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10/1/2024 - Medical Grand Rounds: Year in Review-Cardiology: Cardiac Electrophysiology and Non-Invasive"

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Faculty, residents, fellows, and community physicians in General Internal Medicine and subspecialties.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

    • Recognize that atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is a Class I indication for patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).
    • Describe pulsed field ablation (PFA) as an emerging and promising technology for AF ablation.
    • Review cardiac electrophysiology updates
    • Discuss trials in atrial fibrillation
    • Discuss European and HRS Guideline changes
    • Effectively identify and advocate for early referrals for ventricular tachycardia (VT) patients, enhancing timely intervention and improving patient outcomes.

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Suggested Additional Reading:

  • Knops et al HRS 2024. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa24018
  • Circulation. 2023;147:1422–1432. 
  • JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2024;10:1675–1686


Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Physician (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Authors:
Aditi Naniwadekar, MD — Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Anum Saeed, MD — Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.