Portal:Cardiology

Cardiology is the branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart and blood vessels.

Following the introduction of various invasive radiological procedures, interventional cardiology has emerged as a sub-speciality dealing specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. Invasive procedures of the heart to treat arrhythmias are performed by specialists in clinical cardiac electrophysiology.

• Anatomy of the heart
• The vascular system
• Fluid dynamics
• Cardiovascular physiology

• Acute coronary syndrome (ACS): unstable angina, myocardial infarction

• Aortic valve disease
• Mitral valve disease
• Pulmonary valve disease
• Tricuspid valve disease

• Ventricular septum defect (VSD)
• Atrial septum defect (ASD)
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Transposition of the great arteries
• Hypoplastic left ventricle

• Dilated cardiomyopathy
• Restrictive cardiomyopathy
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Arrythmogenic right ventricle

• Endocarditis
• Myocarditis
• Pericarditis

• Supraventricular arrythmia
  • Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Atrial flutter
• Ventricular arrythmia
  • Ventricular tachycardia
  • Ventricular fibrillation
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

• • Auscultation
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography(ECG/EKG)
  • Cardiac stress testing

• • Angioplasty (PTCA)
  • Intra-aortic baloon pump
  • Electrophysiological study
  • Pacemakers
  • Defibrillators

• School:Medicine
• Topic:Oncology
• w:Cardiology

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