cardiology explain contents

Foreword
Alan Yeung.

Preface
Euan A. Ashley and Josef Niebauer.

Abbreviations

1. Cardiac arrest

2. Cardiovascular examination

General inspection

Taking the pulse

Blood pressure

Jugular venous pressure

Palpation

Auscultation

Summary

3. Conquering the ECG

Electrocardiography

Depolarization of the heart

The ECG trace

ECG abnormalities

Further reading

4. Understanding the echocardiogram

Background

Imaging modes

Transesophageal echocardiography

Contrast echocardiography

Applications

Further reading

5. Coronary artery disease

Background

Assessment

Generalist management

Refer with confidence

Specialist management

Refer with confidence

Cardiac rehabilitation

Further reading

6. Hypertension

Background

Definition

Causes

Assessment

Management

Generalist management

Refer with confidence

Further reading

7. Heart failure

Background

Pathophysiology

Clinical history and examination

Investigations

Management: acute heart failure

Management: cardiogenic shock

Management: chronic heart failure

Nonpharmacotherapies

Palliative care

Further reading

8. Arrhythmia

Introduction

Bradycardia

Bundle branch block

Tachyarrhythmia

Pacemakers

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators

Electrophysiological studies

Drugs in arrhythmia

Further reading

9. Valve disease

The asymptomatic murmur

Aortic stenosis

Aortic regurgitation

Mitral stenosis

Mitral regurgitation

Mitral valve prolapse

Tricuspid valve disease

Pulmonary valve disease

Valve disease in pregnancy

Further reading

10. Infective endocarditis

Background

Diagnosis

Intravenous drug abuse

Etiology

Pathogenesis

Refer with confidence

Specialist management

Prognosis

Prophylaxis

Further reading

11. Cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Dilated cardiomyopathy

Restrictive cardiomyopathy

Further reading

12. Aneurysm and dissection of the aorta

Aortic aneurysm

Aortic dissection

Further reading

13. Pericardial disease

Pericarditis

Pericardial effusion and tamponade

Constrictive pericarditis

14. Adult congenital heart disease

Recognizing adult congenital heart disease

Ventricular septal defect

Recognizing VSD

Atrial septal defect

Pulmonary valve stenosis

Patent ductus arteriosus

Fallot's tetralogy

Transposition of the great arteries

Ebstein's anomaly

Further reading