Professor North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Presentation Description / Summary: Specific lessons regarding the pathogenesis, diagnosis (imaging, biomarkers and electrophysiology) and medical management of dilated cardiomyopathy.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the relationship, potential causes, and outcomes of myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy.
Know when, why and how to order or perform cardiac biomarkers measurements, echocardiography including advanced functional imaging, ECG and Holter monitoring
Better manage specific clinical scenarios including screening for dilated cardiomyopathy, asymptomatic disease management, and treatment strategies for symptomatic heart failure.
