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AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

On December 3 and 4, 2020, the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St.

David's Medical Center (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3005359-1&h=2863479803&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftcainstitute.com%2F&a=Texas+Cardiac+Arrhythmia+Institute+(TCAI)+at+St.+David%27s+Medical+Center ) hosted its fifth international

symposium on complex arrhythmias, EPLive 2020. This year's event, which was held

virtually due to the ongoing pandemic, drew a record number of attendees, with

approximately 1,200 registrants.

Participants included practicing clinical cardiac electrophysiologists,

electrophysiologist fellows and general cardiologists who have an interest in

treating complex cardiac arrhythmias, a condition in which the heart beats with

an irregular or abnormal rhythm. The primary teaching tool was live cases

broadcast from the new, state-of-the-art Electrophysiology Center at St.

David's Medical Center, with expert commentary.

"The unique format of EPLive has always allowed us to attract leaders in the

field of electrophysiology from across the globe, but this year, we were able

to reach ten times as many clinicians by hosting the event virtually," Andrea

Natale, M.D., F.H.R.S., F.A.C.C., F.E.S.C., cardiac electrophysiologist and

executive medical director of TCAI and EPLive course director, said. "We are

committed to expanding the scope of electrophysiology treatment options, and we

hope this year's record turnout will allow us to impact the lives of even more

patients worldwide."

EPLive featured four sessions, each consisting of a combination of live and

recorded cases from TCAI, as well as some of the world's premier centers:

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Arrhythmia Center at CardioInfantil

Foundation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, Geisinger

Heart Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Kansas City Heart Rhythm

Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mayo Clinic, MedStar Heart &

Vascular Institute, Mercy General Hospital & Dignity Health Heart & Vascular

Institute, Monzino Cardiology Center, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Northwell Health,

Penn Medicine, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, St. Bernards Healthcare,

UC Health University of Arkansas Medical System, University of California - Los

Angeles, University of Chicago Medicine, University of Colorado School of

Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas Southwestern Medical

Center, Vancouver General Hospital, and Vanderbilt University.

In addition to demonstrations by Dr. Natale, EPLive 2020 featured presentations

by a number of TCAI physicians, including course co-director, Amin Al-Ahmad,

M.D., as well as Shane Bailey, M.D.; Mohamed Bassiouny, M.D.; David Burkhardt,

M.D.; David Burkland, M.D.; Robert Canby, M.D.; Joseph Gallinghouse, M.D.;

Brian Greet, M.D.; Eric Hoenicke, M.D.; Rodney Horton, M.D.; Patrick Hranitzky,

M.D.; Faraz Kerendi, M.D.; William Nesbitt, M.D.; Javier Sanchez, M.D.; Kamala

Tamirisa, M.D.; Senthil Thambidorai, M.D.; David Tschopp, M.D.; and Jason

Zagrodsky, M.D.

Physicians received a maximum of 14 American Medical Association (AMA)

Physician's Recognition Award (PRA) Category 1 Credit(TM) hours at the conference.

For more information, visit EP-Live.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3005359-1&h=2192335640&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ep-live.com%2F&a=EP-Live.com ).

Media Contacts:

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Elizabeth Christian Public Relations

254.592.2767

SOURCE Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center