Congenital Heart Disease in Adults 3: Complex Defects
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Course Details
Credit/contact hours: .5
Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes
Publication Date: October 2, 2018
Expiration date: October 1, 2027
Reviewed: September 30, 2024
Description:
The purpose of this Congenital Heart Disease in Adults series is to assist the learner in the echocardiographic assessment and management of adult patients with a history of congenital heart disease, many of whom were previously operated on and re‐present for surgical intervention in early adulthood (e.g., pulmonary valve replacement after Tetralogy of Fallot repair).
Please note this course includes a Reference section. For accurate completion status, you MUST review the reference section.
Note: This course is eligible for ACPE credit.
You Will Learn
- Complex cardiac defects including complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD), Tetralogy of Fallot, truncus arteriosus, single ventricle lesions, transposition of the great arteries, Ebstein Anomaly, congenital stenotic lesions, and shunts
Method and medium:
Robert H Thiele, MD
Dr. Thiele attended medical school at Vanderbilt, completed his internship at Northwestern, his anesthesiology residency at UVA and his critical care fellowship at Duke. He is board certified in anesthesiology, critical care, and advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiography.
DISCLOSURE: This individual reports no relevant financial relationships with commercial entities.
