Lead Management 2009:
Heart Rhythm Society Guidelines and
Case-Based Implementation
Heart Rhythm Lead Management
2009 Guidelines Summary
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Release Date: January 28, 2010
Expiration Date: January 28, 2012
Estimated Time of Completion: 15 minutes
Description
The Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute presents the Heart Rhythm Lead Management 2009 Guidelines Summary webcast. It was captured during the live symposium titled Lead Management 2009: Heart Rhythm Society Guidelines and Case-Based Implementation. The overall goal of the symposium was to bring together leaders in research and clinical practice to present solutions to improving the care of this patient population in a format that allowed interaction between the faculty and attendees.
Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant will be able to do the following:
- Demonstrate readiness to perform transvenous lead extraction.
- Differentiate clinical success from complete success.
- Define and report complications according to time frame and severity.
Target Audience
This webcast is directed toward cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, scientists, electrophysiologists, and associated health care professionals who want to minimize the risks associated with implantable device therapy.
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 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
Co-Activity Directors
Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Cardiac Pacing & Tachyarrhythmia Devices
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Heart and Vascular Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Charles J. Love, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Faculty
Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD
Director, Cardiac Pacing & Tachyarrhythmia Devices
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Heart and Vascular Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
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 that, in the context of their presentations, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
| Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD | ||
| Membership on Advisory or Review Panels, Research |
Boston Scientific; Medtronic; Spectranetics; St. Jude Medical | |
| Charles J. Love, MD | ||
| Consulting, Membership on Advisory or Review Panels |
Cook Vascular; Spectranetics | |
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education acknowledges educational
grants for partial support of this activity from:
Spectranetics
Boston Scientific
Medtronic
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Cook Medical
TYRX, Inc.
This CME activity was produced by the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education and the
Heart and Vascular Institute.
