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Cardiovascular

Key resources

Hypertension high blood pressure, HTN 8
CVD risk assessment absolute cardiovascular risk, heart health check, AusCVDRisk 8
Dyslipidaemia hypercholesterolaemia, high cholesterol, hyperlipidaemia, familial hypercholesterolaemia 7
Coronary heart disease and angina stable angina, ischaemic heart disease, coronary artery disease, CHD 7
Acute coronary syndrome ACS, myocardial infarction, heart attack, STEMI, NSTEMI, unstable angina, chest pain 9
Atrial fibrillation AF, AFib, atrial flutter 8
Heart failure congestive cardiac failure, CCF, HFrEF, HFpEF, cardiac failure 8
Valvular heart disease and endocarditis aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, heart murmur, infective endocarditis, valve disease 9
Arrhythmias and palpitations SVT, supraventricular tachycardia, bradycardia, heart block, WPW, long QT 7
Cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and pericarditis hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, pericarditis, dilated cardiomyopathy 8
Peripheral arterial disease PAD, peripheral vascular disease, intermittent claudication 5
Aortic aneurysm and dissection AAA, aortic dissection, thoracic aortic aneurysm 7
Rheumatic heart disease RHD, acute rheumatic fever, ARF 9
Syncope fainting, blackout, collapse, orthostatic hypotension, POTS 7
Cardiac rehabilitation cardiac rehab, secondary prevention 7
ECG interpretation electrocardiogram, EKG, 12-lead ECG 8
Congenital heart disease childhood-onset heart disease, CoHD, septal defect 6
Pulmonary hypertension PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension, cor pulmonale 5

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