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Alphabetical Index of all Pages in the Cardiology Textbook
=ANATOMY=

Cardiovascular Anatomy
Arteries | Coronary arteries | Head and Neck | Upper Limbs | Torso-Chest | Torso-Abdomen | Lower Limbs | All

Veins | Head and Neck | Upper Extremity | Torso | Lower Extremity

Atria | Atria | Left atrium | Right atrium | Interatrial septum | Musculi pectinati

Ventricles | Ventricles | Left ventricle | Right ventricle | Interventricular septum | Trabeculae carneae | Chordae tendinae | Papillary muscle

Valves | Valves | Aortic valve | Mitral valve | Pulmonic valve | Tricuspid valve | Cusps

Regions | Base | Apex

Grooves | Coronary/atrioventricular | Interatrial | Anterior interventricular | Posterior interventricular

Surfaces | Sternocostal | Diaphragmatic

Borders | Right | Left

Right heart | Vena cavae | Coronary sinus | Right atrium | Right auricle | Fossa ovalis | Limbus of fossa ovalis | Crista terminalis | Valve of the inferior vena cava | Valve of the coronary sinus | Tricuspid valve | Right ventricle | Conus arteriosus | Moderator band/septomarginal trabecula | Pulmonary valve | Pulmonary artery |  Pulmonary circulation

Left heart | Pulmonary veins | Left atrium | Left Auricle | Mitral valve | Left ventricle | Aortic valve | Aortic sinus | Aorta | Systemic circulation

Pericardium | Pericardium | Fibrous pericardium | Serous pericardium | Pericardial cavity | Epicardium/visceral layer | Pericardial sinus

Myocardium | Myocardium | Endocardium | Cardiac skeleton | Fibrous trigone | Fibrous rings

Conduction system | Conduction system | Cardiac pacemaker | SA node | AV node | Bundle of His | Purkinje fibers

=PHYSIOLOGY=

Cardiovascular Physiology
Volumes | Preload | Afterload | End-systolic volume | End-diastolic volume | Frank-Starling law of the heart | Cardiac output

Interactions | Wiggers diagram | Pressure volume diagram

Tropism | Chronotropy | Dromotropy | Inotropy

Hemodynamics | Hemodynamics | Baroreflexes | Kinin-kallikrein system | Renin-angiotensin system | Vasoconstrictors | Vasodilators | Compliance | Vascular resistance

Conduction | Electrical conduction system of the heart | Cardiac action potential

Cardiopulmonary | Respiratory physiology | Blood | Pulmonary circulation | Perfusion (Q) | Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction | Pulmonary shunt | Ventilation/perfusion scan | ventilation/perfusion ratio (V/Q) | Zones of the lung | Gas exchange | Pulmonary gas pressures | Alveolar gas equation | Hemoglobin | Oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve | 2,3-DPG | Bohr effect | Haldane effect | Carbonic anhydrase | Chloride shift | Oxyhemoglobin | Respiratory quotient | Arterial blood gas | Diffusion capacity | Dlco

=DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY=

Cardiovascular Development
Arteries | Dorsal aorta | Aortic arches | Vitelline arteries | Ductus arteriosus | Umbilical artery

Veins | Cardinal veins | Ducts of Cuvier | Vitelline veins | Ductus venosus | Umbilical vein

Heart Development 	| Primitive heart tube | Truncus arteriosus | Bulbus cordis | Primitive ventricle | Primitive atrium | Sinus venosus | Septum primum | Ostium primum | Ostium secundum | Septum secundum | Foramen ovale | Endocardial cushions | Septum intermedium | Aorticopulmonary septum | Atrial canal

=BASIC SCIENCE=

Cardiovascular Biochemistry
Molecular Biology  |   Biochemistry   |   Organic Chemistry   |   Enzymes |   Immunology

=DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES IN CARDIOLOGY=

The Patient History in Cardiovascular Disease
Chest Pain | Claudication | Cough | Dyspnea | Orthopnea | Palpitations | Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea | Pedal Edema

