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Cardiology

Anatomy & physiology

Basic anatomy (Structure of the heart)

• Epicardium
• Pericardium
• Myocardium
• Papillary muscle
• Endocardium
• Coronary circulation (Blood supply of the heart)
• Heart valves

Circulatory system (Blood supply of the body)

• Cardiac output
• Heart rate
• Vascular resistance
• Blood vessels

Pulmonary circulation (Oxygenation of the blood)

• Pulmonary artery
• Pulmonary vein

Cardiac pacemaker (Electrical system of the heart)

• Electrical conduction system of the heart
• Action potential
• Ventricular action potential
• Sinoatrial node
• Atrioventricular node
• Bundle of His
• Purkinje fibers

Basic cardiac physiology

• Systole
• Diastole
• Heart sounds
• Preload
• Afterload
• Kussmaul's sign

Disorders of the coronary circulation

• Atherosclerosis
• Restenosis
• Coronary heart disease (Ischaemic heart disease, Coronary artery disease)
• Acute coronary syndrome
• Angina
• Myocardial infarction (Heart attack)

Disorders of the myocardium (muscle of the heart)

• Cardiomyopathy
• Ischemic cardiomyopathy
• Nonischemic cardiomyopathy
• Amyloid cardiomyopathy
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
• Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) (Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS))
• Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Dilated cardiomyopathy
• Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
• Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy)
• Restrictive cardiomyopathy
• Congestive heart failure
• Cor pulmonale
• Cardiac arrest
• Primary tumors of the heart
• Myxoma

Disorders of the pericardium (outer lining of the heart)

• Pericarditis
• Pericardial tamponade
• Constrictive pericarditis

Disorders of the heart valves

• Aortic valve disorders
• Aortic insufficiency
• Aortic stenosis
• Aortic valve replacement
• Aortic valve repair
• Aortic valvuloplasty
• Mitral valve disorders
• Mitral valve prolapse
• Mitral regurgitation
• Mitral stenosis
• Mitral valve replacement
• Mitral valve repair
• Mitral valvuloplasty
• Pulmonic valve disorders
• Tricuspid valve disorders

Disorders of the electrical system of the heart (Cardiac electrophysiology)

• Cardiac arrhythmias
• Supraventricular tachycardia (Fast rhythms that originate above the ventricles)
• Atrial fibrillation
• Atrial flutter
• Atrial tachycardia
• Sick sinus syndrome (Tachy-Brady syndrome)
• AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT)
• AV reentrant tachycardia (AVRT)
• Bigemini
• Premature ventricular contraction
• Ventricular tachycardia
• Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia
• Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
• Torsades de pointes
• Ventricular fibrillation
• Sick sinus syndrome
• Heart block
• First degree heart block
• Second degree heart block
• Trifascicular heart block
• Third degree heart block
• Specific diseases of the electrical system of the heart
• Brugada syndrome
• Long QT syndrome
• Short QT syndrome
• Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW syndrome)

Inflammation and infection of the heart

• Endocarditis
• Rheumatic heart disease
• Myocarditis
• Pericarditis

Congenital heart disease

• Atrial septal defect
• Ventricular septal defect
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Bicuspid aortic valve
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Transposition of the great vessels (TGV)

Diseases of blood vessels (Vascular diseases)

• Vasculitis
• Atherosclerosis
• Aneurysm
• Varicose veins
• Economy class syndrome
• Diseases of the aorta
• Coarctation of the aorta
• Aortic dissection
• Diseases of the carotid arteries
• Carotid artery disease
• Carotid artery dissection

Procedures done for coronary artery disease

• Atherectomy
• Angioplasty (PTCA)
• Stenting
• Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
• Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP)

Devices used in cardiology

• Devices used to maintain normal electrical rythmn
• Pacemaker
• Defibrillator
• Automated external defibrillator
• Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
• Devices used to maintain blood pressure
• Artificial heart
• Heart-lung machine
• Intra-aortic balloon pump
• Ventricular assist device

Diagnostic tests and procedures

• Echocardiogram
• Cardiac stress test
• Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
• Ambulatory Holter monitor
• Electrophysiologic study
• Programmed electrical stimulation
• Sphygmomanometer (Blood pressure cuff)
• IVUS (IntraVascular UltraSound)
• Cardiac enzymes

Cardiac pharmaceutical agents

• Antiarrhythmic agents
• Type I (sodium channel blockers)
• Type Ia
• Quinidine
• Type Ib
• Lidocaine
• Phenytoin
• Type Ic
• Propafenone
• Type II (beta blockers)
• Metoprolol
• Type III (potassium channel blockers)
• Amiodarone
• Dofetilide
• Sotalol
• Type IV (slow calcium channel blockers)
• Diltiazem
• Verapamil
• Type V
• Adenosine
• Digoxin
• ACE inhibitors
• Captopril
• Enalapril
• Perindopril
• Ramipril
• Angiotensin II receptor antagonists
• Candesartan
• Eprosartan
• Irbesartan
• Losartan
• Telmisartan
• Valsartan
• Beta blocker
• Calcium channel blocker

See also

• Interventional cardiology

External links

• U.S. National Institue of Health (NIH)

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