WELCOME MESSAGE

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we invite you to attend the XIV Argentina Congress of Arrhythmias 2025, the VIII Congress of the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS), and the first summit of arrhythmia committees of the Southern Cone cardiology societies, a meeting that will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the first time.

Argentina has become a leader in the field of cardiology, boasting important representatives such as Pedro Cosio, Mauricio Rosenbaum, René Favaloro, Julio Palmaz, Juan Carlos Parodi, Liliana Grienfield, Carlos Bertolasi, and many others.

During the meeting, there will be important lectures, symposia, and oral and poster presentations to discuss the latest trends in the field, share best practices and experiences, and provide numerous opportunities to exchange viewpoints with world-renowned speakers.

The commercial exposition will serve as a platform to present our local companies and products to the world, promoting international trade and business.

The presidents of the world’s arrhythmia societies will be present, along with representatives from European (EHRA), Asia Pacific (APHRS), USA (HRS), Africa, and leaders from Latin American countries and China.

Additionally, this will be a wonderful opportunity to network with colleagues and meet friends from previous meetings around the world.

We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to Buenos Aires!

Dr. Néstor López Cabanillas
LAHRS President
President of the Organizing Committee

Dr. Sebastián Schanz
Director Argentine Federation of Cardiology,
Arrhythmia Committee.
President of the Organizing Committee

GENERAL INFORMATION

Venue

Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel and Convention Center

Dates

October 29-31, 2025

Organizer

Argentine Congress of Arrhythmias and Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS)

Official Transporter

Protected Cardio Congress

Argentine Congress of Arrhythmias organizations

Argentine Society of Cardiac Electrophysiology (SADEC)
Arrhythmia Committee of the Argentine Federation of Cardiology (FAC)
Arrhythmia Committee of the Argentine Society of Cardiology (SAC)

Timetable

Meeting of the Arrhythmia committees of the Southern Cone Societies of Cardiology (Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay and Peru, hosting societies of Argentina). October 29, 2025 – from 08:30 PM to 12:30 PM

Pre-congress: October 29, 2025 – from 03:00 PM to 06:45 PM

Congress Reception: October 29, 2025 – from 08:00 PM to 11:45 PM

Faculties’ dinner: October 30, 2025 – from 08:00 PM to 11:45 PM

Build-up: October 29, 2025 – from 07:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Exhibition opens: October 30, 2025 – from 08:00 AM to 07:00 PM; October 31, 2025 – from 08:00 AM to 07:00 PM

CONGRESS AUTHORITIES

Presidents of the Organizing Committee:

Dr. Néstor Lopez Cabanillas LAHRS (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Dr. Sebastián Schanz CAA-FAC (Salta, Argentina)

 

Vice-presidents of the organizing committee:

Dr. Luis Medesani, CAA-SADEC (La Plata, Argentina)

Dr. Ulises Rojel, LAHRS (Mexico) 

Presidents of the Scientific Committee:

Dr. Fernando Di Tommaso, CAA-SAC (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Dr. Luis C. Sáenz, LAHRS (Colombia)

Vice-presidents of the scientific committee:

Dr. Jorge Romero, LAHRS (USA)

Dra. Mónica Benjamín SAC-CAA (Buenos Aires

Councilors of the organizing committee:

Dr. Estela Falconi SAC-CAA (Buenos Aires-Argentina)

Dr. Carlos Giudici Costa SAC-CAA (Buenos Aires-Argentina)

Dr. Federico Robles FAC-CAA (Salta-Argentina)

Dr. Jorge Figueroa FAC-CAA (Cordoba-Argentina)

Dr. Cesar Cáceres Monié, LAHRS (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Dr. Mauricio Abello, LAHRS (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Dr. José Gant López CAA-SADEC (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Dr. Guillermo Carnero CAA-SADEC (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Dr. Alex Pacheco, LAHRS (Mexico)

Dr. José Llorente, LAHRS (Ecuador)

Dr. Alberto Alfie, LAHRS (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Dr. Juan Carlos Díaz, LAHRS (Colombia)

Presidents of Southern Cone Summit: 

Dr. Alejandro Cuesta (Uruguay)

Dr. Richard Soto Becerra (Peru)

Dr. Edward Garcia Peñaloza (Bolivia)

Dr. Germán Arriagada (Chile)

Councilors of the scientific committee:

Dr. Leonardo Celano, SAC (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Dr. Guillermo Mazo, SAC (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Dr. Alejandro Palazzo FAC-CAA (Jujuy-Argentina)

Dr. Evaristo Castellanos FAC-CAA (Tucuman-Argentina)

Dr. José Moltedo LAHRS (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Dr. Francisco Toscano Quilón CAA-SADEC (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Dr. Horacio Guillén CAA-SADEC (Rosario, Santa Fe)

Dr. Carina Hardy, LAHRS (Brazil)

Dr. Armando Pérez Silva (Chile)

Dr. Alejandro Cuesta, LAHRS (Uruguay)

Dr. Fredy del Carpio (USA)

Dr Juan Carlos Zerpa, LAHRS (Brazil)

