Learning Objectives:
- To provide a working definition of “The Epileptic Heart
- To review briefly the underlying pathophysiology and recent publications supporting the validity of this clinical entity
- To introduce new tools, such as patient-friendly EKG patches for at-home monitoring and T-wave alternans for sudden cardiac death risk stratification, which identifies risk for development of “the epileptic heart”
- To discuss the practical clinical implications of the recent discoveries related to “The Epileptic Heart"
About the Author
About the Presenter
Dr. Trudy Pang
Dr. Trudy Pang is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Director of Clinical Neurophysiology and Adult Epilepsy Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She is also the Director of the comprehensive Women’s Health in Epilepsy Program, a collaborative effort across Boston medical institutions to address the special needs of women with epilepsy.
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