Topic Reviews A-Z is a virtual encyclopedia of cardiology, featuring hundreds of concise summaries on diverse topics and links to relevant ECG Reviews.
A
- Abascal Echocardiographic Score
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- ACC/AHA Heart Failure Classification
- Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm
- ACE Inhibitors
- Acute Coronary Syndromes Review
- Adenosine
- Adenosine Sensitive VT
- Adson's Sign
- Afterload
- Ajmaline
- Aldosterone Antagonists
- Alfieri Stitch
- Alpha Agonists
- Alpha Blockers
- Amiodarone Review
- Amiodarone Toxicity
- Amyl Nitrate
- Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
- Angina - Variant
- Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs)
- Anitschkow Myocyte
- Anterior Myocardial Infarction
- Antiarrhythmic Drug Review
- Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) Antagonists
- Aortic Dissection - Ascending
- Aortic Dissection - Descending
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Regurgitation - Diagnosis
- Aortic Regurgitation - Etiology
- Aortic Regurgitation - Peripheral Signs
- Aortic Regurgitation - Physical Exam
- Aortic Regurgitation - Symptoms
- Aortic Regurgitation - Treatment
- Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis
- Aortic Stenosis - Physical Exam
- Aortic Stenosis - Symptoms
- Aortic Stenosis - Treatment
- Aortic Stenosis Topic Review
- Aortic Valve Annular Abscess
- Aortic Valve Stenosis Topic Review
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD) Topic Review
- Ascending Aortic Aneurysm
- Ashman's Phenomenon (Ashman beat)
- Aspirin
- Asystole
- Atherosclerosis Topic Review
- Atrial Appendage Thrombus
- Atrial Fibrillation - Quick Fact Sheet
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Fibrillation Topic Review
- Atrial Flutter Ablation
- Atrial Flutter Topic Review
- Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)
- Atrial Septal Defect - Primum
- Atrial Septal Defect - Secundum
- Atrial Tachycardia - Paroxysmal
- Atrioventricular Nodal Ablation
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Atrioventricular Node (AV Node)
- Atrioventricular Valves
- Auenbrugger Sign
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD)
B
- Bainbridge Reflex
- Barth's Syndrome
- Batista Procedure
- Bernheim Effect
- Beta Blocker Overdose
- Beta Blockers
- Bezold-Jarisch Reflex
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve Review
- Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia
- Bivalirudin
- Biventricular Pacing
- Bland-White-Garland Syndrome
- Blue Man Syndrome
- Bozzolo's Sign
- Bretylium
- Brockenbrough Phenomenon
- Brugada Criteria
- Brugada Syndrome Topic Review
- B-Type Natriuretic Peptide
C
- Cabrera's Sign
- Calcium Channel Blockers
- Cannon A Wave
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Contusion
- Cardiac CT - Coronary CT Angiography
- Cardiac Cycle
- Cardiac Enzymes / Cardiac Biomarkers Topic Review
- Cardiac Output
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Tumors
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Cardioversion
- Carey Coombs Murmur
- Carney Complex
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Carotid Body Tumor
- Carvallo's Sign
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT)
- CHA2DS2-VASc Score
- CHADS 2 Score
- Chagas Disease
- Chapman's Sign
- Cinchonism
- Circumflex Coronary Artery
- Clonidine
- Clopidogrel
- Cocaine
- Commotio Cordis
- Congestive Heart Failure - Diastolic Topic Review
- Congestive heart failure - systolic
- Constrictive Pericarditis
- Coronary Aneurysm
- Coronary Anomalies
- Coronary Artery Disease - Stable Angina Topic Review
- Coronary Artery Disease - STEMI Topic Review
- Coronary Artery Disease - Unstable Angina/Non-STEMI Topic Review
- Coronary Calcium Score (CCS)
- Coronary Dissection
- Corrigan's Pulse
- COX-2 Inhibitors
- C-Reactive Protein
- Creatine Kinase (CK)
D
- Dabigatran
- de Musset Sign
- Describing Murmurs
- Diagnosis - STEMI
- Diastolic Dysfunction
- Diastolic Mitral Regurgitation
- Diastolic Murmurs
- Digoxin
- Digoxin Toxicity Topic Review
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Direct Thrombin Inhibitors
- Disopyramide
- Dock's Murmur
- Dressler's Beat
- Dressler's Syndrome
- Dronedarone
- Duke Criteria - Endocarditis
- Duke Treadmill Score
- Durant's Maneuver
- Duroziez's Sign
- Dynamic Auscultation Topic Review
E
- Ebstein's Anomaly
- Edeiken Pattern
- Encainide
- Endocarditis
- Endomyocardial Fibrosis
- Epinephrine
- Eplerenone
- Epsilon Wave
- Erb's Point
- Ewart's Sign
- Extra Heart Sounds Topic Review
- Ezetimibe
F
- Facilitated Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
- Fibric Acid Derivatives (Fibrates)
- Fibrinolytic Therapy (Thrombolytic Therapy) Topic Review
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia Review
- First Degree AV Block
- Fixed Split S2 Heart Sound
- Flecainide
- Frank-Starling Law
- Friedreich's Sign
- Functional Mitral Regurgitation
G
- Gallavardin Phenomenon
- Gerbode Defect
- Gerhardt's Sign
- Giant Cell Myocarditis
- Goetz Sign
- Gorlin Equation
