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St. Jude Medical Cardiac Course Suite
Total Credits: 16 CEUs
This program is designed to help you better understand the cardiac system, prosthetic heart valves, and the environment in which they must operate, by delving into heart anatomy and physiology, valve disease and anomalies, the cardiac cycle, hemodynamics, thromboresistance, and the objectives and functions of prosthetic valves.
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Bioprosthetic Heart Valves: History, Design, Performance and Selection Criteria
Objectives:
- To gain a broad working knowledge and appreciation of bioprostheses and their place in valve therapy
- To increase proficiency in the knowledge of bioprosthesis, the different types of bioprostheses, and a better understanding of the appropriate nomenclature
- To become expert in the following areas as they relate to bioprostheses:
- Indications for use
- Porcine bioprostheses
- Mineralization
- Use of anticoagulants
- Correlation with the Four Predictors of Performance
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This course addresses the history, structure, disorders and repair techniques of mitral and tricuspid valves.
Objectives:
- Understand the structure and function of the mitral and tricuspid heart valves
- Recognize the causes and effects of major valve disorders
- Understand the classification systems, indications and contraindications, goals, procedures techniques for repair, and possible complications
- Understand the role, philosophy of rigid and flexible rings, ring construction and advantages and disadvantages of ring annuloplasty
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This course dives into the history and market of bypass surgery, anatomy and physiology of coronary vessels, pathophysiology and diagnostic evaluation of coronary disease. It also covers surgical and non-surgical revascularization procedures.
Objectives include to create a better understanding of:
- The history of bypass surgery and its market
- Emerging technologies for bypass procedures
- Anatomy of coronary vessels, heart function, electrical conduction system, pathophysiology of coronary disease, diagnostic evaluation of coronary disease
- The medication therapy, which plays a primary role in prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease
- Treatment indications of coronary artery disease
- Surgical and nonsurgical revascularization procedures
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This suite of programs has been approved for 16.0 credit hours through the California Board of Registered Nursing (provider No. 14057). No more than 10 St. Jude Medical-hosted CEUs are available per 12-month period, per license number. Directions for registering for CEUs will be sent via e-mail with registration confirmation. Registration for CEUs is separate from course registration and must be completed prior to the course.