IMAG

CNCT

HF

Workshop

Spotlight

CANADIAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR NUCLEAR AND CT IMAGING SPOTLIGHT: NEW FRONTIERS IN CARDIAC IMAGING FOR HEART FAILURE

Co-Chair(s)

• 

  Lisa Mielniczuk

  Cardiologist
  University of Ottawa Heart Institute/The Ottawa Hospital-Department of Medicine

Presenter(s)

• 

  Gary Small, MB, BCh, BSc, PhD, MRCP

  Associate Professor
• 

  Rob Beanlands, MD FRCPC

  Head, Division of Cardiology
  University of Ottawa
• Benjamin C.

  Benjamin Chow, MD FRCPC FACC FASNC FSCCT

  Director of Cardiac Imaging at the Ottawa Heart Institute
  University of Ottawa Heart Institute

In this spotlight session presented by CNCT we will highlight the importance of modern advanced imaging in the diagnosis and management of heart failure patients. We will discuss three important imaging modalities: nuclear cardiology with bone tracers in cardiac amyloid; cardiac PET in heart failure to determine risks and consider how cardiac CT data can be used within our heart failure population. To summarize the influence and importance of these techniques in heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction we will end the didactic portion of the session by hearing from an international expert in heart failure. Following this we will have a 20 minute panel session to discuss points that arise from the audience in response to the presentations.

 

Target Audience(s):

General: All cardiovascular (clinical and research) health professionals
Trainee (clinical)
Nuclear and CT imaging specialist

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

• identify what advanced imaging has recently discovered about the modern heart failure patient;
• recognize the importance of advance imaging findings in the diagnosis and prognosis of heart failure patients; and
• apply advanced imaging techniques appropriately in the diagnosis and management of heart failure patients.