Episode 5: Cardiovascular/Peripheral Vascular Assessment

In this episode we covered the essential components of central and peripheral cardiovascular assessments. We also covered a brief summary of several common heart diseases.

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References:
Bonow, R. O., Nishimura, R. A., & Thompson, A. (2014). Valvular heart disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 63(22), 2438-2488.

Cleveland Clinic. (2021). Coronary artery disease. Retrieved from https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16898-coronary-artery-disease

Kirchhof, P., Benussi, S., Kotecha, D., Ahlsson, A., Atar, D., Casadei, B., ... & Zeppenfeld, K. (2016). 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS. European Heart Journal, 37(38), 2893-2962.

Nishimura, R. A., Otto, C. M., Bonow, R. O., Carabello, B. A., Erwin, J. P., Guyton, R. A., ... & Thomas, J. D. (2014). 2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 63(22), e57-e185.

Yancy, C. W., Jessup, M., Bozkurt, B., Butler, J., Casey, D. E., Drazner, M. H., ... & American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. (2017). 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 70(6), 776-803.

Dains, J., Baumann, L., & Scheibel, P. (2024). Advanced health assessment and clinical diagnosis in primary care (7th ed.). Elsevier.

Bickley, L. S., Szilagyi, P. G., Hoffman, R. M., & Soriano, R. P. (2024). Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and history taking. Wolters Kluwer.

ChatGPT was used to help curate some sources and information.