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Cardiology Presentations

Management of Stable Coronary Disease

Dr. Elie Akl is currently an interventional Cardiologist at the 91社区 Health Centre (MUHC) and assistant professor of Medicine at 91社区. He completed two years of interventional training at McMaster University with a focus on intravascular coronary imaging. His most notable project un this field was the first in-human evaluation of a hybrid intracoronary imaging catheter. He holds a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology from McMaster University, and is currently the Cardiology division lead of quality and innovation and the RVH.

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Learning Objectives:

1. To stent or not to stent in stable cad?
2. Why do we still stent?
3. When do we think our surgeon colleagues can do a better job?

Approach to Patient with Palpitations

Jacqueline Joza is a cardiac electrophysiologist at the MUHC. She specializes in ablation of complex arrhythmia and device therapy, with special interested in inherited arrhythmias. She is a cardiac electrophysiologist and assistant professor of medicine at the 91社区 Health Centre, Montreal, PQ, Canada She obtained her undergraduate degree from Queen's University and Universit茅 Claude Bernarde, Lyon, and her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario. Her internal medicine and cardiology residency training was completed at 91社区. She subsequently completed a fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology at New York University Langone, specializing in inherited arrhythmia disorders and cardiovascular genetics. In addition to caring for patients with general arrhythmias and inherited arrhythmia disorders (long QT syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic VT, Brugada, Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, etc..), Dr. Joza has special interest in epicardial VT ablation, leadless pacemaker implantation, and new techniques in ICD implantation. Current research focus in population evaluation of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and familial sick sinus syndrome

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand which tests to order based on a patient's history
2. Learn of different types of arrhythmia presentations
3. Know when to refer the patient dissociating benign from malignant

Medical Management of Heart Failure

Dr. Giannetti is the Medical Director of the Heart Failure and Heart Transplant program at the 91社区 Health Centre in Montreal. She is a Clinical Researcher with an interest in personalized therapy for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and optimizing clinical outcomes in patients living with heart failure. For the past 10 years, she has been an active member of the Canadian Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Guidelines. She has led multiple multi-centre clinical trials as a local and national principal investigator. She is the Program lead for a large research initiative entitled the Courtois Cardiovascular Signature Program (cvsignature.ca) and the Director of the Courtois Cardiovascular Biorepository.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the basic pathophysiology of heart failure
2. Understand the evidence for medical therapy in heart failure
3. Understand how to optimize medical therapy in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Pregnancy-Related Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Dr. Dayan is an Associate Professor of Medicine, physician in General Internal Medicine. Her clinical practice and research program are focused on medical disorders of pregnancy, in particular hypertensive disorders and long-term maternal cardiovascular health. She holds an early career professorship in women's heart and brain health from Heart and Stroke Foundation and 91社区,

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Learning Objectives:

1. Review cardiovascular adaptations to pregnancy and the concept of pregnancy as a "stress test"
2. Describe the relationship between preeclampsia and other pregnancy complications with long-term cardiovascular disease
3. Discuss secondary prevention after hypertensive pregnancy/other pregnancy complications

A Case-Based Approach to Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

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Dr. Chetrit is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at 91社区 and a cardiologist at 91社区 Health Centre. He is also the director of 91社区 Amyloidosis Project, clinical director of the Courtois Cardiac MRI Program and vice-president of the Canadian Society of Cardiac MRI.

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Learning Objectives:

1. Review the diagnostic approach to a thickened left ventricle
2. Present the different diagnostic tools available for the assessment of a thick ventricle
3. Discuss the role of genetics in the setting of a thickened ventricle

Approach to Chest Pain

Dr. Thanassoulis is the Director of Preventive and Genomic Cardiology at the MUHC and an Associate Professor of Medicine at 91社区. His clinical interests are in cardiovascular prevention, dyslipidemia (specifically lipoprotein[a]) and premature coronary artery disease. He currently runs the MUHC Family Heart Clinic for patients with premature CAD and their families with the goal of optimizing their preventive care. His research interests are in the genetics of aortic valve stenosis where he leads an international consortium investigating the role of genomic variation in this disease. He is also working on developing new approaches to optimize cardiovascular prevention in young individuals. He is co-chair of the Canadian Lipid Guideline Committee.

Learning Objectives:

1. Review the approach to chest pain in the ambulatory setting
2. Review the evaluation and medical management of chronic stable angina using standard antianginal therapies
3. Review emerging antianginal therapies and understand the indication for invasive treatment strategies