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Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
Diagnosis of Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
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Introduction to Diagnosis of Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
Medical History and Physical Examination for Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
Medical History
Physical Examination
Ambulatory (home) blood pressure monitoring
Electrocardiography
How ECG is done
Smartwatches and other wearable devices
Ambulatory Electrocardiography (Holter and Event Monitors)
Echocardiography
How echocardiography is done
Chest X-Rays
Computed Tomography (CT) of the Heart
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Heart
Radionuclide Imaging of the Heart (PET and SPECT)
Cardiac Stress Testing
How stress testing is done
Tilt Table Testing
How tilt table testing is done
Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
Cardiac Catheterization
Catheterization of the right side of the heart
Catheterization of the left side of the heart
Coronary Angiography
Central Venous Catheterization
Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
How pulmonary artery catheterization is done
Electrophysiologic Testing
How electrophysiologic testing is done