Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Recognize the potential importance of the electrocardiogram in the workup for syncope.
2. Identify the presence of very low QRS voltage on electrocardiogram.
3. Relate concepts and knowledge regarding the mechanism of voltage generation on a 12-lead electrocardiogram.
4. Use concepts regarding mechanism of voltage generation during electrocardiogram analysis.
5. Formulate a hypothesis relating the presence of very low QRS voltage on the 12-lead electrocardiogram and pathogenesis of neurally mediated syncope.
The Heart Rhythm Society designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
· American Academy of Family Practice (AAFP) for elective credit
· American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB)
· American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
· American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
· American Osteopathic Association (AOA) for Category 2 credit
· Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (Canada)
· European Board of Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC)
· European CME Credits (ECMEC)
· German Chambers of Physicians
· Oman Medical Specialty Board
· Qatar Council for Health Practitioners
· Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
DISCLOSURE POLICYThe Heart Rhythm Society is committed to the provision of Continuing Medical Education (CME) that is balanced, objective, and evidence-based. The Heart Rhythm Society adheres to the Standards for Commercial Support (SCS) of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) which requires that those individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity (including planners, faculty, authors, committee members, content reviewers, editors, and staff) disclose all relevant financial relationships (for self and for spouse/partner) with an ACCME-defined commercial interest within the 12 months prior to the disclosure.
VALIDATION
Heart Rhythm Society takes steps to assure its learners and the public that the content of certified activities is accurate and reliable. The following principles are applied to the process of validating CME content. The content is peer-reviewed to ensure the following:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
ABP MOC STATEMENTSuccessful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
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