- Structure of Coronary Arteries
- Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis
- Risk Factors in Etiology of Atherosclerosis
- Pathologic Changes in Coronary Artery Disease
- End-Organ Damage by Vascular Disease
- Unstable Plaque Formation
- Angiogenesis and Arteriogenesis
CHRONIC ANGINA
- Overview of Myocardial Ischemia
- Angina Pectoris
- Detection of Myocardial Ischemia
- Degree of Flow-Limiting Stenoses
- Left-Sided Heart Angiography
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Chronic Angina Revascularization Procedures: Stent Deployment
- Chronic Angina Revascularization Procedures: Rotational Atherectomy and Distal Protection Device
ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
- Pathophysiology of Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Myocardial Infarction: Changes in the Heart
- Myocardial Infarction: Changes in the Heart (Continued)
- Myocardial Infarction: Changes in the Heart (Continued)
- Myocardial Infarction: Changes in the Heart (Continued)
- Manifestations of Myocardial Infarction: First Day to Several Weeks
- Manifestations of Myocardial Infarction: Effects of Myocardial Ischemia, Injury and Infarction on ECG
- Recanalization of Occluded Coronary Artery in Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation
ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER AND RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
- Rheumatic Fever in Sydenham’s Chorea: Infection, Disease Course, and Heart Muscle
- Rheumatic Fever in Sydenham’s Chorea: Noncardiac Manifestations
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: Acute Pericarditis and Myocarditis
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: Acute Valvular Involvement
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: Residual Changes of Acute Rheumatic Carditis
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: Mitral Stenosis: Pathologic Anatomy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: Mitral Stenosis: Pathophysiology and Clinical Aspects
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: Mitral Stenosis: Secondary Anatomic Effects
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: Mitral Stenosis: Secondary Pulmonary Effects
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: Mitral Stenosis: Thromboembolic Complications
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: Mitral Stenosis: Thromboembolic Complications: Principal Sites of Embolism from Left Artial Thrombosis
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: Mitral Stenosis: Thromboembolic Complications: Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: Mitral Regurgitation
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: Mitral Regurgitation: Pathophysiology and Clinical Aspects
- Mitral Valve Clip
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
AORTIC AND VASCULAR DISEASE
- Aortic Stenosis: Rheumatic and Nonrheumatic Causes
- Aortic Stenosis: Rheumatic and Nonrheumatic Causes (Continued)
- Aortic Regurgitation: Pathology
- Aortic Regurgitation: Pathology (Continued)
- Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement
- Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta
- Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta: Surgical Management
- Syphilitic Aortic Disease
PROSTHETIC VALVE SURGERY
- First Generation of Synthetic Prosthetic Valves
- Second Generation of Synthetic Prosthetic Valves and Biologic Valves
- Mitral Valve Replacement
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Excision of Aortic Aneurysm and Replacement of Aortic Valve for Cystic Medial Necrosis
- Multiple Valve Replacement
- Insertion of Trileaflet Aortic Valve
- Aortic Valve Biologic Grafts
TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE
- Tricuspid Stenosis and Regurgitation and Multivalvular Disease
- Tricuspid Stenosis and/or Insufficiency
MYOCARDITIS, AMYLOID, AND OTHER CARDIOMYOPATHIES
- Amyloidosis
- Septic Myocarditis
- Diphtheritic and Viral Myocarditis
- Myocarditis in Sarcoidosis and Scleroderma
- Idiopathic Myocarditis
- Endomyocardial Fibrosis
- Löffler’s Endocarditis
- Becker’s Disease
- Beriberi
- Cardiomyopathies
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and the Heart
- Substance Abuse and the Heart
