Cardiology

Coronary artery disease is considered the leading cause of death worldwide. It occurs as a result of atherosclerotic changes of the coronary arteries with subsequent narrow... 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, the other two being transposition of the vessels and tetralogy of Fallot. Patient... 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, suc... June 12, 2017 Lecturio read more

Cardiomyopathies encompass a wide range of myocardial diseases that present with various structures such as ventricular dilatation as seen in dilated cardiomyopathy, or ven... 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 oxygenation, resulting in the bluish discoloration of tissues, a term referred to as cyanosis. There are two major types of cyanosis: central an... June 9, 2017 Lecturio read more

Coarctation of the aorta is a constriction usually occurring opposite the patent ductus arteriosus insertion site. Patients might present with signs and symptoms suggestive... 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 the preferred term for both, what was earlier classified as obstructive and non-obstructive type of HCM. HCM manifests as otherwise une... May 5, 2017 Lecturio read more