Case Study

Secondary Care Case Study 1: Tackling the differential diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Course Overview

This content was accurate at the time of release, 14 July 2023. Accreditation for this course expired on 12 July 2024. If you would still like an activity completion certificate, send your request to [email protected].

This expert HCM case study discussion is designed to raise disease awareness and knowledge, as well as provide practical guidance for achieving a differential diagnosis for HCM via real patient cases. It assists secondary healthcare professionals to:

  • distinguish HCM from other phenocopy conditions that may present similar symptoms
  • identify HCM features and evaluate disease status via appropriate strategies

This HCM case study is 30 minutes duration.

This content is designed to complement Secondary Care Webinar 1: if you've not already completed this on-demand webinar, why not head there next?

Target audience

Cardiologists, echocardiographers, electrophysiologists, cardiac sonographers, cardiology nurses, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physician assistants, pediatricians, pediatric nurses

Funding disclosure

This activity is supported by educational grant funding from Bristol Myers Squibb and Cytokinetics. Learners may participate in this educational activity free of charge.

  • Introduction
  • Phenocopies in HCM – cases of ruling out other causes of LVH​​
  • Key patient case
  • Take-home messages and key learnings​

By the end of this activity, attendees will be able to:

  • summarize features suggestive of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
  • identify HCM phenocopy conditions that might be confused with HCM
  • outline screening and management strategies for asymptomatic patients with HCM
  • explain appropriate screening strategies for family members of patients with HCM

This continuing education (CE) activity is provided through collaboration between PCM Scientific and AffinityCE. This activity provides CE credit for physicians, physician assistants, nurses and nurse practitioners. A statement of participation is available to other attendees. 

Release Date: July 14, 2023 — Expiration Date: July 12, 2024

Physicians 

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AffinityCE and PCM Scientific. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

AffinityCE designates this enduring activity for a maximum of up to 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Physician Assistants 

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AffinityCE and PCM Scientific. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  

AffinityCE designates this enduring activity for a maximum of up to 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physician assistants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nurse Practitioners 

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AffinityCE and PCM Scientific. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  

AffinityCE designates this enduring activity for a maximum of up to 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Nurse practitioners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nurses 

Continuing Nursing Education is provided for this program through the joint providership between PCM Scientific and AffinityCE. AffinityCE is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This activity provides a maximum of up to 0.5 contact hours of continuing nursing education credit. 

CME Inquiries 

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Dr Anjali Owens​, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine​, University of Pennsylvania​, has received financial compensation for consulting for Bristol Myers Squibb, Cytokinetics, Pfizer, Edgewise Therapeutics, Tenaya Therapeutics, Stealth Biotherapeutics, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, and received research grants from Bristol Myers Squibb and Cytokinetics.

Dr Stefano Nistri​, MD, Chief of Cardiology Services​​, CMSR Veneto Medica, Italy​​, has received financial compensation for speaker fees from Pfizer.

AffinityCE staff, PCM Scientific staff, as well as planners and reviewers have no relevant financial interests to disclose.

Mitigation of relevant financial relationships

AffinityCE adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others, are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

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You will have 30 days from the date of a Live webinar to complete steps 4–7. 

For all On-demand courses (e.g., Case study), you will be able to earn CE credit for a 12-month period. You will not be able to download a certificate after the CME expiry date.