UW Medicine 25th Annual Clinical Cardiology Pearls for Primary Care 2026

• Target Audience: cardiologists, primary care physicians
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1. Overview

The UW Medicine 25th Annual Clinical Cardiology Pearls for Primary Care provides essential cardiovascular updates tailored for primary care providers. This program focuses on evidence-based strategies for evaluating and managing common cardiac conditions, including heart failure, arrhythmias, hypertension, and cholesterol, aiming to improve cardiovascular patient outcomes in primary practice.

2. Learning Objectives

Assess treatment strategies and manage high blood pressure based on updated clinical practice guidelines from 2025 (ACC/AHA)

Apply cholesterol guidelines and the latest clinical trial data of novel cholesterol treatments to the management of patients with cardiac risk factors and atherosclerotic vascular disease

Classify patients with chest pain and order the appropriate stress and imaging tests for your patients based on current guidelines

Provide patients with evidence-based prescriptions for diet and exercise to lower risk of cardiovascular disease

Evaluate and manage patients with valvular heart disease; identify which heart murmur patients should be referred for an echocardiogram and when patients should be referred for valve repair or replacement

Support and treat patients with palpitations, and understand the appropriate use of heart rhythm monitors and when to refer patients to cardiology

Interpret and treat atrial fibrillation and learn how to use direct oral anticoagulants to reduce stroke risk from atrial fibrillation, and when to refer to a specialist to consider rhythm control with antiarrhythmics or catheter ablation or left atrial appendage occlusion.

Utilize novel diabetes drugs that have proven benefit in reducing cardiovascular events

3. Target Audience

Best for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who want updates on cardiovascular disease management.

4. Topics

Atrial Fibrillation Essentials

Contemporary Cholesterol Management

Evaluation of Chest Pain

Evaluation of Heart Murmurs

Heart Failure for Primary Care

Heart Palpitations

Hypertension Guidelines Update

Prevention Pearls