Activity Description:

Due to improving technology, cardiac CT is now a viable alternative to nuclear stress testing and/or invasive angiography in the workup of patients with both acute and stable chest pain.  It offers anatomical assessment of the coronary arteries and can identify subclinical disease which helps guide risk factor modification. We will discuss the current level of evidence, patient selection, pitfalls, and interpretation. 

Target Audience: 

Attendees may include physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, medical students, and other medical professionals seeking to expand their knowledge in this field.

Learning Objectives:

• Review recent guidelines and evidence supporting the use of coronary CT in specific patient populations.
• Outline the criteria for selecting patients based on clinical history, risk factors, and presentation.
• Critically analyze the advantages and limitations of coronary CT angiography as a diagnostic tool.

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Moderator:

Denise Mathias

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support:  

This Activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.*The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: 

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidenced-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties involved in content development are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. The HCA Healthcare Continental Division has identified, reviewed, and mitigated all conflicts of interest that speakers, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, or relevant staff disclose prior to the delivery of any educational activity. The CME planning committee who are in a position to control the content of this CME Activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.