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Thinking of topics[edit]

First pass: --Howard C. Berkowitz 18:02, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Physiology[edit]

• Action potential

Anatomy[edit]

• Heart
• Right ventricle
• Right atrium
• Pulmonary artery
• Pulmonary vein
• Left atrium
• Left ventricle
• Mitral valve
• Sinoatrial node
• Atrioventricular node
• Bundle of His
• Coronary circulation
  • Left main coronary artery
    • Left circumflex artery
    • Left anterior descending artery
  • Right main coronary artery
• Aorta
• Vena cava
• Lymphatic system

Diseases[edit]

• Conduction and rhythm
  • sick sinus syndrome
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
  • arterioventricular block
  • atrial tachycardia
  • atrial fibrillation
  • ventricular tachycardia
  • ventricular fibrillation

Treatments[edit]

Pharmacologic[edit]

Nonpharmacologic[edit]

• Electrophysiology
  • Defibrillator
  • Cardioversion
  • Artificial pacemaker
  • Radiofrequency ablation
• Invasive and interventional
  • Judkins technique
  • Seldinger technique
  • Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
  • Stent
  • Atherectomy
  • Central venous catheter