Korean Heart Rhythm Society
TODAY 2026-02-07 D+99
TODAY 
*Sessions marked with a KOR sign will be conducted in Korean without interpretation services.
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October 31 (Fri) 09:00-10:30 |
Interesting ECGs: When Rate and Rhythm Defy Expectations KOR | Room 1 | |
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Sung-Won Jang (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea) Seung-Jung Park (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) |
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| Speaker(s) | 09:00-09:15 | The Silent Node: Challenging Cases of Sick Sinus Syndrome Han-Joon Bae (Daegu Catholic University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | |
| 09:15-09:30 | Brakes on the Beat: Unmasking Atrioventricular Block Yoon Jung Park (Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 09:30-09:45 | Racing Above: Decoding Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias Hwa Jung Kim (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 09:45-10:00 | Ventricular Storms: ECG Clues to Life-Threatening Tachycardias Tae wan Chung (Keimyung University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 10:00-10:15 | Beyond the Usual: Bizarre and Baffling ECGs Hyung Ki Jeong (Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| Panel |
Myoung Jung Kim (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) Chang-Ok Seo (Korea University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Young Shin Lee (School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea) Junyoung Lee (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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October 31 (Fri) 09:00-10:30 |
AF Uncovered: Mechanisms, Genetics, and Modifiable Risks | Room 2 | |
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| Chair(s) |
Gyo Seung Hwang (Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Jun Hyung Kim (Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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| Speaker(s) | 09:00-09:15 | Two Sides of the Same Coin: Arrhythmogenic Ion Channel Remodelling and Atrial Fibrosis in AF You Mi Hwang (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea) | |
| 09:15-09:30 | Familial AF: From Genetic Mutations to Clinical Implications Pil-sung Yang (KHRS, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 09:30-09:45 | Impacts of Inflammatory Diseases and Anti-Inflammatory Therapy on AF Progression and Stroke Occurrence Sung Il Im (Kosin University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 09:45-10:00 | AF and Alcohol: Can Abstinence Reverse the Remodeling? Tae-Hoon Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 10:00-10:15 | Taming the Pressure: The Role of Hypertension Control in AF Hye Bin Gwag (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) | ||
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Jong-Sung Park (Dong-A University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Jinsun Park (Hanyang University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Hye Ree Kim (Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Moonhyun Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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October 31 (Fri) 09:00-10:30 |
AF in ACHD: Challenges, Strategies, and Evolving Solutions | Room 3 | |
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| Chair(s) |
Eun Jung Bae (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Sang Weon Park (Bucheon Sejong Hospital, Republic of Korea) |
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| Speaker(s) | 09:00-09:15 | Why AF Happens in Congenital Hearts: Epidemiology and Mechanistic Insights Mi Kyoung Song (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | |
| 09:15-09:30 | Pharmacologic Management of AF in Congenital Hearts: Challenges and Choices Ju Youn Kim (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 09:30-09:45 | Catheter Ablation in ACHD Patients with AF: Techniques, and Results Ji-Eun Ban (Bucheon Sejong Hospital, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 09:45-10:00 | Challenging AF Cases in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Jae-Sun Uhm (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
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Young Choi (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea) Jakyoung Yoon (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) Seung-Min Baek (Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Republic of Korea) Hyoung Seok Lee (Inha University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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October 31 (Fri) 10:00-10:30 |
Industry Session (Boston Scientific Korea) | Room 4 | |
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| Speaker(s) | 10:00-10:30 | FARAVIEW, A Refined Vision for the AF ablation Elliot Lee (Boston Scientific, USA) | |
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October 31 (Fri) 10:50-12:20 |
Special Session (Beyond the Lab: Life Journeys of Electrophysiologists) KOR | Room 1 | |
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| Chair(s) |
Hui-Nam Pak (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Seil Oh (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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| Speaker(s) | 10:50-11:10 | Around the World in Beats and Steps: A Electrophysiologist’s Travel Diaries Minsoo Kim (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | |
| 11:10-11:30 | From ECG Tracings to Landscapes: A Photographer’s Parallel Passion Chun Hwang (CS Foundation, USA) | ||
| 11:30-11:50 | Healing Without Borders: Arrhythmia Care in Underserved Nations Young-Hoon Kim (Korea University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 11:50-12:10 | My Life, My EP Moon Hyoung Lee (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
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October 31 (Fri) 12:30-13:20 |
Scientific Session 1 (Daiichi-sankyo & Daewoong) | Anticoagulation Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Comorbidities KOR | Room 1 | |
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| Chair(s) |
