The aortic valve is a complex regulatory system crucial for the heart’s optimal function, and it comprises several components, including the annulus, cusps, sinuses of Valsalva, and the sinotubular junction. These components form a biomechanical unit that efficiently manages the forces exerted during the cardiac cycle. Aortic valve repair is a surgical procedure designed to preserve the native valve and restore its function in patients with aortic valve insufficiency or disease. Aortic valve pathologies can severely affect the body due to perfusion deficits, with aortic valve insufficiency often resulting from shear forces causing stretching, dilation, and valve rupture. Understanding these intricacies is essential for clinicians to perform successful aortic valve repairs. Aortic valve repair can improve outcomes and reduce long-term complications compared to valve replacement by addressing specific valve pathologies and associated structural abnormalities. Successful execution of this procedure requires careful patient selection, meticulous surgical techniques, and close postoperative monitoring to ensure optimal results and patient satisfaction.This activity reviews the surgical anatomy of the aortic valve, indications and contraindications for repair, various repair techniques, perioperative management strategies, and postoperative care protocols. This activity also provides clinicians with comprehensive knowledge and skills in evaluating patients for aortic valve repair, understanding surgical procedures, managing intraoperative and postoperative complications, and optimizing patient outcomes. Additionally, clinicians acquire valuable insights, evidence-based practices, and practical tools to enhance their clinical practice and provide high-quality care to patients with aortic valve diseases.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/617
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABTS)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP)
ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABTS) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Adult Cardiac, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Pathology, Congenital Cardiac, Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine, General Operative Anesthesia, General Pediatrics, Geriatric Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Surgical Critical Care, Surgical Pathology, Thoracic Anesthesia