EKGs
Misc
Cardiomyopathy
Valvular Heart Disease
High Value Care
100


Anterior STEMI

100

Lifestyle modification to reduce risk for atrial fibrillation


Weight loss

100

Drug treatment of HF-related cardiogenic shock


Dobutamine or milrinone

100
For most patients, indication for Aortic Valve Replacement

Symptomatic Disease

100

Indication to treat someone Hypertensive in the hospital with IV medications

Hypertensive Emergency (End Organ Damage)

200


Acute Pericarditis


200

Treatment for idiopathic Pericarditis

NSAIDS plus Colchicine

200

QRS measurement that best predicts benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy

QRS >150 msec

200

Severe aortic stenosis mean gradient


>40 mm Hg

200

According to ACP, patients who are low risk for PE/DVT should be evaluated with this criteria prior to ordering a D-Dimer


The PE rule out criteria (PERC)

300


Third Degree AV Block

300


Primary CV side effect of bevacizumab


Hypertension

300

Therapy for patients with end-stage heart failure who are not candidates for heart transplantation

Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) 

300

Valve abnormality associated with aortic coarctation


Bicuspid aortic valve

300

Indication for oxygen in patients with chest pain or acute MI



A: SpO2 is <90%.

400


WPW

400

A treatment option for patients with high thrombotic risk and atrial fibrillation who are not candidates for long term anticoagulation

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (Watchmen Device, Surgical Closure)


400

First-line drugs for symptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy


Nonvasodilating β-blockers (not carvedilol, labetalol)

400

Early surgery for IE should be considered for patients with which conditions (name 3)

heart failure

annular or aortic abscess

heart block

recurrent emboli on appropriate antibiotic therapy

infections resistant to antibiotic therapy

fungal endocarditis

persistent infection (>5-7 days)

400

For most patients not at increased ischemic/thrombotic risk with Atrial Fibrillation who undergo PCI when can Aspirin be discontinued


At hospital discharge

500


Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia


500

Indication for revascularization of unilateral renal artery stenosis

Failure of optimal medical therapy to control the blood pressure, Intolerance to optimal medical therapy, Recurrent flash pulmonary edema and/or refractory heart failure

500

Echocardiogram Characteristics of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

biatrial enlargement and severe diastolic dysfunction in the setting of normal ventricular size, wall thickness, and systolic function.

500

Most common valvular disorder associated with tetralogy of Fallot repair

Pulmonary valve regurgitation

500

Name an indication to order an echocardiogram in a patient with syncope

history of cardiac disease, examination suggestive of structural heart disease or congestive heart failure, abnormal ECG, or abnormal cardiac biomarkers.