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Parent topics

• Heart [r]: A chambered muscular organ in organisms that pumps blood received from the veins into the arteries, thereby maintaining the flow of blood through the entire circulatory system. ^[e]

Subtopics

Components

• P wave [r]: Add brief definition or description
• QRS complex [r]: Add brief definition or description
• T wave [r]: Add brief definition or description
• QT interval [r]: In cardiology and the electrocardiogram, the time between the start of the Q wave and the end of the T wave. ^[e]

Abnormalities

• Atrial fibrillation [r]: Condition where there is disorganised electrical conduction in the atria, resulting in ineffective pumping of blood into the ventricle. ^[e]
• Atrial tachycardia [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Arterioventricular block [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Ventricular fibrillation [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Ventricular tachycardia [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

Cardiac electrical system

• Sinoatrial node [r]: The part of the mammalian heart in which electrical signals triggering heart contractions normally begin ^[e]
• Atrioventricular node [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Purkinje fibers [r]: Add brief definition or description

Clinical entities and actions

• Acute coronary syndrome [r]: Set of signs and symptoms related to the heart, due to myocardial ischemia. ^[e]
  • Angina pectoris [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Myocardial infarction [r]: A heart attack, gross necrosis of the myocardium, resulting from interruption of the blood supply to the area. ^[e]
  • Myocardial ischemia [r]: Reversible reduction in the supply of blood to the heart muscle (i.e., myocardium), commonly causing the pain of angina ^[e]
• Advanced cardiac life support [r]: The use of methods and equipment, beyond the level of cardiopulmonary resuscitation but less than surgical or interventional cardiology, to treat cardiopulmonary arrest. ^[e]
  • Defibrillator [r]: Medical device which applies brief high-voltage electric shock to the heart, to restore a proper rhythm. ^[e]
  • Telemedicine [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Thrombolysis [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Pulmonary embolism [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [r]: Add brief definition or description

Complementary tests

• Auscultation [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Echocardiogram [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Cardiac chemistry [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Creatine kinase [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Troponin [r]: Add brief definition or description

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• Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Preoperative care [r]: Add brief definition or description