Description
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This 2 1/2 day course highlights interventional cardiology topics and information with practical application in studying for board certification in interventional cardiology. The course covers basic aspects of interventional cardiology, including catheterization laboratory equipment, radiation physics and safety, pharmacology, and procedural planning and performance. Specific patient lesion and procedural characteristics are highlighted including a review of challenging cases.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe bleeding risk with “triple therapy” post PCI
- Review current data regarding dual therapy combinations
- Review the use of OCT and IVUS in assisting with PCI and plaque assessment
- Describe coronary physiology
- Review the principles of CFR, FFR, and iFR
- Determine the reperfusion strategy for STEMI patients who present to facilities without PCI capability
- Review current evidence for the invasive management of Non-STE-ACS patients
- Idenitify the selection criteria and outcome data for Mitral Clip
- Distinguish the indications, complications, and long-term outcomes of TAVR
TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is primarily intended for cardiologists and cardiovascular fellows preparing for the ABIM Interventional Cardiology certification/recertification exam. However, this course also provides a focused state-of-the-art review of interventional cardiology topics for all cardiovascular practitioners and trainees.
Course Content
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Introduction and Course Overview
THE BASICS
Quality, Appropriateness, and Performance Metrics
Panel Questions
Radiation Physics, Imaging, Risks, and Safety
Panel Questions
ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY
Antiplatelet Therapy: Clinical Applications in PCI
Anticoagulation and Triple Therapy (Virtual)
Bleeding Risks and Management
Moderated Panel Discussion
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Coronary Anomalies, Tips and Tricks
Pathophysiology of Stable and Unstable Coronary Syndromes
Intracoronary Imaging: Plaque Characterization, OCT, IVUS
Intracoronary Physiology: FFR. iFR, and CFR
Moderated Panel Discussion
PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE AND INTERVENTIONS
Diagnosis and Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
Carotid Artery Disease and Interventions
Panel Questions
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
Welcome Back and Announcements
PCI: RISK ASSESSMENT AND REDUCTION
Invasive Strategies in Non STE-ACS
Reperfusion Therapies in STEMI
Drugs You Need to Know I and II (Virtual)
Panel Questions
Management of Cardiogenic Shock
Transradial PCI
Device Selection
Moderated Panel Discussion
CASE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF SELECT PATIENT AND LESION SUBSETS
Athero-Ablative Techniques
Left Main and Bifurcation Disease
Chronic Total Occlusions
Saphenous Vein Grafts
Restenosis and Stent Thrombosis: Key Points for the Boards
Manage PCI Complications
Panel Questions
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
Welcome Back and Announcements
STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE
Percutaneous Management of Atrial Septic Defect, Patent Foramen Ovale, and Ventricular Septal Defect
Septal Ablation for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Tricuspid Valve Interventions
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Management of Structural Complications
Mitral Valve Interventions
Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Panel Questions
ONLINE ONLY CONTENT
Medical Statistics: Pearls for the Boards
Acute Stroke Intervention
Diagnosis and Management of PAD
Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Management
Helpful Tips Regarding Optimizing Hemodynamic Assessment
Percutaneous Management of Pulmonic Valve, and Coarctation of the Aorta

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