Starting on:
Apr 8, 2024
Ending on:
Apr 22, 2024
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Venue:
THE KAREN HOSPITAL
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15 Points
Provider:
Karen Hospital
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Apr 8, 2024
Ending on:
Apr 22, 2024
Moderator(s):
THE KAREN HOSPITAL
Max Credits:
15 Points
Provider:
Karen Hospital
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Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease
Starting on:
Apr 8, 2024
Apr 8, 2024
Ending on:
Apr 22, 2024
Apr 22, 2024
Venue:
THE KAREN HOSPITAL
THE KAREN HOSPITAL
Description
Scope: - Describe the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and natural history of atherosclerotic vascular disease and the characteristic features of stable and unstable coronary artery plaque. - Describe the causes of angina pectoris not related to atherosclerotic coronary disease (including valvular heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cocaine, congenital coronary anomalies, vasculitis, and coronary artery spasm).
Objectives
- Describe the differential diagnosis of chest pain syndromes and the characteristic clinical features of typical angina, atypical angina, and noncardiac chest pain.
- Describe the clinical features and natural history of angina pectoris in special populations: women, the elderly, and patients with diabetes
- Describe the medical conditions that can provoke or exacerbate angina pectoris.
Presenters
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Dr.
Fiona Kahonge
The Karen Hospital -
Dr.
Fiona Kahonge
The Karen Hospital -
Dr.
Julia Ndawa
The Karen Hospital -
Dr.
ERICA CIMPAYE
PHYSICIAN
The Karen Hospital -
Dr.
GEORGE OTIENO
CARDIOLOGIST
The Karen Hospital