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5th ANNUAL
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Friday October 24 and Saturday October 25, at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Course Goal
On behalf of the Brain-Heart & Neuromodulation Symposium Planning Committe, we wish to welcome you to join us at the upcoming 5th Annual Brain-Heart & Neuromodulation Symposium, scheduled for October 25th, 2025, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
We are once again proud to host this prestigious event, reflecting our shared commitment to excellence in education and advancing the fields of cardiac electrophysiology, neurology and neurocardiology. The Brain and Heart Symposium is a unique conference dedicated to neurocardiology and neuromodulation and has played a pivotal role in fostering collaboration between the cardiology and neurology communities. This forum brings together clinicians, researchers, and thought leaders to explore innovations that shape the future of patient care.
Course Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this education, the participant will be able to:
• Improve their comprehension of brain heart interactions in health and disease.
• Understand the autonomic influences on the heart in patients with cardiac arrhythmias, as well as inpatients with heart failure.
• Be able to apply principles of neuromodulation in the treatment of patients with cardiac disease.
Course Information
This years Symposium will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on October 25th.
Registration Information
| ATTENDEE TYPE | PRICE |
|---|---|
| In-person Physician Admission with CME Credits | $100.00 |
| Virtual Physician Admission with CME Credits | $90.00 |
| Virtual and In-Person Nurses Admission with CNE Credits | Free |
| Virtual General Admission (No CME) | Free |
| In-Person General Admission (No CME) | Free |
Registration fee includes: Symposium, program materials, and continuing education credits.
Refund and cancellation policy: Arizona Heart Rhythm Center reserves the right to cancel or change the program for due causes. Cancellation of this program by Arizona Heart Rhythm Center or by the participant before October 10th will result in a full refund of tuition.
Continuing Medical Education Credit Information
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the California Medical Association (CMA) through the joint providership of the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada and the Arizona Cardiovascular Research Foundation. The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada is accredited by the CMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Dinner Conference
All times refer to Las Vegas time (Pacific Daylight Time).
Friday October 24, 2025
| TIME | TOPIC |
|---|---|
| 6:00 PM | Cocktails |
| 6:30 PM | Faculty Dinner |
| 8:00-8:30 PM | Neurocardiology and Cardiac Neuromodulation: Physiologic Principles and Therapeutic Expectations: Kalyanam Shivkumar MD and Olujimi Ajijola MD |
| 8:30-9:00 PM | Discussion |
Speaker Information
All times refer to Las Vegas time (Pacific Daylight Time).
Saturday October 25, 2025
| TIME | TOPIC |
|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | Registration and Vendor Exhibit |
| 7:55 - 8:00 AM | Welcome & Introduction to the 5thAnnual Brain-Heart & Neuromodulation Symposium Robert Lemery MD, Vijendra Swarup, MD, David Wang DO, Kalyanam Shivkumar MD |
| Session I: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Jeff Ardell and the Human Legacy to the Physiology of the Autonomic Nervous System and the Intrinsic Cardiac Nervous System Moderators: Kalyanam Shivkumar MD, Olujimi Ajijola MD |
