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The Cardiovascular CME podcast is a new educational offering from Mayo Clinic, featuring content geared towards physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who are interested in exploring a multitude of cardiology-related topics. Tune in and subscribe to explore today’s most pressing cardiology topics with your colleagues at Mayo Clinic and gain valuable insights that can be directly applied to your practice. No CME credit offered for podcast episodes at this time.
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Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
Clinical Quantification of Myocardial Blood Flow Using PET
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
Clinical Quantification of Myocardial Blood Flow Using PET
Guest: Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, M.D.
Hosts: Malcolm R. Bell, M.D.
In this podcast, we will describe the clinical applications of PET MBF quantitation and discuss the strengths and limitations of PET MBF quantification.
Topics Discussed:
- Why has PET myocardial perfusion imaging seen such growth?
- You mentioned the ability of PET to measure myocardial blood flow. Why is this crucial?
- So, should myocardial blood flow measurement be standard in all PET MPI studies? Does it require special equipment or extra time?
- Are there specific values to remember for PET flow quantification?
Connect with Mayo Clinic's Cardiovascular Continuing Medical Education online at https://cveducation.mayo.edu or on Twitter @MayoClinicCV and @MayoCVservices.
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Cardiovascular Education App:
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Podcast episode transcript found here.
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
3D Visualization of the Heart in Immersive Technology Like Mixed Reality
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
3D Visualization of the Heart in Immersive Technology Like Mixed Reality
Guest: Dr. Klaudia Proniewska
Host: Anthony H. Kashou, M.D.
The most commonly applied way of teaching students the foundations of human anatomy and physiology involves textbooks and lectures. This method of transmitting knowledge causes difficulties for students, especially in the context of three-dimensional imaging of organ structures, and as a consequence, translates into difficulties with imagining them. Even with the rapid uptake of knowledge dissemination provided by online materials, including courses and webinars, there is a clear need for learning programs featuring first-hand immersive experiences tailored to individual study paces. In my research, I present an approach to enhance a classical study program by combining multi-modality data and representing them in a Mixed Reality (MR)-based environment. The advantages of the proposed approach have been proven by the conducted investigation of the relationship between heart anatomy, its electrophysiological characteristics, and resulting wave morphology on the electrocardiogram (ECG). Another part of the research focuses on the role of the anatomy of the heart, e.g., the sinoatrial node, in ECG formation, while the MR-based visualization of combined imaging data with non-invasive CineECG (by Peter van Dam) imaging demonstrates the educational application of these advanced technologies for teaching cardiac anatomy and ECG correlations.
Topics Discussed
- Can you explain why three-dimensional structures are important to teach electrophysiology of the heart?
- How does the electrocardiogram (ECG) relate to heart anatomy, and why is this relationship fundamental in understanding cardiac electrophysiology? Give an example.
- Have you implemented any innovative teaching methods or technologies to enhance the learning experience in cardiac anatomy and electrophysiology? If so, can you describe their impact?
- In your experience, what are the most effective ways to convey complex 3D structures and dynamic processes in cardiac anatomy and electrophysiology to students or professionals?
Connect with Mayo Clinic's Cardiovascular Continuing Medical Education online at https://cveducation.mayo.edu or on Twitter @MayoClinicCV and @MayoCVservices.
LinkedIn: Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Services
Cardiovascular Education App:
The Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular CME App is an innovative educational platform that features cardiology-focused continuing medical education wherever and whenever you need it. Use this app to access other free content and browse upcoming courses. Download it for free in Apple or Google stores today!
No CME credit offered for this episode.
Podcast episode transcript found here.
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Marfan Surgery
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Marfan Surgery
Guest: Alberto Pochettino, M.D.
Hosts: Paul A. Friedman, M.D.
Topics Discussed:
- Which patients with Marfan syndrome should be evaluated for aortic disease?
- Do all Marfan patients develop aortic aneurysm?
- What other cardiovascular abnormalities are noted in Marfan syndrome?
- What preventive operations are available, and what are the expected outcomes from such operations?
- If a Marfan patient develops a type B dissection what is the appropriate management?
Connect with Mayo Clinic's Cardiovascular Continuing Medical Education online at https://cveducation.mayo.edu or on Twitter @MayoClinicCV and @MayoCVservices.
LinkedIn: Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Services
Cardiovascular Education App:
The Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular CME App is an innovative educational platform that features cardiology-focused continuing medical education wherever and whenever you need it. Use this app to access other free content and browse upcoming courses. Download it for free in Apple or Google stores today!
No CME credit offered for this episode.
Podcast episode transcript found here.
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and CV Risk
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and CV Risk
Guest: Thais D. Coutinho, M.D.
Hosts: Paul A. Friedman, M.D.
