Core Concepts in EP 2021
Core Concepts in EP 2021 is organized by Heart Rhythm Society (HRS).
Expires on: Aug 01, 2024
Target Audience:
• Clinical Cardiac EPs
• Directors of EP Labs
• Cardiologists
• Non-US physicians preparing for EP certification exams
• Physicians seeking a comprehensive overview of electrophysiology
Description:
Core Concepts in EP is designed to serve as a wide audience within the EP community, not only U.S. physicians preparing to certify or recertify. It is intended to be an indispensable tool for providing a fundamentally sound EP knowledge base.
Learning Objectives:
• Describe the current guidelines related to evaluation and management of patients with cardiac rhythm disturbances
• Describe the role of electrophysiologic testing in managing patients with brady arrhythmias and tachyarrhythmia
• Identify the advantages and limitations of diagnostic electrophysiologic methods
• Identify the role of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies for the treatment of arrhythmias
• Recognize the basic electrophysiology and genetics of inherited conditions associated with cardiac arrhythmias
• Recognize clinical, electrocardiographic, and electrophysiologic characteristics of specific cardiac arrhythmia syndromes
• Interpret complex electrophysiologic and electrocardiographic tracings
• Interpret stored electrograms from pacemakers and ICDs
• Understand the role, utility and limitations of imaging (fluoroscopy, intracardiac echocardiography, electroanatomic mapping) in electrophysiologic procedures
• Understand different methods of safely accessing left atrium with transseptal techniques, and pericardial space for electrophysiologic procedures
• Describe potential complications of electrophysiologic procedures, how to avoid them when possible and remedy them when they occur
Course Highlights:
Over 20 recorded didactic lectures with nine case-based workshops delivered by leading experts covering:
• Basic cardiac and intracardiac electrophysiology
• Pharmacology of antiarrhythmic drugs
• Noninvasive testing for arrhythmias
• Atrial and other supraventricular tachycardias
• Catheter ablation
• Implantable cardioverter defibrillators
• Cardiac pacing
• Intracardiac ultrasound in EP
• Transseptal catheterization techniques
• Pericardial access for epicardial mapping and ablation
• Complications of EP procedures - avoidance and management