Explorations & Innovations

Understanding the use of Cardiac Biomakers in Acute Coronary Syndromes and Heart Failure

Time:
Wednesday, December 5th
10:00 a.m. CDT (Chicago, US)
5:00 p.m. (Central European Time)
1:00 p.m. (South American Time)

Free Registration

This webcast is translated in Spanish, Portuguese and French, .
– Se traducirá este webcast simultáneamente en Español.
– Esta conferência, via WEB, terá tradução simultânea em Português.
– Cette conférence INTERNET sera traduite simultanément en Français.

Speaker

Current NACB Recommendations for ACS
Robert H. Christenson, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB
Professor of Pathology, Professor of Medical and Research Technology University of Maryland School of Medicine Director, Core Laboratory and POC Services
University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Current NACB Recommendations for HF
Wilson H. Tang, M.D., FACC, FAHA
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Research Director, Section of Heart failure and Cardiac Transplantation Medicine
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute
Cleveland Clinic,Cleveland, OH

Learning Objectives
  1. Identify the recommended cardiac biomarkers for rapid triage, diagnosis and risk stratification of patients suspected with acute coronary syndromes.
  2. Describe the recommended role of BNP in the diagnosis and management of patients with heart failure.
  3. Understand the analytical considerations when implementing these evidence-based LMPGs into clinical practice.
Presentations

English
Acrobat PDF Presentation View event presentation in English [2180 KB pdf]

French
Acrobat PDF Presentation View event presentation in French [1960KB pdf]
MP3 Audio Presentation Audio Presentation in French [mp3]

Spanish
Acrobat PDF Presentation View event presentation in Spanish [1958KB pdf]
MP3 Audio Presentation Audio Presentation in Spanish [mp3]

Portuguese
Acrobat PDF Presentation
View event presentation in Portuguese [1968KB pdf]
MP3 Audio Presentation Audio Presentation in French [mp3]

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