International Society Representatives:

European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA): Dr. Helmut Puerefeliner (Austria) and Dr. Jos{e Luis Merino (Spain)

Heart Rhythm Society – USA (HRS): Dr. Christine Albert

Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS): Dr. Yenn-Jiang Lin (Taiwan) and Dr. Mingfang Li (China)

Asian Heart Rhythm Association (ACAS): Dr. Yan Yao (China)

World Society of Arrhythmias: Carlos Morillo (Canada), Oscar Oseroff (Argentina)

Sociedad Española de Cardiología, Asociación del Ritmo Cardíaco: Dr. Tomás Datino

 

Brazilian Society of arrhythmias (SOBRAC): Dr. Alexsandro Alves Fagundes (Brazil) and Cristiano Faria Pisani

Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Electrofisiología Cardíaca (SEDEC): Dr. José LLorente

Mexican Society of arrhythmias: (SOMEEC):  Dra. Ana Berni

Colegio Colombiano de Electrofisiología Cardiovascular (CCEC): Juan Carlos Díaz

and the leaders of the Latin American arrhythmia committees of Cardiology Societies and LAHRS representatives.

FACULTIES

Cesar Khazen

Cesar Khazen

Austria

Medical University of Vienna

Helmut Pürerfellner

Helmut Pürerfellner

Austria

Ordensklinikum Linz, Linz

Francesco Zanon

Francesco Zanon

Italy

General Hospital, Rovigo

Ignasi Anguera Camós

Ignasi Anguera Camós

Spain

Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona

Josep Brugada

Josep Brugada

Spain

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona

José Angel Cabrera

José Angel Cabrera

Spain

Quironsalud University Hospital, Madrid

Tomás Datino

Tomás Datino

Spain

Quironsalud University Hospital, Madrid

José Luis Merino

José Luis Merino

Spain

La Paz University Hospital, Madrid

Tolga Aksu

Tolga Aksu

Turkey

Istanbul Aydın University – Florya Hospital

Carlos Morillo

Carlos Morillo

Canada

Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Alberta

Vidal Essebag

Vidal Essebag

Canada

McGill University Health Centre, Montreal

Andrés Klein

Andrés Klein

Canada

University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Andres Enriquez

Andres Enriquez

USA

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Christine Albert

Christine Albert

USA

Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

Roger Carrillo

Roger Carrillo

USA

Palmetto General Hospital, Miami, Florida

Freddy del Carpio

Freddy del Carpio

USA

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Paul Friedman

Paul Friedman

USA

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Fermín García

Fermín García

USA

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Henry Huang

Henry Huang

USA

University of Chicago Medicine, Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Chicago

