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…
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…
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…
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….
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….
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…
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….
38Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Complications, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, Ventricular Assist Devices, and Fractional Flow Reserve I. Major coronary interventional devices II. Stent thrombosis, restenosis, and neoatherosclerosis III. Peri-PCI antithrombotic therapy…
33Stress Testing, Nuclear Imaging, Coronary CT Angiography, Cardiac MRI, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing I. Indications for stress testing II. Contraindications to all stress testing modalities III. Stress testing modalities IV. Diagnostic…
