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Olga N. Kislitsina, MD, PhD
Division of Cardiology, and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
James D. Thomas, MD
Division of Cardiology, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Erin Crawford, BSN
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Eriberto Michel, MD
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Jane Kruse, RN
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute,
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill
Menghan Liu, MS
Department of Surgery,
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,
Chicago, Illinois
Adin-Cristian Andrei, PhD
Department of Preventive Medicine,
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
James L. Cox, MD
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Patrick M. McCarthy, MD
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute,
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill
Accredited by
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Course Description
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
- identify patients who are at risk of developing left ventricular dysfunction after surgery for degenerative mitral regurgitation.
- demonstrate that ejection fraction is normal in most patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation.
- illustrate that left ventricular global longitudinal strain can be used to diagnose sub-clinical left ventricular dysfunction.
- categorize patients with normal ejection fraction with but subclinical left ventricular dysfunction.
- predict the likelihood of unmasking of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction after surgery for degenerative mitral regurgitation.
Activity Details
| Credit Types: | CME |
| Credit Amount: | 1.00 Credits |
| Release Date: | 2020-Mar-01 |
| Expiration Date: | 2022-Mar-01 |
| Estimated Time for Completion: | 1 hour |
| Registration Required: | Yes |
| Cost: | $0.00-$572.00 |
| System Requirements: CMEs are free for The Annals Subscribers. Subscribe to the journal for $572.00 USD/yr. | |
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