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IMAGING

CARDIO OBSTETRICS

EARLY CAREER INVOLVEMENT

WOMENS HEALTH

333 - CARDIO-OBSTETRIC NIGHTMARES

Saturday, October 26, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Room: 205-207
Early Career Involvement
Workshop Description: Cardiovascular disease remains the leading non-obstetrical cause of maternal death. Due to the increasing prevalence of maternal cardiac disease (both acquired and congenital) there are growing calls to improve cardio-obstetric education as many deaths and adverse outcomes are felt to be preventable. This workshop will focus on the diagnostic approach to common presenting symptoms in pregnant patients with heart disease. Purpose of this workshop is to highlight high-risk cardiac features, with emphasis on the clinical pearls of assessing and managing cardio-obstetric patients. There will be three 5-minute talks, outlining a challenging cardio-obstetrics case. The cases presented will include evaluation of pregnant patients with chest pain, assessment and management of maternal arrhythmia and structural heart disease in pregnancy. Discussion will focus on care and describe decisions around delivery planning. Both the clinical and diagnostic approach to these patients will be reviewed. Within each case there will be 2-4 questions asked to the audience using the Audience Response System (ARS) followed by 8-10 minute discussion on approach to management by the expert panel of Cardio-Obstetric specialists. Presented cases will outline specific management and therapeutic approaches from the Clinical Practice Update on Cardiovascular Management of the Pregnant Patient, with emphasis on the role of Cardio-Obstetrics

Interactive and Engagement Activities Description: The audience will be asked to identify and interpret illustrative cases using the audience response system. During each session there will be 3 minutes for review of the audience responses to key questions. There will be 8-10 minutes at the end of each case for open question and answer period.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:
  • Describe the hemodynamic changes that occur during pregnancy and during the peripartum period, and how these changes can exacerbate underlying cardiac conditions
  • list the key investigations used in the workup of chest pain and dyspnea in pregnancy;
  • outline the approach and management to unstable arrhythmias in the pregnant patient; and
  • apply principles of managing of pregnant patients with heart disease in every day practice, including involving multidisciplinary Cardio-Obstetrics teams.
Disclosure(s):
Robin A. Ducas, MD, FRCPC: No financial relationships to disclose
Lisa Albertini, MD, MSc: No financial relationships to disclose
Arsha Karbassi, n/a: No financial relationships to disclose
Samuel C. Siu, MD SM MBA: No financial relationships to disclose
Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC: No financial relationships to disclose
Candice Silversides, MD, FRCPC: No financial relationships to disclose
Jonathan D. Windram, BSc (Hons), MBChB, MRCP (UK), FCCS, FESC: No financial relationships to disclose
Karen Ho: No financial relationships to disclose