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CME / CE

Addressing the Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure

Authors: Scott D. Solomon, MD; Philip B. Adamson, MD; Paul Hauptman, MD
CME / CE Released: 4/30/2013; Reviewed and Renewed: 9/2/2015
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
Valid for credit through: 9/2/2016, 11:59 PM EST

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for electrophysiologists, interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, general cardiologists, internists, critical care specialists, cardiology nurses, and other allied healthcare professionals.

The goal of this activity is to provide strategies with clinical tools and techniques to appropriately risk stratify and optimize primary prevention strategies for patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Identify persistent treatment gaps within the heart failure population
Evaluate potential mechanisms underlying the risk for sudden death and heart failure
Assess the role of implantable and wearable cardiac defibrillators to address the risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with ischemic and nonischemic heart failure

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Moderator

Scott D. Solomon, MD

Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director, Noninvasive Cardiology; Director, Cardiac Imaging Core Laboratory and Clinical Trials Endpoints Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Disclosures

Disclosure: Scott D. Solomon, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Sanofi; Zoll Medical Corporation; Amgen Inc.; Abbott Laboratories; Theracos, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Sandoz
Received grants for clinical research from: Sanofi; Amgen Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Abbott Laboratories; Boston Scientific

Dr Solomon does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Dr Solomon does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Panelists

Philip B. Adamson, MD

Director, Heart Failure Institute at Oklahoma Heart Hospital; Director, Oklahoma Foundation for Cardiovascular Research; Adjunct Associate Professor of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Disclosures

Disclosure: Philip B. Adamson, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Medtronic, Inc.; St. Jude Medical; CardioMEMS; Cardiologic Innovations, CVRx, Inc.; Sensible Medical Innovations
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Medtronic, Inc.; St. Jude Medical; CardioMEMS; Cardiologic Innovations; CVRx, Inc.; Sensible Medical Innovations; Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

Dr Adamson does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Dr Adamson does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Paul Hauptman, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology; Assistant Dean, Clinical and Translational Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Disclosures

Disclosure: Paul Hauptman, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: BioControl Medical; Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Received grants for clinical research from: Celladon

Dr Hauptman does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Dr Hauptman does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Editor

Ronald K. Miller, PhD

Scientific Director, Medscape, LLC

Disclosures

Disclosure: Ronald K. Miller, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Acute MI Steering Committee

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH

Chief of Cardiology, VA Boston Healthcare System; Senior Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Senior Investigator, TIMI Study Group, Boston, Massachusetts

Disclosures

Disclosure: Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Received grants for clinical research from: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Eisai Inc.; Ethicon, Inc.; Medtronic, Inc.; sanofi-aventis; The Medicines Company; Medtronic, Inc.

Roberta C. Bogaev, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Private Practice Cardiologist, Schnitzler Cardiovascular Consultants, San Antonio, Texas

Disclosures

Disclosure: Roberta C. Bogaev, MD Roberta C. Bogaev, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Ted E. Feldman, MD

Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Evanston, Illinois

Disclosures

Disclosure: Ted E. Feldman, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Abbott Laboratories; Boston Scientific; Coherex Medical, Inc.; Edwards Lifesciences; Intervalve; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Boston Scientific Received grants for clinical research from: Abbott Laboratories; Boston Scientific; Edwards Lifesciences; St. Jude Medical; W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Disclosures

Disclosure: Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: BIOTRONIK; Boston Scientific; Medtronic, Inc.; St. Jude Medical; Sorin Group; CardioInsight Technologies Inc.; Thoratec Corporation
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: BIOTRONIK; Boston Scientific; St. Jude Medical; Sorin Group
Received grants for clinical research from: BIOTRONIK; Boston Scientific; St. Jude Medical; Sorin Group; Medtronic, Inc.

CME Reviewer

Nafeez Zawahir, MD

CME Clinical Director, Medscape, LLC

Disclosures

Disclosure: Nafeez Zawahir, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Nurse Planner

Laurie E. Scudder, DNP, NP

Nurse Planner, Continuing Professional Education Department, Medscape, LLC; Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Allied Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC

Disclosures

Disclosure: Laurie E. Scudder, DNP, NP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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Addressing the Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure

Authors: Scott D. Solomon, MD; Philip B. Adamson, MD; Paul Hauptman, MDFaculty and Disclosures

THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CME / CE Released: 4/30/2013; Reviewed and Renewed: 9/2/2015

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Faculty and Disclosures

Moderator

Scott D. Solomon, MD

Panelists

Philip B. Adamson, MD

Paul Hauptman, MD

Editor

Ronald K. Miller, PhD

Acute MI Steering Committee

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH

Roberta C. Bogaev, MD

Ted E. Feldman, MD

Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, PhD

CME Reviewer

Nafeez Zawahir, MD

Nurse Planner

Laurie E. Scudder, DNP, NP

CME / CE

Addressing the Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure

Target Audience and Goal Statement

Disclosures

Moderator

Scott D. Solomon, MD

Panelists

Philip B. Adamson, MD

Paul Hauptman, MD

Editor

Ronald K. Miller, PhD

Acute MI Steering Committee

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH

Roberta C. Bogaev, MD

Ted E. Feldman, MD

Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, PhD

CME Reviewer

Nafeez Zawahir, MD

Nurse Planner

Laurie E. Scudder, DNP, NP

Accreditation Statements

For Physicians

For Nurses

Instructions for Participation and Credit

Addressing the Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure