10 Part 3: VALVULAR DISORDERS 6 Valvular Disorders 1. MITRAL REGURGITATION 2. MITRAL STENOSIS 3. AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY 4. AORTIC STENOSIS 5. TRICUSPID REGURGITATION AND STENOSIS 6. PULMONIC STENOSIS AND REGURGITATION 7. MIXED VALVULAR DISEASE; RADIATION HEART DISEASE 8. PROSTHETIC VALVES 9. AUSCULTATION AND SUMMARY IDEAS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS References
11 Part 4: HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY 7 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS References
12 Part 5: ARRHYTHMIAS AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY 8 Approach to Narrow and Wide QRS Complex Tachyarrhythmias Further reading 9 Ventricular Arrhythmias QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS References 10 Atrial Fibrillation I. Predisposing factors (see Table 10.1) II. Types of AF III. General therapy of AF IV. Management of a patient who presents with acute, symptomatic AF V. Peri-cardioversion anticoagulation management VI. Antiarrhythmic management after the acute presentation VII. Decisions about long-term anticoagulation, role of clopidogrel, role of triple therapy VIII. Special situation: atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Optimal heart rate in heart failure IX. Special situation: atrial fibrillation with borderline blood pressure or non-AF-related hypotension X. AF burden as a correlate and a driver of HF progression Appendix 1. Optimal heart rate and AF rate for optimal cardiac output Appendix 2. Antiarrhythmic drug therapy Appendix 3. Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation, surgical ablation, AV nodal ablation Appendix 4. INR follow-up in patients receiving warfarin-Non-vitamin