Competency ID

Medical Knowledge

All Clinical Cardiologists

Selected Cardiologists Based on Practice Focus

L-IMAG-CMR-MK1

Know the imaging technology and associated physics of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-MK2

Know the indications for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging at rest and in response to pharmacological stress in patients with known or suspected ischemic heart disease.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-MK3

Know the indications for, contraindications to, and potential side effects of gadolinium-based contrast agents in cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-MK4

Know the risks of and contraindications to cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-MK5

Know the characteristic cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging findings associated with ischemic heart disease.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-MK6

Know the characteristic cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging findings associated with hypertrophic and other cardiomyopathies and myocarditis.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-MK7

Know the characteristic cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging findings associated with pericardial diseases.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-MK8

Know the characteristic cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging findings associated with valvular heart disease.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-MK9

Know the indications for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in patients with myocardial masses or intracardiac thrombus.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-MK10

Know the characteristic cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging findings associated with diseases of the aorta or peripheral arteries.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-MK11

Know the indications for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in patients with adult congenital heart disease.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-MK12

Know the characteristic cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging findings that define the anatomy of the left atrium, left atrial appendage, and pulmonary veins in patients undergoing catheter-based procedures for atrial fibrillation.

X

Patient Care and Procedural Skills

All

Practice Focused

L-IMAG-CMR-PC1

Skills to appropriately order cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging and integrate the results in patient evaluation and management.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-PC2

Skill to interpret cardiovascular magnetic resonance tissue characterization (late gadolinium enhancement) to distinguish the etiology of cardiomyopathy and acute myocardial injury.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-PC3

Skill to interpret regional and global left and right ventricular wall motion and ejection fraction by magnetic resonance imaging.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-PC4

Skill to interpret magnetic resonance images in patients with diseases of the aorta (e.g., intramural hematoma, dissection, coarctation, and aneurysm).

X

L-IMAG-CMR-PC5

Skill to identify and characterize myocardial masses by magnetic resonance imaging.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-PC6

Skill to identify and characterize pericardial diseases by magnetic resonance imaging.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-PC7

Skill to identify and characterize adult congenital heart diseases by magnetic resonance imaging.

X

L-IMAG-CMR-PC8

Skills to perform and interpret cardiovascular magnetic resonance stress testing.

X