Wendell Lehman Cardiovascular Seminar

Please join the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute for the Wendell Lehman Cardiovascular Seminar on October 9, 2024, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Agenda

• 5:30 p.m. Social
• 6:00 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
• 6:30 p.m. Provider Presentations
• 8:00 p.m. Closing Remarks

Welcome and Introduction

Gagandeep Gurm, MD

Non-invasive cardiologist

Presenters

Arun Kanmanthareddy, MD

Structural interventional cardiologist

"Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) and Cryptogenic Stroke"

• Objective: The learner will be able to identify the signs and symptoms of PFO, be familiar with current treatment options and gain an understanding of which patients are candidates for PFO closure.
• Content:

1. Discuss risk assessment of patients with PFO.

2. Review of guidelines and indications for PFO closure.

3. Understand currents gaps in the management of PFO.

Gregg Reis, MD

Interventional cardiologist

"Pulmonary Embolisms – Current perspectives on diagnosis and treatment"

• Objective: The learner will be able to define pulmonary embolism-etiology, diagnostic algorithms, classification. An understanding of treatment choices, with a focus on interventional procedures (catheter directed thrombosis and thrombectomy) will be discussed.
• Content:

1. Identify patients with possible acute pulmonary embolism.

2. Discuss appropriate testing for diagnosis and risk stratification.

3. Discuss various approaches for treatment of pulmonary embolism including interventional techniques.

4. Review the concept of the pulmonary embolism response team (PERT).

Continuing Medical Education

This activity is approved for the following credit: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, ANCC, AAPA Category 1 CME. 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.