Learn more about heart failure progression in pacemaker patients, highlighting symptom recognition and management techniques to prevent pacemaker-induced complications.
This is a RACGP CPD module with an allocated 0.5 hour of Education Activities (EA), 5 hours of Measuring Outcomes (MO), and 1 hour of Reflective Practice (RP) under the RACGP 2023-25 CPD program.
Learning Objectives:
- Review pathology progression of heart failure (HF) in patients with a permanent pacemaker (ppm)
- Discuss the identification of symptoms for pacemaker-induced heart failure
- Outline the management of patients to reduce the likelihood of developing pacemaker-induced heart failure
This activity is presented by Dr Ajita Kanthan, a Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist located in Sydney, NSW.