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Overview of the function of the cardiovascular system
What is the primary function of t...,
Why is pressure important in the ...,
How does resistance affect blood ...
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Electrical Activity of the Heart
What are the key events in excita...,
How does the action potential in ...,
What is the sequence of electrica...
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A first look at the ECG
What does the p wave represent in...,
What does the qrs complex represe...,
What does the t wave represent in...
15
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The cardiac cycle
What are the key phases of the ca...,
What is a pressure volume pv loop...,
What are the key phases of the pr...
8
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Regulation of stroke volume and heart rate
How does the sympathetic nervous ...,
How does the parasympathetic nerv...,
How does the sympathetic nervous ...
7
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Pressure and flow in arteries and veins
What is systolic pressure,
What is diastolic pressure,
What is pulse pressure and how is...
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Exchange in, and control of, the peripheral circulation
What are the key processes of cap...,
What is the blood brain barrier b...,
What are starling forces and how ...
14
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Short term control of blood pressure
Why is regulating mean arterial p...,
Where are arterial baroreceptors ...,
What is the function of arterial ...
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Long term control of blood pressure
How do the kidneys regulate plasm...,
What happens when plasma volume d...,
What happens when plasma volume i...
15
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Drugs used in the treatment of the cardiovascular system
What are the main drug classes us...,
What are the main classes of anti...,
What drugs are used to treat angina
6
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Hypertension
How is hypertension defined,
What is the difference between sy...,
What are the two main types of hy...
16
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Pathophysiology of atheroma
What is atherogenesis,
What are the key stages of athero...,
What are the key components of an...
7
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Pathophysiology of thrombosis and embolism
What is thrombosis,
What are the key steps in thrombo...,
What is virchow s triad
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Pathophysiology of ischaemia and infarction
What is ischaemia,
What is hypoxia,
What is infarction
14
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Diet and Cardiovascular Disease
What are key dietary factors that...,
What dietary components help prot...,
What evidence supports diet s rol...
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Stable ischemic heart disease and angina – presentation and investigation
What is the underlying cause of s...,
What happens at the cellular leve...,
What are major risk factors for s...
9
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Clinical Pharmacology of Stable Coronary Artery Disease
How has the epidemiology of acs c...,
What are key risk factors for acs,
What are the main classes of drug...
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Acute coronary syndrome presentation and management
What is the main cause of myocard...,
What happens at the cellular leve...,
What are stemi and nstemi
15
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Clinical Pharmacology of Acute coronary syndrome
How does thrombolytic therapy work,
When is thrombolytic therapy used,
What are the benefits of thrombol...
19
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Aneurysms – presentation, investigation and therapy
What is the difference between a ...,
What are key risk factors for aaa,
What are the major sequelae of an...
7
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Arterial occlusive disease
What are the classic symptoms of ...,
What are the symptoms of chronic ...,
What causes acute and chronic lim...
8
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Imaging in Vascular Surgery
What are the main imaging modalit...,
What are the advantages of ultras...,
What are the disadvantages of ult...
8
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Venous disease - presentation, investigation and therapy
What are the main components of t...,
What is the normal function of th...,
What are the common symptoms of d...
8
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Aortic disease - pathophysiology, presentation, investigation and therapy
What are the main sections of the...,
What are the layers of the aortic...,
What is an aortic aneurysm
12
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Pathophysiology of congestion and oedema
What is congestive heart failure chf,
What are the main types of heart ...,
What are the main causes of vascu...
7
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Heart failure – presentation and investigation
What is the aetiology of heart fa...,
What is the epidemiology of heart...,
What is the prognosis of heart fa...
8
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Clinical Pharmacology of Heart failure
What are the strengths and weakne...,
What are the strengths and weakne...,
How do renal and hepatic dysfunct...
6
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Arrhythmias – pathophysiology, presentation and investigation
What is normal sinus rhythm nsr,
What are the types of heart block,
What is atrial fibrillation af
16
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Arrhythmias – therapy
What is the vaughan williams clas...,
What are the four classes in the ...,
What are the class i na channel b...
11
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Valvular heart disease – pathophysiology, presentation and investigation
What are the four common heart va...,
What is the pathophysiology of ao...,
What are the classic symptoms of ...
15
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Infective endocarditis and rheumatic heart disease – presentation, investigation and therapy
What are the predisposing factors...,
What are the most common causativ...,
What are the clinical features of...
12
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Valvular (and ischaemic) heart disease – therapy
What are the main surgical techni...,
What are the indications for cabg...,
What are the complications of cab...
11
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Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism – presentation, investigation & therapy
What are the common presenting sy...,
What are the common presenting sy...,
What are the risk factors for dvt...
10
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Genetics of cardiovascular disease
What are the main genetic causes ...,
What is the genetic basis of marf...,
What is the genetic basis of dila...
10
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Cardiomyopathy, Myocarditis and pericarditis – pathophysiology, presentation, investigation and therapy
What are the 4 main types of card...,
What are the genetic causes of hy...,
What are the clinical features of...
13
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GP1 Cardiology Case Based Learning Tutorial
What are the key differentials fo...,
What are the red flags for chest ...,
What are the common causes of pal...
14
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