These echo series will present you a large number of cases of congenital and acquired heart diseases. In both cases a problem-oriented approach will be used to guide you from your initial echo findings (phenotype) to the most common (and sometimes rare) differential diagnosis you should consider in your cases.

• Join Jose Novo Matos DVM DipECVIM (Cardiology) MRCVS for three 2-hour online sessions
• Comprehensive notes to downloaded
• Self-assessment quizzes to ‘release’ your 8 hours CPD certification (don’t worry, you can take them more than once if you don’t quite hit the mark first time)
• A whole year’s access to recorded sessions for reviewing key points
• Superb value for money – learn without travelling
• Watch the recordings on your iPad!
• This Mini Series was originally broadcast in October 2017

Programme

HCM & When HCM is not HCM

What you’ll learn:

• Echocardiography in HCM: indications and diagnostic criteria
• Preclinical, clinical and burn-out phase of HCM
• ‘This cat has HCM, should I be worried?’: risk factors associated with increased morbility and mortality in HCM
• ‘What causes left ventricular hypertrophy?’: overview of frequent and rare causes of increased left ventricular wall thickness. Cases mimicking HCM (HCM phenocopies) will be presented and discussed.

DCM & When DCM is not DCM

What you’ll learn:

• Echocardiographic diagnosis of DCM: preclinical versus clinical stages. Case discussions
• ‘Is a dilated ventricle always DCM?’ Overview of frequent and rare causes of dilated ventricles. Cases mimicking DCM (DCM phenocopies) will be presented and discussed

Practical approach to Congenital Heart Defects

What you’ll learn:

• Systematic approach to congenital heart diseases: overview of the different causes of pressure and volume overload
• Bubble study: when and how should you do it? How to interpret it?
• Complex congenital heart diseases. Cases with multiple heart defects will be shown and discussed