Hyung Wook Park (Chonnam National University Medical School, Republic of Korea) Jong-Il Choi (Korea University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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| Speaker(s) | 12:30-12:50 | Case Review 1: Managing AF in Frail and Elderly Patients Hee Tae Yu (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | |
| 12:50-13:10 | Case Review 2: Improving Adherence in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Min Kim (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) | ||
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October 31 (Fri) 13:30-15:00 |
PFA LIVE (1): From Simple PV to Complex Substrate KOR | Room 1 | |
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| Chair(s) |
Young Keun On (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) Boyoung Joung (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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| Speaker(s) | 13:30-13:50 |
PV Isolation Using the FARAPULSE™ PFA System
Kyoung-min Park (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) Ju Youn Kim (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) |
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| 13:50-14:10 |
PV Isolation with CTI Ablation Using the PulseSelect™ PFA System
Hee Tae Yu (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Seunghoon Cho (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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| 14:10-14:30 |
Beyond PV Isolation Using the FARAPULSE™ PFA System: Posterior Wall or SVC
Min Soo Cho (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Joong Min Lee (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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| 14:30-14:50 |
Pulmonary vein isolation guided by ICE and fluoroscopy using the PulseSelect PFA system
Il-Young Oh (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Yun Young Choi (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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Eun-Sun Jin (School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea) Hwan-Cheol Park (Hanyang University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) You Mi Hwang (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea) Young-Sun Park (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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October 31 (Fri) 13:30-15:00 |
Oral Session | Room 2 | |
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| Chair(s) |
June Namgung (Inje University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Dae Hyeok Kim (Inha University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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| Presenter(s) | 13:30-13:42 | Clinical implication of predicting atrial fibrillation through artificial intelligence assisted electrocardiogram interpretation: from the Korean national health insurance service (NHIS) database. Seong Huan Choi (Inha University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | |
| 13:42-13:54 | Weighted Multi-PRS of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Improves Stroke Prediction in Low-Thromboembolic Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Jae Hyun Kim (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 13:54-14:06 | Interaction of family history of stroke and genetic stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation younger than 65 years: An analysis from UK Biobank Seokmoon Han (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 14:06-14:18 | Artificial Intelligence based Algorithm to Predict Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using 12-Lead Electrocardiogram Myoung Jung Kim (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 14:18-14:30 | Supine hypertension as a Predictor of Atrial Fibrillation: A UK Biobank Cohort Study Kyung Yeon Lee (Korea University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 14:30-14:42 | First-Pass Isolation as an Independent Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Cryoballoon Ablation in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Seongjin Park (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) | ||
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October 31 (Fri) 13:30-15:00 |
AF Management: From Population Trends to Personalized Strategies | Room 3 | |
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| Chair(s) |
Tae Joon Cha (Kosin University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Hyung Wook Park (Chonnam National University Medical School, Republic of Korea) |
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| Speaker(s) | 13:30-13:45 | Trends in AF treatment in Korea: What National Data Tells Us Ki Hong Lee (Chonnam National University Medical School, Republic of Korea) | |
| 13:45-14:00 | Pharmacologic Rate Control in AF: Current Evidence and Best Practices Jumsuk Ko (Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 14:00-14:15 | Early Rhythm Control in AF: What EAST-AFNET 4 Taught Us and What’s Next Young Soo Lee (Daegu Catholic University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 14:15-14:30 | Rhythm Control in AF with Heart Failure: Where Do We Stand Today? Hancheol Lee (National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 14:30-14:45 | Genetics of AF: Unlocking the Path to Precision Therapy Namsik Yoon (Chonnam National University Medical School, Republic of Korea) | ||
| Panel |
Kyongjin Min (Incheon Sejong Hospital, Republic of Korea) Juntae Kim (Dankook University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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October 31 (Fri) 13:30-14:00 |
Industry Session (Johnson and Johnson MedTech Korea) | Room 4 | |
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| Chair(s) | Hyoung-Seob Park (Keimyung University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| Speaker(s) | 13:30-13:50 | Validating Safety & Efficacy of Varipulse Platform based on Real World Clinical Data Christopher Porterfield (Aurora Denver Cardiology, USA) | |
| Panel |
Euijae Lee (Bucheon Sejong Hospital, Republic of Korea) You Mi Hwang (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea) |
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October 31 (Fri) 14:00-14:30 |
Industry Session (Chong Kun Dang & Celltrion Pharm) KOR | Room 4 | |
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| Chair(s) | Jin-Bae Kim (School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea) | ||
