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IMAG

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CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY

Accredited Symposium

Accredited Symposium

ABCD OF ATTR AMYLOIDOSIS - A PRACTICAL APPROACH: ATTR AMYLOIDOSIS BEST PRACTICES FOR CARE AND DIAGNOSIS

Co-Chair(s)

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  Shelley Zieroth, n/a, MD FRCPC

  President
  Canadian Heart Failure Society
  University of Manitoba
• 

  Anique Ducharme, MD FRCPC

  Professor of Medicine, Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiologist
  Montreal Heart Institute
  University of Montreal

Presenter(s)

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  Sarah Cuddy

  Cardiologist
  Brigham and Women's Hospital
  Harvard Medical School
• 

  Jeroen Bax

  ESC
  Leiden University Medical Center
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  Vera Bril
• 

  Margot Davis, MD SM FRCPC

  Assistant Professor

This event is an accredited Group Learning Activity under Section 1 as defined by the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada for the Maintenance of Certification program and has been approved by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. This program was developed by the Canadian Heart Failure Society and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance. This program was made possible through educational grants from Akcea, Alnylam, and Pfizer Canada.


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Learning Objectives

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

• improve the recognition of ATTR amyloidosis and acknowledge how early diagnosis is associated with better outcomes;
• apply best practices for the diagnosis and treatment of ATTR amyloidosis;
• understand the importance of a coordinated multidisciplinary care approach; and
• define the optimal treatment paradigms for ATTR amyloidosis, including clinical, imaging, or serum biomarker strategies.

Presentations:

• 12:30 PM - 12:35 PM

  WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
• 12:35 PM - 12:55 PM

  EMERGING STRATEGIES TO TREAT AND MANAGE AMYLOIDOSIS
  Sarah Cuddy – Brigham and Women's Hospital
• 12:55 PM - 1:05 PM

  USING IMAGING TO GUIDE THERAPY IN CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS
  Jeroen Bax – ESC
• 1:05 PM - 1:15 PM

  WHEN ATTR GETS ON YOUR NERVES: A PRIMER ON ATTR NEUROLOGIC INVOLVEMENT FOR CARDIOLOGISTS
  Vera Bril
• 1:15 PM - 1:25 PM

  CCS-CHFS POSITION PAPER ON AMYLOIDOSIS
  Margot Davis, MD SM FRCPC
• 1:25 PM - 1:30 PM

  CLOSING REMARKS