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, 2024

$25.00

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