This two-day course will provide a multidisciplinary perspective and discussion on the management of complex clinical challenges in cardiovascular medicine and surgery. Topics that will be covered include heart rhythm, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, congenital, valvular heart disease, and new technology. Faculty include leading clinicians in surgery and medicine from Mayo Clinic, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (ACC-MN), and the Iowa Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (ACC-IA).

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Mayo Echocardiography Review Course is an intensive 3 1/2 day course specifically designed to prepare attendees taking the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) certification examination. It has a focused emphasis on the ASE examination format, ultrasound physics, 2D and M-Mode, hemodynamics, valvular heart disease, ischemic heart disease, heart failure and cardiomyopathies, pericardial disease, congenital heart disease and newer imaging techniques. The course will review all aspects of cardiovascular ultrasound with a practical and clinical disease orientated focus. Well-known experts and recognized educators in each field of echocardiography will give in-depth didactic lectures pertaining particularly to integration of echocardiographic data into clinical practice. Each lecture will be followed by multiple choice type question and answer sessions facilitated by an audience response system. Special evening sessions will include cardiac image and gross pathology correlation, a hemodynamic workshop and an entertaining game show involving the entire audience that will review highlights of material covered in the course. The course will conclude with a mock examination.

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This symposium is an intensive and comprehensive review of state-of-the-art echocardiography in a wide variety of cardiovascular disorders. There is an emphasis on introduction of new technologies and how to apply echocardiographic information in patient care. The central location and presentation schedule allow participants to balance the educational aspects of the program with a summertime family vacation in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. This symposium stresses the integration of all echocardiography techniques into the comprehensive ultrasound examination. Particular emphasis will include new technologies, Doppler hemodynamics, tissue Doppler, diastology, transesophageal echocardiography, and heart failure (myocardial and pericardial disease). This session addresses the importance of comprehensive echocardiographic acquisition and management decision based on echocardiographic data.

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There is explosive growth in diagnosis and treatment modalities taking place in the field of cardiovascular disease. This creates an exciting, but challenging environment for teams taking care of patients with cardiovascular disease. This meeting provides the needed information distilled in a manner that can be applied to clinical practice. The program has a broad scope and covers a wide spectrum of diseases, as well as cardiovascular health. Participants have ample time to discuss topics with individual faculty members. Learning methods include didactic lectures, audience response interactive system, and Q & A panel discussions.

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The program will feature up-to-date presentations on the evaluation and treatment of congestive heart failure. New diagnostic tools, drugs, and devices will be reviewed along with their role in specific clinical situations. The program format includes interactive case-based discussions, surgical and medical perspectives, debates, and small group sessions will ensure a lively and relevant educational opportunity for all participants.

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The 2012 Pediatric Cardiology Review Course will be a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of all aspects of pediatric cardiology. Well known experts in the fields of Pediatric Cardiology, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, and Cardiovascular Surgery as well as specialists in Medical Genetics, and Critical Care, will provide in-depth lectures and case presentations. This course will cover the wide spectrum of subspecialty content important to individuals preparing for certification in Pediatric Cardiology. A question and answer session will be held each evening to review the daily course content as well as hone the participant’s test-taking skills. Although this course is designed to prepare the pediatric cardiology subspecialist for board certification or re-certification, it will also provide the practicing pediatric cardiologist, adult cardiologist, or primary care physician with a comprehensive review of the most up-to-date knowledge and newest scientific advances in our field.

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This course is designed to provide the sonographer with a practical review of the current uses and limitations of two-dimensional echocardiography, Doppler and color flow imaging in the assessment of adult myocardial and valvular disease. Recent advances in the field of echocardiography including the assessment of systolic and diastolic function, quantitative Doppler, and stress echocardiography will be presented. The lectures will be illustrated with digital image presentations of clinical cases in echocardiography and time has been allowed for registrants to ask questions as well as interact closely with the course faculty.

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This course provides a current, in-depth review of approaches to complex ablation for the spectrum of cardiac arrhythmias, including: atrial fibrillation; complex atrial arrhythmias after AF ablation or in congenital heart disease; atrial tachycardias and atypical flutters; and ventricular arrhythmias with or without associated heart disease.

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This symposium is a unique opportunity to bring leading investigators in the area of biological heart valve development together to discuss progress in the field and the future for valve regeneration. NOTE: This activity does not offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

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This annual interdisciplinary course offers participants an overview of current topics in internal medicine including interactive case studies using automated audience response system. Interdisciplinary speakers present diverse clinical topics chosen for applicability to NP/PA and primary care physician practice settings. As complex patients transition care to the outpatient arena, current guideline based medicine typically iniatiated in hospital setting continues to be important as patients are managed outside the hospital setting (MI core measures, pneumonia guidelines, hypertension management, Acute MI presentation, stable ischemic heart disease, etc.)

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This course is designed to provide a case-based update on the diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered cardiovascular conditions. It will focus on challenging aspects of coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and preventive cardiology. The case-based review will address the relevant guidelines and treatment options for patients with these conditions.

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Mayo Electrophysiology Review Course for Electrophysiology Boards and recertification will provide the cardiologist and electrophysiologist with a comprehensive overview of all aspects of cardiovascular electrophysiology. Well-known experts in each field will give in-depth didactics on state-of-the-art subjects in electrophysiology and device therpay. Each lecture will be followed by or will include multiple question and answer session with an instantaneous electronic response system. Although this course is designed specifically to prepare the electrophysiologist specialist for the Electrophysiology Boards or Recertification, it will also provide the cardiologist or practicing electrophysiologist with an update on the latest knowledge and advances in electrophysiology. The full spectrum of electrophysiology practice will be reviewed, ranging from basic arrhythmia mechanisms and pharmacology, to catheter diagnosis and therapy, and device-based treatments. Additional printed educaitonal material will be made available. There will be special sessions designed specifically for those participants taking the Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Certification Boards and Recertification Boards.

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This course is a comprehensive review of all aspects of cardiovascular disease and is designed specifically to prepare applicants for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) boards. Echo Focus Session - is a full day and a half session running partially concurrent with the CV Board Review course. The session is geared towards cardiology fellows and practicing cardiologists with basic knowledge of Echocardiography.

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This symposium focuses on the use of echocardiography to recognize, understand and manage patients with congenital heart disease. This four-day symposium provides a comprehensive understanding of the anatomy, clinical aspects, imaging and management of patients with congenital heart disease. In addition, this year's course features sessions highlighting the challenges encountered in imaging the postoperative patient and the utility of alternative imaging modalities, such as CT and cardiac MRI. The symposium has a distinguished faculty of pediatric and adult congenital cardiologists, and surgeons with expertise in treatment, diagnosis and management of patients with congenital heart disease. The symposium consists of lectures, video examples, workshops and panel discussions.

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This premier three-day course highlights interventional cardiology topics and information with practical application in studying for board certification in interventional cardiology. This course covers basic aspects of interventional cardiology, including catheterization laboratory equipment, radiation physics and safety, pharmacology and procedural planning, and performance. Specific patient lesion and procedural characteristics are highlighted, including a review of challenging cases. Lectures are followed by multiple choice test questions utilizing an audience response system.

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Imaging Ventricular Function in Congenital & Acquired Heart Disease: From Doppler to Deformation -- State of the Art in 2012, is designed to be a comprehensive and interactive review of the newest modalities available for ventricular functional assessment in non-invasive imaging. Internationally-recognized experts will provide in-depth lectures and hands-on sessions on tissue Doppler, Doppler- and speckle-based strain and strain rate imaging, as well as three-dimensional deformation analysis that will educate the course participants in all facets of image acquisition, functional analysis, and important clinical applications in both children and adults with congenital and acquired heart disease. A thorough review of the science and methodologies related to these technologies combined with practical imaging pearls and clinical management strategies will provide both the sonographer and echocardiographer with a comprehensive update on the most up-to-date knowledge and scientific advances in this exciting field.

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This advanced course is designed to provide the clinician with an update on two-dimensional, Doppler, stress, and transesophageal echocardiography. It is not a "how-to" course, but instead will concentrate on the application of echocardiography in clinical decision making. The program consists of a large number of clinical cases which illustrate the problems cardiologists commonly encounter. Multiple choice questions addressing the clinical utility and limitations of echocardiography follow each case. In addition, faculty present rapid fire and unknown cases.

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Presenting recent advances in electrophysiology to a general Cardiology, Family Medicine and Internal Medicine audience.

