Mayo Clinic Cardiology

Joseph G. Murphy, MD, has been on staff at Mayo Clinic for over 30 years. He is a Consultant in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, specializing in the areas of pulmonary hypertension, valvular heart disease, and hospital coronary care. He holds the academic rank of Professor of Medicine in the College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic. He has been editor of Mayo Clinic Cardiology from its inception and is author of over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and nearly 100 book chapters. Nandan S. Anavekar, M.B., B.Ch, is a Professor of Medicine and a consultant in the Cardiovascular Department and Radiology Department at Mayo Clinic. His main clinical interest is the management of diseases of the pericardium, diseases of the aorta cardiac infections, as well as critical care cardiology. He is author of over 200 journal publications.

• Section I. Fundamentals of Cardiovascular Disease1. Physical Examination2. Applied Anatomy of the Heart and Great Vessels3. Evidence-Based Medicine and Statistics in Cardiology4. Cardiac Evaluation Before Noncardiac SurgerySection I Quiz Section II. Noninvasive Imaging5. Principles of Echocardiography6. Stress Echocardiography7. Transesophageal Echocardiography8. Nuclear Cardiology: SPECT Imaging9. Positron Emission Tomography10. Cardiac Imaging: CT and MRI11. Cardiac Radiography12. Atlas of Congenital Heart Defects13. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Clinical Medicine14. Stress Test SelectionSection II Quiz Section III. Electrophysiology15. Electrocardiographic Diagnoses: Criteria and Definitions of Abnormalities16. Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology and Arrhythmogenesis17. Indications for Invasive and Noninvasive Electrophysiologic Testing18. Heritable Cardiomyopathies and Channelopathies19. Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter20. Supraventricular Tachycardia21. Ventricular Tachycardia22. Arrhythmias in Congenital Heart Disease23. Evaluation and Management of Pregnancy-Associated Arrhythmias24. Syncope: Diagnosis and Treatment25. Pacemakers26. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy27. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Troubleshooting28. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Trials and Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death29. Heart Disease in Athletes30. Autonomic Function Testing31. Antiarrhythmic Agents and Mechanistic Effects32. Intracardiac Electrophysiology TracingsSection III Quiz Section IV. Valvular Heart Disease33. Epidemiology of Valvular Heart Diseases34. Valvular Stenosis35. Valvular Regurgitation36. Rheumatic Heart Disease37. Carcinoid and Drug-Related Heart Disease38. Prosthetic Heart Valves39. Quick Reference Guide to Valvular Heart DiseaseSection IV Quiz Section V. Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Disease40. Peripheral Vascular Disease41. Atrial Disease and Stroke42. The Aorta43. Renal Artery Disease44. Pathophysiology of Arterial Thrombosis45. Treatment and Prevention of Arterial Thrombosis46. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders47. Vasculitis48. Marfan Syndrome and Other Genetic Aortopathies49. Pulmonary EmbolismSection V Quiz Section VI. Ischemic Heart Disease: Stable50. Coronary Artery Disease Epidemiology51. Metabolic Syndrome52. Hypertension53. Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease54. Heart Disease in Women55. Heart Disease in Older Adults56. Chronic Stable AnginaSection VI Quiz Section VII. Ischemic Heart Disease: Unstable and Acute Coronary Syndrome57. Epidemiology of Myocardial Infarction58. Cardiac Biomarkers59. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment60. Reperfusion Strategies for Cardiovascular Disease61. Adjunctive Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction62. Hemodynamic Classification and Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction63. Arrhythmic Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction64. Right Ventricular Infarction65. Cardiogenic ShockSection VII Quiz Section VIII. Diseases of the Heart, Pericardium, and Pulmonary Circulation66. Cardiac Rehabilitation67. Cardiac Emergencies68. Pericardial Disease69. Pulmonary Hypertension70. Pregnancy and the Heart71. Adult Congenital Heart Disease72. Infective Endocarditis73. Systemic Disease and the Heart74. Cardiac Tumors75. Sleep Apnea and Cardiac Disease76. Cardiovascular Trauma77. Acute Brain Injury and the Heart78. COVID-19 and the Cardiovascular SystemSection VIII Quiz Section IX. Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure79. Reflex and Humoral Control of the Circulation80. Systolic Heart Function81. Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction82. Heart Failure: Diagnosis and Evaluation83. Right Ventricular Failure and Cor Pulmonale84. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapy for Systolic Ventricular Dysfunction and Heart Failure85. Mechanical Ventricular Assist Devices86. Myocarditis87. Dilated Cardiomyopathy88. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy89. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy90. Cardiac TransplantationSection IX Quiz Section X. Invasive/Interventional Cardiology91. Coronary Artery Physiology, Endothelial Dysfunction, and Intracoronary Imaging92. Invasive Hemodynamics93. Atlas of Hemodynamic TracingsSection X Quiz Section XI. Appendix94. Preparing for Cardiology ExaminationsSection XI Quiz