The Brigham Board Review and Comprehensive Update in Cardiology 2025

Comprehensive, Cardiology CME Update

Led by top-notch faculty, The Brigham Board Review and Comprehensive Update in Cardiology offers case-based lectures on a wide range of critical continuing medical education topics: coronary and peripheral artery disease, heart failure, cardiovascular disease prevention, hypertension, obesity, non-invasive testing, pericardial disease, valvular heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and more. You get practical updates on the latest guidelines, therapeutic strategies, and pathophysiological insights — all designed to help you improve patient care and deepen your clinical acumen. You can confidently use this online CME program to stay current, earn credits, and prep for your ABIM certification or recertification exam. Date of Original Release: May 15, 2025

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Apply current/recommended cardiology guidelines in clinical practice
• Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations related to cardiology disorders
• Identify/integrate current therapeutic options for specific cardiology disorders
• Analyze and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice in cardiovascular medicine
• Express knowledge of pathophysiology as it applies to management of cardiology disorders
• Apply knowledge gained to the ABIM certification/recertification cardiology examinations

Intended Audience

The primary group of learners will be fellows/trainees and practicing cardiology specialists (MDs) and other professional affiliates (internists with an interest in cardiology) who are preparing to become board certified, maintaining their certification, or who seek CME activities to improve patient care in the area of Cardiovascular Medicine.  Topics:

• 01. The Brigham Board Review and Comprehensive Update in Cardiology Introduction – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH.mp4 02. Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes – Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH.mp4 03. Management of Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction – Michelle L. O’Donoghue, MD, MPH.mp4 04. Management of Ischemic Heart Disease and Lipids – Benjamin Scirica, MD, MPH.mp4 05. Peripheral Artery Disease – Greg Piazza, MD, MS.mp4 06. Carotid Artery Disease – Piotr S. Sobieszczyk, MD.mp4 07. Renovascular and Mesenteric Disease – Piotr S. Sobieszczyk, MD.mp4 08. Aortic Aneurysms and Aortitis – Umberto Campia, MD, MSc.mp4 09. Acute Aortic Syndromes – Umberto Campia, MD, MSc.mp4 10. Deep Venous Thrombosis Update – Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD.mp4 11. Pulmonary Embolism Update – Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD.mp4 12. Lifestyle Recommendations for Prevention – Samia Mora, MD.mp4 13. Lipids – Jorge Plutzky, MD.mp4 14. Hypertension – Naomi D. Fisher, MD.mp4 15. Diabetes – Jorge Plutzky, MD.mp4 16. Medical Management of Obesity – Caroline Apovian, MD.mp4 17. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy – Neal K. Lakdawala, MD.mp4 18. Other Cardiomyopathies – Neal K. Lakdawala, MD.mp4 19. Cardiac Amyloidosis – Sarah Cuddy, MD.mp4 20. Cardiac Sarcoidosis – Sanjay Divakaran, MD.mp4 21. Treatment of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH.mp4 22. Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH.mp4 23. Mechanical Circulatory Support – Garrick C. Stewart, MD.mp4 24. Heart Transplantation – Michael M. Givertz, MD.mp4 25. Assessment and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension – Aaron B. Waxman, MD.mp4 26. Cardio-Oncology – Anju Nohria, MD, MSc.mp4 27. Atrial Fibrillation – Paul C. Zei, MD PhD, FHRS, FACC.mp4 28. Common Supraventricular Tachycardias – Sunil Kapur, MD.mp4 29. Ventricular Tachycardia – Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MS.mp4 30. Bradycardia and AV Block – Bruce A. Koplan, MD, MPH.mp4 31. Pacemakers (including CRT) – Bruce A. Koplan, MD, MPH.mp4 32. ICD Therapy – Thomas M. Tadros, MD.mp4 33. Syncope – Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MS.mp4 34. Adult Congenital Heart Disease for the Boards – Keri Shafer, MD.mp4 35. Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease – Anne Marie Valente, MD.mp4 36. Mitral Valve Disease – Yee-Ping Sun, MD.mp4 37. Management of Aortic Valve Disease for the Boards – Pinak Shah, MD, MPH.mp4 38. Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valve Disease – Yee-Ping Sun, MD.mp4 39. Management Considerations for Prosthetic Heart Valves – Pinak Shah, MD, MPH.mp4 40. Diagnosis and Mangagement of Infective Endocarditis – Ann E. Woolley, MD.mp4 41. Pericardial Disease – Leonard S. Lilly, MD.mp4 42. Nuclear Cardiology and PET Imaging for the Boards – Marcelo F. DiCarli, MD.mp4 43. Echocardiography for the Boards – Justina Wu, MD, PhD.mp4 44. Cardiac CT Imaging for the Boards – Ron Blankstein, MD.mp4 45. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Boards – Raymond Y. Kwong, MD, MPH.mp4 46. Perioperative Risk Stratification for Noncardiac Surgery – Umberto Campia, MD, MSc.mp4 47. Critical Care Cardiology – David D. Berg, MD.mp4 Questions.pdf Syllabus.pdf