CVT 2421 - Invasive Cardiology II

3 credits
Prerequisites: CVT 2420 and CVT 2805
Corequisites: CVT 2205 and CVT 2840L
This course is designed to tie together cardiac disease processes with diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization procedures. Students will be presented with classifications, equipment, and techniques used in invasive cardiology. The course offers an in-depth presentation of various cardiac diseases including coronary artery disease, angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure, valve diseases, cardiomyopathies, pericardial disorders, arrhythmias, and congenital anomalies, and repair procedures. Additionally, students learn the various calculations performed in the catheterization lab including cardiac outputs, vascular resistance, valve areas, and shunts.