Thoracic Key

(1) University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada   The rational basis of antiarrhythmic therapy ideally requires a knowledge of: 1. The mechanism of the arrhythmia: Disturbances in…

(1) University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada   An appropriate classification of cardiomyopathies is as follows: 1. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy   2. Dilated cardiomyopathy   3. Restrictive cardiomyopathy…

(1) University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada   Overview Acute coronary syndrome [ACS = ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and unstable angina] is a…

(1) University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada   Results that dictate a reduction in end points observed in a few hallmark and other recent randomized clinical trials…

(1) University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada   Infective endocarditis (IE) most often results from bacterial infection, but infections caused by fungi, Coxiella, or Chlamydia are not…

(1) University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada   Acromegaly Enlargement of the heart, premature coronary artery disease (CAD), heart failure, hypertension, intraventricular conduction defects, and cardiac arrhythmias…

(1) University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada   This chapter tells you Which beta-blocker is best for your patients. The pharmacodynamic reasons why atenolol is a relatively…

(1) University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada   The Size of the Problem The world faces an epidemic of heart failure (HF). The plague of HF is…

(1) University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada   Relevant Key Issues There are more than one billion individuals with hypertension worldwide; the number is predicted to grow…