Cardiac catheterization and intervention
Chapter 6 Cardiac catheterization and intervention Radiation protection in the catheterization laboratory Vascular access: the femoral artery Vascular access: the radial artery Vascular access site management Coronary angiography Interpreting the…
Arrhythmias
Chapter 10 Arrhythmias The cardiac conduction system Bradycardia: general approach Sinus bradycardia Sinus pause Sick sinus syndrome Atrioventricular block Bundle branch block Tachycardia: general approach Tachycardia: emergency management Tachyarrhythmias: classification…
Cardiovascular emergencies
Cardiovascular emergencies Adult basic life support Adult advanced life support Universal treatment algorithm Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction Acute MI: thrombolysis protocol Acute myocardial infarction …
Coronary artery disease
Atherosclerosis: pathophysiology Development of atherosclerotic plaques Epidemiology Assessment of atherosclerotic risk Risk factors for coronary artery disease Hypertension Treatment of high blood pressure Combining antihypertensive drugs Lipid management in atherosclerosis…
Cardiac investigations
Chapter 1 Cardiac investigations Exercise ECG Cardiac computed tomography Clinical applications of cardiac CT Transthoracic echocardiography Transthoracic Doppler imaging The standard transthoracic ECHO The standard transthoracic ECHO: continued Assessment of…
Valvular heart disease
General considerations Acute rheumatic fever Mitral stenosis: clinical features Mitral stenosis: investigations Mitral stenosis guidelines Mitral regurgitation Mitral regurgitation guidelines Mitral valve prolapse Aortic stenosis Management of aortic stenosis Aortic…
Invasive electrophysiology
Chapter 11 Invasive electrophysiology Abbreviations Mechanism of tachycardias Mechanism of arrhythmias The electrophysiology study Uses of the electrophysiology study Programmed ventricular stimulation New technologies Catheter ablation Complications of catheter ablation…