The Physical Examination in Cardiovascular Disease
The Pulse | The Neck | The Heart | Lungs | The Extremities

The Electrocardiogram
Intervals | PR Interval | QRS Interval | QT Interval | T Wave | U Wave

Hypertrophy | Electrocardiographic Findings in LVH | Electrocardiographic Findings in Right Ventricular Hypertrophy (RVH) | Biventricular Hypertrophy

Bundle Branch Block | LBBB | LAHB | RBBB | Trifascicular block

Atrial Arrhythmias | Premature Atrial Contractions (PACs) | Ectopic Atrial Rhythm | Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia (PAT) | Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia (PAT) with Block | Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) | Atrial Flutter | Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Arrhythmias | Differential Diagnosis of Tachycardia with a Wide QRS Complex
 * Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm | Ventricular Parasystole | Premature Ventricular Contractions | Ventricular Tachycardia Including Torsades De Pointes and Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

Conduction Abnormalities | First Degree AV Block | Second Degree AV Block | Complete or Third-Degree AV Block | Concealed conduction | AV Junctional Rhythms | Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Different Disease States | The EKG in the Patient with an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) | EKG Changes of Hypothermia | EKG Abnormalities in CNS Disease | The EKG of Cardiac Transplantation | The EKG in a Patient with a Pacemaker | Electrocardiography of Traumatic Heart Disease

Drug Effects on the EKG | Digitalis | Quinidine | Procainamide | Disopyramide | Lidocaine | Tocainide and Mexiletine | Phenytoin | Encainide, Flecainide and Propafenone | β-blockers | Amiodarone | Bretylium | Ca Channel Blockers | Adenosine | Phenothiazines | Tricyclic Antidepressants | Lithium

EKG in Electrolyte Disturbances | The EKG in Hyperkalemia | The EKG in Hypokalemia | The EKG in Hypercalcemia | The EKG in Hypocalcemia | Nonspecific ST-Segment and T-Wave Changes

Cardiac Biomarkers
Creatine Kinase | Cytokines and their receptors | Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) | Metalloproteinases (MMPs) | Natriuretic peptides‎ | Prothrombin fragment 1.2 (F1.2) | Prothrombin time (PT) | Soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L) | Thrombus precursor protein (TpP) | Von Willebrand factor (vWF) | White blood cell (WBC) count

Positron Emission Tomography
=CARDIAC DISEASE STATES=

Congenital Heart Disease
Cardiac chambers and connections |	Persistent truncus arteriosus | Double outlet right ventricle (Taussig-Bing syndrome) | Transposition of the great vessels (Dextro, Levo)

Cardiac Septa | Cardiac septa | Ventricular septal defect | Atrial septal defect (Lutembacher's syndrome) | Atrioventricular septal defect | (Ostium primum) | Tetralogy of Fallot | Eisenmenger's syndrome

Right sided pulmonary and tricuspid valve | Pulmonary valve (Stenosis Pulmonary valve insufficiency) | Tricuspid valve (Stenosis, Atresia) | Ebstein's anomaly

'''Left sided aortic and mitral valves | Aortic valve (Stenosis, insufficiency, bicuspid) | Mitral valve (stenosis, regurgitation) | Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Other congenital malformations | Dextrocardia | Levocardia | Cor triatriatum | Great arteries 	aorta (Patent ductus arteriosus | Aortic coarctation | Interrupted aortic arch | Overriding aorta | Aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva | Vascular ring) | Pulmonary atresia

Great veins | Persistent left superior vena cava | Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection | Scimitar syndrome

Other | Arteriovenous malformation (Cerebral arteriovenous malformation)

Diseases of the Valvular Structures
Aortic Stenosis | Aortic Regurgitation | Mitral Stenosis | Mitral Regurgitation | Mitral Valve Prolapse | Pulmonic Regurgitation | Pulmonic Stenosis | Tricuspid Valve Prolapse | Tricuspid Regurgitation | Tricuspid Stenosis | Infective Endocarditis

