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CME/CE On-Demand Activity Archives

Challenges and Promise of Antiplatelet Treatments in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Congress Monitor from EuroPCR 2008 Challenges and Promise of Antiplatelet Treatments in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Congress Monitor from EuroPCR 2008

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To receive credit for this activity, read the monograph, and complete the posttest and evaluation. Once complete, you will receive via email an instant CME certification letter verifying your 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.


A 24-Year-Old Obese Caucasian Man Presents With Chest Pain A 24-Year-Old Obese Caucasian Man Presents With Chest Pain

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New! In this virtual case study, follow a patient from the emergency department to the cardiac catheterization lab and beyond. Initial diagnosis, intervention, treatment and follow-up are all discussed in this interactive activity authored by plateletNEWS.org faculty member, Marc Cohen, MD.


<i>Identifying and Addressing Unmet Needs in Platelet Inhibition in Cardiology</i> Identifying and Addressing Unmet Needs in Platelet Inhibition in Cardiology

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This CME-certified webcast features 3 cardiologists on the Expert Panel of PlateletNEWS.org presenting various aspects of antiplatelet therapy. The contemporary use of antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndrome patients and those who undergo percutaneous coronary interventions is discussed. There is also robust discussion about unmet clinical needs in the field and novel antiplatelet therapy and the agents that are on the horizon.


Audio Journal Club: Discussion of Clopidogrel Use and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation Audio Journal Club: Discussion of Clopidogrel Use and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

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Listen to a didactic interview with Glenn N. Levine, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI and Cindy Grines, MD as they discuss Clopidogrel Use and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation.


Audio Journal Club: Association of Aspirin Resistance and Recurrent Cardiovascular Events: A Recent Meta-Analysis Audio Journal Club: Association of Aspirin Resistance and Recurrent Cardiovascular Events: A Recent Meta-Analysis

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Listen to a didactic interview with Paul Gurbel, MD and Alan Michelson, MD as they discuss the principal findings from the recently publilshed meta-analysis by Snoep and colleagues concerning the association of laboratory defined aspirin resistance with the risk of cardiovascular events.


Audio Journal Club: Discussion of the Facilitated Intervention with Enhanced Reperfusion Speed to Stop Events (FINESSE). Presented at: Annual Congress of the European Society of Cardiology Audio Journal Club: Discussion of the Facilitated Intervention with Enhanced Reperfusion Speed to Stop Events (FINESSE). Presented at: Annual Congress of the European Society of Cardiology

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Listen to a didactic interview with Glenn N. Levine, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI and Michael Lincoff, MD as they discuss the principal findings concerning the use of facilitated PCI in patients with ACS from the FINESSE trial, and the clinical implications of these findings.


Patient Case: Noncardiac Surgery following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) with a Drug-Eluting Stent Patient Case: Noncardiac Surgery following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) with a Drug-Eluting Stent

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Review therapeutic options to prevent perioperative stent thrombosis in a patient who recently underwent PCI with stent placement and subsequently undergoes noncardiac surgical intervention.


Antiplatelet Therapies in ACS and PCI: A Congress Monitor from AHA Scientific Sessions 2007 Antiplatelet Therapies in ACS and PCI: A Congress Monitor from AHA Scientific Sessions 2007

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To receive credit for this activity, read the monograph, and complete the posttest and evaluation. You will then be asked to verify and submit by email your contact information. Once complete, you will receive via email an instant CME certification letter verifying your AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ awarded.


Patient Case: Suspected Allergic Reaction to Clopidogrel Shortly After Receiving a Drug-Eluting Stent Patient Case: Suspected Allergic Reaction to Clopidogrel Shortly After Receiving a Drug-Eluting Stent

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Review a recommendation for therapeutic modification in a patient exhibiting an allergic reaction to clopidogrel.


Patient Case: One Patient, Many Complex Options Patient Case: One Patient, Many Complex Options

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Review potential adjunctive pharmacologic options for a patient with a history of worsening angina and unknown coronary anatomy.


Webcast: Clinical Advances in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Peer-to-Peer Forums Webcast: Clinical Advances in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Peer-to-Peer Forums

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Learn and apply how to utilize current ACC/AHA Class I Recommendations for Antithrombotic Therapy in clinical practice, identify and relate current standards of care and the latest clinical studies of pharmaceuticals used in ACS, to your clinical practice, define potential avenues of anti-platelet resistance in Acute Coronary Syndrome therapy and apply best practices in managing patients with various stent types.


