Left to Right Shunts: Ventricular Septal Defects

Authors: Michael Ragosta III, MD and Andrew Bishop, MD FACC
Credit/contact hours: .25
Estimated time to complete: 20 minutes
Publication Date: May 10, 2018
Expiration date: May 9, 2027

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Description:

Defects in the interventricular septum can be large or small and may be congenital or acquired, as in patients after myocardial infarction. The ventricular septum has a superior membranous portion and an inferior muscular component and each may be associated with abnormalities. The defects are among the most common congenital cardiac anomalies in infants and children.

Note: This course is eligible for ACPE credit.

You Will Learn

To define the types and frequencies of VSD locations
To assess the determinants of shunt size in VSD
To recognize the associations and clinical features of VSD
To calculate shunt fractions using data derived from patients with VSD.
To interpret angiographic, hemodynamic, and oximetry data in VSD from the cardiac cath lab

Method and medium:

Learners participate in the interactive learning modules by correctly answering multiple choice questions dispersed throughout. Learners will be prompted to try again, if a question is answered incorrectly.The course will open in a new tab – to exit the course, simply close the tab.

$25.00