Basic Science
- Cardiac Anatomy
- Cardiac Physiology
- Pacemaker potential
- Conduction system
- Cardiac Output
- Physiology of Blood Pressure
- Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS)
- Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis
- Arterial anatomy/tree
- Venous anatomy/tree
- Vessel structure and function/physiology
Clinical Skills
- Examination of the CVS system (inc Peripheral examination and AAA examination)
- Venous examination
- Cardiac arrest management/BLS
Core clinical Problems/Presenting Complaints
- Chest Pain
- Breathlessness
- Acute circulatory failure (cardiogenic shock)
- Heart Failure
- Syncope/Pre-syncope
- Palpitations
- Cardiac Arrest
- Sudden cardiac death
- Abnormal heart sounds/murmurs
- Leg pain
- Leg swelling
- Leg ulcers
Investigations
- ECG- theory, doing, interpretation
Conditions
- Arrythmias
- SA nodal rhythms
- Atrial Tachyarrhythmias
- Ectopic beats (atrial)
- Atrial Tachycardia
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Ablation therapy
- Supraventricular tachycardias
- AVNRT
- AVRT and Wolff-Parkinson White syndrome
- Junctional rhythm
- Ventricular tachyarrhythmias
- Heart (AV) block
- Bundle branch block
- Brugada Syndrome
- Prolonged QT syndrome
- Sick sinus syndrome (Sinus node dysfunction)
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
- Pacemakers and auto-implantable cardioverter/defibrillator
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Stable Angina
- Acute Coronary Syndrome (inc NSTEMI and Unstable angina)
- Vascular system
- Atherosclerosis (Pathology)
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Diseases of the Aorta
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic dissection
- Aortitis
- Hypertension
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Leg claudication and acute limb ischaemia
- Abdominal aortic aneurysms
- Reynaud’s disease
- Large vessel arteritis
- Varicose veins
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Deep vein thrombosis and upper limb venous thrombosis
- Phlegmasia caerulea dolens
- Pulmonary embolism
- Valvular Disease
- Rheumatic Fever (see also mitral stenosis)
- Mitral valve disease
- Aortic valve disease
- Tricuspid valve disease
- Pulmonary valve disease
- Infective endocarditis
- Congenital Heart disease
- Myocardial disease
- Myocarditis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiac amyloidosis
- Fabry Disease
- Pericardial disease
- Pericarditis
- Pericardial effusion
- Cardiac tamponade
- Cardiac tumours
Pharmacology
- Antiarrhythmic drugs
- Digoxin
- Antiplatelets
- ACE inhibitors
- Angiotensin II receptor blockers
- Beta-blockers
- Calcium channel blockers
- Treatments for hyperlipidaemia (statins and fibrates)
- Nitrates
- Potassium channel activators (Nicorandil)
- Ivabradine
- Thiazide diuretics
- Loop diuretics
- Potassium sparing diuretics
Management
- Primary Coronary Intervention
- Coronary Artery Bypass graft
- Intra aortic balloon pump
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