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Echocardiography Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function

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Course overview

Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular diastolic function is an integral part of the routine evaluation of patients presenting with symptoms of unexplained exertional dyspnea or heart failure. This educational activity will present the current guidelines for diastolic function assessment using echocardiography, including two-dimensional (2-D) and Doppler parameters to grade diastolic dysfunction.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Florida Board of Medicine

Anesthesiologist Assistant

1h General (AMA Category I)

Area of Critical Need Medical Doctor

1h General (AMA Category I)

Medical Doctor

1h General (AMA Category I)

Medical Doctor Faculty Certificate

1h General (AMA Category I)

Medical Doctor Limited License

1h General (AMA Category I)

Medical Doctor Public Health Certificate

1h General (AMA Category I)

Medical Doctor Visiting Faculty Certificate

1h General (AMA Category I)

Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine

Osteopathic Physician

1h General

Florida Board of Pharmacy

Pharmacist

1h General

Registered Pharmacy Technician

1h General

Florida Physician Assistants

Physician Assistant

1h General (AMA Category I)

Disclosure statements

Elliott J. Elias, M.D., MPH, FACC, FASE                      

Cardiologist

Medical Director of Cardiac and Structural Imaging

Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute

Baptist Health South Florida

Miami, Florida 

Elliott J. Elias, M.D., speaker and conference director, disclosed that he is a member of the speakers’ bureau for Abbott Laboratories, and he will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in his presentation or discussion.


Socrates V. Kakoulides, M.D.

Cardiologist

Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute

Baptist Health Medial Group

Miami, Florida 

Socrates V. Kakoulides, M.D., indicated that he has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies, and he will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in his presentation or discussion.


Brian J. Schiro, M.D., conference director, disclosed that he receives grant/research support from Medtronic and that he is a member of the speaker’s bureau for Penumbra and Sirtex. 

Muhammad Hasan, MBBCh, RPVI, indicated that he has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies. 


Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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