Difference between revisions of "Cardiovascular pathology"

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This article covers [[atherosclerosis]], among other things.  Vasculitides are covered in a separate article.
This article covers [[atherosclerosis]], among other things.  [[Vasculitides]] are covered in a separate article.


==Vasculitides==
==Vasculitides==

Revision as of 22:35, 18 June 2011

Cardiovascular pathology is a big killer.

Vascular disease

This article covers atherosclerosis, among other things. Vasculitides are covered in a separate article.

Vasculitides

Heart

This article includes cardiac sarcoidosis.

Heart valves are dealt with in a separate article. Other non-tumour cardiac pathology is dealt with in the heart article.

Tumours

These are rare buggers. The most common tumours are atrial myxoma and papillary fibroelastoma.

Congenital & acquired disease

The cardiomyopathy article covers DCM, HCM and restrictive CM, ARVC and noncompaction CM among other things.