Diseases of the Myocardium
Cardiomegaly | Cardiomyopathy | Congestive Heart Failure | Left Ventricular Hypertrophy | Myocarditis

Cardiac Arrhythmias
=VASCULAR MEDICINE=

Endocrine Disease and the Heart
Hyperthyroidism | Hypothyroidism | Hypoparathyroidism | Acromegaly

Infectious Disease and the Heart
AIDS | Chagas'

Autoimmune/Rheumatologic Disease and the Heart
Lupus | Psoriasis | Rheumatoid Arthritis | Scleroderma | Temporal Arteritis | Ulcerative Colitis | Wegener's Granulomatosis

Pre-Operative Clearance
=HEMOCARDIOLOGY=

The Role of the Coagulation System in Heart Disease
=CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE=

Chronic Stable Angina
Introduction |  Definition  |  Historical Perspective  |  Epidemiology  |  Pathophysiology  |  Presentation  |  Recognition of Clinical Subsets  |  Risk Factors  |  Diagnosis  |  Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain  |  Treatment  |  Prognosis  |  Rehabilitation  |  Prevention

ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Overview |   Epidemiology and Demographics  |  Pathophysiology of Reperfusion  |  Risk Factors  |  Pathophysiology  |  Triggers  |  Classification

Diagnosis |  Symptoms  |  Physical Examination  |  Electrocardiogram  |  Cardiac Markers  |  Coronary Angiography  |  Histopathology

Treatment |  Pre-Hospital Care  |  Initial Care  |  Thrombolytic Therapy  |  Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention  | Rescue Percutaneous Coronary Intervention  | Facilitated Percutaneous Coronary Intervention  | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery  |  Barriers to Implementing Clinical Guidelines

ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Arrhythmia Monitoring |  Secondary Prevention  |  Complications  |  Prognosis  | ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction |  Cardiac Rehabilitation

The Living Guidelines
=PHARMACOTHERAPY=

Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Agonists Overview

Direct Acting | Dobutamine | Dopamine | Epinephrine | Formoterol | Isoproterenol | Metaproterenol | Methoxamine | Norepinephrine | Phenylephrine | Salmeterol | Tamsulosin | Terbutaline

Indirect Acting | Amphetamine | Tyramine

Mixed Action | Ephedrine

Angiotensin-Renin Inhibitors (C09)
ACE Inhibitor Overview | Benazepril | Captopril | Enalapril | Fosinopril | Lisinopril | Perindopril | Quinapril | Ramipril | Spirapril | Trandolapril

Angiotensin II receptor antagonist Overview | Candesartan | Eprosartan | Irbesartan | Losartan | Olmesartan | Tasosartan | Telmisartan | Valsartan

Renin Inhibitors Overview | Aliskiren | Remikiren

Antiarrhythmic agents
Antiarrhythmic Agents Overview (C01B) Class Ia | Ajmaline | Disopyramide | Prajmaline | Procainamide | Quinidine | Sparteine

Class Ib | Aprindine | Lidocaine | Mexiletine | Tocainide

Class Ic | Encainide | Flecainide | Lorcainide | Moricizine | Propafenone

Class II | Propranolol | Metoprolol | Nadolol | Atenolol | Acebutolol | Pindolol see Beta blockers (C07)

Class III | Amiodarone | Bretylium tosylate | Bunaftine | Dofetilide | Ibutilide | Sotalol

Class IV | Verapamil | Diltiazem see Calcium channel blockers (C08)

Class V | Adenosine | Atropine | Digoxin

Anticoagulants
Anticoagulants Overview

Vitamin K Antagonists Overview | Acenocoumarol | Clorindione | Coumatetralyl | Dicumarol (Dicoumarol) | Diphenadione | Ethyl biscoumacetate | Phenprocoumon | Phenindione | Tioclomarol | Warfarin

Antihypertensives and Diuretics
Antihypertensive Overview (C02) and Diuretic Overview (C03) Sympatholytic Agents Overview (including Alpha Blockers Overview)


