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Live Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair

Vascular surgeon Adam Beck, MD, director of the UAB Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, and Graeme McFarland, MD, perform an endovascular thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair using a custom-made fenestrated device. The 70-year-old patient has co-morbidities, including congestive heart failure and COPD, and is considered prohibitively high risk for an open aortic reconstruction.

Release Date: July 3, 2017
Expiration Date: July 3, 2020

Target Audience: Cardiologists and primary care physicians
Disclosure: Dr. Beck has no financial relationships related to the content of this activity to disclose. There is no commercial support for this activity.

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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Learning Objective / Overview: Adam Beck, MD, illustrates how grafts are successfully placed in complex abdominal aortic aneurysms with respect to type of grafts used and surrounding anatomy. After completion of the course, participants should be able to describe aortic aneurysms and their inherent risks to the patient. Additionally, participants should be able to discuss the contemporary treatment of aortic aneurysms.

Accreditation statement:The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this online enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Release Date: July 3, 2017
Expiration Date: July 3, 2020

Target Audience: Cardiologists and healthcare professionals
Disclosure: Dr. Prabhu has the following financial relationships with commercial interests: Sanofi Genzyme

Dr. Prabhu does not intend to discuss the off-label use of a product. No other speakers, planners or content reviewers have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. There is no commercial support for this activity.

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Heart Failure Guidelines and Program

Learning Objective / Overview: Sumanth Prabhu, MD, director of the division of cardiovascular disease, and Jose Tallaj, MD, professor of medicine in the division of cardiovascular disease discuss the advanced heart failure program and the types of patients that could benefit from the disease management offered at UAB Medicine. Upon completion of this CME activity, participants should be able to understand the overall disease burden of advanced heart failure, discuss the clinical predictors of prognosis and mortality in heart failure, and define the indications for patient evaluation by a specialized advanced heart failure and transplant program.

Accreditation statement:The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this online enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Care of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease

More than 20,000 adults enter the Adult Congenital Heart Disease population every year, but 60% are lost to follow-up care. View this CME program presented by UAB’s Marc G. Cribbs, MD, and James K. Kirklin, MD, to learn how to recognize and educate these vulnerable patients about the ongoing, specialized care they need to live longer, healthier lives.

Circadian Considerations During Ischemic Heart Disease

Martin Young, PhD, discusses circadian cycles and how that might affect Ischemic Heart Disease. Also read, the UAB Mix story about daylight savings and heart attacks, here.

2018 CCVC Featured Lectures

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Palaniappan Sethu, MD, associate professor of medicine and biomedical engineering at UAB Medicine, discusses tissue chip models and microphysiological systems that may one day inform clinical trials.

Pankaj Arora, MD, FAHA, assistant professor of medicine in the division of cardiovascular disease at UAB Medicine, discusses natriuretic peptides and how deficiencies can contribute to cardiometabolic disease.

Salpy Pamboukian, MD, MSPH, professor of medicine and medical director, department of mechanical circulatory support at UAB Medicine, reviews outcomes relating to ventricular assist devices.

Emily Levitan, ScD, associate professor at UAB Medicine, discusses an update in heart failure risk factors.

Raegan Durant, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine at UAB, discusses historical rates of readmission, the risk factors of readmission, and additional costs associated with this care.

Ganesh Halade, PhD, discusses the lipidome and how that affects heart failure pathology.

Christian Faul, PhD, discusses the unique relationship between the kidneys and the heart and how the cardiorenal axis affects cardiovascular disease pathology.

Martin Young, MD, discusses circadian rhythms and how they affect cardiometabolic diseases including heart failure.

Wuqiang (Wuk) Zhu, MD, PhD, discusses cardiomyocyte cell cycle including cardiomyocyte proliferation and stem cell and myocardial repair.

Louis Dell’Italia, MD, discusses the multifunctional role of chymase in acute and chronic tissue injury and remodeling.

Suresh Kumar Verma, PhD, discusses bone marrow cells in cardiac remodeling.

Andrew Lenneman, MD, discusses what is new in medical management of heart failure.

José Tallaj, MD, discusses hemodynamic assessment and the use of pulmonary artery catheterization.

Steven Lloyd, MD, PhD, FACC, discusses cardiac MRI as a tool to better understand heart failure.

Carlos Orihuela, PhD, discusses cardiac damage and cardiotoxicity during pneumonia.

2017 ECLS Symposium

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Bobby Reed, MHS, and Peggy Blood, RN, MSN, discuss UAB Medicine's ECMO program, how it has developed throughout the years, and its models for staffing.

Dr. Keith Wille discusses indications and contraindications to ECMO support, extracorporeal CO2 removal, and the future direction of ECMO.

Dr. Charles Hoopes, MD, discusses the application and deployment of ECMO, use of ECMO in pulmonary hypertension, and cannulation strategies on respiratory failure and failure of the left ventricle.

Dr. Jose Tallaj, discusses cardiogenic shock, the pathophysiology of acute heart failure, and the various circulatory support systems that are available.

Dr. Mohammad Sarraf discusses the science and hemodynamics of percutaneous mechanical circulatory in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Dr. Nirmal Sharma discussion the physicians perspective on management, complications and prevention of caring for the patient on ECLS.

Daniel Blackwell, RN, discusses the role of the bedside nurse and the EMCO nurse specialist while caring for a patient on ECMO.

Robert Ledbetter, BSN, MPS, CCP, discusses various considerations for circuit and cannula selection, laboratory test pertinent to the ECMO patient, and the non-emergent and emergent circuit change out protocols.

2017 CCVC Featured Lectures

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UAB Medicine's Raymond Ideker, MD, PhD, discusses the mechanism of ventricular fibrillation maintenance and defibrillation.

Vineet Kumar, MD, FHRS, assistant professor of medicine at UAB discusses the risk stratification and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Vance Plumb, MD, professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses the current guidelines for ICD implantation as a primary prevention of sudden cardiac death.

Harish Doppalapudi, MD, associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses clinical management of four channelopathies - long QT syndrome, brugada syndrome, short QT syndrome, and catecholaminergic polymorphic VT.

G. Neal Kay, MD, professor emeritus at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses the ACC-AHA guidelines for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmia and prevention of sudden cardiac death.

Steven M. Pogwizd, MD, professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses circadian and dynamic influences on ventricular arrhythmias in a failing heart.