Caveats in Cardiac Spectral Doppler Analysis    

ULTRASOUND SOLUTIONS CORP. is excited to continue our Wharton’s Wednesdays series with another outstanding discussion by Dr. Ronald Wharton from North Shore University Hospital on analyzing Spectral Doppler waveforms.

Course Description:

Did you know that a more complete understanding of Spectral Doppler waveforms can improve the diagnostic value of suboptimal echocardiographic imaging? In this virtual presentation, our speaker will dissect Spectral Doppler waveforms to heighten the audience’s awareness of the details in pathology that Spectral Doppler can provide. A comparison of Spectral Doppler and electrocardiographic timing will be covered, as well. (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:

• Describe how Spectral Doppler assists with diagnosis when 2D imaging is suboptimal.
• Specify how subtleties in Spectral Doppler (timing, contour, velocity) can lead to important clinical information.
• Discuss why timing of Spectral Doppler to the electrocardiogram is often overlooked and leads to errors recognizing uncommon variants of more common pathologies.

About Our Speaker:

Dr. Ronald Wharton is a Clinical Cardiologist, Echocardiographer, and nationally recognized expert. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell University. He is also Director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY and Co-Chair of the Collaborative Program in Cardiovascular Medicine and Sleep-Disordered Breathing at the same facility.

Prior to working at North Shore University Hospital, he was a member of the Non-Invasive Cardiology Divisions of Maimonides Medical Center (Brooklyn, NY) and Montefiore Medical Center (Bronx, NY).

Dr. Wharton, who is board-certified in Cardiology and Echocardiography, has been a member of the faculty at the annual meeting of the American Society of Echocardiography multiple times. He has written questions for practice exams used by Cardiology Fellows to study for their board certification in Echocardiography, and for practicing Cardiologists to maintain their certification. In addition, he was the author of the series “Analyze This Image” at Medscape Cardiology from 2012 to 2019.

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 does NOT allow its CME providers to issue Partial Credit for attendance. If you join late or leave early, the SDMS will NOT permit us to award partial pro-rated credit.

Therefore, in order to receive CME credit, you must be in attendance for the ENTIRE “posted time” of the 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 an SDMS policy we must abide by. Thank you for understanding.