Cardiology
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- accessory conduction pathway (bypass tract)
- anemia & heart failure
- atrial stunning
- automated external defibrillator (AED)
- cardiac catheterization
- cardiac delta wave
- cardiac rehabilitation
- cardiac stress testing
- cardiovascular risk factor
- chest pain
- coronary artery revascularization
- coronary stent (PCI) vs CABG
- defibrillator
- early to atrial ratio (E/A ratio)
- ejection fraction (EF)
- electrical alternans
- electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG)
- etiology of myocardial infarction (MI) without coronary atherosclerosis
- Framingham Risk Score
- heart failure classification AHH/ACC
- ICD driving guidelines
- indications for permanent cardiac pacemaker
- left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
- left ventricular end diastolic volume (LVEDV) or dimension
- left ventricular end systolic volume (LVESV) or dimension
- left ventricular function (LV function)
- left ventricular non-compaction
- left ventricular pressure
- left ventricular reduction surgery (Batista procedure)
- microvolt T-wave alternans (MTWA)
- percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA, percutaneous coronary intervention, PCI)
- primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
- QT prolongation
- radiofrequency catheter ablation
- restenosis
- secondary prevention in patients with cardiovascular disease
- Should We Emergently Revascularize Occluded Coronaries for Cardiogenic Shock (SHOCK) trial
- thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction
Introduction
- The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis & treatment of heart disease ( cardiovascular system). [Greek - kardia = heart, logos = study]
More General Terms
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
