Estimated Time of Completion

30 minutes

Description / Overview

This activity was presented at the Cleveland Clinic 11th Diastology and New Echo Technologies featuring Contrast Echo Mini-Symposium. This on-demand webcast series focus on contrast echocardiography.

Objectives

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

1. Evaluate the cardiac visualization results of intravenous contrast agents on harmonic imaging and fundamental imaging.
2. Discuss the safety and efficacy data for use of contrast agents in stress echocardiography, both exercise and dobutamine induced.
3. Assess a patient’s risk factors for potential serious adverse reactions to intravenous contrast agent administration.

Target Audience

Cardiologists, sonographers, nurses and basic scientists, and other interested healthcare practitioners.

Accreditation

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 0.5 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.

Activity Director

Allan L. Klein, MD
Director of Cardiovascular Imaging
Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Co-Activity Directors

James D. Thomas, MD;
Craig R. Asher, MD;
Annitta J. Morehead, RDCS, FASE;
W. H. Wilson Tang, MD

Faculty

Richard Grimm, DO, FACC

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:

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

Craig R. Asher, MD
Allan L. Klein, MD
Annitta J. Morehead, RDCS, FASE