Cardiology Lecture Notes (pdf)

Preventive Cardiology

Acute Socioenvironmental Stress (2005-01-10)  CHF: Diastolic Heart Failure (2003-08-20)  Clopidogrel Therapy in Ischemic Heart Disease: How Long Should We Treat? (2004-07)  Coronary Artery Disease: Aggressive Lipid Lowering (2004-04-21)  Coronary Artery Disease and Alcohol (2003-09-10) Coronary Artery Disease in South Asians (2004-01-14)  COX-2 Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Disease (2003-03-05) C-Reactive Protein: An Independent Risk Factor For Coronary Artery Disease? (2004-06)  Intracardiac Thrombi (2006-11-29)  Obesity and Coronary Artery Disease (2004-09-15)  Perioperative Beta Blocker (2008-01-02)   Thermal Cardioprotection ("FIRE and ICE") (2003-12-03)  Trans fats (2007-01-10)   Troponin and ACS (2006-11-22) Women and Coronary Artery Disease (2002-06-12) [also see "Coronary Artery Disease" above]

Clinical Cardiology

Acute Coronary Syndromes (2002-04-11)  Acute Coronary Syndrome (2006-01-06)  (Novel) Anticoagulants (2004-02-05)  Aortic Atheroma II (2005-03-23)  Aortic Stenosis, Asymptomatic (2002-05-29)  Aortic Stenosis: A Diagnostic Dilemma "Cath vs. Echo" (2003-06-25)  Arterial Bypass Grafts: A Quick Review for the Cardiologist (2004-07-21)  Aspirin In The Primary Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease (2006-05-18)  Aspirin Resistance (2003-08-13)  Biomarker Elevation without AMI (2004-22-04)  BNP as a Prognostic Marker (2004-09-01) C-Reactive Protein: An Independent Risk Factor For Coronary Artery Disease? (2004-6) Cardiac Amyloidosis Presentation (2006-05-22)  Cardiac Trauma (2003-10-01)  Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Myocardial Infarction (2004-04-14)  Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (2004-06-21)  CCB-CAD (2004-12-01)  CHF: Brain Natriuretic Peptide(BNP) in Clinical Practice (2002-8-20)  Coarctation of the Aorta (2004-06-09)  Congenital Heart Disease and Pregnancy (2003-02-26)  Coronary Artery Disease: Enoxaparin versus Heparin in ACS (2004-8-17) Constrictive vs. Restrictive Algorithm (2002-07-24) Coronary Artery Disease: Aggressive Lipid Lowering (2004-04-21 Coronary Artery Disease and Alcohol (2003-09-10)  Coronary Artery Disease: Enoxaparin versus Unfractionated Heparin in ACS (2004-08-11) Coronary Artery Disease in Renal Patients (2002-09-18) Coronary Anomalies (2002-12-21) Coronary Artery Disease in South Asians (2004-01-14) Coronary Artery Disease: Late Open Artery Hypothesis (2003-05-21) COX-2 Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Disease (2003-03-05) Coxibs and Heart Disease (2006-05-04)  Dietary Interventions and CV Health (2006-11-20) Direct Thrombin Inhibitors (2003-03-23) Disparities in the Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction (2006-03-09) Drug Effects (2005-02-07) Enhanced External Counterpulsation (2002-07-03) Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Acute Coronary Syndromes / Acute Myocardial Infarction(2004-08-04) HIV and Cardiovascular Disease Manifestations (2003-10-29) Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (2003-09-03) Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (2007-08-15)  (Nonbacterial Thrombotic) Endocarditis (2003-08-06)  Inferior Myocardial Infarction - LCX or RCA by ECG (2002-05-14)  Left Main Coronary Artery Disease (2003-10-23)  (Dynamic) Left Ventricular Gradients (2004-06-15)  Markers of Acute Myocardial Injury (2003-04-16)  Mechanical Complications of Acute MI (2005-11-07)  Metabolic Manipulation and Ischemic Heart Disease (2004-06-30) Mitral Regurgitation (2002-01-02 (Asymptomatic Severe Degenerative) Mitral Regurgitation: When Should We Operate? (2004-04-01)   Mitral Valve Prolapse: An Update (2003-09-12)  Myocarditis (2002-05-15)  Nesiritide (2005-24-08)  Obesity and Coronary Artery Disease (2004-09-15)  Patent Ductus Arteriosis In Adults (2006-04-21)  Patent Foramen Ovale (2003-03-12) Pericardial Diseases (2002-03-29) Pericardial Effusions: Non-Surgical Management of Malignant Pericardial Effusions  Postinfarction Remodeling (2004-10-13)  Pulmonary Thromboembolism (2002-11-11)  Pulmonary Valve Stenosis in the Adult and Adolescent Patient (2003-03-26)  Radiocontrast Nephropathy (2004-03-17)  Refractory Angina (2002-05-01)  Sex and the Heart (2004-05-20)  Stable Angina Treatment (2002-01-10)  Sudden Death in Athletes (2004-01-07)  Tachycardia Induced Cardiomyopathy 2 (2006-02-14)  Tetralogy of Fallot During Pregnancy (2006-08-30)  Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest (2005-12-22)  Thermal Cardioprotection ("FIRE and ICE") (2003-12-03) Thrombolysis (2002-06-05)  Timing of Non-Cardiac Surgery After Coronary Stenting and Value of PCI Prior to Surgery(2004-6-22) Treatment of HTN (2006-07-11) (Primary Cardiac) Tumors (2003-08-13) Women and Coronary Artery Disease (2002-06-12) [also see "Coronary Artery Disease" above] Electrophysiology and Pacing Brugada Syndrome (2002-05-08)   Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (2003-12-10)   Electrocardiography- Vector Electrocardiography (2002-09-4)   Inferior Myocardial Infarction - LCX or RCA by ECG (2002-05-14)   Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (2006-06-21)  New Concepts in Cardiac Pacing (2006-12-06)  Pacemaker malfunction (2007-08-08)  Reperfusion - ECG (2002-05-29)  Rhythm Control in Atrial Fibrillation (2006-06-17)   Sudden Death in Athletes (2004-01-07)   T-Wave Alternans-EP (2006-03-02)   Echocardiography in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (2005-10-18)   Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Heart Failure (2005-11-02) Cardiovascular Imaging

