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CME / ABIM MOC

Maximizing the Heart Failure Pre-Discharge Toolkit: The Utility of Natriuretic Peptide Biomarker Assessment

  • Authors: Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA; Beth Davidson, DNP, ACNP, CCRN, CHFN, FHFSA; James L. Januzzi, Jr, MD, FACC, FESC 
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 3/15/2022
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 3/15/2023, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for cardiologists, emergency medicine physicians, hospitalists, nurses, and all clinicians caring for patients with heart failure.

The goal of this activity is to improve understanding of the role of natriuretic peptide biomarker assessment in pre-discharge planning for patients with HF, including impact on prognosis and guideline recommendations for evaluation to support post-discharge disease management.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Physiologic causes behind elevations of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP)
    • Prognostic implications of natriuretic peptide biomarker assessment as part of heart failure pre-discharge planning
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Application of natriuretic peptide biomarker assessment in the pre-discharge planning of patients with heart failure to guide individualized post-discharge management


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Faculty

  • Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA

    Patrick H. Lehan Chair in Cardiovascular Research
    Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine
    Professor of Physiology
    University of Mississippi
    Jackson, Mississippi

    Disclosures

    Consultant or advisor for: Abbott; Adrenomed; Amgen; Array; AstraZeneca; Bayer; Boehringer Ingelheim; Bristol Myers Squibb; CVRx; G3 Pharmaceutical; Impulse Dynamics; Innolife; Janssen; LivaNova; Luitpold; Medtronic; Merck; Novartis; Novo Nordisk; Roche Diagnostics; Vifor
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Astra Zeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim/Lilly; Janssen; Merck; Novartis; Novo Nordisk

  • Beth Davidson, DNP, ACNP, CCRN, CHFN, FHFSA

    Director, Center for Advanced Heart Failure Therapy
    Nashville, Tennessee

    Disclosures

    Consultant or advisor for: Impulse Dynamics
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Abbott; CMP Pharma

  • James L. Januzzi, Jr, MD, FACC, FESC

    Hutter Family Professor of Medicine
    Division of Cardiology
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Faculty
    Baim Institute for Clinical Research
    Harvard Medical School
    Boston, Massachusetts

    Disclosures

    Consultant or advisor for: Abbott; Janssen; Novartis; Roche Diagnostics
    Research funding from: Abbott; Applied Therapeutics; Innolife; Novartis
    Owns stock (privately owned) in: Imbria Pharmaceuticals

Editors

  • Joy P. Marko, MS, APN-C, CCMEP

    Senior Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC 

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Joy P. Marko, MS, APN-C, CCMEP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.  

  • Frederick Stange, DO

    Scientific Content Manager, Medscape, LLC 

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Frederick Stange, DO, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.  

Compliance Reviewer

  • Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC 

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships. 

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


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CME / ABIM MOC

Maximizing the Heart Failure Pre-Discharge Toolkit: The Utility of Natriuretic Peptide Biomarker Assessment

Authors: Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA; Beth Davidson, DNP, ACNP, CCRN, CHFN, FHFSA; James L. Januzzi, Jr, MD, FACC, FESC Faculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 3/15/2022

Valid for credit through: 3/15/2023, 11:59 PM EST

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Educational Impact Challenge

The goal of this activity is to improve understanding of the role of natriuretic peptide biomarker assessment in pre-discharge planning for patients with HF, including impact on prognosis and guideline recommendations for evaluation to support post-discharge disease management.

Before you begin this activity, please assess your clinical knowledge by completing this brief survey. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.

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