Cardiology

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common manifestation of atherosclerotic disease. It results from an atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary vasculature that leads ... September 28, 2017 Lecturio read more

An incongruous alteration in the flow of blood in the form of steal syndromes is a well-known complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). It might be discovered... September 27, 2017 Lecturio read more

Truncus arteriosus is characterized by the presence of a common arterial trunk arising from both ventricles while transposition of the great arteries is a cyanotic congenit... July 31, 2017 Lecturio read more

Tricuspid atresia is the third most common type of the cyanotic congenital heart diseases. Patients usually present with cyanosis, respiratory distress, syncope, and confus... June 16, 2017 Lecturio read more

Patients with a total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) have abnormally draining pulmonary veins that drain into the right atrium or the systemic venous circula... June 12, 2017 Lecturio read more

Tetralogy of Fallot is considered as the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease. The condition might be associated with other extracardiac abnormalities such... June 12, 2017 Lecturio read more

Pediatric cardiomyopathies are a group of conditions that are characterized by ventricular dilatation as seen in dilated cardiomyopathy or ventricular constriction as seen ... June 9, 2017 Lecturio read more

Infective endocarditis is a common serious infectious pathology in children. The most commonly identified organisms are of the streptococcus and staphylococcus species. Pat... June 9, 2017 Lecturio read more

Blue babies lack sufficient hemoglobin, resulting in the bluish discoloration of tissues, a term referred to as cyanosis. There are three major types of cyanosis: central, ... June 9, 2017 Lecturio read more

Coarctation of the aorta is characterized by the constriction of the aorta usually opposite to the patent ductus arteriosus insertion site. Patients might present with sign... June 8, 2017 Lecturio read more

The most common form of cardiac arrhythmia in children is sinus tachycardia which can be caused by fever. Bradycardia can occur in children due to a depressed sinus node as... June 1, 2017 Lecturio read more

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM ) is preferred term for both, what was earlier classified as obstructive and non-obstructive type of HCM. HCM manifests as otherwise unexpl... May 5, 2017 Lecturio read more