Date: 19 Dec. 2024
Speaker: Rana Hassan MD, Cardiology Resident, University of Toronto
Objectives:
1. Identify systemic disease with cardiac involvement.
2. Identify echocardiographic findings in systemic illnesses.
3. Review the available medical treatment options.
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