Lead Management 2009

 

 

Lead Management 2009:
Heart Rhythm Society Guidelines and
Case-Based Implementation

Four Cases in Lead Management

Monograph

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Technical Requirements

  

Release Date: May 18, 2010
Expiration Date: May 18, 2012

Estimated Time of Completion: 15 minutes

Description

This online monograph presents four cases that illustrate conditions requiring lead extraction and treatment of complications in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices.

Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant will be able to do the following:

  1. Recognize conditions requiring lead extraction.
  2. Discuss treatment of potential complications associated with lead extraction.

Target Audience

This online monograph is directed toward cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, scientists, electrophysiologists, and associated health care professionals who want to minimize the risks associated with implantable device therapy.

Accreditation

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.

Activity Director

  

Co-Activity Director

Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Cardiac Pacing & Tachyarrhythmia Devices
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Heart and Vascular Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

  

Charles J. Love, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, OH

Faculty

Oussama M. Wazni, MD
Associate Staff, Cardiovascular Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Disclosures

In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

The following faculty have indicated that they may have a relationship that, in the context of their presentations, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

Charles J. Love, MD
  Consulting, Membership on
Advisory or Review Panels		 Cook Vascular; Spectranetics
 
Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD
  Membership on Advisory or
Review Panels, Research		 Boston Scientific; Medtronic; Spectranetics; St. Jude Medical

The following faculty member has indicated he has no relationship which, in the context of his presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

Oussama M. Wazni, MD

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education acknowledges educational
grants for partial support of this activity from:
Spectranetics
Boston Scientific
Medtronic
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Cook Medical
TYRX, Inc.

This CME activity was produced by the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education and the
Heart and Vascular Institute.

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