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  • A Tortuous Path

    Description:
    An image can be worth a thousand words. In this course, we review an image of a right coronary catheter accessing the aorta via a right radial artery approach and discuss issues, concerns, and potential solutions for radial artery catheterization.

    Authors:
    Lawrence Gimple, MD and Michael Ragosta III, MD

    Credit/contact hours: .25

    Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes

    Publication Date: May 10, 2018

    Expiration Date: May 9, 2024

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  • An Unusual Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Description:
    Modern care for acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) involves rapid mobilization of cardiology resources including patient evaluation and transfer to a capable cardiac catheterization laboratory for coronary angiography and, when appropriate, for coronary intervention with stenting of the occluded infarct artery.

    Authors:
    Elona Rrapo Kaso, MD and Lawrence Gimple, MD

    Credit/contact hours: .5

    Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes

    Publication Date: July 11, 2018

    Expiration Date: July 10, 2021

    $25.00
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  • Anomalous Coronary Origins

    Description:
    In this case, a patient presents for pre-operative evaluation prior to a neuro-surgical spinal operation. He has a history of coronary heart disease and a known anomaly of the left coronary artery from the right coronary artery.

    Authors:
    Travis Moss, MD

    Credit/contact hours: .5

    Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes

    Publication Date: July 11, 2018

    Expiration Date: July 10, 2021

    $25.00
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  • Atrial Myxoma

    Description:
    Cardiac tumors are unusual, but atrial myxomas are the most common benign cardiac tumors of the heart. Presentations can be highly variable, ranging from signs and symptoms of mitral valve disease (such as dyspnea) to embolic phenomenon, right heart failure, or rarely myocardial infarction or sudden death.

    Authors:
    Patrick McNair, MD and Lawrence W Gimple, MD

    Credit/contact hours: 0.5

    Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes

    Publication Date: December 6, 2018

    Expiration Date: December 6, 2021

    $25.00
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  • Cocaine-associated ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

    Description:
    Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is a common presentation but can occur in many complex clinical situations.

    Authors:
    Elona Rrapo Kaso, MD and Lawrence W Gimple, MD

    Credit/contact hours: 0.5

    Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes

    Publication Date: December 6, 2018

    Expiration Date: December 6, 2021

    $25.00
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  • Complications and Informed Consent

    Description:
    In this lecture, Dr. Ragosta provides the background information needed for cardiology attendings, fellows, and/or nurse practitioners to participate in the informed consent process.

    Authors:
    Michael Ragosta III, MD

    Credit/contact hours: .75

    Estimated time to complete: 50 minutes

    Publication Date: March 8, 2018

    Expiration Date: March 7, 2024

    $25.00
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  • Exercise and Sports Participation with Aortic Stenosis

    Description:
    Exercise and Sports Participation with Aortic Stenosis: Who and How Much? This course tackles the question of "who and how much" in regards to exercise and sports participation among patients with aortic stenosis (AS).

    Authors:
    Peter Dean, MD

    Credit/contact hours: .5

    Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes

    Publication Date: May 9, 2019

    Expiration Date: May 9, 2022

    $25.00
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  • Maternal Diabetes and Congenital Heart Disease

    Description:
    This course reviews the effects of gestational diabetes and pre-pregnancy maternal diabetes on the developing fetal heart and the function of the newborn heart at time of delivery.

    Authors:
    Christopher S. Ennen, MD

    Credit/contact hours: .5

    Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes

    Publication Date: Nov 6, 2019

    Expiration Date: Nov 6, 2022

    $25.00
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  • Pregnancy in the Woman with Congenital Heart Disease

    Description:
    Maternal mortality rates are increasing in the United States, driven in part by women with congenital heart disease (CHD) becoming pregnant. These patients require exceptional care, but can still have a good outcome if managed carefully.

    Authors:
    Donald J. Dudley, MD

    Credit/contact hours: .75

    Estimated time to complete: 45 minutes

    Publication Date: Sept 4, 2019

    Expiration Date: Sept 4, 2022

    $25.00
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  • What to Do When There is a Family History of Heart Disease

    Description:
    This course highlights the importance of recognizing inherited cardiovascular diseases and documenting any family history of cardiovascular disease, as well as implementing family cardiovascular screening and determining which patients might need additional genetic testing.

    Authors:
    Matthew J. Thomas, ScM

    Credit/contact hours: .5

    Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes

    Publication Date: Nov 6, 2019

    Expiration Date: Nov 6, 2022

    $25.00
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  • When Eosinophils Attack

    Description:
    This interesting case involves a patient with cardiogenic shock due to an unusual form of cardiomyopathy. This diagnosis is frequently missed as it is often not even considered. Our patient was treated with an LVAD and histopathologic examination of the myocardium plug sampled during surgery led to the diagnosis. The patient was treated with both left and right ventricular support devices (LVAD, RVAD) and survived through hospital discharge.

    Authors:
    Ryan Connolly, MD and Lawrence Gimple, MD

    Credit/contact hours: .5

    Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes

    Publication Date: March 8, 2018

    Expiration Date: March 7, 2024

    $25.00
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