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American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine
About Us
The American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine has provided 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.
Visit our Cardiology Products and Services:
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.
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, all new Clinical Cardiology Series from the 9th Annual Clinical Cardiology Course - Gatlinburg, TN Oct 2019. Sessions for the 2020 Clinical Cardiology Course are being recorded and will be available by mid summer 2020 for NPs/PAs.
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 will be launching these live courses online for those who wish to continue their study of Cardiology. Board Certification Exams are already 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 - April 5, 2020 - See below.
The American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine has provided 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.
Visit our Cardiology Products and Services:
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.
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, all new Clinical Cardiology Series from the 9th Annual Clinical Cardiology Course - Gatlinburg, TN Oct 2019. Sessions for the 2020 Clinical Cardiology Course are being recorded and will be available by mid summer 2020 for NPs/PAs.
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 will be launching these live courses online for those who wish to continue their study of Cardiology. Board Certification Exams are already 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 - April 5, 2020 - See below.
ATTENTION: Our 10th Annual Clinical Cardiology Courses that were Scheduled for July 29-Aug 2, 2020 in Orlando, FL and again October 7-11, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV have been cancelled till further notice. In the meantime, the sessions are being recorded for release online. Please visit again nearing summer when we expect to have this course completed.
ECG Quiz Corner: Join our Advanced ECG Quiz Corner and provide your diagnosis of the ECG cases presented.
Winners will now receive a free seat in one of our online ECG classes. These case studies were designed for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Advanced Cardiac Nurses, though we welcome Monitor and ECG Techs. As soon as someone gets the most complete answer, we will post it at the bottom of this page, and a new case will be posted. If a correct answer is not provided within 30 days, the answer will be posted along with a new case study.
Case 7 ECG Posted April 5, 2020 by Jonni Cooper
This ECG was recorded on a 59 year old male patient with chest discomfort. What is your diagnosis? Submit your answer below in the space provided.
Answer to Case No 6 Posted November 2019...See ECG below...No correct answer was submitted for this one.
The ECG was recorded from a patient with an unknown history at a routine office visit to his general practitioner.
Interpretation:
1) Sinus rhythm (rate 90/min) with P-Pulmonale (P waves 3-4 mm tall in leads 2, 3, and aVF; P-axis +75 degrees)
2) Left axis deviation (axis -45 degrees), possible left anterior hemiblock with the rS pattern present in leads 2, 3, and aVF and a qR pattern in leads
1 and aVL.
3) Anteroseptal infarction of uncertain date, probably recent and evolving
Comments: 1) Despite the ST elevation, without knowledge of the clinical history one cannot assume that the infarction is acute; for example, this could be an old anteroseptal infarction with a residual aneurysm.
2) The QRS axis is only about -45 degrees and there is not the increased voltage one would expect with LAHB; so that diagnosis is tentative.
The ECG was recorded from a patient with an unknown history at a routine office visit to his general practitioner.
Interpretation:
1) Sinus rhythm (rate 90/min) with P-Pulmonale (P waves 3-4 mm tall in leads 2, 3, and aVF; P-axis +75 degrees)
2) Left axis deviation (axis -45 degrees), possible left anterior hemiblock with the rS pattern present in leads 2, 3, and aVF and a qR pattern in leads
1 and aVL.
3) Anteroseptal infarction of uncertain date, probably recent and evolving
Comments: 1) Despite the ST elevation, without knowledge of the clinical history one cannot assume that the infarction is acute; for example, this could be an old anteroseptal infarction with a residual aneurysm.
2) The QRS axis is only about -45 degrees and there is not the increased voltage one would expect with LAHB; so that diagnosis is tentative.
If you are a Cardiologist, or if you work for a Cardiologist, alert them to this scam.
It is a National Scam to collect money from Cardiologists, and this company has been successful since 2013 that we are aware of. Help us get the word out.
Fake Cardiology "Board" Warning
The American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine (ABCM) has received dozens of phone calls and emails from Cardiologists who have received letters from a fraudulent group operating under the names of the American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases, and most recently, they have taken to using our namesake of the American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, demanding that Cardiologists pay $500 in order to maintain their Cardiology License. Although we are the American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inc., rest assured we are not associated with this group. If you receive a letter from this group, please do not pay the bill, put the letter back in the envelope it came in and mail it to ABCM, Inc., 1767 Lakewood Ranch Blvd, Ste. 297, Bradenton, FL 34211. Thank you for cooperating with us to help shut this group down once and for all. Contact our Director, Jonni Cooper at jcooper@abcmcertification.com or call 813-324-0283 with any information you have about this group. The American College of Cardiology has a similar warning on their web site to alert Cardiologists Nationwide of the Scam.
It is a National Scam to collect money from Cardiologists, and this company has been successful since 2013 that we are aware of. Help us get the word out.
Fake Cardiology "Board" Warning
The American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine (ABCM) has received dozens of phone calls and emails from Cardiologists who have received letters from a fraudulent group operating under the names of the American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases, and most recently, they have taken to using our namesake of the American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, demanding that Cardiologists pay $500 in order to maintain their Cardiology License. Although we are the American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inc., rest assured we are not associated with this group. If you receive a letter from this group, please do not pay the bill, put the letter back in the envelope it came in and mail it to ABCM, Inc., 1767 Lakewood Ranch Blvd, Ste. 297, Bradenton, FL 34211. Thank you for cooperating with us to help shut this group down once and for all. Contact our Director, Jonni Cooper at jcooper@abcmcertification.com or call 813-324-0283 with any information you have about this group. The American College of Cardiology has a similar warning on their web site to alert Cardiologists Nationwide of the Scam.
