CME in Minutes: Education in Cardiology & Pulmonology

Matthew W. Martinez, MD, FACC, FASE / Brad Mehl, MHA, ACS, RDCS, RVT, RDMS, RT(R), FASE - The Echo Quest: Conquering Real-World Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Cases From Diagnosis to Treatment

CME in Minutes: Education in Cardiology & Pulmonology

Show Notes

Please visit answersincme.com/FBG860 to participate, download slides and supporting materials, complete the post test, and obtain credit. In this activity, experts in cardiology and cardiac sonography discuss best practices for using echocardiography for the diagnosis and management of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, highlighting how echocardiography may guide treatment decisions with cardiac myosin inhibitors. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Review guideline-recommended approaches to diagnose obstructive HCM; Evaluate how cardiac myosin inhibitors fit into the care of patients with obstructive HCM; Specify how echocardiogram may help guide treatment decisions for patients with HCM; and Outline strategies to optimally utilize echocardiography to monitor patients on cardiac myosin inhibitors.

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