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.

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.

A Look Inside UAB's Hybrid OR and the TAVR Procedure

Oluseun Alli, MD, and James Davies Jr., MD, discuss the advantages of a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) as they perform one such procedure in UAB Medicine’s hybrid operating room, which offers both surgical and x-ray capabilities and is among the most advanced in the Southeast. Ideal for high-risk patients who might not survive traditional open heart surgery, the minimally invasive TAVR procedure is being increasingly used at UAB Medicine for medium-risk patients with aortic valve stenosis.

Want to refer a patient for TAVR? Click here for the referral form.

Outcomes and the Future of TAVR

UAB Medicine took an early lead in performing transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR), and the use of the technology as an alternative to traditional open heart surgery continues to rise as the mortality rate drops. Oluseun Alli, MD, and James Davies Jr., MD, discuss the various factors that set UAB Medicine apart in caring for patients with aortic valve stenosis, including the Heart & Vascular Clinic, which offers patients the ability to meet with both cardiologists and surgeons and have tests run during a single visit.

Want to refer a patient for TAVR? Click here for the referral form.

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.