Cardiologists to celebrate World Heart Day with CCTA webinar

In honor of World Heart Day, an annual event held by the World Heart Federation (WHF), three cardiologists are participating in a free webinar on Friday, Sept. 29, focused on the benefits of using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and FFR-CT to manage chest pain patients.

Cardiovascular Business produced the webinar with cooperation from HeartFlow. It is scheduled to occur at 7:45 a.m. ET and then again at 12:30 p.m. ET.

CCTA-first pathways have gained more and more momentum in recent years. The webinar will explore what led to this trend—the 2021 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association chest pain guidelines, for example—and highlight recommendations for deferring medical imaging in low-risk patients. Another key topic will be how cardiologists and other members of the heart team can make improvements in cath lab efficiency.

Specialists expected to participate include James Udelson, MD, chief of cardiology at Tufts Medical Center; Michelle Kelsey, MD, a cardiologist with Duke Health; and Timothy Fairbairn, MBChB, MRCP, PhD, a consultant cardiologist at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital.