Interventional Cardiology Board Review

Topics Covered:
Anatomy and Physiology
Vascular Biology
Radiation Safety, Equipment, and Basic Concepts
Inflammation and Arterial Injury
Antiplatelet, Antithrombotic, and Thrombolytic Agents
Pharmacogenomics and Drug Monitoring
Antiarrhythmics, Sedatives, and Lipid-lowering Agents
Inotropes, Vasopressors, and Vasodilators
Guide Catheter Selection for Coronary Intervention
Intravascular Contrast Agents
Elective Coronary Intervention
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndromes
Primary, Rescue, and Facilitated Angioplasty
Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction, Emboli Protection, and Mechanical Thrombectomy
Chronic Total Occlusions
Ostial and Bifurcation Lesions
Long Lesions and Diffuse Disease
Restenosis and Percutaneous Options
Atherectomy, Rotablation, and Laser
Stents and Stent Thrombosis
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Drug-eluting Stents and Local Drug Delivery for the Prevention of Restenosis
Percutaneous Interventions in Aortocoronary Saphenous Vein Grafts
Closure Devices
Management of Intraprocedural and Postprocedural Complications
Qualitative and Quantitative Angiography
Interventional Doppler and Pressure Monitoring
Intravascular Ultrasound
Approach to the Patient with Hemodynamic Compromise
Peripheral Interventional Procedures
Cerebrovascular Interventions
Percutaneous Valve Repair and Replacement
Patent Foramen Ovale and Atrial Septal Defect
Percutaneous Balloon Pericardiotomy for Patients with Pericardial Effusion and
Tamponade
Percutaneous Alcohol Septal Ablation for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Chronic Stable Angina: American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
Guidelines
 Practice Guidelines in NonST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes
Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: ACC/AHA/SCAI Guidelines
ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: ACC/AHA Guidelines
Ethical Issues and Risks Associated with Catheterization and Interventional Procedures
Statistics Related to Interventional Cardiology Procedures
Approach to Interventional Boards and Test-Taking Strategies

Information about the ABIM Interventional

Cardiology Certification Exam
What is covered on the ABIM Interventional Cardiology
Certification Exam?
According to the ABIM Interventional Cardiology Certification Exam Blueprint, the
exam covers the following topics:
Case Selection and Management 20%
Procedural Techniques 20%
Complications of Coronary Intervention 8%
Catheter-Based Management of Noncoronary Disease 13%
Basic Science 6%
Anatomy, Anatomic variants, Anatomic pathology 6%
Pharmacology 12%
Cardiac Imaging and Assessment 9%
Miscellaneous 6%

This BoardVitals question bank adheres to the content outlined in the ABIM
Blueprint.

What is the format of the ABIM Interventional

Cardiology Certification Exam?
The Interventional Cardiology Certification exam is comprised of up to 220
multiple-choice questions (MCQ) in single-best-answer format. This is a
single day exam that lasts approximately 10 hours and is divided into several
sessions.
In 2016, the First-Time Taker Pass Rate for the Interventional Cardiology
Certification Exam was 90%.

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