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 50 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 Disease
1. Physical Examination
2. Applied Anatomy of the Heart and Great Vessels
3. Evidence-Based Medicine and Statistics in Cardiology
4. Cardiac Evaluation Before Noncardiac Surgery
Section I Quiz

Section II. Noninvasive Imaging
5. Principles of Echocardiography
6. Stress Echocardiography
7. Transesophageal Echocardiography
8. Nuclear Cardiology: SPECT Imaging
9. Positron Emission Tomography
10. Cardiac Imaging: CT and MRI
11. Cardiac Radiography
12. Atlas of Congenital Heart Defects
13. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Clinical Medicine
14. Stress Test Selection
Section II Quiz

Section III. Electrophysiology
15. Electrocardiographic Diagnoses: Criteria and Definitions of Abnormalities
16. Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology and Arrhythmogenesis
17. Indications for Invasive and Noninvasive Electrophysiologic Testing
18. Heritable Cardiomyopathies and Channelopathies
19. Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter
20. Supraventricular Tachycardia
21. Ventricular Tachycardia
22. Arrhythmias in Congenital Heart Disease
23. Evaluation and Management of Pregnancy-Associated Arrhythmias
24. Syncope: Diagnosis and Treatment
25. Pacemakers
26. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
27. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Troubleshooting
28. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Trials and Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
29. Heart Disease in Athletes
30. Autonomic Function Testing
31. Antiarrhythmic Agents and Mechanistic Effects
32. Intracardiac Electrophysiology Tracings
Section III Quiz

Section IV. Valvular Heart Disease
33. Epidemiology of Valvular Heart Diseases
34. Valvular Stenosis
35. Valvular Regurgitation
36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
37. Carcinoid and Drug-Related Heart Disease
38. Prosthetic Heart Valves
39. Quick Reference Guide to Valvular Heart Disease
Section IV Quiz

Section V. Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Disease
40. Peripheral Vascular Disease
41. Atrial Disease and Stroke
42. The Aorta
43. Renal Artery Disease
44. Pathophysiology of Arterial Thrombosis
45. Treatment and Prevention of Arterial Thrombosis
46. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders
47. Vasculitis
48. Marfan Syndrome and Other Genetic Aortopathies
49. Pulmonary Embolism
Section V Quiz

Section VI. Ischemic Heart Disease: Stable
50. Coronary Artery Disease Epidemiology
51. Metabolic Syndrome
52. Hypertension
53. Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease
54. Heart Disease in Women
55. Heart Disease in Older Adults
56. Chronic Stable Angina
Section VI Quiz

Section VII. Ischemic Heart Disease: Unstable and Acute Coronary Syndrome
57. Epidemiology of Myocardial Infarction
58. Cardiac Biomarkers
59. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
60. Reperfusion Strategies for Cardiovascular Disease
61. Adjunctive Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction
62. Hemodynamic Classification and Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction
63. Arrhythmic Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction
64. Right Ventricular Infarction
65. Cardiogenic Shock
Section VII Quiz

Section VIII. Diseases of the Heart, Pericardium, and Pulmonary Circulation
66. Cardiac Rehabilitation
67. Cardiac Emergencies
68. Pericardial Disease
69. Pulmonary Hypertension
70. Pregnancy and the Heart
71. Adult Congenital Heart Disease
72. Infective Endocarditis
73. Systemic Disease and the Heart
74. Cardiac Tumors
75. Sleep Apnea and Cardiac Disease
76. Cardiovascular Trauma
77. Acute Brain Injury and the Heart
78. COVID-19 and the Cardiovascular System
Section VIII Quiz

Section IX. Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure
79. Reflex and Humoral Control of the Circulation
80. Systolic Heart Function
81. Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
82. Heart Failure: Diagnosis and Evaluation
83. Right Ventricular Failure and Cor Pulmonale
84. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapy for Systolic Ventricular Dysfunction and Heart Failure
85. Mechanical Ventricular Assist Devices
86. Myocarditis
87. Dilated Cardiomyopathy
88. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
89. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
90. Cardiac Transplantation
Section IX Quiz

Section X. Invasive/Interventional Cardiology
91. Coronary Artery Physiology, Endothelial Dysfunction, and Intracoronary Imaging
92. Invasive Hemodynamics
93. Atlas of Hemodynamic Tracings
Section X Quiz

Section XI. Appendix
94. Preparing for Cardiology Examinations
Section XI Quiz