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Overview Of The Cardiovascular System
Function of the cardiovascular sy...,
Which organs etc are in series,
What does most vascular beds bein...
13  cards
Electrical Activity Of The Heart
What is the physical connection b...,
What is the electrical connection...,
Why can t cardiac muscle exhibit ...
19  cards
The ECG
Ssl 1,
Ssl2,
Ssl3
24  cards
Embryology
What forms the circulatory system,
Angiogenic cell islands,
First major system to function in...
57  cards
The Cardiac Cycle
Diastole,
Systole,
Late distole
11  cards
Regulation Of Stroke Volume And Heart Rate
Effect of sympathetic nervous sys...,
Effect of parasympathetic nervous...,
Starling s law
22  cards
Pressure And Flow In Arteries And Veins
Sphygmomanometer,
Series of sounds when taking bloo...,
What acts as pressure reservoirs
13  cards
Anti Clotting Mechanisms Of The Endothelium
What is a clot,
6 anticlot mechanisms of the endo...
2  cards
Exchange And The Lymphatic System
How close is every tissue to a ca...,
Continuous capillaries,
Fenestrated capillaries
26  cards
Short Term Control Of Blood Pressure
The arterial baroreflex component...,
Other inputs to the medullary car...,
What regulates blood pressure in ...
8  cards
Long Term Control Of Blood Pressure
Functions of the kidney,
Filtrations of blood in kidney,
Describe the renal counter curren...
16  cards
Treating Hypertension
Complications of hypertension,
Framingham study,
Optimal blood pressure
44  cards
Valvular Heart Disease
Normal size of opening of mitral ...,
Aetiology of mitral stenosis,
Classification of mitral stenosis
60  cards
Non-lung Cancer Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mortality of lung transplants,
Criteria for lung transplant,
Reasons for lung transplant
14  cards
Atheroma
What is atheroma,
Arteriosclerosis,
Arteriosclerosis effects
23  cards
Arterial Disease Of The Limbs
Risk factors for chronic limb isc...,
Less common causes of cli,
Fontaine classification stages
20  cards
Patient Safety
4th most common cause of death,
Costs of healthcare injuries and ...,
80 of adverse events
3  cards
Stroke
Most common cause of long term di...,
Definition of a stroke,
Symptoms of stroke
44  cards
Aneurysms
Definition of an aneurysm,
Causes of aneurysm,
Risk factors
28  cards
Thrombosis And Embolism
2 types of non laminar blood flow,
Virchow s triad,
Specific changes in virchow s tri...
52  cards
Acute Coronary Syndromes
2nd most common cause of death in...,
What is acs,
What is mi
38  cards
Ischaemia And Infarction
Hypoxic hypoxia,
Anaemic hypoxia,
Stangnant hypoxia
40  cards
Angina
Stable coronary artery disease,
Risk factors for angina,
Stable coronary artery disease
46  cards
Nutrition
Prevention strategies impact,
Proatherogenic dietary factors,
Antiatherogenic dietary factors
18  cards
Cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy overview,
Causes of dilated cardiomyopathy,
Symptoms of dilated cardiomyopathy
45  cards
Heart Failure
Definition of heart failure,
Prevalence of hf,
Prognosis of heart failure
54  cards
Genetics and CVD
Congenital heart disease causes,
Down syndrome,
Of newborns vs fetuses with chrom...
28  cards
Congestion and Oedema
Darcys lawq p r,
Congestion,
Clinical pathology examples of co...
22  cards
Venous and Lymphatic Disease
Varicose veins,
Landmark anatomy for varicose veins,
Function of veins in lower limbs
28  cards
Infective endocarditis
Definition of infective endocardi...,
Infective endocarditis incidence,
Ie incidence in the past
24  cards
Arrhythmias
Presentation of arrhythmia,
Investigations for arrhythmia,
Therapeutic approaches for arrhyt...
43  cards
Imaging
Anatomical imaging,
Functional imaging,
Problems with vascular imaging
22  cards
Aortic disease
Sinuses of valsalva,
Basic histology of the aorta,
Classification of aneurysms by type
23  cards

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