Webcast: Antiplatelet Strategies - Current and Future Directions in PCI Webcast: Antiplatelet Strategies - Current and Future Directions in PCI

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Learn and apply how platelet inhibitors are administered in patients with STEMI and NSTE ACS and assess their effectiveness.


Patient Case: Diagnosing and Treating a Common Presentation of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Patient Case: Diagnosing and Treating a Common Presentation of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)

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Assess a patient with ACS and discuss appropriate strategies to stabilize those who are transferring to tertiary care facilities.


Patient Case: Anterior Myocardial Infarction, Left Ventricular Thrombosis, and Stent Thrombosis Patient Case: Anterior Myocardial Infarction, Left Ventricular Thrombosis, and Stent Thrombosis

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This activity is a self-study; completion of this activity involves reading the patient case and completing the posttest and evaluation form, which may take up to 60 minutes.


Patient Case: Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) of the Left Anterior Descending Artery (LAD) Patient Case: Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) of the Left Anterior Descending Artery (LAD)

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This activity is a self-study; completion of this activity involves reading the patient case and completing the posttest and evaluation form, which may take up to 60 minutes.


Audio Journal Club: Discussion of the Bleeding Risk with CABG after Thienopyridine Therapy – ACUITY and TRITON Audio Journal Club: Discussion of the Bleeding Risk with CABG after Thienopyridine Therapy – ACUITY and TRITON

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Listen to a didactic interview with Mark Cohen, MD and Christopher P. Cannon, MD as they discuss bleeding risk with CABG after thienopyridine therapy and how this data will impact clinical practice.


Audio Slide Presentation: An Overview of Oral Antiplatelet Therapy Audio Slide Presentation: An Overview of Oral Antiplatelet Therapy

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Review the current antiplatelet therapy in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, and educate physicians on the appropriate indications for treatment.


Braunwald Braunwald's Heart Disease: Textbook Chapter 52 - Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention

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Review the clinical evidence supporting the use of PCI and valvular intervention for the treatment of ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD).


Patient Case: Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention Patient Case: Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention

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Review the clinical evidence supporting the use of PCI and valvular intervention for the treatment of ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD).


Audio Slide Presentation: Current and Future Antiplatelet Therapy Audio Slide Presentation: Current and Future Antiplatelet Therapy

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Review the current antiplatelet therapy in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, and educate physicians on the appropriate indications for treatment.


Braunwald Braunwald's Heart Disease: Textbook Chapter 48 - Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Review the clinical evidence supporting the use of PCI in AMI and educate physicians on the appropriate use of PCI in patients with AMI.


Audio Slide Presentation: Measuring Platelet Activity Audio Slide Presentation: Measuring Platelet Activity

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To establish a platform for understanding platelet activation and aggregation by means of a thorough review of mechanisms and contemporary measurement tools of platelet activity.


Audio Journal Club: Discussion of the CHARISMA Trial Audio Journal Club: Discussion of the CHARISMA Trial

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Educate physicians on the data regarding dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with, or at risk for, cardiovascular disease.


Audio Slide Presentation: The ACUITY Trial - Implications for Antiplatelet Therapy Use Audio Slide Presentation: The ACUITY Trial - Implications for Antiplatelet Therapy Use

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Improve patients' outcomes by presenting current issues in the role of platelets in the development of thrombotic complications and reviewing practical issues and strategies for the use of oral antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing PCI.


Webcast: Resistance to Oral Antiplatelet Therapies: Definition, Mechanism, Clinical Relevance and Options for Treatment Webcast: Resistance to Oral Antiplatelet Therapies: Definition, Mechanism, Clinical Relevance and Options for Treatment

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Learn more about resistance to oral antiplatelet therapies through this discussion with Drs Alan D. Michelson, Paul A. Gurbel, and Norman E. Lepor. Moderated by Dr Dean J. Kereiakes.


Audio Journal Club: ISAR-REACT 2 Audio Journal Club: ISAR-REACT 2

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Listen to the recently published ISAR-REACT 2 Trial by Dr Adnan Kastrati and colleagues to learn more about the role of platelets in thrombotic complications and the use of oral and IV antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing PCI.