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
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