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CVT 2421C - Invasive Cardiology II-AS


3 class hours, 2 laboratory hours 4 Credit(s)
Prerequisite(s): CVT 2420C, CVT 2840L, CVT 2620C
Co-requisite(s): CVT 2841L
This course is designed to tie together cardiac disease processes with diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization procedures. Students will be presented with classifications and the use of equipment and techniques used in invasive cardiology. An in-depth presentation of various cardiac diseases including coronary artery disease, angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure, valve diseases, cardiomyopathies, pericardial disorders, arrhythmias, congenital anomalies and repair procedures is also presented. Additionally, students learn the various calculations performed in the catheterization lab including cardiac outputs, vascular resistance, valve areas and shunts.



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