PANCE Blueprint Cardiology (13%)

• Dilated
• Hypertrophic
• Restrictive

Conduction disorders/dysrhythmias

• Atrial fibrillation/flutter
• Atrioventricular block
• Bundle branch block
• Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
• Premature Beats
• Sick sinus syndrome
• Sinus arrhythmia
• Torsades de pointes
• Ventricular fibrillation
• Ventricular tachycardia

Congenital heart disease

• Atrial septal defect
• Coarctation of aorta
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Ventricular septal defect

Coronary artery disease

• Acute myocardial infarction

o Non–ST-segment elevation
o ST-segment elevation

• Angina pectoris

o Prinzmetal variant
o Stable
o Unstable

Heart failure

Hypertension

• Essential hypertension
• Hypertensive emergencies
• Secondary hypertension

Hypotension

• Cardiogenic shock
• Orthostatic hypotension
• Vasovagal hypotension

• Hypercholesterolemia
• Hypertriglyceridemia

Traumatic, infectious, and inflammatory heart conditions

• Acute and subacute bacterial endocarditis
• Acute pericarditis
• Cardiac tamponade
• Pericardial effusion

Valvular disorders

• Aortic (stenosis and regurgitation)
• Mitral (prolapse, stenosis, and regurgitation)
• Pulmonary (stenosis and regurgitation)
• Tricuspid (stenosis and regurgitation)

Vascular disease

• Aortic aneurysm/dissection
• Arterial embolism/thrombosis
• Arteriovenous malformation
• Giant cell arteritis
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phlebitis/thrombophlebitis
• Varicose veins
• Venous insufficiency
• Venous thrombosis

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