American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inc.
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.
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 6 is an ECG Quiz corner where we welcome visitors and members to try to solve the mysterious arrhythmias presented for advanced 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
3. LIVE CARDIOLOGY COURSES AND CONFERENCES: Visit the Conference Section to see what is on the Calendar for 2019
4. MEMBERSHIPS PLANS - offering discounts, and FREE CEs in CARDIOLOGY to our Members.
5. ECG Quiz Corner for Advanced Practice - May 2019 - See below.
Play the short video below to quickly learn about our services for cardiology professionals.
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.
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 6 is an ECG Quiz corner where we welcome visitors and members to try to solve the mysterious arrhythmias presented for advanced 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
3. LIVE CARDIOLOGY COURSES AND CONFERENCES: Visit the Conference Section to see what is on the Calendar for 2019
4. MEMBERSHIPS PLANS - offering discounts, and FREE CEs in CARDIOLOGY to our Members.
5. ECG Quiz Corner for Advanced Practice - May 2019 - See below.
Play the short video below to quickly learn about our services for cardiology professionals.
ATTENTION: Cardiac Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Advanced Cardiac Nurses - Our annual Clinical Cardiology Course is Scheduled for 10/29/2019 - 11/2/2019 in Gatlinburg, TN
Registration deadlines coming up soon for Hotel, Conference, & Exams; save and register early.
Registration is now open for the PreConference and Clinical Cardiology Course; click on this link to see full details.
Click here to register online with a credit card.
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 5 ECG Posted July 30, 2019 by Jonni Cooper
This ECG was recorded from an 85 years old man with rheumatoid spondylitis; fell and injured his neck producing compression of his cord with consequent quadriparesis. He died two days later. What is your diagnosis? Scroll down to respond and send your diagnosis.
Case 4 ECG Posted May 10, 2019 - No correct answers for this ECG - Here is the diagnosis:
This ECG was recorded from a 29 year old black man with pain in his left chest on deep inspiration; he was afebrile.
What is your diagnosis?
1) Sinus bradycardia, rate 40/min
2) Normal variant (“early repolarization”)
Comment: The main differential diagnosis is between “early repolarization” (ERP) and pericarditis; this can be impossible from the ECG alone, but the following clues help:
1) Clinical picture for ERP almost exclusively male; absence of tachycardia and fever make pericarditis unlikely
2) The “fishhook” ST-T pattern (seen in lead V4 here) favors ERP
3) ST elevation in V6 less than 25% of the T height favors ERP
This ECG was recorded from a 29 year old black man with pain in his left chest on deep inspiration; he was afebrile.
What is your diagnosis?
1) Sinus bradycardia, rate 40/min
2) Normal variant (“early repolarization”)
Comment: The main differential diagnosis is between “early repolarization” (ERP) and pericarditis; this can be impossible from the ECG alone, but the following clues help:
1) Clinical picture for ERP almost exclusively male; absence of tachycardia and fever make pericarditis unlikely
2) The “fishhook” ST-T pattern (seen in lead V4 here) favors ERP
3) ST elevation in V6 less than 25% of the T height favors ERP
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.
