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Cardiology is the branch of medicine pertaining to the heart.
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)
Sudden cardiac death (The abrupt cessation of blood flow, leading to death)
Treatment of sudden cardiac death
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
- Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy
- Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (Transient apical ballooning, stress-induced cardiomyopathy)
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy)
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy
- Congestive heart failure
- Ventricular hypertrophy
- Primary tumors of the heart
- Myocardial rupture
Disorders of the pericardium (outer lining of the heart)
Disorders of the heart valves
- Aortic valve disorders
- Mitral valve disorders
- Pulmonary valve disorders
- Congenital pulmonic stenosis
- Tricuspid valve disorders
Disorders of the electrical system of the heart (Cardiac electrophysiology)
- Tachycardia
- 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)
- Bigeminy
- Premature ventricular contraction
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Sick sinus syndrome
- Bundle branch block
- Heart block
- Supraventricular tachycardia (Fast rhythms that originate above the ventricles)
- 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)
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
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
- Percutaneous coronary intervention
- Atherectomy
- Angioplasty (PTCA)
- Stenting
- Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
- Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP)
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Devices used in cardiology
- Stethoscope
- Devices used to maintain normal electrical rhythm
- Devices used to maintain blood pressure
Diagnostic tests and procedures
- Blood tests
- Echocardiogram
- Cardiac stress test
- Auscultation (Listening with the Stethoscope)
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
- Ambulatory Holter monitor
- Electrophysiologic study
- Sphygmomanometer (Blood pressure cuff)
- Cardiac enzymes
- Coronary catheterization
- Myocardial Fractional Flow Reserve (FFRmyo)
- IVUS (IntraVascular UltraSound)
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
- Interventional cardiology
- Clinical cardiac electrophysiology
- Heart Failure Society of America
External links
- European Society of Cardiology
- U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH)
- American College of Cardiology
- American Heart Association
- National Heart Foundation Australia
- Coronary heart disease
- Virtual Cardiac Centre - latest comprehensive information on the field of Cardiology.
- Cardiovascular Physiology - comprehensive explanation of basic concepts in cardiology.
- Preventive Cardiology
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