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01-12-2012
CME instructions: What will be the role of I-123 MIBG in improving the outcome of medically treated heart failure patients?
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 6/2012
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The following educational gaps have been identified to demonstrate the need for this journal in continuing education activity:-
Heart failure remains the most common cause of hospital admissions in the Medicare age population.
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Gaps exist in knowledge and awareness of systemic barriers to available optimizing therapies that improve survival and quality of life in heart failure patients.
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Imaging protocols afford physicians the ability to assess the heart failure patient non-invasively, and I-123 MIBG has the potential to identify heart failure patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death where implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator may be lifesaving.