Presents

Cardiovascular Imaging Grand Rounds

“The Identification of Biomarkers

that Predict Impending

Heart Failure Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)”

Carolyn L. Lekavich, PhD, MSN, MHS-CL, ANP-C

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine

Duke University Medical Center

Thursday, November 10, 2016 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Alban K. Barrus Lecture Hall

Room 3031, Duke South, Purple Zone, 3^rd Floor

(Directly across from the Purple Elevators)

Lunch will be provided, first come, first served.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

—  Define physiologic and echo markers that precede the development of incident heart failure preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)

—  Identify differences between the matched case-control groups when controlling for age, race and sex

—  Examine markers and groupings of markers associated with differences in the time to diagnosis of incident HFpEF

Summary of Faculty Disclosure/Planning Committee: The following speakers and/or planning committee members have indicated they have no relationship(s) with industry to disclose relative to the content of this CME activity: Sreekanth Vemulapalli, MD, and Anna Lisa Crowley, MD.

Joint Accreditation Statement:  In support of improving patient care, Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education & Professional Development is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the health care team.

Credit Statement: Duke University Health System Dept. of Clinical Education & Professional Development designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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