Publication
Article
Cardiology Review® Online
CME Instructions
CME Reviews: Volume 29, No. 6
Release date: December 23, 2013
Expiration date: December 23, 2014
Media used: Internet-based
Estimated time to complete this CME activity: 1 hour
Statement of Need
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. It is estimated that 83 million American adults have one or more forms of CVD. New agents, procedures, and interventions have improved patient outcomes with decreased mortality and morbidity rates. However, as the population ages and as younger adults are developing comorbidities due to unhealthy lifestyles, the patient population at risk of cardiovascular events is increasing.
Care for patients with CVD has become increasingly complex and community-based cardiologists often struggle to stay up to date with the volume of new data. The overall goals of this publication are to provide timely and pertinent original research articles that review current guidelines, practices and new developments in the field of cardiovascular medicine. The publication also emphasizes preventing CVD by modifying risk factors, such as healthy eating, regular exercise, and avoidance of smoking.
Target Audience
The target audience for this activity is cardiologists.
Learning Objectives
Integrate concepts, theories, novel therapies, and practical skills that allow cardiologists to:
- Compare the effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy with pacemaker (CRT-P) to that of CRT with implantable defibrillators (CRT-D) with respect to improved survival in patients with systolic heart failure.
- Appraise the benefit of echocardiographic screening for structural and valvular heart disease in the general population, as shown in the study by Lindekleiv et al.
- Explain why the FAME and FAME-2 studies demonstrate the concept that revascularization for ischemia is reasonable, but may not prove superiority of FFR-guided versus angiography-guided decision-making.
- Assess the implications of Kerlin et al’s randomized trial of nighttime ICU intensivist staffing on outcomes including ICU length of stay, hospital length of stay, ICU mortality, in-hospital mortality, ICU readmission, and home discharge.
- Identify the correlation between hospital performance and readmission rates.
- Interpret data on the role of statins in the prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury following coronary angiography.
- Evaluate evidence from the VitDISH study on the effects of intermittent cholecalciferol supplementation on blood pressure and other cardiometabolic markers in older patients with isolated systolic hypertension.
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Sources of Funding
No educational grants from commercial interests were received.
Instructions for Receiving Credit
In order to receive a CME certificate for this activity, participants must
- Read each review.
- Take the posttest and record their answers online at www.cardiology-review.com. A passing score of 70% or higher is required to obtain a CME certificate.
- Complete the CME activity evaluation at www.cardiology-review.com. Participants can immediately download their CME certificates upon successful passing of the posttest and completion of the CME activity evaluation.
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Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty
Editor-in-Chief
Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, MS, FACC
Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
Clinical and Research Fellow
Vice Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
El Paso, TX
Ragavendra Baliga, MD, MBA, FACP, FRCP (Edin), FACC
Vice Chief/ Assistant Division Director
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Wexner Medical Center
Professor of Internal Medicine
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Eric R. Bates, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI
Harry E. Davis, MD FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vice Chair of Education
Department of Internal Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Science
El Paso, TX
Mohammad Dalabih, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tucson, AZ
Michael P. Habib, MD, CM
Chief, Medicine Care Line Southern Arizona
VA Health Care System
Professor of Medicine
Arizona Respiratory Center
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Niki Katsiki, Msc, PhD, MD, FRSPH
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, BSc, MSc, MD, FRSPH, FCP, FFPM, FRCP, FRCPath
Academic Head, Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry
(Vascular Disease Prevention Clinics)
Royal Free Hospital campus
University College London Medical School
London, England
Michael W. Rich, MD
Professor of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
Director of Cardiac Rapid Evaluation Unit
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Mushabbar A. Syed, MD, FACC
Director, Cardiovascular Imaging
Associate Professor of Medicine Cardiology and Radiology
Cell & Molecular Physiology
Loyola University of Chicago
Stritch School of Medicine
Maywood, IL
Srikanth Seethala, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
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The following individuals have relevant financial relationship(s) with commercial interests to disclose:
Authors: Michael Habib, MD, CM — Grant/Research Support: InterMune, and GlaxoSmithKline. Member of Speaker’s Bureau: Daiichi-Sankyo.
The following individuals have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose:
Ragavendra Baliga, MD, MBA, FACP, FRCP (Edin), FACC; Eric R. Bates, MD; Mohammad Dalabih, MD; Niki Katsiki, Msc, PhD, MD, FRSPH;
Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, BSc, MSc, MD, FRSPH, FCP, FFPM, FRCP, FRCPath; Michael W. Rich, MD; Srikanth Seethala, MD, MHP; Mushabbar A. Syed, MD, FACC
Planner, reviewer, and editor-in-chief: Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, MS, FACC
PER planners and staff: Ann C. Lichti, CCMEP, Megan O’Connell, Emily Valko, and Jackie Syrop
Cardiology Review Publication staff: Bea Riemschneider
