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Oakstone’s Echocardiography – A Comprehensive Review provides an extensive, in-depth overview of all modalities of echocardiography used in the evaluation and management of patients with known or suspected heart disease. The 38 expertly-informed presentations offer insight into the morphologic features and physiologic functioning of the myocardium, valves, pericardium, coronary arteries, and great vessels.
Directed by Scott D. Solomon, MD and Maja Cikes, MD, PhD, this online cardiology CME course includes 38 evidence-based lectures organized in four sections: general principles, disorders, modalities, and settings. Skilled echocardiographers reflect on the substantial technological advances that have brought innovative clinical applications and enhanced diagnostic accuracy.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Name the components of a complete echocardiography exam
- Describe the composition and safety of ultrasound enhancing (contrast) agents
- List the required data for post TAVR echo assessment
- Differentiate between two-dimensional and Doppler echo features in pulmonary hypertension
- Recognize the limitations of handheld echocardiography
- Explain the role of echocardiography in cardiotoxicity diagnosis
- Outline the necessity of echocardiography in the assessment of complications in infective endocarditis
- Summarize the application of intraoperative echocardiography to clinical decision making
- Differentiate between the use of echocardiography in hypertrophic hearts and in dilated hearts
- List the conditions that can be assessed with stress echocardiography
- Identify the role of echocardiography in cardiotoxicity diagnosis and risk prediction
- State the role of echocardiography regarding the normal range of “dysfunction” in prosthetic valve use
- Distinguish between the uses for punch biopsy, shave biopsy, and incisional/excisional biopsy for skin lesions
- Outline the diagnostic skills regarding in-office blood pressure measurement and the implementation of proper blood pressure measurement techniques
- List the signs and symptoms of mosquito-borne diseases
- List topical and systemic treatments for various types of dermatitis
Intended Audience
This educational activity was designed for cardiologists, cardiovascular/thoracic surgeons, critical care physicians, anesthesiologists, and others interested in echocardiography.
TOPICS / SPEAKERS
General Principles
Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis – Prof. Dr. Jan D’hooge
The Echo Exam – Maja Cikes, MD, PhD
Clinical Indications and Quality Assurance – Rory Weiner, MD
Ventricular Systolic Function – Maja Cikes, MD, PhD
Imaging Diastolic Function – Let’s Try to Understand the Tip and Tricks – Erwan Donal, MD, PhD
Hemodynamics in Echocardiography – Ivo Planinc, MD
Imaging the Atria with Echocardiography – Marta Sitges, MD, PhD
Disorders
Coronary Artery Disease – Justina C. Wu, MD, PhD
Echocardiography in Aortic Stenosis – Linda G. Gillam, MD, MPH, MACC, FASE
Aortic Regurgitation – Ivo Planinc, MD
Mitral Stenosis – Elif Sade, MD
Mitral Regurgitation – Nina Ajmone Marsan, MD, PhD
Prosthetic Valves – Linda D. Gillam, MD, MPH, MACC, FASE
Diseases of the Myocardium – Maja Cikes, MD, PhD
The Heart in Hypertension – Susan Cheng, MD, MMSc, MPH
The Evaluation of the Right Heart in Health and Disease – Judy R. Mangion, MD, FASE
Pulmonary Embolism – Scott D. Solomon, MD
Pericardial Disease – Leonard Lilly, MD
Congenital Heart Disease
Cardiac Masses – Justina C. Wu, MD, PhD
Diseases of the Aorta – Ivo Planinc, MD
Echocardiography in Infective Endocarditis – Linda D. Gillam, MD, MPH
Heart Failure – Maja Cikes, MD, PhD
Heart Disease Caused by Other Organ Systems – Riccardo M. Inciardi, MD
Echocardiography in Cardio-Oncology – Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE
Imaging of Left Ventricular Assist Devices – Roberto M. Lang, MD
Echocardiography for Preventive Cardiology – When and Why? – Bernard Crosyns, MD, PhD
Risk Stratification of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Cardiomyopathies – Thor Edvardsen, MD, PhD
Modalities
Stress Echocardiography – Patricia A. Pellikka, MD
Transesophageal Echocardiography – Marta Sitges, MD, PhD
Contrast Echocardiography – Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, FACC, FASE
Three-Dimensional Echocardiography – Denisa Muraru, MD, PhD
Handheld Echocardiography – Faraz Pathan, MBBS
Tissue Doppler and Strain Imaging – Bart Bijnens, PhD
Deformation Imaging – Thor Edvardsen, MD, PhD
Settings
Intraoperative Echocardiography – Gabriela Querejeta-Roca, MD
Echocardiography in Structural Heart Disease – Imaging Assessment for Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Intervention – Yee-Ping Sun, MD
Critical Care and Emergency Department Echocardiography – Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD
Date of Original Release: June 30, 2022
Date Credits Expire: June 30, 2025
Estimated Time to Complete: 31.75 hours
