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News Alert:  Our Cardiovascular Nursing for RNs, and our Clinical Cardiology Course for NPs/PAs are both now On-Demand, no more scheduling issues.

See CVRN Course in menu panel for the Cardiovascular Nursing Prep Course 
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See NP/PA Course in the menu panel for the Clinical Cardiology Prep Course


About Us
The American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine (ABCM) has partnered with several organizations to provide Cardiovascular Courses and Board Certification Exams and Awards for all levels of Cardiovascular Professionals, including Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Cardiac Nurses, ECG and Monitor Technicians, and EMT/Paramedics for over 50 years.  We have a package educational plan for all Certifications offered by the Board.

Our Partnerships:
Marriott Heart Foundation - Supporting Physician Education
American College of Cardiovascular Nurses - Supporting Cardiac Nursing Education
American College of Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioners - Supporting Cardiac Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Education
Society of Cardiac Monitoring - Supporting Cardiovascular Paraprofessionals
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Learn More about each by inquiring at needinfo@abcmcertification.com 

American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine - Play the short video below to quickly learn about our services for cardiology professionals.​

Visit our Cardiology Products and Services Below:

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Follow the links for items 1-6 below to learn more about each professional education and certification opportunity.   
Item 5 is an ECG Quiz corner where we welcome visitors and members to try to solve the mysterious arrhythmias presented for cardiology practitioners over the next few months. 


What we Offer Cardiac Professionals:  ​​

1. CARDIAC BOARD CERTIFICATION EXAMS:  Cardiac Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Monitor Technicians, and Physicians 

2. ONLINE CARDIOLOGY COURSES:  Basic ECG Lessons for Monitor Techs and Telemetry Nurses, 12-Lead ECG Lessons, Advanced ECG Practice, and Cardiovascular Nursing Lessons, Clinical Cardiology Course - Now Online.  CCC-Sessions for the 2020 Clinical Cardiology Course are now recorded and scheduled for Jan-March, 2021.

3. LIVE CARDIOLOGY COURSES AND CONFERENCES:  All live courses are suspended until further notice due to the COVOID-19 Pandemic. We are recording all programs with faculty and have already launched several of these live courses online for those who wish to continue their study of Cardiology.  Board Certification Exams are also available online from the comfort of your home.  When COVOID-19 settles down and it is safe to meet in large groups, live courses will be scheduled once again. 

4. MEMBERSHIPS PLANS - offering discounts, and FREE CEs in CARDIOLOGY to our Members.

5. ECG Quiz Corner for Advanced Practice - October 21, 2020 - See below. 

ATTENTION:  Our 10th Annual Clinical Cardiology Courses are now Scheduled for January - March, 2021 online using a zoom platform.  


Case studies for Cardiology Professionals - Case 11 is great for Cardiologists, Internists, ED Physicians, NPs and PAs, all others welcome.
Posted April 15, 2021 by Jonni Cooper

This is the ECG recorded from a 65-year old woman with a five-year history of angina; she was admitted to the CCU with palpitations and chest pain with a blood pressure 168/92 at the time of this recording.  What is your diagnosis, please place your answer in the space provided below.  
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Customer Diagnoses - We just had a diagnosis submitted of atrial fibrillation with PVCs in a trigeminy pattern.  Does anyone agree with this diagnosis? 
​If you disagree, please give us your input and we will post it until we get the correct answer submitted.  

Case 10 Expired; see diagnosis below.  This 45 year old male patient presented with epigastric distress with radiation to the upper lumbar region. He was hypotensive, hypovolemic, and in respiratory distress.  There was abdominal tenderness noted.  What is your diagnosis and what labs would you like to see drawn to help differentiate the cause of his symptoms and this ECG? Post your answer in the space provided below and submit. If you are correct your name will be posted as the winner along with the answer, and a new case will be posted. 
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Answer to Case study number 10 above.  No one got the answer right.  Everyone who responded called it an acute myocardial infarction due to the ST elevation in V2-V4.  This patient has acute pancreatitis and it is not uncommon for it to mimic an acute infarction.  Beware: all that is up is not infarction.
Can you imagine making this mistake and giving this patient a thrombolytic agent in the hospital where PCI is not available?  We would have caused a real hemorrhage and death of the patient.

    My interpretation of the ECG Case 11 posted April 15,  2021.

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Mail:  ABCM, Inc, P.O. Box 5929 Sun City Center, FL 33571
Phone: 813-812-7222 (M-F 9am to 4pm - except major holidays)
Course and Exam Director: Jonni Cooper - jcooper@abcmcertification.com
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