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Case Studies: Primary Mitral Regurgitation

    Overview

    CME Credit Information

    Credit Type
    SA-CME *
    Number of Credits
    1

    Course Objectives

    After completing this CME activity the reader will:  

    1. Learn the typical signs of severe primary mitral regurgitation.

    2. Learn possible difficulties and controversies in evaluation of severe primary mitral regurgitation.

    3. Improve their diagnosis and management of patients with severe primary mitral regurgitation.

    Target Audience

    Cardiologists, echocardiographers and others who perform and/or interpret cardiac ultrasound.

    * AMA Category 1 credits that also serve as Self Assessment Module (SAM) credits, as defined by the American Board of Radiology. Other specialists should consult their respective specialty board for applicability. As these courses count as AMA Category 1 credits they are accepted by the ARDMS, CCI and Sonography Canada.

    Accreditation

    The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    The Institute for Advanced Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    These credits are accepted by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), Cardiovascular Credentialing International, Sonography Canada and most other credentialing organizations.

    For further information on the applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board or other credentialing organization.

    Estimated Time for Completion
    Approximately 1 hour
    Date of Release
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    Faculty

    Sergei Yakovlev MD
    Cardiac Imaging Consultant
    I.V. Davidovsky Clinical Hospital
    N.N.Blokhin Russian Oncological Scientific Center
    Moscow, Russia

    Disclosure

    In compliance with the Essentials and Standards of the ACCME, the author of this CME tutorial is required to disclose any significant financial or other relationships they may have with commercial interests.

    Sergei Yakovlev MD discloses no such relationships exist.[or disclosed relationships will be listed]

    No one at IAME who had control over the planning or content of this activity has relationships with commercial interests.

    "Very easy way to obtain high quality CME."

    Phillip J. O'Donnell MD, Winchester, Virginia