·  Aneurysms of The Left Ventricular Outflow Tract (2003-2-05)

·  Aortic Atheroma (2002-11-27)

·  Aortic Stenosis, Asymptomatic (2002-05-29)

·  Aortic Stenosis: A Diagnostic Dilemma "Cath vs. Echo" (2003-06-25)

·  Application of Non-invasive Pulmonary Arterial Pressure (2004-10-02)

·  Carotid Duplex Scanning (2003-04-29)

·  Congenital HD Echo (2007-02-07) 

·  Congenital Heart Disease and Pregnancy (2003-02-26)

·  Constrictive vs. Restrictive Algorithm (2002-07-24)

·  Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography for Myocardial Viability (2002-06-26)

·  Doppler echocardiography in critical patients (2006-05-17)

·  DSE for myocardial viability (2007-03-21)

·  Echocardiography - Handheld (2003-11-26)

·  Echocardiography (Transesophageal) in Infective Endocarditis (2003-12-31)

·  Echocardiography in Mitral Stenosis (2004-05-26)

·  Echocardiography in Pulmonary Thromboembolism (2004-02-25)

·  Echocardiographic Imaging of Prosthetic Valves (2002-02-27)

·  Echocardiography in Heart Transplant Patients (2003-07-15)

·  Echocardiograhy - Myocardial Contrast Imaging (2002-08-28)

·  Echocardiography - Myocardial Performance Index (2004-08-25)

·  Echocardiography - Strain Rate Imaging (2002-04-24)

·  Echocardiography (TEE) Intraoperatively (2004-01-28)

·  Echocardiography - Tissue Doppler Imaging (2002-03-29)

·  Echocardiography - Tissue Doppler Imaging (2003-08-27)

·  Echocardiography and LVAD assessment (2005-04-26)

·  Enhanced External Counterpulsation (2002-07-03)

·  Harmonic Imaging - Echocardiography (2002-07-31)

·  The Impact of Drug-Eluting Stents on Revascularization Practice: Hopes, Fears and Current Realities (2005-03-28)

·  Intracardiac Thrombi (2005-04-13)

·  (Dynamic) Left Ventricular Gradients (2004-06-15)

·  Mitral Regurgitation (2002-01-02)

·  (Asymptomatic Severe Degenerative) Mitral Regurgitation: When Should We Operate? (2004-04-01)

·  MR Presentation 24PP (2005-12-07)

·  Myocardial Contrast Echo (2005-9-13)

·  Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications (2002-03-28)

·  Nuclear Cardiology in Special Patient Populations (2002-04-03)

·  Nuclear Cardiology SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Artifacts (2003-02-05)

·  Nuclear Stress Test Case Presentation (2004-08-16)

·  Patent Foramen Ovale (2003-03-12)

·  Pericardial Effusions: Non-Surgical Management of Malignant Pericardial Effusions

·  Pulmonary Thromboembolism (2002-11-11)

·  Pulmonary Valve Stenosis in the Adult and Adolescent Patient (2003-03-26)

            ·  Ventricular Septal Defects (2006-02-20)

Invasive Cardiology and Surgical Techniques

·  Acute Myocardial Infarction: Transfer for Primary PCI (2003-01-08)

·  Adjunctive Therapy in PCI for AMI (2003-10-20)

·  Aneurysms of The Left Ventricular Outflow Tract (2003-2-05)

·  Arterial Bypass Grafts: A Quick Review for the Cardiologist (2004-07-21)

·  CABG Post Myocardial Infarction (2004-10-11)

·  Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Myocardial Infarction (2004-04-14)

·  Cardiovascular Complications of None-Cardiac Surgery (2006-01-08)

·  Carotid Artery Stenting (2002-01-30)

·  Carotid Stenting - Update (2005-04-06)

·  CHF: Aldosterone Blockade (2003-06-10)

·  CHF: Combined Use of ACE-Inhibitors and ARBs in CHF "Is More Always Better Than Less?" (2004-04-07)

