CARMA
5th Annual Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium
The 5th Annual Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium in Park City, Utah was our biggest conference yet!
See you at our 2013 symposium held March 1 & 2!
Thank you to the distinguished 2012 WAF faculty of physicians from across the globe for their valuable contributions to this year's symposium.
Highlights on Twitter at WAF 2012:
"SNP close to PITX2 gene correlates wtih AFIB! Wonderful talk by Dr. Ellinor. Great progress on defining the genetics of AF." - Kavitha Damal
"Awesome presentation by Dr. Prystowsky on one of my favorite topics, rate vs. rhythm for atrial fibrillation." - StopAfib.org
"Interesting to find out that women are more prone to stroke from Afib than men, thanks to Dr. Akoum." - Sathya Vijayakumar
"Dr. Dennis Parker mentions the "holy grail" would be being able to do AF ablations with real-time MRI guidance. We are close." - Mark Haslam
"Rob MacLeod reminding us that engineers are the foundation of medical work and innovation! Unknown soldiers in medicine." - Nassir Marrouche
"Dr. Mansour's presentation about the endpoints of ablation persistent AF was excellent!" - Mehmet Akkaya
"Dr. Wyn Davies at WAF: awaiting Utah classification for fibrosis to be used in London. He suggests Utah I and II for cryo!" - Nassir Marrouche
Click here to view the 2012 WAF Faculty List.
Thanks to the CARMA Team for working together to make WAF 2012 such a fantastic success!
Symposium Directors:
- Nassir F. Marrouche, M.D.
- Rob MacLeod, PhD and
- Mohamed H. Hamdan, M.D.
Co-sponsored with: 
CME Statements
Accreditation:
The University of Utah School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA CREDIT:
The University of Utah School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)¿. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.NONDISCRIMINATION AND DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT:
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