Cardiovascular
Enhance your knowledge of the Cardiovascular specialty with up-to-date CME resources, educational sessions, research articles, and more.
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cause of death in the U.S. is heart disease.
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subspecialty for practicing PAs is cardiology.
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Americans have a heart attack each year.
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Americans will suffer a stroke in their lifetime.
Clinical Guidelines & Point-of-Care Resources
AHA/ASA Stroke Guidelines
Review these American Heart Association/American Stroke Association clinical practice guidelines from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
2025 ACC/AHA/AAPA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
This clinical practice guideline is a living, working document updating current knowledge in the field of high blood pressure aimed at all practicing primary care and specialty clinicians who manage patients with hypertension.
Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health: A Presidential Advisory from the AHA
This American Heart Association advisory provides guidance on the definition, staging, prediction paradigms, and holistic approaches to care for patients with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome.
CME Resources
InNetwork CME – EKG Made Easy! EKG for the Non-Cardiac Provider
This educational presentation designed to simplify electrocardiogram interpretation for clinicians outside of cardiology. It introduces the basics of cardiac conduction, lead placement, and axis interpretation, while guiding learners through rhythm identification, rate calculation, and recognition… more
JAAPA CME Podcast – AI in Cardiovascular Practice
Explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in cardiovascular care through this dynamic JAAPA podcast episode. Recorded live at the AAPA Conference, this discussion features the authors of the JAAPA article “Artificial Intelligence in… more
JAAPA CME Post-Test May 2025
Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline-based Overview of Evaluation and Management | Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Practice
Explore these sessions on cardiovascular conditions available as part of AAPA Conference on Demand 2025.
Outpatient Management of Congestive Heart Failure
Primary care providers are integral to the treatment of heart failure patients. This session will review current medical treatments and strategies for success.
We Got the Beat: Atrial Fibrillation Guideline Update
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in the world. This session will discuss new staging criteria, risk factor modification, workup, stroke prevention, and treatment strategies including early ablation.
Cardiac CT: It Can Do THAT?!
Participants will learn how to interpret the results of a coronary CTA, including calcium scoring, and how it can be used to help guide further management and decision-making.
Research
Dapagliflozin for patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction
Dapagliflozin recently emerged as a promising FDA-approved therapy for patients with systolic heart failure, more commonly referred to as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
Ivabradine for systolic heart failure
Ivabradine works in the sinoatrial node to prolong diastolic depolarization and reduce heart rate. In patients with chronic systolic heart failure, this drug has reduced the risk of hospitalization when used in combination with other optimal pharmacotherapy.
Videos & Webinars
A Practical Look at CKM Syndrome
This four-part video series by PA Viet Le offers a practical, clinically grounded look at Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) syndrome, exploring its progression, screening guidelines, treatment options, and patient-centered care strategies.
Identifying and Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
This four-part video series led by PA Nicole Fox delves into obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition affecting approximately 1 billion people worldwide.