Cardiology

Cardiology is the branch of medicine pertaining to the heart.

Cardiac pacemaker (Electrical system of the heart)

 * Electrical conduction system of the heart
 * Action potential
 * Ventricular action potential
 * Sinoatrial node
 * Atrioventricular node
 * Bundle of His
 * Purkinje fibers

Basic cardiac physiology

 * Systole
 * Diastole
 * Heart sounds
 * Preload
 * Afterload
 * Kussmaul's sign

Disorders of the coronary circulation

 * Atherosclerosis
 * Restenosis
 * Coronary heart disease (Ischaemic heart disease, Coronary artery disease)
 * Acute coronary syndrome
 * Angina
 * Myocardial infarction (Heart attack)

Sudden cardiac death (The abrupt cessation of blood flow, leading to death)

 * Cardiac arrest

Treatment of sudden cardiac death

 * Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Disorders of the myocardium (muscle of the heart)

 * Cardiomyopathy
 * Ischemic cardiomyopathy
 * Nonischemic cardiomyopathy
 * Amyloid cardiomyopathy
 * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
 * Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) (Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS))
 * Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 * Dilated cardiomyopathy
 * Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
 * Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy
 * Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (Transient apical ballooning, stress-induced cardiomyopathy)
 * Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy)
 * Restrictive cardiomyopathy
 * Congestive heart failure
 * Cor pulmonale
 * Ventricular hypertrophy
 * Left ventricular hypertrophy
 * Primary tumors of the heart
 * Myxoma
 * Myocardial rupture

Disorders of the pericardium (outer lining of the heart)

 * Pericarditis
 * Pericardial tamponade
 * Constrictive pericarditis

Disorders of the heart valves

 * Aortic valve disorders
 * Aortic insufficiency
 * Aortic stenosis
 * Aortic valve replacement
 * Aortic valve repair
 * Aortic valvuloplasty
 * Mitral valve disorders
 * Mitral valve prolapse
 * Mitral regurgitation
 * Mitral stenosis
 * Mitral valve replacement
 * Mitral valve repair
 * Mitral valvuloplasty
 * Pulmonary valve disorders
 * Congenital pulmonic stenosis
 * Tricuspid valve disorders

Disorders of the electrical system of the heart (Cardiac electrophysiology)

 * Tachycardia
 * Cardiac arrhythmias
 * Supraventricular tachycardia (Fast rhythms that originate above the ventricles)
 * Atrial fibrillation
 * Atrial flutter
 * Atrial tachycardia
 * Sick sinus syndrome (Tachy-Brady syndrome)
 * AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT)
 * AV reentrant tachycardia (AVRT)
 * Bigeminy
 * Premature ventricular contraction
 * Ventricular tachycardia
 * Torsades de pointes
 * Ventricular fibrillation
 * Sick sinus syndrome
 * Bundle branch block
 * Left bundle branch block
 * Right bundle branch block
 * Heart block
 * First degree AV block
 * Second degree AV block
 * Bifascicular block
 * Trifascicular block
 * Third degree AV block
 * Lev's disease
 * Specific diseases of the electrical system of the heart
 * Brugada syndrome
 * Long QT syndrome
 * Andersen-Tawil syndrome
 * Romano-Ward syndrome
 * Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome
 * Short QT syndrome
 * Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW syndrome)

Inflammation and infection of the heart

 * Endocarditis
 * Rheumatic heart disease
 * Myocarditis
 * Pericarditis

Congenital heart disease

 * Atrial septal defect
 * Ventricular septal defect
 * Patent ductus arteriosus
 * Bicuspid aortic valve
 * Tetralogy of Fallot
 * Transposition of the great vessels (TGV)
 * Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Diseases of blood vessels (Vascular diseases)

 * Vasculitis
 * Atherosclerosis
 * Aneurysm
 * Varicose veins
 * Economy class syndrome
 * Diseases of the aorta
 * Coarctation of the aorta
 * Aortic dissection
 * Diseases of the carotid arteries
 * Carotid artery disease
 * Carotid artery dissection

Procedures done for coronary artery disease
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 * Percutaneous coronary intervention
 * Atherectomy
 * Angioplasty (PTCA)
 * Stenting
 * Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
 * Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP)

Devices used in cardiology

 * Stethoscope
 * Devices used to maintain normal electrical rhythm
 * Pacemaker
 * Defibrillator
 * Automated external defibrillator
 * Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
 * Devices used to maintain blood pressure
 * Artificial heart
 * Heart-lung machine
 * Intra-aortic balloon pump
 * Ventricular assist device

Diagnostic tests and procedures
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
 * Blood tests
 * Echocardiogram
 * Cardiac stress test
 * Auscultation (Listening with the Stethoscope)
 * QT interval
 * Osborn wave
 * Ambulatory Holter monitor
 * Electrophysiologic study
 * Programmed electrical stimulation
 * Sphygmomanometer (Blood pressure cuff)
 * Cardiac enzymes
 * Coronary catheterization
 * Myocardial Fractional Flow Reserve (FFRmyo)
 * IVUS (IntraVascular UltraSound)

Cardiac pharmaceutical agents
The followings are medications commonly prescribed in cardiology:
 * Antiarrhythmic agents
 * Type I (sodium channel blockers)
 * Type Ia
 * Quinidine
 * Type Ib
 * Lidocaine
 * Phenytoin
 * Type Ic
 * Propafenone
 * Type II (beta blockers)
 * Metoprolol
 * Type III (potassium channel blockers)
 * Amiodarone
 * Dofetilide
 * Sotalol
 * Type IV (slow calcium channel blockers)
 * Diltiazem
 * Verapamil
 * Type V
 * Adenosine
 * Digoxin
 * ACE inhibitors
 * Captopril
 * Enalapril
 * Perindopril
 * Ramipril
 * Angiotensin II receptor antagonists
 * Candesartan
 * Eprosartan
 * Irbesartan
 * Losartan
 * Telmisartan
 * Valsartan
 * Beta blocker
 * Calcium channel blocker