·  CHF: Diastolic Heart Failure (2003-08-20)

·  Coarctation of the Aorta(2004-06-09)

·  Coronary Artery Disease in Renal Patients (2002-09-18)

·  Coronary Artery Disease: Chronic Total Occlusions (2003-01-15)

·  Coronary Artery Disease: Late Open Artery Hypothesis (2003-05-21)

·  Coronary Artery Disease: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Bifurcation Lesions 

·  Coronary Artery Disease: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Complications (2003)

·  Coronary Artery Disease: Percutaneous Intervention of Small Coronary Arteries (2004)

·  Coronary Artery Disease: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (2004-03-24)

·  Coronary Functional Reserve (2002-10-23)

·  Drug Eluting Stents (2002-11-13)

·  Enzyme Elevations Post PCI (2002-01-09)

·  Facilitated Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction (2003)

·  Femoral Arterial Access: Techniques, Complications and Closure Devices (2004-01-21)

·  Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Septal Alcohol Ablation (2004-02-25)

·  In-Stent Restenosis: An Update (2003-10-15)

·  Left Main Coronary Artery Disease (2003-10-23)

·  Left Ventricular Assist Devices As Destination Therapy (2002-12-04)

·  Mitral Regurgitation (2002-01-02)

·  (Asymptomatic Severe Degenerative) Mitral Regurgitation: When Should We   Operate? (2004-04-01)

·  Noreflow (2006-02-22) 

·  PCI in the Transplanted Heart (2005-03-23)

·  Peripheral Artery Disease (2005-03-23)

·  Patent Foramen Ovale (2003-03-12)

·  Pulmonary Valve Stenosis in the Adult and Adolescent Patient (2003-03-26)

·  Radiocontrast Nephropathy (2004-03-17)

·  Renal Artery Stenosis  (2002-10-23)

·  Renal Artery Stenosis II (2006-04-26)

·  Renal Artery Stenting (2004-07-07)

·  Saphenous Vein Graft Disease and Interventional Therapy (2003-11-05)

·  Saphenous Vein Graft Percutaneous Interventions (2003-02-12)

·  Secundum ASD (2005-01-25)

·  Sirolimus vs Tacrolimus Conference (2005-09-14)

·  Stent Restenosis (2002-03-13)

·  Stent Thrombosis (2002-04-24)

·  Stent Thrombosis II (2005-05-04)

·  Timing of Non-Cardiac Surgery After Coronary Stenting and Value of PCI Prior to Surgery(2004-6-22)

·  Does Pretreatment with Clopidogrel and Gp IIb (2005-10-18)

·  Indications For Valve Replacement In Aortic Stenosis (2005-10-18)

            ·  Pharmacologic Facilitation of Primary PCI In AMI_03 (2005-11-02)

Heart Failure and Transplantation

·  Cardiac Trauma (2003-10-01)

·  CHF: Are All Beta-Blockers Equal in CHF Management? (2003-11-19)

·  Echocardiography in Heart Transplant Patients (2003-07-15)

·  HF Guidelines Updates (2005-10-22)

·  Inflammatory Mediators in Heart Failure (2004-02-11)
·  Ischemic Conditioning in Reperfusion Injury (2007-11-21)

·  Left Ventricular Assist Devices As Destination Therapy (2002-12-04)

·  Management of Congestion Reduced (2005-05-08)

·  (Cardiac) Transplantation (2002-01-16)

·  (Primary Cardiac) Tumors (2003-08-13)

            ·  Anemia Heart Failure Talk (2005-11-02)

Vascular Biology and Medicine

·  Angiotensin, Inflammation and Atherosclerosis (2003-07-09)

·  Aspirin Resistance (2003-08-13)

·  Atherothrombosis (2005-03-19)

·  Biomarker Elevation without AMI (2004-22-04)

·  BNP as a Prognostic Marker (2004-09-01)

·  C-Reactive Protein: An Independent Risk Factor For Coronary Artery Disease? (2004-6)

·  Cardiovascular disease in Competitive Athletes (2005-6-08)

·  Cocaine And The Heart (2003-07-02)

·  Coronary Artery Disease: The No-Reflow Phenomena (2002-03-06)

·  Coronary Artery Disease: Therapeutic Angiogenesis (2003-07-11)

·  Direct Thrombin Inhibitors (2003-03-23)

·  Growth Hormone and the Heart (2004-07-14)

·  Hibernating Myocardium (2002-07-17)

·  Inflammatory Mediators in Heart Failure (2004-02-11)

·  Markers of Acute Myocardial Injury (2003-04-16)

·  Metabolic Manipulation and Ischemic Heart Disease (2004-06-30)

·  Myocardial Protection (2005-03-23)

·  (Ischemic) Preconditioning (2002-05-30)

·  Reperfusion Failure (2002-06-03)

·  Reperfusion Injury (2004-06-02)

·  Thermal Cardioprotection ("FIRE and ICE") (2003-12-03)

·  Vasopeptidase Inhibitors (2002-02-13)

·  Vasopressin Blockade (2003-09-17)

·  Myocardial Viability (2003-10-08)

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