Annual Intensive Review of Cardiology 2012

3th Annual Intensive Review of Cardiology

August 19-22, 2012

InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center
Cleveland, Ohio

This symposium continues to be a wonderful forum to critically review current thinking and management of all the major cardiovascular disciplines. The symposium focus will be on practicing cardiologists and the delivery of contemporary cardiovascular medicine including complex patient management decision making. Cardiovascular
Board Certification and Re-certification Examination candidates will also find this symposium useful.

Objectives
• Summarize the current understanding of the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes;
• Explain management strategies for acute myocardial infarction and describe the major clinical trials that have shaped
those strategies;
• List the various noninvasive modalities available to evaluate coronary artery and valvular heart disease and describe their
merits, complementary roles, roles in patient management, and prognostic values;
• Interpret both common and complex 12-lead electrocardiograms and analyze subtle yet clinically important findings relevant
to the board examination;
• Describe the current medical and surgical treatment options in patients with congestive heart failure including the major
clinical trials that have shaped practice behaviors.
• Identify the pathophysiology, evaluation, modalities, and treatment options in patients with valvular heart disease including a
comprehensive review of echocardiography;
• Evaluate and treat patients with complex dysrhythmias and describe the indications for electrophysiology testing, pacemaker
implantation, and ICD placement in these patients;
• Recognize and appropriately treat the clinical scenarios in cardiovascular medicine used in the examinations for Board
Certification in Cardiovascular Disease.

Target Audience
• Prac