Alejandro Jiménez Restrepo

Alejandro Jiménez Restrepo

USA

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Ammar M. Killu

Ammar M. Killu

USA

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Gurukripa Kowlgi

Gurukripa Kowlgi

USA

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Devi Nair

Devi Nair

USA

St Bernard’s Heart and Vascular Center, Arkansas

Adelqui Peralta

Adelqui Peralta

USA

VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston

Jorge Romero

Jorge Romero

USA

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston

Pasquale Santangeli

Pasquale Santangeli

USA

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Francesco Santoni

Francesco Santoni

USA

Lenox Hill, New York

William Sauer

William Sauer

USA

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston

Sergio Thal

Sergio Thal

USA

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Roderick Tung

Roderick Tung

USA

University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix

Alejandro Velasco

Alejandro Velasco

USA

San Antonio, Texas

Yoel Vivas

Yoel Vivas

USA

Arrhythmia Center of South Florida

Orestis Pappas

Orestis Pappas

USA

AHN Saint Vincent Hospital, Erie, Pennsylvania

Olujimi Ajijola

Olujimi Ajijola

USA

Division of Cardiology, UCLA

Sana M. Al-Khatib

Sana M. Al-Khatib

USA

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Jackson Liang

Jackson Liang

USA

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Charles Love

Charles Love

USA

Baltimore, Johns Hopkins

Saumil Oza

Saumil Oza

USA

Jacksonville, Florida, Ascension, St. Vincents

Sri Sundaram

Sri Sundaram

USA

South Denver Cardiology, Advent Health

Douglas Packer

Douglas Packer

USA

UT, Intermountain Health

Sergio Pinski

Sergio Pinski

USA

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston

Cynthia Taub

Cynthia Taub

USA

Suny Upstate medical University, Syracuse, New York

Alejandro Vidal

Alejandro Vidal

USA

University of Texas Health Center, Houston

Paul Zei

Paul Zei

USA

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston

Miguel Valderrabano

Miguel Valderrabano

USA

Houston Methodist Weill Cronell Medical College

Mihail Chelu

Mihail Chelu

USA

Texas Heart Institute

Bryan Cannon

Bryan Cannon

USA

Texas Children´s Hospital

Caridad de la Uz

Caridad de la Uz

USA

Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore

Jeffrey Kim

Jeffrey Kim

USA

Texas Children´s Hospital

Santiago Valdés

Santiago Valdés

USA

Texas Children´s Hospital

Margarida Pujol Lopez

Margarida Pujol Lopez

USA

University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix

Arnie Fenrich

Arnie Fenrich

USA

The University of Texas at Austin / Dell Medical School

LATAM

NombreApellidoPaís
MauricioAbelloArgentina
ValentinaAgorrodyUruguay
LuisAguinagaArgentina
GastonAlbinaArgentina
AlbertoAlfieArgentina
RicardoAlkmimBrazil
LuisArabiaArgentina
JorgeArbaizaEcuador
MauricioArce CarreonBolivia
JaimeArnezBrazil
María JoséArocenaUruguay
GermanArriagadaChile
Martin OrtizAvalosMexico
DanielBaninaUruguay
Javier CésarBarcosArgentina
OrianaBastidasColombia
ChamiaBenchetritVenezuela
AnaBerniMexico
Juan FelipeBetancourtColombia
AlexBittnerChile
MarioCabrera SaldañaPeru
CésarCáceres MoniéArgentina
GuillermoCarneroArgentina
Pablo JoséCasanova ZambranoEcuador
MiguelCayoBolivia
MauricioCerecedaChile
Muhieddine OmarChokrBrazil
MarceloCordovaArgentina
RobertoCostaBrazil
RonaldCuellar OrtizBolivia
AlejandroCuestaUruguay
AlexanderDal FornoBrazil
AlexandraDantas BrígidoBrazil
Eduardodel Río BravoMexico
Juan CarlosDiazColombia
CristianoDiectrichBrazil
Carlos EduardoDuarteBrazil
DiegoEgasEcuador
MarceloElizariArgentina
ArturoEnriquez SilverioMexico
JaimeEscuderoVenezuela
HaelFernándezPeru
MarcioFigueiredoBrazil
Víctor ManuelFontinier HigaPeru
Daniel MerinoFuentesChile
John AdalyGallegos JaraPeru
Silas dos SantoGalvaoBrazil
KellyGarciaChile
EdwardGarcía PeñalozaBolivia
EfrainGilColombia
Luis AlbertoGomes MacíasEcuador
JorgeGomezMexico
Ana CeciliaGonzales LunaPeru
MiltonGuevaraMexico
JulioGuillén MorenoGuatemala
CarlosGuzmanBrazil
DeniseHachulBrazil
CarinaHardyBrazil
HaelHernandezPeru
RosaHerreraColombia
PabloIglesiasUruguay
RodrigoIsaChile
CarlosKalilBrazil
ChristianKarmelicChile
RobertoKeeganArgentina
Ana deLeónUruguay
SandraLlerena ButrónPeru
JoseLlorenteEcuador
CarlaLo Santo SaavedraBolivia
NestorLópez CabanillasArgentina
FedericoMalavassiCosta Rica
SantiagoManzolilloArgentina
JorgeMarínColombia
RobertoMarreroChile
HéctorMazzettiArgentina
ElianyMejíaDominican Republic
PabloMendoza NovoaPeru
DanielMerinoChile
ArnaldoMilaniArgentina
AntonioMirandaColombia
Andres F.Miranda-ArboledaColombia
LuisMolinaMexico
IgnacioMondragónArgentina
HermesMorales MolinaNicaragua
AlejandroOlaya SánchezColombia
Alexander AlvarezOrtizColombia
OscarOseroffArgentina
AlexPachecoMexico
JosePachón MateosBrazil
JoséPardoChile
MarinaPereira MayrinkBrazil
ArmandoPérez SilvaUruguay
CarlosPeronaArgentina
BraulioPinnaBrazil
LuisPinoEcuador
CristianoPisaniBrazil
LuisQuiñiñir SalvaticiChile
RamónRequenaVenezuela
NicolásReyesMexico
JohnnyRíos ArduzChile
ÁlvaroRivaraUruguay
SantiagoRiveraArgentina
Carmen EncarnaciónRoaDominican Republic
DiegoRodriguezColombia
HeliodoroRodriguezVenezuela
HumbertoRodriguezMexico
UlisesRojelMexico
AuroraRuizArgentina
EduardoSaadBrazil
LucianaSacilottoBrazil
Luis CarlosSáenz MoralesColombia
Ana Belén GuadalupeSaeterosEcuador
StelaSampaioBrazil
MauricioScanavaccaBrazil
FernandoScazzusoArgentina
RichardSoto BecerraPeru
RicardoSperanzaArgentina
EduardoSternickBrazil
Carlos AndresTapiasColombia
Carlos XavierTorresEcuador
RembertoTorres MolinaBolivia
FabricioVasalloBrazil
AlejandroVelascoUSA
Ana ClaudiaVenancioBrazil
ErnestoVentura QuirogaBolivia
ReneVicuñaEcuador
AlejandroVidalUSA
FernandoVidal BetDominican Republic
Lorena CruzVillarMexico
LuisWayar CaballeroBolivia
RicardoZegarra CarhuasPeru
Juan CarlosZerpaBrazil

 

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