| 8:00 - 8:10 AM | How About 7 Decades of Contributions to Human Physiology from the Trio of Randall-Ardell-Armour Robert Lemery MD |
| 8:10 - 8:20 AM | Anatomy of the (Cardiac) Autonomic Nervous System Guru Kowlgi M.B.B.S. |
| 8:20 - 8:30 AM | Physiology of the Extrinsic and Intrinsic Cardiac Nervous System Sunny Po MD |
| 8:30 - 8:40 AM | Simultaneous Recordings of ECG and Skin Sympathetic Nerve Activity Peng-Sheng Chen MD |
| 8:40 - 8:50 AM | Jeffrey L. Ardell, PhD.: Translational Neurocardiology. I. Contributions. Olujimi Ajijola MD |
| 8:50 - 9:00 AM | Jeffrey L. Ardell, PhD.: Translational Neurocardiology. II. Advancements. Olujimi Ajijola MD |
| 9:00 - 9:10 AM | Jeffrey L. Ardell, PhD.: Translational Neurocardiology. III. Future Impact. Olujimi Ajijola MD |
| 9:10 - 9:30 AM | Panel Discussion, Q&A |
| 9:10 - 9:30 AM | Pause and Coffee Break |
| Session II. 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Cardiac Neuromodulation Affecting Mostly SYMPATHETIC Innervation Moderators: Robert Lemery MD, Sunny Po MD |
| 10:00 - 10:10 AM | Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation. Anatomic and Physiologic Principles During Thoracoscopic Surgical Interventions for VT/VF. Kalyanan Shivkumar MD |
| 10:10 - 10:20 AM | Psychological and Psychiatric Outcomes Following Stellate Ganglion Block and Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation. Sahib Khalsa MD |
| 10:20 - 10:30 AM | Sympathetic Tone and Neuropeptide Y: Culprit and Foe. Olujimi Ajijola MD |
| 10:30 - 10:40 AM | Sympathetic Nerve Activity and ST-segment Depression. Peng-Sheng Chen MD |
| 10:40 - 10:50 AM | Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation Targeting the Vestigial Fold in Humans. Kalyanan Shivkumar MD |
| 10:50 - 11:00 AM | PFA and Thermal Ablation Technologies for Ablation of AF and Different Impacts on Autonomic Tone. Guru Kowlgi M.B.B.S |
| 11:00 - 11:10 AM | Epicardial Delivery of Electroporation on the Cardiac Ganglia: PFA Does Impact Autonomic Tone. Guru Kowlgi M.B.B.S |
| 11:10 - 11:30 AM | Panel Discussion, Q&A |
| Session III. 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Cardiac Neuromodulation Affecting Mostly SYMPATHETIC Innervation |
| 11:30 - 11:40 AM | The Interventional Approach: Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: PRO: Saibal Kar MD |
| 11:40 - 11:50 AM | The Pharmacologic Approach: Anticoagulants and Beyond: PRO: Arash Aryana MD |
| 11:50 - 11:55 AM | Perspective PRO Interventional: Shephal Doshi MD |
| 11:55 - 12:00 PM | Perspective PRO Pharmacology: Vijay Swarup MD |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch. HEART FAILURE PRIMER Moderators: Arash Aryana MD, Sunil Kalla MD |
| 12:10 - 12:20 PM | Neuromodulation in Congestive Heart Failure: Carotid Baroreceptor Stimulation and Cardiac Contractility Modulation David Kenigsberg MD |
| 12:20 - 12:30 PM | Leadless Pacing for Performing Conduction System Pacing Shephal Doshi MD |
| 12:30 - 12:40 PM | Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Systems Sudarone Thihalolipavan MD |
| 12:40 - 12:50 PM | Amyloid Disease in the Brain and Heart: Stabilizing Transthyretin Protein in Cardiac Amyloidosis TBD MD |
| Session IV. 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Atrial Fibrillation and the Management of Stroke Moderators: Edip Gurol MD, Saibal Kar MD. |
| 1:00 PM - 1:10 PM | Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention Vijay Swarup MD |
| 1:10 PM - 1:20 PM | Embolic Strokes of Unknown Source (ESUS): Controversies in Diagnosis, Risk, and Treatment Supreet Kaur MD |
