Scientific Program

PDF Scientific Program

08:30–08:45
 		Registration & Welcome

Arrangements will be made for a fully interactive meeting. Each participant will be provided with a personal online account and will respond to tracing based multiple-choice questions using their own mobile devices. Participants with the highest number of correct responses will be awarded medals.
08:45–09:00
 		Opening Ceremony

Welcome to the Trace Olympics and detailed introduction to the competition form.

Speakers:
Dr. Emin Evren ÖZCAN
TSC Presidency
DEU Rectorate
09.00–10:00
 		Tracing Marathon - Round 1 - Joint Session

Brief: Participants will analyze intracardiac electrograms (IEGMs) from real-life cases. Each presenter will display 5–7 tracings accompanied by multiple-choice questions, followed by detailed explanations and interactive discussion.

Presenter: Dr. Emin Evren ÖZCAN
10:00–10:15
 		Coffee Break
10.15–11.15
 		Tracing Marathon - Round 2 - Joint Session

Presenter: Dr. Jose Luis MERINO
11:15–11:30
 		Coffee Break
11:30–12:30
 		Tracing Marathon - Round 3 - Joint Session

Presenter: Dr. Martin RAUBER
12.30-13.30
 		LUNCH
13.30-14.30
 		Tracing Marathon- Round 4

Presenter: Dr. Özcan ÖZEKE
14.30–14.45
 		Coffee Break
14.45–15.45
 		Tracing Marathon - Round 5 - Joint Session

Presenter: Dr. Malcom FINLAY
15.45–16.00
 		Coffee Break
16.00-17.30
 		Young EP Session | Gladiator Arena – Case Competition

Brief: Young electrophysiologists will present their own challenging cases, defend their clinical reasoning, and engage in discussion while being questioned by peers and faculty members.

Chairpersons: Dr. Martin RAUBER, Dr. R. Yigit YILANCIOĞLU

Scar Wars: Parallel Rhythms in a Scarred Atrial Galaxy - Dr. Ramon ALBARRAN RINCON

A challenging right septal Accessory Pathway - Dr. Gerelmaa TUR

When Nothing Matches in Recurrent ICD Shocks - Dr. Victoria MARTINEZ CASTRO

Breaking the Storm: Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Fibrillation following STEMI - Dr. Omnia KAMEL

Not Every Narrow-QRS Tachycardia Is Supraventricular: A Case of Upper Septal Fascicular Ventricular Tachycardia - Dr. Fatih LEVENT
17.30-18:00
EHRA Session

Activities of EHRA and Future Aspects – Dr. Emin Evren ÖZCAN
Getting involved in the EHRA Young EP – Dr. Martin RAUBER

 
MAIN HALL
LUDUS ECG COURSE HALL
08.00–09.00
 		Trace Forum I: Traces I want to share
Chairperson: Dr. Özcan ÖZEKE

Senate of Traces: Dr. Barış AKDEMİR, Dr. Enis Elvin GÜL

Brief: Participants will present their selected tracings, previously reviewed and approved by the Scientific Program Committee. Each case will follow a 15-minute format: 5 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. Panellists and the audience will engage in detailed discussions on diagnostic maneuvers and their clinical implications.

“The Usual Suspect”: When 2:1 SVT meets a History of CTI ablation - Dr. Ali Uğur SOYSAL

Role of Pace Mapping in Reentrant Circuit - Dr. Kreshnik JASHARI

Two rhytms in one atrium - Dr. Fatih BEŞİROĞLU

You only get one shot, do not miss your chanceto blow - Dr. Zoltan SALLO

LUDUS ECG: A 1-Day Arrhythmia ECG Course for Young Cardiologists

Following the focused sessions in the Ludus Hall, all participants will unite in the Main Hall for a fast-paced Rapid Fire ECG joint session.

Registration & Seating: This course is free of charge for all registered Traceolympics attendees. Please note that seats are limited to 50 on a first-come, first-served basis.
09.00–09.15
Coffee Break
09.15–10.15
 		Trace Forum II: Traces I want to share

Chairperson: Dr. Fırat ÖZCAN

Senate of Traces: Dr. Jose Luis MERINO, Dr. Johan SAENEN

Not Every Premature QRS Is What It Seems - Dr. Mürsel ŞAHİN

How did this tachycardia stop? - Dr. Nandor SZGEDI

SVT in prolnged PR interval Pace or ablate - Dr. Filip JANUSHEVSKI

Ablation-induced WPW - Dr. Qutaiba ALHAMMAWI 		Tachycardia ECG
Presenter: Dr. Emin Evren ÖZCAN
10.15-10.30
Coffee Break
10:30–11:30
 		Tracing Marathon – Device Round

Presenter: Dr. Oğuzhan Ekrem TURAN 		Pacemaker ECG
Presenter: Dr. Enes Elvin GÜL
11.30–11.45
Coffee Break
11.45–12.45
 		Arena of Complications – Case competitions

Chairperson: Dr. Malcom FINLAY, Dr. Barış AKDEMİR

Successful Percutaneous Management of Long-Sheath Tip Fracture During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Using a Snare Technique: A Case Report - Dr. Barış ÖZDEN

Coronary spasm during pulmonary vein isolation with pulsed field ablation - Dr. Georgios SIDIROPOULOS

Coronary Artery Dissection Following RVOT VES Ablation: Early Diagnosis and Successfu Management - Dr. İsmet ZENGİN

Unexpected Neurological Deterioration after AV node ablation - Dr. Kreshnik JASHARI 		Channelopathy ECG
Presenter: Dr. Fatih Duhan BAYRAK
12:45-13.30
Lunch
13.30-14.30
 		Rapid Fire ECG Sprint

Brief: A fast-paced, quiz-style ECG interpretation session. Questions are multiple-choice with a maximum of one minute to answer. Participants will view an ECG or a brief clinical case and must select the correct answer within seconds. Once all questions have been completed, each ECG will be reviewed and discussed in detail.
Presenter: Dr. Johan SAENEN
14.30-14.45
Closing Remarks
End of Scientific Program
Note: After the main scientific program, participants are welcome to join Bridging Heritage & the Future of Electrophysiology, an independent academic event solely hosted by Dokuz Eylül University and held at a separate venue. This event is not part of the official scientific program and is offered free of charge upon separate registration.