- Grading Diastolic Murmurs
- Grading Systolic Murmurs
- Graham Steele Murmur
H
- HACEK Organisms
- Hamman's Sign
- Heart Murmurs Topic Review
- Heart Sounds Topic Review
- Heart Transplantation
- Heparin (Unfractionated)
- Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
- Heyde's Syndrome
- High Grade AV Block
- Hill's Sign
- HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Topic Review
- Holiday Heart
- Hydralazine
- Hyperkalemia - ECG
- Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) Topic Review
- Hypotension
L
- Lancisi's Sign
- Landolfi's Sign
- Law of LaPlace Topic Review
- Left Anterior Descending (LAD)
- Left Anterior Fascicular Block
- Left Atrial Enlargement
- Left Atrial Myxoma
- Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB)
- Left Main Coronary Artery
- Left Posterior Fascicular Block (LPFB)
- Left Ventricular Aneurysm Review
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Left Ventricular Non-Compaction
- Lenegre's Disease (Lev's Disease)
- Lidocaine
- Lidocaine Toxicity
- Loeffler's Endocarditis
- Long QT Syndrome
- Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)
- Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH)
- Low Voltage - ECG
- Lutembacher's Syndrome
M
- MacCallum's Plaques
- Maladie de Roger
- Marantic Endocarditis
- Mayne's Sign
- McGinn-White Sign
- Means-Lerman Scratch
- Mexiletine
- Minoxidil
- Mitral Clip
- Mitral Facies
- Mitral Stenosis - Diagnosis
- Mitral Stenosis - Pathophysiology
- Mitral Stenosis - Physical Examination
- Mitral Stenosis - Symptoms
- Mitral Stenosis - Treatment
- Mitral Stenosis Topic Review
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis Topic Review
- Morzicine
- Muller's Sign
- Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
- Myocardial Bridging
- Myocardial Infarction (MI) Complications
- Myoglobin
N
- Naxos Disease
- Nesiritide
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class
- Nitroglycerine
- Non-Compaction (Left Ventricular)
- Non-Conducted Premature Atrial Contractions (Blocked PACs)
- Non-Q Wave Myocardial Infarction (NQWMI)
- Non-Transmural Myocardial Infarction
- Norepinephrine
- Normal Sinus Rhythm
- NT-Pro B-Type Natriuretic Peptide
P
- P Wave
- Pacemaker
- Paradoxically Split S2 Heart Sound
- Pardee Waves
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
- Pathophysiology of STEMI
- Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty (PBMV)
- Pericardial Cyst
- Pericardial Effusion
- Pericardial Knock
- Pericarditis - ECG
- Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
- Physical Examination - STEMI
- Pill in the Pocket
- Platypnea
- Point of Maximal Impulse (PMI) Topic Review
- Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (Torsades de Pointes)
- PR Interval
- Preload
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACs)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs) Topic Review
- Primary Mitral Regurgitation
- Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
- Prinzmetal's Angina
- Procainamide
- Pulmonary Apoplexy
- Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation
- Pulmonic Valve Regurgitation
- Pulmonic Valve Stenosis
- Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)
- Pulsus Bisferiens
- Pulsus Paradoxus Topic Review
R
- Raisinghani Sign
- Regadenoson
- Rescue Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Reverse Bernheim Effect
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Right Bundle Branch Block
- Right Coronary Artery (RCA)
- Right Heart Failure
- Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Rivaroxaban
- Romano-Ward Syndrome
- Rosenbach's Sign
- Roth Spots
S
- S1 Heart Sound Topic Review
- S2 Heart Sound Topic Review
- S3 Heart Sound Topic Review
- S4 Heart Sound Topic Review
- Sailer's Sign
- Salus' Sign
- Second Degree Type I AV Block
- Second Degree Type II AV Block
- Semilunar Valves
- Sgarbossa Criteria
- Shelly Sign
- Shock
- Shone's Complex
- Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
- Signal Averaged ECG (SAECG)
- Sinus Bradycardia
- Sinus Tachycardia
- Sotalol
- Still's Murmur
- Stokes Adams Attacks
- Stress Testing Review
- Sudden Cardiac Death
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Systolic Congestive Heart Failure - Topic Review
- Systolic Murmurs
T
- T Wave
- Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Topic Review
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Texidor's Twinge
- Thienopyridines
- Third Heart Sound - S3
- Ticlopidine
- Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- Transmural Myocardial Infarction
- Transposition of the Great Vessels
- Traube Sign
- Treatment - STEMI Medical Therapy
- Treatment - STEMI Revascularization
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Tricuspid Valve Excision
- Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
- Trifascicular Block
- Triglycerides
- Troponin
- Twiddler’s Syndrome Topic Review
V
- V Wave
- Valsalva Maneuver
- Vaughan-Williams Classification
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Venturi Effect
- Verapamil Sensitive Ventricular Tachycardia