PERICARDIAL DISEASE
- Presentation and Treatment of Pericarditis
- Etiologies of Pericarditis
- Constrictive Pericarditis
ACUTE AND CHRONIC COR PULMONALE AND PULMONARY EMBOLISM
- Acute Cor Pulmonale and Pulmonary Embolism: Massive Embolization
- Acute Cor Pulmonale and Pulmonary Embolism: Embolism of Lesser Degree Without Infarction
- Lesions That May Cause Pulmonary Hypertension and Chronic Cor Pulmonale
- Chronic Cor Pulmonale
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
- Infective Endocarditis: Portals of Entry and Predisposing Lesion
- Early Lesions of Infective Endocarditis
- Advanced Lesions of Infective Endocarditis
- Right-Side Heart Involvement in Infective Endocarditis
- Cardiac Sequelae of Infective Endocarditis
- Mycotic Aneurysms and Emboli in the Heart
- Remote Embolic Effects of Infective Endocarditis
- Nonbacterial Thrombotic (Marantic) Endocarditis
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND HYPOTHERMIA THERAPY
- External Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Internal Cardiac Massage
- Defibrillation
CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Polymyositis and Dermatomyocytis
- Scleroderma (Progressive Systemic Sclerosis)
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
ENDOCRINE DISORDERS AND CARDIAC DISEASE
- Acromegaly
- Hyperthyroidism: Thyrotoxicosis
- Hypothyroidism: Myxedema
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- Primary Hyperaldosteronism: Mineralocorticoid Hypertension
- Pheochromocytoma
HEART TUMORS
- Myxoma and Rhabdomyoma
- Metastatic Tumors of the Heart
HYPERTENSION
- Hypertension Regulation: Interdependent and Interacting Factors in Blood Pressure Regulation
- Etiology of Hypertension
- Hypertension Regulation: Renin–Angiotensin System
- Hypertension Regulation: Wave Reflection and Isolated Systolic Hypertension
- Causes of Secondary Hypertension Possibly Amenable to Surgery
- Retinal Changes in Hypertension
- Occlusive Disease of Main Renal Artery
- Occlusive Disease of Main Renal Artery (Continued)
- Kidneys and Hypertension
- Heart Disease in Hypertension
- Heart Disease in Hypertension (Continued)
- Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure Disease
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension
NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Myotonic Dystrophy
- Friedreich’s Ataxia
- Disorders of Potassium Metabolism
PENETRATING AND NONPENETRATING HEART TRAUMA
- Cardiac Tamponade in Penetrating Heart Wounds
- Relative Distribution of Penetrating Heart Wounds
- Variable Course of Penetrating Heart Wounds
- Thoracotomy and Cardiorrhaphy
- Thoracotomy and Cardiorrhaphy (Continued)
- Nonpenetrating Heart Wounds: Pathogeneis and Variable Course of Cardiac Contusion
- Nonpenetrating Heart Wounds: Myocardial Rupture and Valvular Injuries
- Nonpenetrating Heart Wounds: Mechanism of Sudden Cardiac Death in Commotio Cordis
PERCUTANEOUS INTERVENTION PROCEDURES
- Percutaneous Approaches to Reduce Cerebral Emboli
- Cerebrovascular Emboli Protection Device
- Interventional Approaches to Peripheral Arterial Disease
HEART FAILURE
- Right-Sided and Left-Sided Heart Failure and Systemic Congestion: Physical Examination
- Right-Sided and Left-Sided Heart Failure in Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Pulmonary Congestion
- Pulmonary Congestion or Edema of Cardiac and Other Origins
- Causes and Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Edema
- Cardiac Origins of Peripheral or Systemic Congestion or Edema
- Therapy for Pulmonary Edema and Paroxysmal Dyspnea
- Biventricular Pacing and Intracardiac Defibrillator: Benefit of Biventricular Pacing
- Biventricular Pacing and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator
- Diastolic Heart Failure
- Heart Transplantation: Orthotopic Biatrial Cardiac Transplantation
- Heart Transplantation: Bicaval Cardiac Transplantation
- Heart Transplantation: HeartMate XVE and II Left Ventricular Assist Systems
SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN YOUNG ATHLETES
- Sudden Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
SYNCOPE
- Management of Syncope
PARASITIC DISEASE AND THE HEART
- Trichinosis
- Chagas Disease (Trypanosomiasis)
- Amebic Pericarditis
- Echinococcus Infection and Hydatid Pericarditis