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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