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Mayo Clinic will be offering exciting educational sessions during the 2012 AHA Scientific Sessions. These programs would be of interest for imaging professionals, interventionalists, cardiologists, radiologists, surgeons, pericardial disease team, and nuclear medicine specialists and other healthcare providers interested in clinical practice.

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Coronary Artery Disease: Prevention, Detection & Treatment is designed to provide practicing physicians and healthcare staff with an in-depth overview of the entire spectrum of coronary artery disease. Novel risk factors, state of the art imaging technologies and new management strategies for patients with acute coronary artery disease will be highlighted. The evolving role of revascularization, interventional cardiology, coronary surgery, and options for the management of advanced non-revascularizable coronary artery disease will be discussed. Population trends and future directions in new scientific breakthroughs such as cell therapy for patients with coronary artery disease will be reviewed.

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The program addresses competence in using multiple echocardiographic techniques in assessment of cardiac structure and function in acquired and congenital heart diseases. The format includes concise, clinically relevant didactic lectures followed by series of illustrative cases presented by experienced sonographers and echocardiography specialists that may lead to enhanced patient management. In addition, a variety of workshops are offered to demonstrate the techniques for acquiring echocardiographic data, especially with respect to new contemporary techniques such as strain imaging.

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The Heart Beat of Cardiology is a premier educational venue for echocardiography in clinical practice. It's held collaboratively with the University of Chicago Medical Center. The program is designed to accommodate the evolving needs of inquisitive attendees. Topics covered include fundamentals of cardiovascular ultrasound, basic and advanced hemodynamics, 3-D echocardiography, endocardial/pericardial disease, ischemic heart disease, vascular health, contrast, heart failure, diastolic function, new technologies, and valvular heart disease. At no additional charge, special workshops are available on focused topics of interest to the general as well as specialty participants. Unique features: Audience response system to enhance immediate feedback. Easy access to faculty members. Workshops encourage one-on-one interaction. Efforts are made to introduce the clinical applications using new technology; however, there is no hands-on experience provided. Self-assessment questions are provided to gauge outcomes.

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This course, with a case-based lecture format, educates clinical cardiologists as well as interventionalists on treating their patients based on the components of structural heart disease. New advances in technology and treatment provide great opportunity to educate today's cardiologists, especially as more and more physicians are integrating procedures into their practices.

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The program will explore approaches to the diagnosis, management and prevention of common rhythm disorders. The diagnoses and management of Atrial fibrillation will also be reviewed. The program will share “pearls” to aid in the evaluation and assessment of patients with cardiac arrhythmias. The diagnosis and treatment of patients with congestive heart failure will be integrated as well as valular heart disease and cardiac arrhtymias.

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The material presented at this conference is specifically designed to educate cardiology care providers, providing them with the most up-to-date information regarding multimodality imaging for the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. This course will fulfill these elements by: 1. reviewing the basic technical issues of echocardiography as well as CT, MRI, and nuclear imaging, 2. discussing relevant advances in techniques and limitations of each modality, and 3. providing a comprehensive update of the clinical uses of the techniques in the diagnosis and prognosis of common cardiovascular diseases in a clinical case based format.

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This meeting focuses on state-of-the-art knowledge in cardiology with a clinically based approach. It covers a wide spectrum of diseases ranging from ischemic heart disease to cardiac genetics in adults. Expert faculty present practical clinical approaches to diagnostics and latest management strategies of challenging and controversial topics in cardiology.

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This program provides a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art 2-D, Doppler and transesophageal echocardiography with a strong emphasis on newer and more rapidly changing areas. Topics covered include diastology, ischemic heart disease, valvularv heart disease, 3-D echo, application of TEE in clinical practice, cardiomyopathy, and resynchronization in heart failure. The role of echo relative to the newer imaging modalities is discussed. There are afternoon workshops on transesophageal echo, hemodynamics, and stress echo. The final workshop includes a series of clinical cases which will focus on integrating various imaging modalities to provide the highest quality of patient care. The course is designed for the clinician and sonographer who are actively involved in adult echocardiography and wish to gain additional practical experience in these specific areas. Daily reading sessions provide the opportunity to interpret case studies and to compare and discuss diagnoses with the faculty. An integrated format combining theory and practice is utilized. In the morning sessions, a traditional lecture series presents state-of-the-art information on selected topics. Application of the techniques to clinical practice will be emphasized. Lectures covering pertinent general cardiology topics, such as appropriateness criteria, are also provided. In the afternoon, attendees will have the opportunity to apply the lecture material in a workshop environment. A large number of cases will be presented, analyzed and discussed. Each afternoon, attendees will be able to participate in reading sessions, covering a wide spectrum of diseases in clinical cardiology.

