Evolving Strategies in Implantable Device Therapy for the Heart Failure Patient CME

Co-chairs: Clyde W. Yancy, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP, and Jagmeet Singh, MD, PhD, FACC; Faculty: Theodore P. Abraham, MD, FACC; David S. Cannom, MD, FACC, FACP; Leonard Ganz, MD, FACC; Stephanie Moore, MD Author Information and Disclosures

Release Date: December 27, 2007Valid for credit through December 27, 2008

Credits Available
Physicians - maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) for physicians
Approximate time to complete this activity: 2 hours

This CME activity is based on transcripts and slides of presentations as delivered by the faculty at the "Evolving Strategies in Implantable Device Therapy for the Heart Failure Patient" symposium held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 24, 2007.

Contents of This CME Activity

  1. Integrating Device and Medical Therapy for Heart Failure
  2. The CRT Clinic: Bringing HF, EP and Echo Together
  3. Heart Failure Diagnostics and Remote Monitoring: Useful Strategy or Just a Gimmick?
  4. Strategies to Simplify Device Optimization
  5. Is an ICD Necessary in All Heart Failure Patients Receiving CRT?
  6. Device Therapy for Heart Failure: What's New on the Horizon?
  7. Questions and Answers

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