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Cardiovascular/Pulmonary: CBL Case 1

D. Harris - Normal Cardiology Physiology

Week 1 - September 2-5

Rx Bricks - Required

Coronary Vascular Anatomy
12 min
Action Potentials of Heart Cells
15 min
Cardiac Conduction System
14 min
Cardiac Muscle Contraction
10 min
Cardiac Cycle
18 min
Contractility, Preload, and Afterload
13 min
Cardiac and Vascular Function Curves
20 min
Heart Sounds
12 min
Pressure-Volume Loops
15 min
Measuring Cardiac Function
13 min
Hemodynamics: Blood Flow
14 min
Hemodynamics: Blood Pressure
16 min
Starling Forces
16 min
Coronary Vascular Physiology
12 min
Vasculature and Lymphatics of the Heart
12 min
Blood Pressure Control: Foundations and Frameworks
18 min
Baroreceptor Regulation of Blood Pressure
14 min
Humoral Regulation of Blood Pressure
12 min
Local Control of the Microcirculation
15 min
Electrocardiogram Part 1: Fundamentals and Lead Placement
14 min
Electrocardiogram Part 2: Waves, Intervals, and Segments
16 min

Required Readings

Enrichment

Lipid Management for the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
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Michos ED, McEvoy JW, Blumenthal RS. Lipid Management for the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. N Engl J Med. 2019;381(16):1557-1567. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1806939
Initial Treatment of Hypertension
This excellent review contains all the basics of hypertension evaluation, physiology, consequences and all treatment options with a complete list of all pharmacologic options.

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Taler SJ. Initial Treatment of Hypertension. N Engl J Med. 2018 Feb
15;378(7):636-644. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp1613481.