Accreditation

0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity may be submitted for American Osteopathic Association Continuing Medical Education credit in Category 2

Target Audience

Cardiologists, Cardiac Surgeons, and other interested healthcare professionals.

Description

Emerging Therapies in Heart Disease offers presentations and discussions of patient history and new surgical advancements coupled with a live interactive discussion with program faculty.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Explain the fundamental concepts relating to endovascular repair including fixation and sealing.
2. Recognize the imaging reconstruction methods best suited to assess morphology of the thoracic aorta.
3. Identify issues detectable on follow-up studies that may cause clinical concern.
4. Describe the natural history and indications for repair of thoracic aortic aneurysmal disease.
5. Review the conduct of operations and outcomes of various open, endovascular and hybrid approaches to arch and descending aortic disease.
6. Recognize the options available for managing the aortic valve and selecting the appropriate procedure.

Activity Directors

A. Marc Gillinov, MD
Series Co-Director
Surgical Director
Center for Atrial Fibrillation
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute

William J. Stewart, MD FACC, FASE
Series Co-Director
Cardiovascular Medicine
Section of Cardiovascular Imaging
Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College
of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University

Author / Faculty

Roy Greenberg, MD; Eric Roselli, MD; Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD

Faculty Disclosure

In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

The following faculty have indicated that they may have a relationship, which in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

Marc Gillinov, MD — Consultant: AtriCure, Inc. & Edwards Lifesciences
                           — Shareholder: Viacor

The following faculty have indicated they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

William J. Stewart, MD
Roy Greenberg, MD
Eric Roselli, MD
Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD