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Genetic Aortic and Vascular Conditions; What the NP Needs to Know
Course of the Month - February 2025
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Course of the Month
February 2025
Each month, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) will offer a continuing education (CE) activity presented by experts from AANP Communities. For the first month that it is offered, the activity will be FREE and only available to AANP members. After the initial month has passed, the activity will become available to both AANP members and non-members for a fee (AANP members will pay a significantly discounted price). The featured activity will rotate each month, so be sure to complete the activity and earn your CE credit before the month ends to benefit from free access!
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Content Expires: | February 28, 2025 (11:55 p.m. CT) | | Content Expires: | January 31, 2026 (11:55 p.m. CT)
CE for this activity will not be available after this date. |
 | This activity includes closed captioning. |
This activity is free for AANP members from 2/1/2025 - 2/28/2025 |
Overview  Genetic aortic and vascular conditions, also known as heritable thoracic aortic disease (HTAD) are autosomal dominant conditions characterized by occurrence of aortic events, mainly aneurysms and dissections. It is crucial to be able to identify patients with these conditions as often, there are no signs until a major vascular event occurs. Once a patient with HTAD is identified, screening of their family members is critical due to the 50% chance of inheritance. Hypertension is known as the “silent killer” and the same is true for genetic aortic and vascular conditions as they can go undetected for a long time and lead to serious, sometimes fatal, health consequences. This course will provide a review of the anatomy of the aorta, discuss complications of dissection, when to suspect heritable thoracic aortic disease, how to obtain genetic testing, where to refer patients, what imaging to order, best medical management and when surgical intervention is necessary.
Objectives
- Review anatomy of the aorta, definition of aneurysm, dissection, intramural hematoma.
- Identify phenotype features and diagnostic criteria for syndromic and non-syndromic HTAD.
- Understand how to obtain aortopathy genetic testing for patients and identify where to refer patients with HTAD.
- Review the appropriate diagnostic testing, surgical and medical management, medication considerations and risk factor modification for genetic aortopathy patients.
- Identify educational and supportive resources for yourself and patients.
Speakers
Heather Perné, NP-C, CWS
Disclosure This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies.
Speaker Disclosures:
- The speaker has no disclosures.
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
DisclaimerIndividuals who have contributed to the CE Center were carefully selected for their knowledge and experience in the subject area under review. This presentation is informational only and may contain opinions of the authors from their personal experience that do not necessarily express the opinions of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). The activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. Clinical practice is a constantly changing process and new information becomes available every day. Neither AANP nor the contributing individuals can warrant that the material will continue to be accurate, nor do they warrant that the material is completely free of errors upon publication. Attendees and participants should appraise the information presented critically and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for any product or device mentioned in this program. CE Credit Instructions
- Read this activity description, including objectives and disclosures.
- Complete all educational content:
- Video Presentations: Click the Play button to watch the activity video lecture. To get full credit for the learning activity portion, you must watch all of the video content.
- Click on the Additional Resources button to review all additional materials provided (handouts and any other downloadable resources).
- After completing all educational content, go to the Next Steps button:
- Submit the activity evaluation to receive full AANP CE/Rx credit.
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- A copy of your certificate of completion will display on the screen for you to print or save. A copy of the certificate will also be emailed to you.
- A copy of the certificate will be automatically added to your AANP CE Tracker.
Additional Information
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