Cardiology
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Cardiology is the branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart and blood vessels. The human heart is a complex organ, consisting of two ventricles and two atria. Coronary arteries feed the heart the blood it needs to sustain itself.
Selected topics in cardiology:
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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)
Pulmonary circulation (Oxygenation of the blood)
Cardiac pacemaker (Electrical system of the heart)
- Electrical conduction system of the heart
- Sinoatrial node
- Atrioventricular node
- Bundle of His
- Purkinje fibers
Basic cardiac physiology
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
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy)
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy
- Congestive heart failure
- Cardiac arrest
- Primary tumors of the heart
Disorders of the pericardium (outer lining of the heart)
Disorders of the heart valves
- Aortic valve disorders
- Mitral valve disorders
- 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)
- Supraventricular tachycardia (Fast rhythms that originate above the ventricles)
- Bigemini
- Premature ventricular contraction
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Sick sinus syndrome
- Heart block
- Specific diseases of the electrical system of the heart
Inflammation and infection of the heart
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
- Diseases of the carotid arteries
Procedures done for coronary artery disease
- Atherectomy
- Angioplasty (PTCA)
- Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
- Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP)
Devices used in cardiology
- Devices used to maintain normal electrical rythmn
- Devices used to maintain blood pressure
Diagnostic tests and procedures
- Echocardiogram
- Cardiac stress test
- Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
- Electrophysiologic study
- Sphygmomanometer (Blood pressure cuff)
- IVUS (IntraVascular UltraSound)
- Cardiac enzymes
Cardiac pharmaceutical agents
The followings are medications commonly prescribed in cardiology:
- Antiarrhythmic agents
- Type I (sodium channel blockers)
- Type Ia
- Type Ib
- Type Ic
- Type II (beta blockers)
- Type III (potassium channel blockers)
- Type IV (slow calcium channel blockers)
- Type V
- Type I (sodium channel blockers)
- ACE inhibitors
- Angiotensin II receptor antagonists
- Beta blocker
- Calcium channel blocker
See also
External links
- U.S. National Institue of Health (NIH) (http://health.nih.gov/search.asp/10)
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