Iraqi Board Cardiology case studies
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The Iraqi Board in Cardiology (البورد العراقي في أمراض القلب) is a postgraduate specialist qualification awarded through the Iraqi Board of Medical Specializations. It is intended for physicians who have completed initial internal medicine training and are pursuing recognised specialist competence in cardiology, and it is the credential most Iraqi hospitals and training centres look for when appointing a cardiology specialist. The Iraqi Board Cardiology case studies are 5 cases and about 3,689 words.
1Inferior STEMI with right ventricular infarction and cardiogenic shock in a patient with recent GI bleeding
A 62-year-old man with hypertension and a 30 pack-year smoking history presents 4 hours after sudden crushing chest pain. The ECG shows 2–3 mm ST elevation in leads II, III and aVF with reciprocal depression in I and aVL, and 1 mm ST elevation in V4R.
824 words, about 4 min2Device therapy for non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy with LBBB and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
A 58-year-old woman with non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy is reviewed 4 months after optimisation. She is NYHA class II with no hospital admissions in that period, but becomes breathless when climbing one flight of stairs.
588 words, about 3 min3Low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis with reduced ejection fraction and a borderline dobutamine study
A 77-year-old retired teacher has progressive exertional dyspnoea for 6 months, now limiting on walking 100 metres, with one episode of exertional syncope. He has hypertension, type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease stage 3b (eGFR 38), and a previous CABG 12 years ago with a patent LIMA-LAD.
816 words, about 4 min4Eisenmenger syndrome in a pregnant woman with an unrepaired atrial septal defect
A 29-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1, presents at 13 weeks' gestation with progressive breathlessness and palpitations. She has never had cardiac surgery.
720 words, about 4 min5Pre-excited atrial fibrillation with haemodynamic compromise in a young man with Wolff–Parkinson–White
A 26-year-old man is brought to the emergency department with palpitations and near-syncope that began 40 minutes ago. He has had three similar but shorter episodes in the past year and one documented narrow-complex tachycardia at a walk-in clinic, treated with intravenous verapamil.
741 words, about 4 min