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Doctor David O Arnar

Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik (Iceland)

Member of:

European Heart Rythm Association

Dr. David O. Arnar has an MD from the University of Iceland. He also holds a PhD from the University of Iceland and an Executive Master of Public Health degree from Reykjavik University. Dr. Arnar completed a residency in Internal Medicine and fellowships in Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology at The University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in the United States. He has completed the American Board of Internal Medicine exams in internal medicine and cardiology. Dr. Arnar is currently the Chief of Cardiology at Landspitali – The National University Hospital in Reykjavik, Iceland and is a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland. He is a consultant to deCODE genetics. His research interests include the genetics of arrhythmias, precision medicine and the effects of atrial fibrillation on central nervous system structure and function. Dr. Arnar is the President of the Icelandic Society of Internal Medicine.

Asymptomatic cardiac arrhythmias - Approach, evaluation, consequences and management

Event: EHRA 2019

Topic: Clinical

Session: EHRA expert consensus papers - Key messages 2

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How should we deal with genetic data - What do clinicians need to know?

Event: EHRA 2018

Topic: Miscellaneous

Session: How to incorporate basic findings in clinical practice?

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The near future potential of genetics.

Event: EHRA EUROPACE - CARDIOSTIM 2017

Topic: Miscellaneous

Session: Innovations for better patient care: reports from the EHRA Innovation Forum

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Whole population screening for genetic mutations that cause inherited arrhythmia syndromes in Iceland. Is it realistic (and useful)?

Event: EHRA EUROPACE - CARDIOSTIM 2017

Topic: Molecular biology / genetics

Session: Genetic discoveries to improve arrhythmia treatment

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