Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Recall risk factors associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD)
• Recall best practice approaches to prevent SCD according to guidelines and expert insight
• Stratify patients likely to benefit from invasive procedures versus pharmacological treatment

Commercial Support

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Bristol Myers Squibb.

Disclosures

The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL) requires that the faculty participating in an accredited continuing education activity disclose all affiliations or other financial relationships (1) with the manufacturers of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services discussed in an educational presentation and (2) with any ineligible companies. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to this activity. 

The following financial relationships have been provided:

Advisory board: Pfizer, Sanofi, Cardior, BMS, DinaQor

Consulting: Pfizer, Sanofi, BMS

Speaker: Pfizer, Sanofi, BMS

Discussion of Off-Label, Investigational, or Experimental Drug/Device Use: N/A

Staff and Reviewer Disclosures

ACHL and Radcliffe Medical Education staff members and others involved with the planning, development, and review of the content for this activity have no relevant affiliations or financial relationships to disclose.

Terms and Conditions

DISCLAIMER

The content for this activity was developed independently of the commercial supporter. All materials are included with permission. The opinions expressed are those of the faculty and are not to be construed as those of the publisher or grantor.

This educational activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Recommendations involving clinical medicine in a continuing medical education (CME) activity must be based on evidence that is accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients. All scientific research referred to, reported, or used in CME in support or justification of a patient care recommendation must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

This CME activity might describe the off-label, investigational, or experimental use of medications that may exceed their FDA-approved labeling. Physicians should consult the current manufacturers’ prescribing information for these products. ACHL requires the speaker to disclose that a product is not labeled for the use under discussion.