Echocardiography – A Comprehensive Review

Overview

Learn the Latest Guidelines with Online Cardiology CME

Oakstone's Echocardiography – A Comprehensive Review provides an extensive, in-depth overview of all modalities of echocardiography used in the evaluation and management of patients with known or suspected heart disease. The 38 expertly-informed presentations offer insight into the morphologic features and physiologic functioning of the myocardium, valves, pericardium, coronary arteries, and great vessels.

Directed by Scott D. Solomon, MD and Maja Cikes, MD, PhD, this online cardiology CME course includes 38 evidence-based lectures organized in four sections: general principles, disorders, modalities, and settings. Skilled echocardiographers reflect on the substantial technological advances that have brought innovative clinical applications and enhanced diagnostic accuracy.

Topics / Speakers

General Principles

Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis - Prof. Dr. Jan D’hooge

The Echocardiographic Examination - Maja Cikes, MD, PhD

Clinical Indications and Quality Assurance - Rory B. Weiner, MD

Ventricular Systolic Function - Maja Cikes, MD, PhD

Imaging Diastolic Function - Let’s Try to Understand the Tip and Tricks - Erwan Donal, MD, PhD

Hemodynamics in Echocardiography - Ivo Planinc, MD

Imaging the Atria with Echocardiography - Marta Sitges, MD, PhD

Disorders

Coronary Artery Disease - Justina C. Wu, MD, PhD

Echocardiography in Aortic Stenosis - Linda G. Gillam, MD

Aortic Regurgitation - Ivo Planinc, MD

Mitral Stenosis - Leyla "Elif" Sade, MD

Mitral Regurgitation - Nina Ajmone Marsan, MD, PhD

Prosthetic Valves - Linda D. Gillam, MD

Diseases of the Myocardium - Maja Cikes, MD, PhD

The Heart in Hypertension - Susan Cheng, MD, MMSc, MPH

The Evaluation of the Right Heart in Health and Disease - Judy R. Mangion, MD, FASE

Pulmonary Embolism - Scott D. Solomon, MD

Pericardial Disease - Leonard S. Lilly, MD

Congenital Heart Disease - Alexander Van De Bruaene, MD, PhD, FESC

Cardiac Masses - Justina C. Wu, MD, PhD

Echocardiography in the Diseases of the Aorta - Ivo Planinc, MD

Echocardiography in Infective Endocarditis - Linda D. Gillam, MD

The Expanding Role of Echocardiography in Heart Failure - Maja Cikes, MD, PhD

Heart Disease Caused by Other Organ Systems - Riccardo M. Inciardi, MD

Echocardiography in Cardio-Oncology - Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE

Imaging of Left Ventricular Assist Devices - Roberto M. Lang, MD

Echocardiography for Preventive Cardiology - When and Why? - Bernard Crosyns, MD, PhD

Risk Stratification of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Cardiomyopathies - Thor Edvardsen, MD, PhD

Modalities

Stress Echocardiography - Patricia A. Pellikka, MD

Transesophageal Echocardiography - Marta Sitges, MD, PhD

Contrast Echocardiography - Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, FACC, FASE

Three-Dimensional Echocardiography - Denisa Muraru, MD, PhD

Handheld Echocardiography - Dr. Faraz Pathan

Tissue Doppler and Strain Imaging - Bart Bijnens, PhD

Deformation Imaging - Thor Edvardsen, MD, PhD

Settings

Intraoperative Echocardiography - Gabriela M. Querejeta Roca, MD

Echocardiography in Structural Heart Disease - Imaging Assessment for Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Intervention - Yee-Ping Sun, MD

Critical Care and Emergency Department Echocardiography - Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD

Faculty

Accreditation

Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation

American Medical Association (AMA)

Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 31.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 31.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Academy of PAs (AAPA)

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 31.75 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.

Date of Original Release: June 30, 2022
Date Credits Expire: June 30, 2025
Estimated Time to Complete: 31.75 hours

CME credit is awarded upon successful completion of an online activity evaluation and post-test.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Name the components of a complete echocardiography exam
• Describe the composition and safety of ultrasound enhancing (contrast) agents
• List the required data for post TAVR echo assessment
• Differentiate between two-dimensional and Doppler echo features in pulmonary hypertension
• Recognize the limitations of handheld echocardiography
• Explain the role of echocardiography in cardiotoxicity diagnosis
• Outline the necessity of echocardiography in the assessment of complications in infective endocarditis
• Summarize the application of intraoperative echocardiography to clinical decision making
• Differentiate between the use of echocardiography in hypertrophic hearts and in dilated hearts
• List the conditions that can be assessed with stress echocardiography
• Identify the role of echocardiography in cardiotoxicity diagnosis and risk prediction
• State the role of echocardiography regarding the normal range of “dysfunction” in prosthetic valve use
• Distinguish between the uses for punch biopsy, shave biopsy, and incisional/excisional biopsy for skin lesions
• Outline the diagnostic skills regarding in-office blood pressure measurement and the implementation of proper blood pressure measurement techniques
• List the signs and symptoms of mosquito-borne diseases
• List topical and systemic treatments for various types of dermatitis

Intended Audience

This educational activity was designed for cardiologists, cardiovascular/thoracic surgeons, critical care physicians, anesthesiologists, and others interested in echocardiography.

Quick Facts

Provider: Oakstone CME

Course Directors:
Scott D. Solomon, MD
The Edward D. Frohlich

Distinguished Chair

Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Maja Cikes, MD, PhD
Associate Professor

University of Zagreb School of Medicine

Department of Cardiovascular Diseases

University Hospital Center

Zagreb, Croatia

Credits: Earn a maximum of 31.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 31.75 ABIM MOC points