Heart failure
Chapter 7 Heart failure Introduction Forms of heart failure Causes and precipitants Signs and symptoms Investigations Management of heart failure Diuretics in heart failure Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for heart failure…
Practical procedures
Arterial blood sampling Arterial line insertion: introduction Arterial line insertion: over-the-wire technique Arterial line insertion: over-the-needle technique Central line insertion Internal jugular vein cannulation Subclavian vein cannulation Ultrasound-guided central venous…
Drugs for the heart
Chapter 2 Drugs for the heart Antiplatelet agents Antiplatelet agents: aspirin Antiplatelet agents: thienopyridines Antiplatelet agents: clopidogrel Antiplatelet agents: prasugrel Intravenous antiplatelet agents Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs,…
Congenital heart disease
Congenital heart disease Introduction Assessment of patients with CHD (1) Assessment of patients with CHD (2) Specific signs in patients with CHD Surgical operations for CHD (1) Surgical operations for…
Infective endocarditis
Presentation of endocarditis Diagnosis of endocarditis Investigation of endocarditis Antibiotics in endocarditis Stopping endocarditis treatment Culture-negative endocarditis Prosthetic valve endocarditis Surgery for endocarditis Endocarditis prophylaxis Outpatient review Presentation of endocarditis…
Multisystem disorders
Multisystem disorders Coronary artery disease in patients with rheumatologic diseases Rheumatoid arthritis Systemic lupus erythematosus Antiphospholipid syndrome Neonatal lupus Systemic sclerosis Pulmonary hypertension and connective tissue diseases Polymyositis and dermatomyositis…
Heart disease in pregnancy
Basic principles Physiological changes in pregnancy Normal findings in pregnancy General considerations in pregnancy Pulmonary hypertension and pregnancy Marfan syndrome and pregnancy Valvular heart disease in pregnancy Mitral stenosis and…
Cardiovascular disease in less-developed countries
Cardiovascular disease in less-developed countries Burden of cardiovascular disease in less-developed countries Infectious disease and the heart Diphtheria HIV and the cardiovascular system Chagas’ disease and the heart Cardiovascular syphilis…
Eponymous syndromes
Syndromes are listed in alphabetical order A–C Aase syndrome A clinical triad of congenital anaemia, triphalangeal thumbs, and VSD. The aetiology is unknown. Adams–Stokes syncope See Stokes–Adams syndrome (p. 706)….
Heart muscle diseases
Chapter 8 Heart muscle diseases Classification Dilated cardiomyopathy Dilated cardiomyopathy: treatment Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: investigations Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: treatment Restrictive cardiomyopathy Cardiac amyloidosis Cardiac amyloidosis: treatment Fabry disease Arrhythmogenic right…
