Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Online Board Review: Expert-Led Course for Cardiovascular Specialists

Stay updated on the latest knowledge and advances in cardiovascular medicine with the Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Online Board Review. This comprehensive course is designed to prepare cardiovascular specialists for the cardiovascular boards and/or recertification. The Echo Focus Session is a valuable bonus material that provides in-depth insights into echocardiography.

Course Objectives

• Describe the etiology and pathophysiology of restrictive and other non-dilated cardiomyopathies and use this information to effectively diagnose and manage patients.
• Recognize and diagnose venous thromboembolism (VTE) and pulmonary embolism, using the appropriate algorithm for VTE diagnosis based on a pretest probability of disease assessment strategy.
• Identify cardiovascular disease risk factors in patients without known CAD and use them to predict the risk of future coronary events.
• Identify the classification and mechanisms of action of antiarrhythmic agents.
• Explain the physiologic changes that occur with pregnancy.

Echo Focus Session Objectives

• Utilize Echo and Doppler information for management of patients with various cardiovascular conditions.
• Identify new echocardiographic modalities for clinical use such as tissue Doppler and strain imaging.
• Recognize common and unusual cardiovascular conditions confidently by echocardiography.

Target Audience

This enduring program is designed for, but not limited to, cardiologists, cardiovascular fellows, and general internists. Although this program is designed specifically to prepare the cardiovascular specialist for the cardiovascular boards and/or recertification, it will also provide the practicing cardiologist or internist with an update on the latest knowledge and advances in cardiovascular medicine.

Course Content

• Pericardial, Cardiomyopathies, Hypertension, and Pulmonary Hypertension
• Vascular Disease
• Ventricular Function
• Coronary Artery Disease: Prevention and Chronic Stable CAD
• Heart Failure
• Cardiac Device and Replacement Therapy (Transplant)
• ECG, Angiography, and Echocardiography Coding for the Board Exam
• Basic Echo: Systolic and Diastolic Function Analysis, Classic M-Mode and LV Systolic Function, RV Function and Pulmonary Hypertension
• Assessment of Valvular Heart Disease, Mitral and Aortic Regurgitation, Mitral and Aortic Stenosis, Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation, Prosthetic Valves
• Echo in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Endocarditis
• Assessment of Cardiomyopathies, Echo Assessment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Echo Assessment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Constriction vs. Restriction Hemodynamics
• Assessment of Ischemic Heart Disease, Stress Echo: Role, Risk Wall Motion Analysis and Appropriateness
• Special Topics in Echocardiography, Simple Congenital Heart Disease, Recognizing Masses in the Heart and Source of Embolism, Interventional Echocardiography: How 3D Helps in Daily Practice
• Supplemental Material: Molecular Genetics, Presentation of Angina, Cardiac Amyloidosis for the Boards, Cardio-Oncology for the Boards, Basic Principles of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Physical Exam, New Staging System for Valve Disease, Hypertension Basics, Normal Vascular Anatomy and Physiology, Statistics for the Cardiovascular Boards, Polyarteritis Nodosa, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, and Kawasaki Disease, Diabetes and the Heart, Chalk Talks

The Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Online Board Review is an invaluable resource for cardiovascular specialists looking to stay updated on the latest knowledge and advances in cardiovascular medicine.