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About
The Second Home Edition
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Section
Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
Abnormal Heart Rhythms
Introduction
Normal Electrical Pathway
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Atrial Premature Beats
Bundle Branch Block
Heart Block
Treatment
Pacemaker Dysfunction
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT, PSVT)
Treatment
Ventricular Fibrillation
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Ventricular Premature Beats
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Ventricular Tachycardia
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection
Introduction
Aneurysms
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Aneurysms in Other Arteries
Aortic Dissection
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Causes
Risk Factors
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Biology of the Heart and Blood Vessels
Introduction
Blood Vessels
Effects of Aging
Heart
Function of the Heart
Blood Supply of the Heart
Regulation of the Heart
Cardiomyopathy
Introduction
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Coronary Artery Disease
Introduction
Causes
Risk Factors
Prevention
Treatment
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Acute Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable Angina)
Causes
Symptoms
Complications
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Prevention
Treatment
Angina
Causes
Classification
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Drug Therapy
Revascularization Procedures
Heart Failure
Heart Failure
Causes
Compensatory Mechanisms
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment
Heart Tumors
Introduction
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Cancerous Tumors
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Myxomas
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Heart Valve Disorders
Introduction
Aortic Regurgitation
Cause
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Aortic Stenosis
Cause
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Mitral Regurgitation
Cause
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Mitral Stenosis
Cause
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Pulmonic Stenosis
Tricuspid Regurgitation
Cause
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Tricuspid Stenosis
High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure
The Body's Control of Blood Pressure
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Treatment of Secondary Hypertension
Treatment of Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies
Prognosis
Infective Endocarditis
Infective Endocarditis
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment and Prognosis
Low Blood Pressure
Introduction
Causes
Symptoms
Fainting
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Orthostatic Hypotension
Causes
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Postprandial Hypotension
Lymphatic Disorders
Introduction
Lymphedema
Treatment
Pericardial Disease
Introduction
Acute Pericarditis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Chronic Pericarditis
Causes
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Introduction
Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease
Raynaud's Syndrome
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Acrocyanosis
Erythromelalgia
Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment
Thromboangiitis Obliterans
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Shock
Shock
Causes
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Symptoms and Diagnosis of Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
Introduction
Diagnosis
Medical History and Physical Examination
Diagnostic Procedures
Electrocardiography
Exercise Stress Testing
Continuous Ambulatory Electrocardiography
Continuous Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Electrophysiologic Testing
Tilt Table Testing
Radiologic Procedures
Computed Tomography
Fluoroscopy
Echocardiography and Other Ultrasound Procedures
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Radionuclide Imaging
Positron Emission Tomography
Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
Central Venous Catheterization
Angiography of Peripheral Blood Vessels
Symptoms
Chest Pain
Causes
Evaluation
Pain in the Limbs
Shortness of Breath
Causes
Evaluation
Fatigue
Limitation of Physical Activity
Palpitations
