Disorders of the cardiovascular system are the most common cause of mortality and serious morbidity worldwide, accounting for highest number of reported deaths. Advances in diagnosis and treatment of these conditions, and preventive measures adopted have steadily contributed to a decline in death rate. The Animated Atlas of Cardiology is a comprehensive collection of videos pertaining to various diseases and disorders of the heart, their symptoms, pathobiology, diagnostic, surgical and interventional cardiology.
Table of contents
Section - A
1. Lipoproteins - structure, function and types
2. Cholesterol metabolism
3. Apolipoproteins
4. Reverse cholesterol transport
5. Atherosclerosis
6. Atherosclerosis - atheroma formation
7. RAAS cascade - regulation of hypertension
8. Myocardial infarction
9. The heart's electrical system
10. Atrial fibrillation - definition
Section - B
11. Cardiac arrhythmias
12. Heart failure
13. Heart failure - causes
14. Left ventricular hypertrophy
15. Concentric and eccentric hypertrophy
16. Stroke
17. Nicotinic acid derivatives for dyslipidaemia
18. ACE inhibitors
19. Renin inhibitors
20. Angiotensin receptor blockers
Section - C
21. Diuretics
22. Calcium channel blockers or calcium antagonists
23. Central adrenergic inhibitors
24. Gene therapy of hypertension (antisense inhibition)
25. Beta blockers
26. Alpha blockers
27. HMG -CoA reductase inhibitors
28. Lowering cholesterol absorption in the intestine
29. Angiography
30. Angioplasty
31. Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)