Deborah & CVI's 8th Annual

After attending the 9^th Annual Role of Cardiac Imaging in Women, attendees will be better able to:

• Identify sex-specific risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women across the life course
• Use risk prediction calculators and risk enhancers to estimate cardiovascular risk in women
• Describe the role of imaging tests to detect subclinical cardiovascular disease
• Describe the maternal risks of HTN in pregnancy
• Explain the appropriate management of HTN in pregnancy
• Outline the latest study findings related to HTN in pregnancy such as the CHAPS trial
• Review the historical data on CVD in Women and identify hurdles to improving outcomes
• Review current guidelines for CVD in Women and implementation of optimal therapies
• Explore the future models for improving CVD in Women, addressing gaps in care and call to action for
  achieving health equity
• Review the epidemiology and pathophysiology of MINOCA
• Discuss contemporary approaches to diagnosis and management of MINOCA
• Review the epidemiology of INOCA and approach to clinical evaluation and treatment
• Recognize historical clinical features associated with spontaneous coronary artery dissection
• Develop appropriate diagnostic evaluation for patients with probable spontaneous coronary artery dissection
• Identify appropriate physical activity recommendations for patients with prior spontaneous coronary artery
  dissection
• Describe the current epidemiology of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
• Select which imaging techniques are important for diagnosis and management in the acute phase
• Select which imaging techniques are important for management and prognosis in the post-acute phase
• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of cardiac imaging modalities used to evaluate cardiac function in cardio-oncology patients
• Define the advantages of strain over LVEF, be aware of its limitations, and apply the use of strain in cardio-oncology
• Characterize the main cardiovascular effects of newer therapies such as TKI and immunotherapy
• Describe the applications of left ventricular strain in patients undergoing chemotherapy
• Discuss the limitations of myocardial strain
• Describe other applications of myocardial strain used in non-oncological patients
• Discuss the use of AI methods for chamber quantification and cardiac function assessment
• Discuss the use of AI methods for augmenting medical decision making
• Compare and contrast ‘black-box’ vs. ‘interpretable AI’ methods for discovering new diagnostic methods and therapies for cardiovascular diseases
• Describe the advantages and limitations of stress echocardiography
• Select the best stress echo measurements and methodology for a given situation
• Analyze and report findings to maximize clinical utility of stress echo
• Review the necessary diagnostic tools in setting up a cardiac sarcoid imaging program
• Describe the importance of a multidisciplinary team in the setting up of a cardiac sarcoid program
• Recognize the need for appropriate management and follow up of patients in a cardiac sarcoid imaging program
• Specify the methods of using novel software, hardware and hybrid imaging in myocardial perfusion SPECT to improve diagnostic accuracy
• Outline the methods of decreasing radiation exposure to patients during myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging
• Describe the advantages of cardiac PET over SPECT in the assessment of CAD in women
• Outline the best diagnostic nuclear imaging strategy for women presenting with stable chest pain
• Illustrate how novel technology in SPECT and PET imaging can be applied in the diagnosis of CAD in women
• Recognize the gender differences in the presentation of chest pain