 Introduction to Cardiac Medicine

Cardiac Anatomy Chambers, valves, coronary arteries, electrical system

(9min) UPDATED 4-16-2016

Cardiac Physiology Preload, afterload, contractility, response to exercise

(27min) UPDATED 1-14-2016

Blood Flow Mechanics Resistance, compliance, wall tension (19min)

UPDATED 5-6-2016

Regulation of Blood Pressure Carotid sinus, carotid occlusion studies, coronary blood
flow, autoregulation (23min) UPDATED 6-6-2016

PV Loops PV loop components, commonly tested PV loops

(16min) UPDATED 12-1-2016

Wiggers' Diagram Wiggers’ diagram components, commonly tested

Wigger’s diagrams (10min)

Venous Pressure Tracings a, v, c waves; x and y descents, commonly tested venous

tracings (10min)

Starling Curve Starling and venous return curves (16min) UPDATED

8-12-2016

 Cardiac Ischemia

Cardiac Ischemia O2 supply/demand, ischemic symptoms, EKG changes

with ischemia, angioplasty, CABG, complications of
ischemia, complications of stents (25min)

STEMI Diagnosis and management; angioplasty; lytics (8min)

UPDATED 5-23-2016

Unstable Angina/NSTEMI Diagnosis and management of UA/NSTEMI (8min)

Stable Angina Treatment of stable angina, nitrates, beta blockers,

calcium channel blockers, mechanisms of drug benefit,
 side effects, Prinzmetal’s Angina (16min)

 EKGs

EKG Basics P wave, T wave, U waves, QRS, Intervals, Axis (23min)

UPDATED 5-20-2016

High Yield EKGs Sinus rhythm, atrial fibrillation and flutter, left and right
bundle branch blocks, ventricular tachycardia and
fibrillation, Torsades (19min)

 Arrhythmias

Cardiac Action Potentials Myocardial and pacemaker action potentials (16min)

UPDATED 8-12-2016

AV and Bundle Branch Blocks 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree AV blocks; Right and left bundle
branch blocks (25min) UPDATED 1-26-16

Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter Symptoms, EKGs, Rate and rhythm control,
anticoagulation (22min) NEW 8-12-2016

AVNRT EKG findings, mechanism, symptoms, therapy (7min)

WPW EKG findings, mechanism, symptoms, therapy (6min)

Antiarrhythmic Drugs Vaughan Williams classification; Adenosine; Atropine;

Digoxin (42min) UPDATED 1-26-16

 Cardiac Auscultation

Heart Murmurs Valvular stenosis and regurgitation murmurs; ASD;

PDA; VSD (23min) UPDATED 6-9-2016

Heart Sounds S1, S2, S3, S4, Clicks, Snaps (17min) UPDATED 6-8-
2016

 Heart Failure

Heart Failure Basics Symptoms and pathophysiology (21min) UPDATED

 12-1-2016

Systolic and Diastolic Heart Definitions, causes, pathophysiology (18min) NEW 12-
Failure 1-2016

Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Pathophysiology and causes (12min) NEW 12-1-2016

Acute Heart Failure Diuretics, Inotropes, Digoxin (19min) UPDATED 12-1-

2016

Chronic Heart Failure ACE-inhibitors, Beta Blockers, devices (17min)

UPDATED 12-1-2016

 The Developing Heart

Cardiac Embryology Ventricular/atrial septum, fetal circulation, circulatory

changes at birth (15min) UPDATED 12-13-2016

Shunts VSD, ASD, PDA, PFO (18min) NEW 12-13-2016

Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease Tetralogy of Fallot, Transposition,

Tricuspid/PulmonaryAtresia (22min) NEW 12-13-2016

Coarctation of the Aorta Pre-ductal and post-ductal coarctation, physiology

(11min) NEW 12-13-2016

 Hypertension

Hypertension Definition, physiology, secondary causes, urgency,

emergency (15min) UPDATED 5-6-2016

Secondary Hypertension Drugs, Aldosteronism, Cushing's, Renal artery stenosis

(16min) NEW 5-6-2016

Hypertension Drugs Beta blockers, ACE-inhibitors, ARBs, calcium channel

blockers, special drugs (24min) UPDATED 5-6-2016

 Other Cardiovascular Topics

Valve Disease Aortic, mitral, pulmonic, tricuspid - stenosis and
regurgitation (19min)

Shock Swan-Gantz catheters, cardiogenic shock, hypovolemic

shock, septic shock, swan in valve disease, intracardiac
shunts (25min) UPDATED 9-1-2016

Pericardial Disease Pericarditis, Tamponade, Constriction (23min)

Aortic Dissection Symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, therapy; Aortic

aneurysms (10min) UPDATED 1-16-2016

Cardiac Tumors Myxoma, Rhabdomyoma, Tuberous Sclerosis (5min)

UPDATED 8-12-2016

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Definition, symptoms, treatment (16min) UPDATED

12-1-2016

Endocarditis Acute, subacute, treatment (14min)