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ForwardEchocardiography and Noninvasive Vascular Testing Lecture Series: Echocardiography Assessment of Cardiac Masses
Echocardiography is an invaluable procedure for the evaluation of intracardiac masses, and can reliably identify mass location, attachment, shape, size and mobility, while defining the presence and extent of any consequent hemodynamic derangement. With careful attention to mass location and morphology, and appropriate application of clinical information, echocardiography can usually distinguish between the three principal intracardiac masses: tumor, thrombus and vegetation. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) frequently provides additional important information to aid in assessing mass lesions, and should always be considered when image quality is inadequate or pertinent clinical questions remain unanswered with surface imaging. This review will focus on echocardiography protocols and pathophysiological and hemodynamic findings of cardiac masses.
Target Audience
Cardiologists, vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, echocardiography and noninvasive vascular testing specialists, nurses, sonographers, pharmacists, respiratory therapists.
American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Sonographers and vascular technologists may use these credits to fulfill their ARDMS requirements. The ARDMS accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the pathophysiology and hemodynamics of cardiac masses.
- Utilize appropriate echocardiography protocol and diagnostic criteria in the diagnosis of intracardiac masses.
Socrates V. Kakoulides, M.D.
Medical Director, Diagnostic Center
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Baptist Health Medical Group
Socrates Kakoulides, M.D., speaker for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose, and his presentation will not include discussion of off-label or unapproved usage.
Elliott J. Elias, M.D., co-conference director for this educational activity, disclosed that he is a member of the speakers’ bureau for Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific, Philips Healthcare and Bioventrix.
Brian J. Schiro, M.D., co-conference director for this educational activity, disclosed that he is a consultant to Philips Medical and a member of the speakers’ bureau for Philips Medical, Medtronic, Penumbra and Sirtex.
Mohammad Hasan, MBBch, RPVI, moderator for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose, and his participation will not include discussion of off-label or unapproved usage.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
*Ineligible Companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been approved for 1 credit hours, CE Broker Course #20-716239, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.
This activity has also been approved for 1 credit hours for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists and Respiratory Therapists. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.
American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Sonographers and vascular technologists may use these credits to fulfill their ARDMS requirements. The ARDMS accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 General certificate of attendance
- 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
- 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
- 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
- 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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