Cardiac Catheterization Techniques, Tips, and Tricks
35Cardiac Catheterization Techniques, Tips, and Tricks I. View for the engagement of the native coronary arteries: RAO vs. LAO II. Design of the Judkins and Amplatz catheters III. Engagement of…
Hemodynamics
36Hemodynamics I. Right heart catheter II. Overview of pressure tracings: differences between atrial, ventricular, and arterial tracings III. RA pressure abnormalities IV. Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) abnormalities V. LVEDP…
Permanent Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
14Permanent Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator I. Indications for permanent pacemaker implantation II. Types of cardiac rhythm devices III. Pacemaker intervals IV. Leads V. Systematic PM/ICD interrogation using the programmer…
Valvular Disorders
6Valvular Disorders 1. Mitral regurgitation I. Mechanisms of mitral regurgitation II. Specifics of various causes of mitral regurgitation III. Assessment of MR severity IV. Natural history and pathophysiology of organic…
Bradyarrhythmias
13Bradyarrhythmias I. AV block II. Sinus node dysfunction III. Bundle branch blocks, bifascicular and trifascicular block Questions and answers I. AV block A. Types of AV block First-degree AV block…
Approach to Narrow and Wide QRS Complex Tachyarrhythmias
8Approach to Narrow and Wide QRS Complex Tachyarrhythmias I. The unstable patient (shock, acute pulmonary edema) II. Initial approach to any tachycardia III. Approach to narrow QRS complex tachycardias IV….
Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia, Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome, and Junctional Rhythms
12Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia, Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome, and Junctional Rhythms I. Inappropriate Sinus tachycardia (IST) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) II. Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) III….
Basic Electrophysiologic Study
15Basic Electrophysiologic Study I. General concepts; intracardiac electrograms II. AV conduction abnormalities III. Sinus node assessment IV. Ventricular vs. supraventricular tachycardia V. Dual AV nodal pathways VI. AVNRT VII. Accessory…
Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 18Congenital Heart Disease 1. Acyanotic congenital heart disease I. Atrial septal defect (ASD) II. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) III. Ventricular septal defect (VSD) IV. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) V….