 * Centrally Acting Antiadrenergics Overview | Clonidine | Guanfacine | Methyldopa | Moxonidine | Rescinnamine | Reserpine | Rilmenidine


 * Ganglionic Blocker Overview / Nicotinic Antagonist Overview | Mecamylamine | Trimethaphan


 * Peripherally acting/Antiadrenergics | Prazosin | Guanethidine | Indoramin | Doxazosin

Vasodilators Overview | Diazoxide | Hydralazine | Minoxidil | Nitroprusside | Phentolamine

Other antihypertensives


 * Serotonin Antagonist Overview |Ketanserin


 * Endothelin Receptor Antagonist Overview | Bosentan | Ambrisentan | Sitaxsentan

Low ceiling diuretics


 * Thiazide Overview | Bendroflumethiazide | Chlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide


 * Non-thiazides | Chlortalidone | Indapamide | Quinethazone | Mersalyl | Metolazone | Theobromine | Cicletanine

High ceiling diuretics


 * Loop Diuretic Overview | Bumetanide | Furosemide | Torasemide)


 * Potassium-Sparing Diuretics Overview


 * Epithelial Sodium Channel Overview |Amiloride | Triamterene)


 * Aldosterone Antagonist Overview |Spironolactone | Eplerenone | Potassium canrenoate | Canrenone

Antiplatelet Agents
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors Overview | Abciximab | Eptifibatide | Tirofiban

ADP Receptor Antagonists | Clopidogrel | Ticlopidine | Prasugrel

Prostaglandin Analogues Overview | Beraprost | Prostacyclin | Iloprost | Treprostinil

Other Antiplatelet Agents Acetylsalicylic acid/Aspirin | Aloxiprin | Ditazole | Carbasalate calcium | Cloricromen | Dipyridamole | Indobufen | Picotamide | Triflusal

Antithrombins
Direct Thrombin Inhibitors Overview | Argatroban | Bivalirudin | Dabigatran | Desirudin | Hirudin | Lepirudin | Melagatran | Ximelagatran

Indirect Thrombin Inhibitors 
 * Heparins | Danaparoid | Heparin | Sulodexide
 * Low Molecular Weight Heparins | Bemiparin | Dalteparin | Enoxaparin | Nadroparin | Parnaparin | Reviparin | Tinzaparin

Other Antithrombotics | Defibrotide | Dermatan sulfate | Fondaparinux | Rivaroxaban

Non-Medicinal Antithrombins Overview | Citrate | EDTA | Oxalate

Beta Blockers
Beta Blockers Overview (C07)

Non-selective β antagonists | Metipranolol | Nadolol | Oxprenolol | Penbutolol | Pindolol | Propranolol | Timolol | Sotalol

β1 antagonists (cardioselective) | Atenolol | Acebutolol | Betaxolol | Bisoprolol | Esmolol | Metoprolol | Nebivolol

Mixed α1/β antagonists | Carvedilol | Labetalol

Calcium Channel Blockers
Calcium Channel Blocker Overview

Class I Phenylalkylamines (C08DA) | Verapamil

Class II Dihydropyridines (C08CA)
 * Amlodipine | Felodipine | Isradipine | Lacidipine | Lercanidipine | Nicardipine | Nifedipine | Nimodipine | Nisoldipine

Class III Benzothiazepines (C08DB)
 * Diltiazem

Cardiac Glycosides
Cardiac Glycoside Overview (C01A)

Digitalis Glycosides Overview | Acetyldigitoxin | Acetyldigoxin | Digitalis leaves | Digitoxin | Digoxin | Lanatoside C | Deslanoside | Metildigoxin | Gitoformate

Scilla Glycosides Overview | Proscillaridin

Strophantus Glycosides Overview | G-strophanthin | Cymarin

Other Cardiac Glycosides | Peruvoside

Cardiac Stimulants Excluding Cardiac Glycosides
Cardiac stimulants excluding cardiac glycosides (C01C)