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are common and are associated with a significant increase in the risk of future cardiovascular diseases. Despite the well-established statistics, this increase in risk is not well recognized by patients or healthcare providers. The objectives of this podcast are to highlight the cardiovascular risks associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, describe strategies to identify and mitigate this risk, and identify knowledge gaps and research opportunities in the field.
Topics Discussed:
- Can you explain what are the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy?
- After a woman is diagnosed with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, what are the cardiovascular consequences?
- How should clinicians approach a patient with history of hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, in order to understand and minimize their cardiovascular risk?
- Tell us about some of your research in this field.
- What are the major needs for new research and clinical translation in this field?
Connect with Mayo Clinic's Cardiovascular Continuing Medical Education online at https://cveducation.mayo.edu or on Twitter @MayoClinicCV and @MayoCVservices.
LinkedIn: Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Services
Cardiovascular Education App:
The Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular CME App is an innovative educational platform that features cardiology-focused continuing medical education wherever and whenever you need it. Use this app to access other free content and browse upcoming courses. Download it for free in Apple or Google stores today!
No CME credit offered for this episode.
Podcast episode transcript found here.
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Genomics in Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Genomics in Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies
Guest: Naveen L. Pereira, M.D.
Hosts: Kyle W. Klarich, M.D
Patients with heart failure and ventricular arrhythmias can have inflammatory heart disease such as myocarditis or sarcoidosis. The diagnosis is typically made by imaging studies including cardiac MRI and PET scans. However, it is critical to performed genetic testing in such patients given that genetic cardiomyopathy can often present as an inflammatory heart disease phenotype which may have important prognostic and therapeutic implications.
Topics Discussed:
- How do inflammatory cardiomyopathies typically present? When do you suspect inflammation as a cause of cardiomyopathy?
- How is the diagnosis typically made and is there a role for endomyocardial biopsy?
- Why is genetic testing important once a diagnosis of an inflammatory cardiomyopathy is made?If the genetic test is positive in these patients what the clinical implications?
Connect with Mayo Clinic's Cardiovascular Continuing Medical Education online at https://cveducation.mayo.edu or on Twitter @MayoClinicCV and @MayoCVservices.
LinkedIn: Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Services
Cardiovascular Education App:
The Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular CME App is an innovative educational platform that features cardiology-focused continuing medical education wherever and whenever you need it. Use this app to access other free content and browse upcoming courses. Download it for free in Apple or Google stores today!
No CME credit offered for this episode.
Podcast episode transcript found here.
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Understanding ECG Waveforms: Normal vs. Abnormal
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Understanding ECG Waveforms: Normal vs. Abnormal
Guest: Dr. Peter van Dam
Host: Anthony H. Kashou, M.D.
The ECG interpretation is majorly driven by event detection, i.e. QRS onset and end, QT time, P wave etc. From these we can determine the normal heart rhythm, and some performance measures, like heart rate etc. The ECG waveforms, however, are much less understood. This is a pity, as ECG waveforms, provide instantaneous information on the electrophysiological and structural function of the heart. In this respect it is interesting to know if there is something like a normal ECG waveform or normal PathECG (CineECG). This latter technique is a vector-based method to estimate the electrical position of a moving vector within the heart. Similar normal distributions can be created to compare to the normal ECGs.
- How can we define a normal ECG waveform? (ECGs from healthy normal people for different age groups, I used about 6000 normal ECGs, correction for heart rate by resampling to standard QT time (400 ms for instance, these ECGs can be used to create a distribution of amplitudes and derived signals (CineECG) to compare an ECG too)
- What is needed for an accurate waveform comparison? (Good baseline correction, not filtering, but baseline correction) What is the onset and end of the P-wave, QRS and T wave?)
- Are normal ECGs waveforms different from abnormal ECG waveforms? (Of course they overlap, describe left bundle branch block, or ischemia, with long QRS or deviating ST segment )
- Did you use this method to classify ECGs as normal or abnormal? (results from our study (manuscript in preparation) that any QRST sequence in an ECG can be classified as abnormal with an accuracy (AUC) of more than 81%. In our study population 15% of the patients had only atrial related abnormal ECGS)
Connect with Mayo Clinic's Cardiovascular Continuing Medical Education online at https://cveducation.mayo.edu or on Twitter @MayoClinicCV and @MayoCVservices.
LinkedIn: Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Services
Cardiovascular Education App:
The Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular CME App is an innovative educational platform that features cardiology-focused continuing medical education wherever and whenever you need it. Use this app to access other free content and browse upcoming courses. Download it for free in Apple or Google stores today!
No CME credit offered for this episode.
Podcast episode transcript found here.
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Recurrent Pericarditis: when is surgical pericardiectomy indicated
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Recurrent Pericarditis: when is surgical pericardiectomy indicated
Guest: Kevin L. Greason, M.D.
Hosts: S. Allen Luis, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
Upon completion of this podcast, the reviewer will understand that pericardiectomy is an important treatment option for patients with recurrent pericarditis, particularly where refractory to medical therapy. The outcomes of surgery are good with low morbidity and reduction of recurrent pericarditis episodes.
Topics Discussed:
- Which recurrent pericarditis patients should have pericardiectomy and How effective is it?
- What are outcomes like after cardiac surgery in terms of efficacy and adverse outcomes?
- Important surgical considerations when performing pericardiectomy and how do you do it.
- The impact of peri-procedural immunosuppression on post-surgical outcomes.
Connect with Mayo Clinic's Cardiovascular Continuing Medical Education online at https://cveducation.mayo.edu or on Twitter @MayoClinicCV and @MayoCVservices.
LinkedIn: Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Services
Cardiovascular Education App:
The Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular CME App is an innovative educational platform that features cardiology-focused continuing medical education wherever and whenever you need it. Use this app to access other free content and browse upcoming courses. Download it for free in Apple or Google stores today!
No CME credit offered for this episode.
Podcast episode transcript found here.
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Surgical Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Surgical Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis
Guest: Kevin L. Greason, M.D.
Hosts: S. Allen Luis, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
Upon completion of this podcast, the reviewer will understand that pericardiectomy is an important treatment option for patients with constrictive pericarditis. Extensive and complete pericardial resection is important to ensure good surgical outcomes and resolution of heart failure.
Topics Discussed:
- When is a pericardiectomy indicated?
- What are the different types of pericardiectomy?
- What are the most common complications related to pericardiectomy?
- What happens after a pericardiectomy?
Connect with Mayo Clinic's Cardiovascular Continuing Medical Education online at https://cveducation.mayo.edu or on Twitter @MayoClinicCV and @MayoCVservices.
LinkedIn: Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Services
Cardiovascular Education App:
The Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular CME App is an innovative educational platform that features cardiology-focused continuing medical education wherever and whenever you need it. Use this app to access other free content and browse upcoming courses. Download it for free in Apple or Google stores today!
No CME credit offered for this episode.
Podcast episode transcript found here.
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Cardiogenic Shock Recognition
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Cardiogenic Shock Recognition
Guest: Jacob C. Jentzer, M.D.
Hosts: Sharonne Hayes, M.D.
Cardiogenic shock is a major cause of death and disability for patients with acute cardiac disease. Early recognition of cardiogenic shock is essential to allow timely intervention to avoid complications. Contemporary research and evolving definitions can facilitate the recognition of subtle manifestations of cardiogenic shock with the goal of improving patient outcomes.
Topics Discussed:
- What are the common manifestations of cardiogenic shock that can enable early recognition?
- Can patients meet criteria for cardiogenic shock even if they are normotensive?
- How have research efforts at Mayo Clinic contributed to understanding the recognition of cardiogenic shock?
- Are there any systems at Mayo Clinic to facilitate early recognition of cardiogenic shock?
Connect with Mayo Clinic's Cardiovascular Continuing Medical Education online at https://cveducation.mayo.edu or on Twitter @MayoClinicCV and @MayoCVservices.
LinkedIn: Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Services
Cardiovascular Education App:
The Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular CME App is an innovative educational platform that features cardiology-focused continuing medical education wherever and whenever you need it. Use this app to access other free content and browse upcoming courses. Download it for free in Apple or Google stores today!
No CME credit offered for this episode.
Podcast episode transcript found here.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Embracing the Future: The Rise of E-Learning in Healthcare
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Embracing the Future: The Rise of E-Learning in Healthcare
Guest: Nandan S. Anavekar, M.B., B.Ch.
Host: Anthony H. Kashou, M.D.
This episode delves into the dynamic world of online learning for healthcare professionals, discussing the advantages of accessibility and flexibility, but also raises concerns about the lack of teacher interaction and robust outcome studies. While the future holds promise, online learning should be seen as a valuable complement, not a replacement, for traditional methods.
- Describe the current landscape of electronic learning environments for healthcare professionals and how they compare to traditional classroom settings.
- What are the primary advantages of utilizing electronic learning environments for healthcare education, particularly in terms of accessibility and flexibility?
- What are some of the most significant challenges and limitations associated with electronic learning for healthcare professionals, and how can these be addressed?
- How does electronic learning affect the learning outcomes and competence of healthcare professionals compared to traditional educational methods?
- In what ways have technological advancements transformed electronic learning platforms for healthcare education, and what future innovations do you foresee?
Connect with Mayo Clinic's Cardiovascular Continuing Medical Education online at https://cveducation.mayo.edu or on Twitter @MayoClinicCV and @MayoCVservices.
LinkedIn: Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Services
Cardiovascular Education App:
The Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular CME App is an innovative educational platform that features cardiology-focused continuing medical education wherever and whenever you need it. Use this app to access other free content and browse upcoming courses. Download it for free in Apple or Google stores today!
No CME credit offered for this episode.
Podcast episode transcript found here.