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.