The Texas Heart Institute Grand Rounds | Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM | Fibromuscular Dysplasia: The Rare Disease That Isn’t

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY

Overview:

Will discuss the diagnosis, natural history, prognosis and treatment of fibromuscular dysplasia.  Important misconceptions will be discussed as well as diseases that mimic FMD.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of the activity a participant should be able to:

• Identify the most common signs and symptoms that are present in patients with fibromuscular dysplasia.
• Describe the lesson learned from the United States Registry for Fibromuscular Dysplasia.
• Discuss the genetic similarities between FMD, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection, and  Cervical Artery Dissection.

Disclosures:

Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM Volunteers for Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America as Chair, Medical Advisory Board with no financial compensation.

The Planning Committee has nothing to disclose relevant to this program.

The THI CME Staff has nothing to disclose relevant to this program.

The Program Reviewers has nothing to disclose relevant to this program.