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ForwardEchocardiography and Noninvasive Vascular Testing Lecture Series: Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography
Accurate echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular diastolic function is essential in evaluating patients with dyspnea and suspected heart failure. This activity provides an evidence-based update on contemporary assessment techniques, including standardized measurement acquisition and emerging parameters for estimating left atrial pressure. Learners will apply practical strategies to interpret findings and integrate updated recommendations into echocardiography reporting.
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
- Apply contemporary echocardiographic measures to assess left ventricular diastolic function and estimate left atrial pressure across patient populations.
- Perform standardized image acquisition to obtain accurate diastolic measurements.
- Interpret echocardiographic findings to support heart failure diagnosis and risk assessment.
- Integrate updated recommendations into echocardiography reporting for consistent clinical interpretation.
Ana Victoria Soto-Quintela, M.D., FACC, FASE
Clinical Cardiologist and Advanced Structural Echocardiographer at MyCardiologist CVAUSA
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Echocardiography Operations Committee Co-Chair
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Miami, Florida
Ana Victoria Soto-Quintela, M.D., FACC, FASE, faculty of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Elliott J. Elias, M.D., co-conference director of this educational activity, is a speaker for Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific, Philips Medical and Edwards Life Sciences. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Brian J. Schiro, M.D., co-conference director of this educational activity, is a consultant for Philips Medical and a member of the speakers’ bureau for Cook, Medtronic and Penumbra. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Mohammad Hasan, MBBch, RPVI, moderator of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that his participation will not include discussion of off-label or unapproved usage.
Other non-faculty contributors involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
*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™.
American Board of Surgery - Maintenance of Certification (MOC) - Accredited CME - Vascular Surgery
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Successful completion of this course is submitted to specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS system.
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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