Adrenergic Overview and Dopaminergic Overview agents | Etilefrine | Isoprenaline | Norepinephrine | Dopamine | Norfenefrine | Phenylephrine | Dobutamine | Oxedrine | Metaraminol | Methoxamine | Mephentermine | Dimetofrine | Prenalterol | Dopexamine | Gepefrine | Ibopamine | Midodrine | Octopamine | Fenoldopam | Cafedrine | Arbutamine | Theodrenaline | Epinephrine

Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors Overview (PDE3I) | Amrinone | Milrinone | Enoximone | Bucladesine

Other cardiac stimulants | Angiotensinamide | Xamoterol | Levosimendan

Fibrinolytics
Alteplase | Reteplase | Tenecteplase | Streptokinase, Urokinase | Saruplase | Anistreplase

Hypolipidemic Agents
Statins Overview | Atorvastatin | Cerivastatin | Fluvastatin | Lovastatin | Mevastatin | Pitavastatin | Pravastatin | Rosuvastatin | Simvastatin

Fibrates Overview | Clofibrate | Bezafibrate | Aluminium clofibrate | Gemfibrozil | Fenofibrate | Simfibrate | Ronifibrate | Ciprofibrate | Etofibrate | Clofibride

Bile Acid Sequestrant Overview | Colestyramine | Colestipol | Colextran | Colesevelam

Niacin and Derivatives | Niceritrol | Niacin | Nicofuranose | Aluminium nicotinate | Nicotinyl alcohol | Acipimox

Other | Dextrothyroxine | Probucol | Tiadenol | Benfluorex | Meglutol | Omega-3-triglycerides | Magnesium pyridoxal 5-phosphate glutamate | Policosanol | Ezetimibe

Nitrates
Nitrates Overview | Glyceryl trinitrate | Isosorbide dinitrate | Isosorbide mononitrate | Molsidomine | Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
Medications used in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension Overview (B01, C02)

Prostacyclin Overview | Beraprost | Epoprostenol | Iloprost | Treprostinil

Endothelin Receptor Antagonists Overview | Ambrisentan | Bosentan | Sitaxsentan

PDE5 Inhibitors Overview | Sildenafil, Tadalafil

Adjunctive therapy | Calcium channel blockers | Diuretics | Digoxin | Oxygen therapy | Warfarin

Vasodilators
'''Vasodilators Overview (C01D)

Quinolone Vasodilators Overview | Flosequinan

Other Vasodilators | Heptaminol | Molsidomine | Nicorandil | Nesiritide

=INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY=

Interventional Cardiology
Diagnostic Catheterization | Risk Stratification and the Benefits of PCI vs Medical Therapy | Conscious Sedation | Preparation of the Patient for Diagnostic Catheterization | Technical Aspects of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory | Obtaining Venous and Arterial Access | Equipment Used in Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterizaiton | Hemodynamic Assessment in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory | Radiation Safety

Assesement of coronary lesions | Coronary Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)) | Coronary flow reserve(CFR) | Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)

PCI | Preparation of the Patient for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) | Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI): Basic Principles and Guidelines | Equipment Used in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention | Pharmacotherapy to Support PCI | Antiplatelet therapy | Antithrombotic therapy | Angiography and PCI in Special Patient Populations | Management Of Specific Lesion Types | High Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) | Vascular Closure Devices | Post PCI Medical Management of the Interventional Patient | Complications During and Following Cardiac Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention | Coronary stent thrombosis

High Risk PCI | PCI in the Patient in Cardiogenic Shock |  PCI in the Patient Requiring CPR and Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias | PCI in the Patient with Severely Depressed Ventricular Function | PCI in the Patient with Critical Valve Stenosis | PCI in the Sole Remaining Conduit | PCI in the Unprotected Left Main Patient | Adjuncts for High Risk Percuatenous Coronary Intervention

Other TopicsNon Coronary Interventions in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory | Transfusion in ACS management | Revascularization in the "No Option" Patient

=Cardiac Surgery=

=Vascular Surgery=

=BIOSTATISTICS=

Biostatistics
=COST EFFECTIVENESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE=