OBJECTIVES:  Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:  (1) Identify which patients are candidates for TAVR vs. SAVR, (2) Review out comes from the PARTNER 3 trial, (3) List criteria for referral for aortic valve replacement.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE:  Robert C. Stoler, MD, faculty for this educational event, receives honorarium as an advisory board proctor from  Medtronic, BSI, and Edwards Inc.  All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

PLANNERS DISCLOSURES:  Kevin Wheelan, MD and Amber Bethea, PA-C, MBA do not have a relevant financial interest or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients.

ACCREDITATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

DESIGNATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) 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 ABIM MOC credit.

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