Cardiology
Infective endocarditis (IE) is relatively rare in the UK. However, delays in diagnosis...
As a junior doctor, you will often be called about patients with raised blood pressure...
Tachyarrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms with a pulse rate of >100 beats per...
Myocarditis (derived from ‘myocardium’ = cardiac muscle, and -itis = inflammation)...
The word cardiomyopathy is used as a general term referring to the abnormal structure...
Almost every patient admitted to hospital receives IV fluids at some point in their...
The electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most common, and important, investigations...
As a junior doctor, you will also often assess patients complaining of chest pain...
AF is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia you will encounter. In this article,...
Heart Failure is not a diagnosis in itself, rather a collection of symptoms that...
RCEMÂ has published some clear and comprehensive information which is well worth a...
From the Greek: Syn: together & kopein: to cut - referring to a block in blood supply...
Bradyarrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms with a pulse rate of <60 beats per...
Palpitations can be described as the sensation of an abnormally received heartbeat....