| Speaker(s) | 14:00-14:30 | Effects of the beta blocker carvedilol on arrhythmia in BPH pts The role of Alpha So Young Yang (School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea) | |
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October 31 (Fri) 14:30-15:00 |
Industry Session (Medtronic Korea) | Conduction System Pacing in Atrial Fibrillation: Why BBAP Matters? |
Room 4 | |
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| Chair(s) | Seung-Jung Park (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) | ||
| Speaker(s) | 14:32-14:44 | Combined effects of high atrial septal pacing and reactive atrial antitachycardia pacing for reducing atrial fibrillation in patients with sick sinus syndrome Hironobu Sumiyoshi (Kameda Medical Center, Japan) | |
| 14:44-14:56 | Bachmann bundle pacing: Early experience Hyo-Jeong Ahn (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
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Tae-Hoon Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) So Ryoung Lee (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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October 31 (Fri) 15:10-16:40 |
Pulsed Field Ablation (1): From Fundamentals to Future Perspectives | Room 1 | |
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| Chair(s) |
Kee Joon Choi (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Hui-Nam Pak (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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| Speaker(s) | 15:10-15:25 | Fundamental Mechanisms of Pulsed Field Ablation Junbeom Park (Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | |
| 15:25-15:40 | Pulsed Field Ablation: Current Status and Future Directions Minsu Kim (Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 15:40-15:55 | Pulsed Field Ablation Workflow using Deep Sedation Hee Tae Yu (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 15:55-16:10 | Durability of PVI with Pulsed Field Ablation: Insights from EU-PORIA and ADVENT Trials Sung-Hwan Kim (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 16:10-16:25 | Staying Safe with Pulses: Minimizing Complications in PFA Ungjeong Do (Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| Panel |
Do Young Kim (Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Sung Hwa Choi (Gachon University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Seongjin Park (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) So Young Yang (School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea) |
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October 31 (Fri) 15:10-16:40 |
Management Strategies for Patients with AF and Heart Failure | Room 2 | |
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| Chair(s) |
June Namgung (Inje University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Jin-Bae Kim (School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea) |
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| Speaker(s) | 15:10-15:25 | Pace and Control: AV Node Ablation with Conduction System Pacing in AF-HF Patients Pipin Kojodjojo (Asian Heart & Vascular Centre, Singapore) | |
| 15:25-15:40 | Impact of SGLT2 Inhibitors and ARNI on Outcomes in Patients with AF and HF Il-Young Oh (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 15:40-15:55 | Rate or Rhythm? Revisiting the Strategy Debate in AF with HF Soohyun Kim (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 15:55-16:10 | Catheter Ablation in HFrEF: When to Do It and How to Do It Right Jongmin Hwang (Keimyung University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 16:10-16:25 | LAA Exclusion in AF with HF: Reducing Risk, Improving Rhythm? Seung Yong Shin (Korea University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| Panel |
Kyongjin Min (Incheon Sejong Hospital, Republic of Korea) Hong-ju Kim (Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Hee-Sun Mun (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Hye Ree Kim (Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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October 31 (Fri) 15:10-16:40 |
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Healthcare in Arrhythmia | Room 3 | |
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| Chair(s) |
Tae Joon Cha (Kosin University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Dae Hyeok Kim (Inha University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) |
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| Speaker(s) | 15:10-15:25 | ECG Interpretation by AI: How Close Are We to Human-Level Accuracy? Linda Johnson (Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö Lund University, Sweden) | |
| 15:25-15:40 | AI for Risk Stratification: New Frontiers in Predicting Arrhythmias Tetsuo Sasano (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan) | ||
| 15:40-15:55 | Electrographic Age by AI: A Novel Predictor of Stroke in AF? Daehoon Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 15:55-16:10 | From ECG to Action: How AI Is Reshaping EP Decision-Making Yong-Soo Baek (Inha University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 16:10-16:25 | AI for AF Detection: Smarter Tools for Early Diagnosis Soonil Kwon (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
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Jae Jin Kwak (Seoul Medical Center, Republic of Korea) Jeongmin Kang (Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) Heeyoung Park (School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) |
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October 31 (Fri) 15:10-15:40 |
Industry Session (Hanmi Pharm) KOR | Room 4 | |
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| Chair(s) | Jae Min Shim (Korea University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| Speaker(s) | 15:10-15:40 | What type of patients do we consider using Rivaroxaban for? Daehoon Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | |
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October 31 (Fri) 16:10-16:40 |
Industry Session (Abbott Medical Korea) | Room 4 | |
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| Chair(s) | Hyoung-Seob Park (Keimyung University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea) | ||
| Speaker(s) | 16:10-16:40 | The role of 3D mapping systems in the era of pulse field ablation Shuichiro Kazawa (Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Japan) | |
