Constrictive Pericarditis vs. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

ULTRASOUND SOLUTIONS CORP. is pleased to welcome back Ian Crandall, MS, RCS, FASE, HVC Quality and Safety Education Coordinator, from Yale New Haven’s Heart and Vascular Center Echocardiography Laboratory for an exciting discussion on how to distinguish between Constrictive Pericarditis and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy.

Course Description:

Distinction of constrictive and restrictive hemodynamics remains one of cardiovascular medicine’s most complex challenges. Both result in impaired ventricular filling with clinical manifestations predominantly of right heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Constrictive Pericarditis (CP) is a potentially reversible cause of heart failure, whereas Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM) has very limited therapeutic options. Therefore, the ability to differentiate between these conditions remains paramount to therapy. (Approved for 1 SDMS CME credit, provided one is present for the entire event)

Course Objectives:  Upon completion of this educational activity, the participant will be able to:

• Recognize key echocardiographic findings to distinguish between constriction and restriction.
• Differentiate echocardiographic best practices in working up these two pathologies.
• Identify whether constriction or restriction is present in a patient from the first few images.

About Our Speaker:

Ian Crandall, MS, RCS, FASE, is the HVC Quality/Safety Education Coordinator at Yale New Haven Health System. His main responsibilities are to develop, organize, implement, and evaluate site-based/service line education and programs to ensure competencies of Sonographer personnel across the health system.

With over 10 years of experience in the field, Ian is known for performing a wide variety of technical and professional duties at the highest level for all procedures and equipment across all platforms. As a Sonographer, he took on additional responsibilities in research and education within the healthcare system. Ian now works with Administrators, Physicians, Sonographers, and associated staff to support performance and quality improvement. He does this by identifying Sonographer learning needs and facilitating the process for learners to assume responsibility for maintaining competency in practice. Ian is known for developing effective formal and informal educational programs that meet learning needs and achieve desired outcomes.

Ian holds a Master of Science degree in Exercise Science, along with a Bachelor of Science degree, both from Southern Connecticut State University. He completed his training in Adult Cardiac Ultrasound at the Hoffman Heart and Vascular Institute at St. Francis Hospital.

This activity is an approved SDMS CME activity – approved for 1.0 SDMS CME credit.

Please note that partial credit will not be issued.

The CME participant roster will be reported by Ultrasound Solutions Corp. to the

SDMS CME Tracker System.

Important update from the SDMS:

SDMS no longer allows its CME providers to issue Partial Credit for attendance. If you join late or leave early, the SDMS will no longer permit us to award partial pro-rated credit.

Therefore, from now on, in order to receive CME credit, you must be in attendance for the ENTIRE event via your own unique Zoom link that Zoom emailed to you when you registered. Then, and only then, will USC be able to award you any credit. So, please be prompt and attentive to the time schedule. We apologize for any inconvenience, but again, this is a new SDMS policy we must abide by. Thank you for understanding.