Cardiology

Cardiology is the branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart and blood vessels. The human heart is a complex organ, consisting of two ventricles and two atria. Coronary arteries feed the heart the blood it needs to sustain itself.

Selected topics in cardiology:

Anatomy & Physiology
- Basic anatomy (Structure of the heart)
- Circulatory system (Blood supply of the body)
  - Cardiac output
- Pulmonary circulation (Oxygenation of the blood)
- Coronary circulation (Blood supply of the heart)
- Cardiac pacemaker (Electrical system of the heart)
- Basic cardiac physiology
Disorders of the coronary circulation
- Atherosclerosis
- Coronary heart disease (Ischaemic heart disease)
- Acute coronary syndrome
  - Angina
  - Myocardial infarction (Heart attack)
Disorders of the myocardium (muscle of the heart)
- Cardiomyopathy
  - Ischemic cardiomyopathy
  - Nonischemic cardiomyopathy
    - Amyloid cardiomyopathy
    - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) (Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS))
    - Dilated cardiomyopathy
      - Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
    - Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy)
    - Restrictive cardiomyopathy
- Heart failure
  - Congestive heart failure
  - Systolic heart failure
  - Diastolic heart failure
- Cardiac arrest
Disorders of the pericardium (outer lining of the heart)
- 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
- Pulmonic valve disorders
- Tricuspid valve disorders
Cardiac electrophysiology (Disorders of the electrical system of the heart)
- 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)
- Bigemini
- Premature ventricular contraction
- Ventricular tachycardia
  - Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia
  - Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
    - Torsade de pointes
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Heart block
  - First degree heart block
  - Second degree heart block
  - Third degree heart block
- Specific diseases of the electrical system of the heart
  - Brugada syndrome
  - Long QT syndrome
  - Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW syndrome)
Congenital heart disease
- Atrial septal defect
  - Ostium primum atrial septal defect
  - Ostium secundum atrial septal defect
    - Patent foramen ovale
- Ventricular septal defect
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Bicuspid aortic valve
- Tetralogy of fallot
Inflammation and infection of the heart
- Endocarditis
  - Rheumatic heart disease
- Myocarditis
- Pericarditis
Diagnostic tests and procedures
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
  - Ambulatory holter monitor
- Electrophysiologic study
  - Programmed electrical stimulation
- Sphygmomanometer (Blood pressure cuff)
Devices used in cardiology
- Devices used to maintain normal electrical rythmn
  - 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
Procedures done for coronary artery disease
- Angioplasty
- Coronary artery bypass surgery
- Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP)

Cardiovascular system

Heart - Aorta - Arteries - Arterioles - Capillaries - Venules - Veins - Venae cavae - Pulmonary artery - Lungs - Pulmonary veinss - Blood

Health science - Medicine

Anesthesiology - Dermatology - Emergency Medicine - General practice - Intensive care medicine - Internal medicine - Neurology - Obstetrics & Gynecology - Pediatrics - Public Health & Occupational Medicine - Psychiatry - Radiology - Surgery

Branches of Internal medicine

Cardiology - Endocrinology - Gastroenterology - Hematology - Infectious diseasess - Nephrology - Oncology - Pulmonology - Rheumatology

Branches of Surgery

General surgery - Cardiothoracic surgery - Neurosurgery - Ophthalmology - Orthopedic surgery - Otolaryngology (ENT) - Plastic surgery - Urology - Vascular surgery