Congratulations to the Winners of the Fellows Research Competition at the 2024 Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium!

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The winners of the EP Fellows in Training Scientific Research Competition at the 2024 Western AF Symposium have been announced!

This award is intended to support research of first- and second-year clinical fellows currently training in an ACGME electrophysiology fellowship program in the United States. Applicants submitted a scientific poster based on their research to Western AF. A committee of faculty judges selected by the Western AF Symposium leadership reviewed each submission, and the top 5 fellows were invited to attend the 2024 Western AF Symposium to present their research live. Each of the fellows received a travel scholarship, complimentary registration to attend the meeting, and the opportunity to compete for cash prizes. 

The winners were as follows: 

First Place: Atrial Function Improves Stroke Prediction in Patients With AF

Ahmad Kassar, et al; University of Washington Medical Center

Second Place: Comparison of Vascular Closure Device, Manual Compression, and Figure-of-8 Stitch for EP Procedures

Adnan Ahmed, Aashish Katapadi, et al; Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute

Third Place: Incidence and Temporal Evolution of Delayed Peridevice Leak After Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Sapan Bhuta, et al; The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Fourth Place: Left Atrial Appendage Isolation With Vein of Marshall Ethanol Infusion: Acute Procedural Success and Remapping

Robert D'Angelo, et al; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Fifth Place: Non-pulmonary Vein Triggers and Pulmonary Pressure in AF Ablation for Cardiac Amyloidosis Patients

Vincenzo La Fazia, et al; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute

Congratulations to these outstanding clinicians!