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This three-day multidisciplinary conference explores current state-of-the-art techniques and program development to implement a blood management program in hospitals. This is a one-of-a-kind summit designed by leaders in blood management from Mayo Clinic, Hartford Hospital, and Cleveland Clinic, with faculty participation from all three organizations. Following the successful 2012 course, the program has been slightly expanded for 2013.

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This symposium is an intensive and comprehensive review of state-of-the-art echocardiography to a wide variety of cardiovascular disorders, with an emphasis on introduction of new technologies and use of echocardiographic information for the care of patients. The central location and presentation schedule allow participants to balance the educational aspects of the program with a summertime family vacation in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. This symposium stresses the integration of all echocardiography techniques into the comprehensive ultrasound examination. Particular emphasis includes new technologies, Doppler hemodynamics, tissue Doppler, diastology, transesophageal echocardiography, and heart failure (myocardial and pericardial disease).

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This premier three-day course highlights interventional cardiology topics and information with practical application in studying for board certification in interventional cardiology. This course covers basic aspects of interventional cardiology, including catheterization laboratory equipment, radiation physics and safety, pharmacology and procedural planning, and performance. Specific patient lesion and procedural characteristics are highlighted, including a review of challenging cases.

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This course offers a comprehensive and interactive review of the newest modalities available for ventricular functional assessment in non-invasive imaging. Internationally recognized experts provide in-depth lectures and hands-on sessions on tissue Doppler, Doppler- and speckle-based strain and strain rate imaging, as well as three-dimensional deformation analysis that educate the course participants in all facets of image acquisition, functional analysis, and important clinical applications in both children and adults with congenital and acquired heart disease. A thorough review of the science and methodologies related to these technologies combined with practical imaging pearls and clinical management strategies provide both the sonographer and echocardiographer with a comprehensive update on the most up-to-date knowledge and scientific advances in this exciting field.

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This four-day symposium focuses on the basics of recognizing, understanding, and imaging patients with congenital heart disease. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the anatomy, clinical aspects, imaging, and management of patients with congenital heart disease. The symposium features distinguished faculty of pediatric and adult congenital cardiologists, and surgeons with expertise in treatment, diagnosis, and management of patients with congenital heart disease. The format includes lectures, video examples, workshops and panel discussions.

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This advanced course is provides the clinician with an update on two-dimensional, Doppler, stress, and transesophageal echocardiography. It is not a "how to" course, but instead concentrates on the application of echocardiography in clinical decision making. The program consists primarily of clinical cases that illustrate the problems cardiologists commonly encounter. Multiple choice questions addressing the clinical utility and limitations of echocardiography follow each case. In addition, faculty present "rapid fire" and "unknown" cases. Participants are encouraged to bring unknown cases to show during a special session. Special breakout sessions are devoted to the interpretation of Doppler hemodynamics, diastolic function, stress echocardiography, congenital heart disease, interventional and perioperative echocardiography. Maximum audience participation and interaction with the faculty are encouraged.

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The program addresses competence in using multiple echocardiographic techniques in assessment of cardiac structure and function in adult acquired or congenital heart disease. Course content includes concise, clinically relevant didactic lectures followed by a series of illustrative cases, augmented by audience response and discussion presented by echocardiography specialists, which enhance patient management. Workshops will demonstrate the techniques for acquiring the echocardiographic data, especially with respect to new contemporary techniques such as strain imaging.

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This is a premier educational venue for echocardiography in clinical practice. The program is held collaboratively with the University of Chicago Medical Center. The program accommodates the evolving needs of inquisitive attendees. Topics covered include fundamentals of cardiovascular ultrasound, basic and advanced hemodynamics, 3-D echocardiography, endocardial/pericardial disease, ischemic heart disease, vascular health, contrast, heart failure, diastolic function, new technologies, and valvular heart disease. At no additional charge, special workshops offer focused topics of interest to general and specialty participants. These workshops encourage one-on-one interaction. An audience response system facilitates immediate feedback. The format provides access to faculty members. While clinical applications using new technology are introduced; there is no hands-on experience provided. Self-assessment questions are offered to gauge outcomes.

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