ABVM Exam Information and Outline
American Board of Vascular Medicine Vascular Medicine
ABVM Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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Exam Code: ABVM
Exam Name: American Board of Vascular Medicine Vascular Medicine
Number of Questions: 135 multiple-choice questions
Time Allotted: 3 hours
Passing Marks: Scaled score of 500 or higher (out of a possible 900; exact raw score thresholds are not publicly disclosed and may vary per exam form to ensure consistency)
- Natural History- Epidemiology- and Pathophysiology
- Peripheral Arterial Disease (including aneurysm and dissection)
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Acute Limb Ischemia
- Chronic Arterial Occlusive Disease
- Upper Extremity Arterial Disease
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Visceral Artery Disease
- Renal Artery Disease
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Aortic Disease
- Venous Disease
- Venous Thromboembolic Disease (acute or chronic)
- Chronic Venous Disease
- Visceral Venous Disease
- Thrombophilia and Coagulopathy
- Leg Ulcers: Venous- Arterial- and Atypical
- Presentation and Diagnosis: History- Examination- Testing- and Differential
- Peripheral Arterial Disease (including aneurysm and dissection)
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Acute Limb Ischemia
- Chronic Arterial Occlusive Disease
- Upper Extremity Arterial Disease
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Visceral Artery Disease
- Renal Artery Disease
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Aortic Disease
- Venous Disease
- Venous Thromboembolic Disease (acute or chronic)
- Chronic Venous Disease
- Visceral Venous Disease
- Thrombophilia and Coagulopathy
- Leg Ulcers: Venous- Arterial- and Atypical
- Treatment: Medical- Interventional- and Surgical
- Peripheral Arterial Disease (including aneurysm and dissection)
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Acute Limb Ischemia
- Chronic Arterial Occlusive Disease
- Upper Extremity Arterial Disease
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Visceral Artery Disease
- Renal Artery Disease
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Aortic Disease
- Venous Disease
- Venous Thromboembolic Disease (acute or chronic)
- Chronic Venous Disease
- Visceral Venous Disease
- Thrombophilia and Coagulopathy
- Leg Ulcers: Venous- Arterial- and Atypical
- Prognosis- Outcomes- and Surveillance
- Peripheral Arterial Disease (including aneurysm and dissection)
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Acute Limb Ischemia
- Chronic Arterial Occlusive Disease
- Upper Extremity Arterial Disease
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Visceral Artery Disease
- Renal Artery Disease
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Aortic Disease
- Venous Disease
- Venous Thromboembolic Disease (acute or chronic)
- Chronic Venous Disease
- Visceral Venous Disease
- Thrombophilia and Coagulopathy
- Leg Ulcers: Venous- Arterial- and Atypical
- Vascular Biology- Risk Factors- and Prevention
- Arterial and Venous Structure and Function
- Vascular Molecular Biology
- Dyslipidemia
- Hypertension
- Diabetes/ Metabolic Syndrome
- Smoking
- Alternative Risk Factors(homocysteine- Lipoprotein (a)- CRP)
- Congenital Vascular Anomalies
- Vasospastic and Thermal Disease
- Vasculitis and Connective Tissue Diseases
- TAO/AED Vessel
- Lymphatic Diseases
- Neurovascular Compression Syndrome
- Vascular Laboratory and Procedural Management
- Arterial Physiology Testing
- Venous Physiologic Testing
- Arterial Duplex
- Venous Duplex
- Transcranial Doppler
- Doppler Physics and Instrumentation
- Peri-procedural Evaluation
- Peri-procedural Management
- Post-procedural Care and Surveillance