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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