Electrocardiography
31Electrocardiography I. Overview of ECG leads and QRS morphology II. Stepwise approach to ECG interpretation III. Rhythm and rate IV. QRS axis in the limb leads and normal QRS progression…
Angiographic Views: Coronary Arteries and Grafts, Left Ventricle, Aorta, Coronary Anomalies, Peripheral Arteries, Carotid Arteries
34Angiographic Views: Coronary Arteries and Grafts, Left Ventricle, Aorta, Coronary Anomalies, Peripheral Arteries, Carotid Arteries I. Right coronary artery II. Left coronary artery III. Coronary angiography views. Recognize the angle…
Echocardiography
32Echocardiography 1. General echocardiography I. The five major echocardiographic views and the myocardial wall segments II. Global echo assessment of cardiac function and structure III. Doppler and assessment of valvular…
Cardiac Catheterization Techniques, Tips, and Tricks
35Cardiac Catheterization Techniques, Tips, and Tricks I. View for the engagement of the native coronary arteries: RAO vs. LAO II. Design of the Judkins and Amplatz catheters III. Engagement of…
Hemodynamics
36Hemodynamics I. Right heart catheter II. Overview of pressure tracings: differences between atrial, ventricular, and arterial tracings III. RA pressure abnormalities IV. Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) abnormalities V. LVEDP…
Permanent Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
14Permanent Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator I. Indications for permanent pacemaker implantation II. Types of cardiac rhythm devices III. Pacemaker intervals IV. Leads V. Systematic PM/ICD interrogation using the programmer…
Valvular Disorders
6Valvular Disorders 1. Mitral regurgitation I. Mechanisms of mitral regurgitation II. Specifics of various causes of mitral regurgitation III. Assessment of MR severity IV. Natural history and pathophysiology of organic…
Bradyarrhythmias
13Bradyarrhythmias I. AV block II. Sinus node dysfunction III. Bundle branch blocks, bifascicular and trifascicular block Questions and answers I. AV block A. Types of AV block First-degree AV block…
Approach to Narrow and Wide QRS Complex Tachyarrhythmias
8Approach to Narrow and Wide QRS Complex Tachyarrhythmias I. The unstable patient (shock, acute pulmonary edema) II. Initial approach to any tachycardia III. Approach to narrow QRS complex tachycardias IV….
