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Abdominal Aortic AneurysmAcromegaly and the HeartAdrenal Insufficiency and the HeartAIDS and the HeartAlcoholic CardiomyopathyAngina Pectoris, UnstableAnkylosing Spondylitis and the HeartAortic Regurgitation, AcuteAortic Regurgitation, ChronicAortic StenosisAortic Stenosis, Low Gradient, Low OutputAortic Stenosis, SubvalvularAortic Stenosis, SupravalvularAthlete’s HeartAtrial FibrillationAtrial FlutterAtrial Septal DefectAtrioventricular Nodal Reentrant TachycardiaAtrioventricular Canal DefectsAtrioventricular Nodal-HIS blockAtrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia: Bypass Tracts & The Wolff-Parkinson-White SyndromeAutomatic (Ectopic) Atrial TachycardiaBicuspid Aortic ValveBrugada SyndromeBuerger’s Disease (Thromboangiitis obliterans)Bundle Branch Reentrant Ventricular TachycardiaCarcinoid and the HeartCardiac Allograft VasculopathyCardiac CachexiaCardiac Contusion/Blunt TraumaCardiac Syndrome X (Microvascular Angina Pectoris)Cardiac TamponadeCardiogenic ShockCardiomyopathy, Idiopathic DilatedCardiomyopathy, PeripartumCardiomyopathy, RestrictiveCardiomyopathy, Tachycardia InducedCardiomyopathy, Tako-TsuboCarotid Sinus Hypersensitivity (CSH)Cerebral Vascular DiseaseChagas Heart DiseaseChemotherapy-Induced Cardiovascular DiseaseCoarctation of the AortaCocaine-Induced Cardiovascular DiseaseCongenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great ArteriesCongestive Heart Failure due Predominantly to Diastolic DysfunctionCongestive Heart Failure due Predominantly to Systolic Left VentricularContrast NephropathyCor Pulmonale/Right Heart DiseaseCoronary Artery Disease, Symptomatic Non-RevascularizableCushing’s SyndromeDeep Venous ThrombosisDiabetic CardiomyopathyDigitalis ToxicityDysfunctionEbstein’s AnomalyEffort SyncopeEisenmenger’s SyndromeFriedreich Ataxia, Cardiac ManifestationsHeart Disease in PregnancyHemachromatoses and the HeartHibernating and Stunned MyocardiumHigh Altitude Pulmonary EdemaHigh Output Heart FailureHyperaldosteronism, PrimaryHyperlipidemia (Lipid Disorders)Hyperparathyroidism and the HeartHypertension During PregnancyHypertension, RenovascularHypertension, SystemicHypertensive EmergenciesHypertensive NephrosclerosisHyperthyroid Heart DiseaseHypertrophic CardiomyopathiesHypotension Complicating HemodialysisHypothyroid Heart DiseaseIdiopathic Ventricular ArrhythmiaImplanted Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Frequent DischargesInfective EndocarditisInherited Neuromuscular Disease and the HeartIn-Stent RestenosisIntraatrial Reentrant TachycardiaIschemic Heart Disease, ChronicKawasaki’s DiseaseLeft Atrial MyxomaLeft Ventricular AneurysmLeft Ventricular Free Wall Rupture, AcuteLocalized LymphedemaLong QT Syndrome (LQTS)Lutenbacher’s SyndromeLyme CarditisMarfan’s SyndromeMetabolic Abnormalities and Cardiovascular DiseaseMetabolic Syndrome and the HeartMetastatic Tumors to the HeartMitral Regurgitation, AcuteMitral Regurgitation, Chronic FunctionalMitral Regurgitation, Chronic OrganicMitral StenosisMitral Valve ProlapseMixed Aortic and Mitral Valve DiseaseMixed Aortic Valve DiseaseMixed Connective Tissue Disease and the HeartMixed Mitral Valve DiseaseMultifocal Atrial TachycardiaMyocardial Infarction with Normal Coronary Arteries, AcuteMyocardial Infarction, Acute Non ST Segment ElevationMyocardial Infarction, Acute ST ElevationMyocardial Infarction, Right VentricularMyocardial Ischemia, AsymptomaticMyocarditisNeurocardiogenic SyncopeNon Cardiac Pulmonary Edema (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome-ARDS)Nonparoxysmal Junctional Tachycardia (Accelerated AV Junctional Rhythm)Obesity and Heart DiseaseOrthostatic HypotensionOther Bypass Tracts – Atriofascicular Tachycardia (Mahaim Tachycardia)Pacemaker MalfunctionPacemaker SyndromeParoxysmal Atrial Tachycardia with BlockPartial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ConnectionPatent Ductus ArteriosisPatent Foramen Ovale/Atrial Septal AneurysmPericardial EffusionPericarditis, AcutePericarditis, ConstrictivePericarditis, Effusive ConstrictivePeripheral Arterial Atherosclerosis ObliteransPeri-prosthetic Valve LeaksPermanent Form of Junctional Reciprocating Tachycardia (PJRT)PheochromocytomaPolymyositis/Dermatomyositis and the HeartPostural Tachycardia SyndromePrimary Tumors of the Heart (excluding myxoma)Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular SeptumPulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal DefectPulmonary Edema, AcutePulmonary EmbolismPulmonary Hypertension, PrimaryPulmonic RegurgitationPulmonic StenosisRadiation Heart DiseaseRenal Dysfunction in Heart DiseaseRaynaud's PhenomenonResistant or Refractory HypertensionRheumatic Fever, AcuteRheumatoid Arthritis and the HeartScleroderma and the HeartSexual Dysfunction in Cardiac DiseaseSinus ArrhythmiaSinus BradycardiaSinus Node DysfunctionSinus Node ReentrySinus of Valsalva AneurysmSinus TachycardiaSinus Tachycardia, InappropriateSubclavian Coronary Artery Steal SyndromeSudden Cardiac Death (SCD)Sudden Death in AthletesSuperficial ThrombophlebitisSuperior Vena Cava SyndromeSyncopeSystemic Lupus Erythematosus and the HeartTakayasu’s ArteritisTetralogy of FallotThoracic Aortic AneurysmThoracic Aortic DissectionTorsade De PointesTotal Anomalous Pulmonary Venous DrainageTransposition of the Great ArteriesTricuspid AtresiaTricuspid RegurgitationTricuspid StenosisTricyclic Antidepressants, Cardiac EffectsTruncus ArteriosusVariant or Prinzmetal’s AnginaVenous InsufficiencyVentricular Septal DefectVentricular Septal Rupture, AcuteVentricular TachycardiaWandering Atrial Pacemaker

About the Author

Professor of Medicine, Mayo Medical School; Consultant in Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona