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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 Committee, it is our pleasure to extend an invitation to join us as an exhibitor and sponsor at the upcoming 5th annual Brain-Heart & Neuromodulation Symposium, scheduled for October 24th and 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
- Nurse CNE Approved- Physicians CME Approved
CommonSpirit CNE Administration is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. To successfully obtain CNEs for this activity, the learner must: miss no more than 10 minutes and complete a post-conference evaluation.
Speaker Information
All times refer to Las Vegas time (Pacific Daylight Time).
Saturday October 25, 2025
| SPEAKER | TOPIC |
|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | Registration and Vendor Exhibit |
| 7:55 - 8:00 AM | Welcome and Introduction |
| Session I: 8:00 - 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 |
| Robert Lemery MD | 8:00 - How About 7 Decades of Contributions to Human Physiology from the Trio of Randall-Ardell-Armour |
| Guru Kowlgi MBBS | 8:10 - Anatomy of the Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System |
| Sunny Po MD | 8:20 - Physiology of the Extrinsic and Intrinsic Cardiac Nervous System |
| Peng-Sheng Chen MD | 8:30 - Simultaneous Recordingsof ECG and Skin Sympathetic Nervous Activity |
| Olujimi Ajijola MD | 8:40 - Jeffrey L. Ardell, PhD.: Translational Neurocardiology. I. Contributions. |
| Olujimi Ajijola MD | 8:50 - Jeffrey L. Ardell, PhD.: Translational Neurocardiology. II. Advancements. |
| Olujimi Ajijola MD | 9:00 - Jeffrey L. Ardell, PhD.: Translational Neurocardiology. III. Future Impact. |
| All Moderators and Panelists | 9:10 - 9:30 - Panel Discussion, Q&A |
| Session II: 10:00 - 11:30 | Sympathetic Cardiac Neuromodulation |
| Moderators | Robert Lemery MD, Sunny Po MD |
| Kalyanan Shivkumar MD | 10:00 - Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation. Anatomic and Physiologic Principles During Thoracoscopic Surgical Interventions for VT/VF |
| Sahib Khalsa MD | 10:10 - Psychological and Psychiatric Outcomes Following Stellate Ganglion Block and Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation |
| Olujimi Ajijola MD | 10:20 - Sympathetic Tone and Neuropeptide Y: Culprit and Foe. |
| Peng-Sheng Chen MD | 10:30 - Sympathetic Nerve Activity and ST-segment Depression. |
| Vivek Reddy MD | 10:40 - Renal Sympathetic Denervation for Hypertension, AF, VT. |
| UCLA MD | 10:50 - Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation Targeting the Vestigial Fold in Humans. |
| Guru Kowlgi M.B.B.S | 11:00 - Epicardial Delivery of Electroporation on the Cardiac Ganglia: PFA Does Impact Autonomic Tone. |
| Session III: 11:30 - 12:00 | Debate: Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention |
| Moderators | Vijay Swarup MD, Shephal Doshi MD |
| Saibal Kar MD | 11:30 - The Interventional Approach: Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion |
| Vivek Reddy MD | 11:40 - The Pharmacologic Approach: Anticoagulants and Beyond |
| Shepal Doshi MD | 11:50 - Perspective - Pro Interventiaonl Approach |
| Vijay Swarup MD | 11:55 - Perspective - Pro Pharmacology |
| Lunch Session: 12:00 - 1:00 | Heart Failure Primer |
| Moderators | Arash Aryana MD, Sunil Kalla MD |
| David Kenigsberg MD | 12:10 - Neuromodulation in Congestive Heart Failure: Carotid Baroreceptor Stimulation and Cardiac Contractility Modulation |
| Shephal Doshi MD | 12:20 - Leadless Pacing for Performing Conduction System Pacing |
| Sudarone Thihalolipavan MD | 12:30 - Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Systems |
| Sanjay Malhotra MD | 12:40 - Amyloid Disease in the Brain and Heart: Stabilizing Transthyretin Protein in Cardiac Amyloidosis |
| Session IV: 1:00 - 2:30 | 1:00 - 2:30 - Atrial Fibrillation and the Management of Stroke. |
| Moderators | Edip Gurol MD, David Kenigsberg MD |
| Vijay Swarup MD | 1:00 - Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention |
| Vivek Reddy MD | 1:10 - PFA and Thermal Ablation Technologies for Ablation of AF and Different Impacts on Autonomic Tone |
| Supreet Kaur MD | 1:20 - Embolic Strokes of Unknown Source (ESUS): Controversies in Diagnosis, Risk, and Treatment |
| Edip Gurol MD | 1:30 - Tailored Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation |
| Edip Gurol MD | 1:40 - Atrial Fibrillation and Cognition |
| David Wang DO | 1:50 - Moving Forward: Beyond 30 years of Lytic Treatment for Acute Stroke Management |
| Arash Aryana MD | 2:00 - The Ambulatory Surgical Center & The Management of Rhythm Disorders: A New Era in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. |
| Session V. 3:00 pm-4:30 pm | Parasympathetic Cardiac Neuromodulation |
| Moderators | Brian Olshansky MD, David Wang DO |
| Peng-Sheng Chen MD | 3:00 - Neuromodulation for Paroxysmal AF. I. Conceptual Basis |
| Sunny Po MD | 3:10 - Neuromodulation for AF. II. Tragus Nerve Stimulation and Cardioneural Ablation for Paroxysmal AF and Post-Operative AF. |
| Brian Olshansky MD | 3:20 - Neuromodulation for Syncope. I. Dysautonomias. Pathophysiologic Imperatives Prior to Ablation. |
| Sri Sundaram MD | 3:30 - Neuromodulation for Syncope. II. Cardioneural Ablation. The US Registry Trial. |
| Robert Lemery MD | 3:40 - Outcomes of Neuromodulation Interventions: Nuclear Imaging of the Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System. |
| Sahib Khalsa MD | 3:50 - Cardiac Interoception and Neuromodulation. |
| Kalyanan Shivkumar MD | 4:00 - Cardiac Neuromodulation: A Fine Balancing Act. |
| Session VI. 4:30 - 5:00 | NIH, Industry and Other Sponsored Trials: NEW and UPCOMING |
| Moderators | Vivek Reddy MD, Peng-Sheng Chen MD |
Course Directors
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VIJENDRA SWARUP, MD, FACC, FHRS
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
ARIZONA HEART RHYTHM CENTER
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ROBERT LEMERY, MD, FACC, FHRS
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIST
ARIZONA HEART RHYTHM CENTER
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DAVID WANG, DO, FAAN, FAHA
CO-DIRECTOR
BARROWS NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE
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)
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