Overview
Congenital cardiac malformations of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) range from very severe (hypoplastic left heart syndrome), to mild (bicuspid aortic valve). These lesions are genetically inheritable, with variable phenotype. It is relatively common for patients with bicuspid aortic valve or hypoplastic left heart syndrome to have a family member with a related left ventricular outflow tract lesion. Identifying a lesion like bicuspid aortic valve in a family member may change the management or surveillance of the family member, including identifying valvular or aortic pathology.
Click the Start Program button to learn about screening families for congenital left heart malformations, including biscupid aortic valve.
Target Audience
- All cardiovascular physicians and cardiology fellows
- Primary care physicians
Important Dates
Date of Release: November 2011
Term of Approval/Date of CME Expiration: November 2012
Learner Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, the learner should be able to:
- Describe the heritable nature of left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) congenital malformations.
- Explain the rationale for screening family members of patients with bicuspid aortic valve, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or coarctation of the aorta.
Method of Participation and Claiming Credit
ACCF Meeting on Demand™ Programs feature captured lecture content, abstract summaries, and self-assessment questions. To be eligible for credit, you must attain a score of 70% or better on the self-assessment exams included in the activity.
Requesting AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™ for this Activity
To request credit, you must:
- Read all text and view all slide and video presentations in the modules for which you wish to receive credit.
- Answer the Self-Assessment questions in each module for which you wish to claim credit. After you have answered all the questions in the module, click on the Exam Summary button. A Claim Credit button will appear on this page if you have achieved a passing score of 70% or better. If you did not achieve a passing score, please click the Reset Scores link and retake the exam.
- Click the Claim Credit button and answer the evaluation questions in the pop-up window.
- Enter the total amount of time you actually spent in the activity in the box provided. Please note that you may only claim once for each module in this activity. Click Submit.
- You will receive a message that your request has been submitted and a link to view your certificate. You may view and download the certificate when you receive the message, you may also view it at any time in the My Transcript section of My CardioSource.