Delineate the best practices for when to refer advanced heart failure patients for evaluation for heart transplant or mechanical cardiac support.

Describe how to select patients with persistent atrial fibrillation for treatment with novel anticoagulant agents or ablation therapy.

Recognize how to identify patients for stress testing before undergoing catheterization procedures.

Explain techniques used to assess myocardial viability in clinical practice.

Recognize treatment options for aortic stenosis patients who require valve replacement.

Describe evidence for lowering the incidence of cardiovascular disease by lowering lipids using drug therapies, or lowering cardiovascular risk through lifestyle interventions.

Identify challenges and benefits to using angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors.

Explain the evidence for using left atrial appendage closure as a treatment strategy to prevent the formation of blood clots, and how to select patients for this procedure.

Review and discuss current data and ongoing research for using dual antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stents in patients with acute coronary syndromes