12): 1654-1663,2018. BriceƱo DF, Markman TM, Lupercio F, Romero J, Liang JJ, Villablanca PA, Birati EY, Garcia FC, Di Biase L, Natale A, Marchlinski FE, Santangeli P: Catheter ablation versus conventional treatment of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 53 (1): 2018. Muser D, Liang JJ, Castro SA, Hayashi T, Enriquez A, Troutman GS, McNaughton NW, Supple G, Birati EY, Schaller R, Garcia FC, Frankel DS, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Zado ES, Marchlinski FE, Santangeli P: Outcomes with Prophylactic Use of Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Devices in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation of Scar-Related VT: a Propensity-Matched Analysis. Heart Rhythm 15 (10): 1500-06,2018. Liang JJ, Mohanty S, Fahed J, Muser D, Briceno DF, Burkhardt JD, Arkles JS, Supple GE, Frankel DS, Nazarian S, Garcia FC, Callans DJ, Dixit S, Di Biase L, Natale A, Marchlinski FE, Santangeli P: Bailout Atrial Balloon Septoplasty to Overcome Challenging Left Atrial Transseptal Access for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 4 (8): 1011-1019,2018. Casado Arroyo R, Latcu DG, Maeda S, Kubala M, Santangeli P, Garcia FC, Enache B, Eljamili M, Hayashi T, Zado ES, Saoudi N, Marchlinski FE: Coronary Sinus Activation and ECG Characteristics of Roof-Dependent Left Atrial Flutter After Pulmonary Vein Isolation Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 11 (6): e005948,2018. Liang JJ, Elafros MA, Mullen MT, Muser D, Hayashi T, Enriquez A, Pathak RK, Zado ES, Santangeli P, Arkles JS, Schaller RD, Supple GE, Frankel DS, Garcia FC, Deo R, Lin D, Riley MP, Nazarian S, Dixit S, Marchlinski FE, Callans DJ: Anticoagulation use and clinical outcomes after catheter ablation in patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 29 (6): 823-832,2018. Enriquez A, Saenz LC, Rosso R, Silvestry FE, Callans D, Marchlinski FE, Garcia F: Use of Intracardiac Echocardiography in Interventional Cardiology: Working With the Anatomy Rather Than Fighting It. Circulation 137 (21): 2278-2294,2018. Pathak RK, Fahed J, Santangeli P, Hyman MC, Liang JJ, Kubala M, Hayashi T, Muser D, Pathak M, Kochar A, Castro SA, Garcia FC, Frankel DS, Supple GE, Schaller RD, Lin D, Riley MP, Deo R, Epstein AE, Zado ES, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE: Long-Term Outcome of Catheter Ablation for Treatment of Bundle Branch Re-Entrant Tachycardia. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 4 (3): 331-338,2018.

Presenter of 3 Presentations

Mini - Course

The Use of ICE in Ventricular Arrhythmias

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Mini - Course
Date
24.02.2020, Monday
Session Time
08:30 - 10:30
Room
Hall I
Lecture Time
09:45 - 10:10
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Tips and Tricks in LV Summit and Para-Hisian PVC/VT

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Mini - Course
Date
24.02.2020, Monday
Session Time
13:30 - 15:30
Room
Hall J
Lecture Time
14:40 - 15:10
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Recognition, Mapping and Ablation of Epicardial Connections in Atypical Atrial Flutters

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Mini - Course
Date
24.02.2020, Monday
Session Time
15:50 - 19:00
Room
Hall I
Lecture Time
16:50 - 17:10

Moderator of 2 Sessions

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Mini - Course
Session Type
Mini - Course
Room
Hall J
Date
24.02.2020, Monday
Session Time
13:30 - 15:30