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6 Cardiology Board Review Questions That Will Help You Pass the Boards

BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

Question banks are a favorite exam preparation resource for Cardiologists that want to practice in the format of the exam.

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90 year old with acute chest and epigastric pain, and diffuse ST depression with reciprocal STE in aVR: activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Incidence of an acute coronary occlusion. New insights into the use of the 12-lead electrocardiogram for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department. We investigated the incidence of an acutely occluded coronary in patients presenting with STE-aVR with multi-lead ST depression.

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Case Report: Lacosamide unmasking SCN5A-associated Brugada syndrome in a young female with epilepsy

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

During the intravenous lacosamide infusion, the patient developed sudden cardiac arrest caused by ventricular arrhythmias necessitating resuscitation. Workup including routine laboratory results, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, and coronary angiogram was non-specific.

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Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy: A Board Review Question Explained By Video

BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

Explanation: Shown electrocardiogram suggests left ventricular hypertrophy. Shown electrocardiogram suggests left ventricular hypertrophy. Start aspirin and Plavix Correct answer: (B) (B) Echocardiogram is indicated. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is one of them. According to the ABIM Blueprint , the following topics are covered.