Cardiology
Cardiology is the branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart and blood vessels. The human heart is a complex organ, consisting of two ventricles and two atria. Coronary arteries feed the heart the blood it needs to sustain itself. Important diseases of the heart: * Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) * Angina * Coronary heart disease * Cardiac arrest * Cardiac arrhythmias * Cardiomyopathy * Congenital heart defects o Tetralogy of Fallot * Endocarditis * Heart failure * Ischaemic heart disease * Myocarditis * Rheumatic heart disease * Valvular heart disease Important symptoms: * Heart murmur
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