CathSAP

CathSAP covers the entire field of interventional cardiology, and is a great resource for:

Perfecting Your Knowledge Of Interventional Cardiology: Use CathSAP to identify your knowledge gaps, reinforce your existing knowledge, and learn new information.

Passing The Boards: Use CathSAP to prepare for the Boards – learn about the ABIM blueprint, simulate taking a Board exam, practice with hundreds of ABIM-style questions that include rationale, references, and links to related text, learn from educational text and lectures, and identify your knowledge gaps so you can plan additional study.

Target Audience

The target audience for CathSAP includes interventional cardiologists and other healthcare professionals with an interest in interventional cardiology.

Learner Objectives

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

Employ appropriate case selection and patient management strategies selection and patient management

Apply the latest major clinical trial data for coronary, peripheral, and structural intervention

Define the indications and appropriate utilization of coronary, peripheral, and structural intervention in the management of cardiovascular disease

Discuss appropriate techniques for coronary, peripheral, and structural intervention

Identify the issues of imaging, radiation risks and safety as they relate to coronary, peripheral, and structural intervention techniques

Cite the current basic information relating to vascular biology, including plaque formation, injury and restenosis

Demonstrate the appropriate utilization of pharmaceuticals in interventional cardiology, including antiplatelet agents, thrombolytics, anticoagulants, antiarrhythmics and vasoactive drugs

Date of Release

January 2019 and then rolling. Updates will be made every year.

CathSAP Table of Contents

Case Selection & Management

Procedural Techniques I: Fundamentals of Cardiac Catheterization

Procedural Techniques II:

Coronary Interventional Equipment and Techniques

Post-Procedural Care

Complications of Coronary Intervention

Catheter-Based Management of Noncoronary Disease

Basic Science

Anatomy, Anatomic Variants, Anatomic Pathology

Pharmacology

Cardiac Imaging & Assessment

Miscellaneous Topics