Description Include: 11 Videos (.mp4) Videos Only NO PDFs Target Audience: family physicians, internists, cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons Information: 1. Overview The UPMC Hamot Cardiovascular Update 2025 provides a comprehensive review of the latest advancements and clinical guidelines in cardiovascular medicine. The program explores a wide range of topics, including the management of complex arrhythmias, structural heart interventions like TAVR, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and critical end-of-life decision-making for cardiac patients. Course Date: May 9, 2025 7:30 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. The UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute at UPMC Hamot presents the 2025 Cardiovascular Update Conference. Led by UPMC experts, this hybrid, event will offer a comprehensive review of new diagnostic techniques and therapeutic treatments, the latest clinical trials, and state-of-the-art technology in contemporary cardiovascular medicine using concise didactic presentations, combined with a panel discussion and case presentations. 2. Learning Objectives Evaluate and manage essential arrhythmias and apply updated clinical strategies for patients with concurrent chronic kidney disease. Implement current guidelines for the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and carotid artery disease. Assess the contemporary role of structural heart interventions, including TAVR and the management of Atrial Septal Defects (ASD). Navigate complex perioperative management and formulate patient-centered end-of-life care plans for cardiac patients. Integrate findings from the top recent cardiovascular studies into both primary care and specialized cardiology practice. S.No Title Runtime 1 The Cardiac Patient… How Do We Know When to Save This Life or Allow a Natural Death: How Do We Know What The Patient Wants? 26:03 2 Preoperative Evaluation: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Collaborate 32:58 3 Year in Review: Top 5 CV Studies from 2025 18:45 4 Bigger Isn’t Always Better: A Crash Course in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 34:28 5 Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) 10:39 6 Atrial Fibrillation and Chronic Kidney Disease 11:25 7 Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) in 2025 53:09 8 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Where Are We Now? 42:53 9 Pulmonary Embolism “Clot-in Transit” 05:47 10 Five Arrhythmias You Should Know 32:27 11 2025 Update on Carotid Artery Disease 32:44
