The Second Annual Arrhythmia Symposium at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute has been designed to provide healthcare professionals with information on current advancements in the diagnosis and management of heart rhythm disorders. Participants of the symposium will develop a detailed and practical approach to patients with supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias, bradycardias, pacemakers and defibrillators. There will be a special emphasis on the diagnosis of syncope and various diagnostic and treatment modalities for this disorder.
Target Audience
This program is intended for cardiologists, internists, physicians-in-training and allied healthcare professionals involved in the care and treatment of patients with heart rhythm disorders.
Educational Objectives- Describe the recent advances in syncope diagnosis modalities.
- Apply appropriate follow-up strategies for patients with devices.
- Describe clinical treatment strategies for patients with syncope with respect to medications or non-pharmacologic therapies.
- Utilize risk stratification methodologies for cardiac arrest patients.
- Identify normal and adverse ant-iarrhythmic drug effects and device functions.
