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==Coarctaion==
==Atrial Septal Defect==
* May be associated with bicuspid [[aortic stenosis]]
* Imaging follow-up is recommended to look for aneurysm formation.
 
==Mitochondrial Cardiomyopathy==
* Mitochondrial cardiomyopathy is associated with an increase in the pCO2 due to a reduction in ventilation.
 
==Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)==
==Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)==
=== Treatment===
==Ventricular Septal Defect==
* In the PFO patient who has had their first [[cryptogenic stroke]], the treatment of choice as aspirin.
* The benefit of PFO closure is not well established
* The benefit of [[Coumadin]] in the patient with PFO is not well established, and this therapy should be reserved for those patients with [[atrial fibrillation]] or [[venous thromboembolism]].


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 00:32, 4 November 2011

Cardiology Overview

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Acute Coronary Syndromes

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Invasive cardiology

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Pharmacology

Pregnancy

Preoperative evaluation

Prevention

Pulmonary hypertension

Stable angina

Valvular heart disease

Venous thromboembolism

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Atrial Septal Defect

Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)

Ventricular Septal Defect

References

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