Cardiology

The Pericardial tamponade page has been updated with additional information about symptoms.

The Aortic dissection page has been updated with additional information about the role of US in the diagnosis.

The HOCM page has been revised and updated.

The Complications of MI page has been updated to remove reference to nitrate sensitivity in RV infarction, as this no longer appears to be a real entity.

The Definition of myocardial infarction page has been updated with a segment on OMI

The Risk stratification in ACS page has had a few minor updates.

The ACS management page has had a few minor updates and wording improvements.

The Thrombolytic therapy in ACS page has been revised and updated.

The Thrombolytic agents page has been updated and simplified with the removal of agents no longer available or rarely used.

The Pseudo acute coronary syndrome patterns page has been updated with an expanded list of ACS mimics.

The Management of heart failure page has been updated with additional information about the long term management of heart failure.

The Myocarditis page has been updated with some additional information.

The Cardiac failure page has been updated with additional information about heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

The Cardiac failure page has been updated with additional information about the causes of cardiac failure.

The Endocarditis page has had a few minor updates in the section on assessment of endocarditis.