| 1:20 PM - 1:30 PM | Tailored Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Edip Gurol MD |
| 1:30 PM - 1:40 PM | Atrial Fibrillation and Cognition Edip Gurol MD |
| 1:40 PM - 1:50 PM | Moving Forward: Beyond 30 years of Lytic Treatment for Acute Stroke Management David Wang DO |
| 1:50 PM - 2:00 PM | Low-Field MRI for Diagnosis of Stroke Care: Revolutionizing Detection, Diagnosis and Intervention. David Wang DO |
| 2:00 PM - 2:10 PM | The Ambulatory Surgical Center & The Management of Rhythm Disorders: A New Era in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. Arash Aryana MD |
| 2:10 - 2:30 PM | Panel Discussion, Q&A |
| 2:30 - 3:00 PM | Pause and Coffee Break |
| Session V. 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Cardiac Neuromodulation Affecting Mostly PARASYMPATHETIC Innervation Moderators: David Kenigsberg MD, David Wang DO |
| 3:00 PM - 3:10 PM | Neuromodulation for Paroxysmal AF. I. Conceptual Basis. Peng-Sheng Chen MD |
| 3:10 PM - 3:20 PM | Neuromodulation for AF. II. Tragus Nerve Stimulation and Cardioneural Ablation for Paroxysmal AF and Post-Operative AF. Sunny Po MD |
| 3:20 PM - 3:30 PM | Neuromodulation for Syncope. I. Conceptual Basis. Sri Sundaram MD |
| 3:30 PM - 3:40 PM | Neuromodulation for Syncope. II. Cardioneural Ablation. The US Registry Trial. Sri Sundaram MD |
| 3:40 PM - 3:50 PM | Outcomes of Neuromodulation Interventions: Nuclear Imaging of the Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System Robert Lemery MD |
| 3:50 PM - 4:00 PM | Cardiac Interoception and Neuromodulation Sahib Khalsa MD |
| 4:00 PM - 4:10 PM | Cardiac Neuromodulation: A Fine Balancing Act. Kalyanan Shivkumar MD |
| 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM | Panel Discussion, Q&A |
| Session VI. 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | NIH and INDUSTRY Sponsored Trials: NEW and UPCOMING Moderators: Peng-Sheng Chen MD, Kalyanan Shivkumar MD |
| 4:30 - 4:35 PM | Research Study I |
| 4:35 - 4:40 PM | Research Study II |
| 4:40 - 4:45 PM | Research Study III |
| 4:45 - 4:50 PM | Research Study IV |
| 4:50 - 4:55 PM | Research Study V |
| 4:55 - 5:00 PM | Summary |
| 5:05 PM | Meeting Adjourns. |
| 5:05 - 6:00 PM | Refreshments and Snacks |
Course Directors
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Dr. Swarup, MD
FACC, FHRS
FACC, FHRS
Co-Director
ARIZONA HEART RHYTHM CENTER
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Dr. Lemery, MD, MA
FACC, FHRS
Co-Director
ARIZONA HEART RHYTHM CENTER
Cardiac EP & Medical Historian
Cardiac EP & Medical Historian
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Dr. Wang, DO
FAAN, FAHA
FAAN, FAHA
CO-DIRECTOR
HONOR-HEALTH NEUROLOGY
Bob Bové Neuroscience Institute
Bob Bové Neuroscience Institute
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Dr. Shivkumar, MD, PhD
FACC, FHRS
FACC, FHRS
CO-DIRECTOR
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
University of California, Los Angeles
2024 Commercial Promotion
• Boston Scientific (Education Grant)• Boston Scientific (Platinum)• Alexion Pharmaceuticals Andexxa AstraZeneca Brillanta Pharmaceutical (Gold)• MedTronic – CRDM and Diagnostics (Silver)• Abbott (Bronze)• Frazer (Bronze)• V-Wave (Bronze)
2024 Exhibitors and Sponsors
Barrow Neurological Institute wishes to recognize and thank the following companies for their commercial promotion of this educational activity.
Educational Grant:
• Boston Scientific
Platinum Exhibitor:
• Boston Scientific
Gold Exhibitor:
• AstraZeneca
Silver Exhibitor:
• MedTronic
Bronze Exhibitor:
• Frazer
• V-WAVE Medical
• Abbott
Participating Sponsor Exhibitor:
• Boehringer Ingelheim
• Barrow Neurological Institute’s Emergency Stroke Treatment Unit