Echocardiography Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function
Tracking # 20-814348
Free
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
Area of Critical Need Medical Doctor
Medical Doctor
Medical Doctor Faculty Certificate
Medical Doctor Limited License
Medical Doctor Public Health Certificate
Medical Doctor Visiting Faculty Certificate
Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic Physician
Florida Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacist
Registered Pharmacy Technician
Florida Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
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.