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The North American Thrombosis Forum's (NATF’s) "United States CTEPH Proceedings 2021" provides a multidisciplinary framework for the evaluation and management of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The activity is comprised of didactic presentations, debates, and panel discussions involving national and international experts in the field.
Covered topics in the series will include:
This activity has been designed to provide internists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists and radiologists, anesthesiologists, thoracic radiologists, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals with state-of-the-art information to evaluate and manage patients with CTEPH.
Supported by educational grants from: Abbott Laboratories; Acceleron Pharma Inc.; Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc., a Janssen Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson; and Boston Scientific Corporation.
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Release Date: December 15, 2021 -- Expiration Date: December 14, 2022
Faculty: Multiple Faculty,
Transition from Acute PE to CTEPH: Implications for Future Therapeutics? Sudarshan Rajagopal, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Co-Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center, Duke University Medical Center
Screening for Chronic Thromboembolic Disease and CTEPH - F.A. Klok, MD, PhD (30 minutes)
The Ongoing Challenges of Diagnosing CTEPH -Gustavo Heresi, MD, MS (30 minutes)
The Tools of Diagnosis
Advances in CT and MR Imaging: Implications for CTEPH Diagnosis and Management - Deepa Gopalan, FRCP, FRCR (40 minutes)
The Art of Pulmonary Angiography - Lori Daniels, MD, FACC (30 minutes)
Exercise Testing in Chronic PE - Paul Forfia, MD (30 minutes)
By the end of the session the participant will be able to:
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