Structural Heart Disease
Chapters in Structural Heart Disease.
- Hypertension: Causes, investigations, complications & treatmentHypertension is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The individual and public health effects of hypertension are devastating. Due to the simplicity of…
- Heart failure: IntroductionHeart failure Heart failure is a major public health problem worldwide. While the incidence of coronary heart disease and acute myocardial infarction has been reduced by…
- Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)Definition and terminology Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome characterized by symptoms and signs resulting from structural or functional impairment of ventricular…
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)Definition and terminology Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a complex clinical syndrome characterized by the cardinal symptoms and signs of heart failure…
- Coronary Artery DiseaseEvaluation and management of stable coronary artery disease Chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) Stable coronary artery disease (CAD), frequently referred to as stable angina pectoris…
- Physiological Assessment of Coronary Stenoses and Revascularization DecisionsAbstract Angiographic stenosis severity is a poor surrogate for the hemodynamic significance of a coronary lesion, with anatomic and functional assessment discordant in a…
- ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and ManagementCoronary Atherosclerosis Coronary atherosclerosis is a chronic, progressive, and highly complex lipid-driven inflammatory disease of the arterial intima that serves as the…
- Non-ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) and Unstable AnginaIntroduction to Coronary Atherosclerosis, Plaques, Atherothrombosis Coronary atherosclerosis is a chronic, progressive, and highly dynamic inflammatory disease of the arterial…
- Pulmonary Embolism (PE)Pulmonary embolism occurs when venous thrombi embolize to the pulmonary artery or its branches. In the majority of cases, the thrombus is formed in the deep veins of the legs or…
- Management of bradycardia (bradyarrhythmia)Diagnosis and treatment of bradycardia (bradyarrhythmia) Acute bradycardia with hemodynamic instability Acute bradycardia with hemodynamic effects is a potentially…
- Anticoagulation Strategies in Atrial FibrillationAtrial Fibrillation and Atrial Thromboembolism Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and a profound driver of global cardiovascular morbidity…
- Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis & SCD PreventionIntroduction Since its initial description in 1992 as a syndrome of right bundle branch block, ST-segment elevation, and sudden cardiac death (SCD), Brugada syndrome (BrS) has…
- Ventricular TachycardiaIntroduction Ventricular tachycardia (VT) represents a complex and potentially lethal spectrum of cardiac arrhythmias that remains a formidable challenge in contemporary…