MSRS 6312 - Interventional Cardiac Procedures II

Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem

This course is designed to enhance student knowledge of the interventional procedures performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory that address pericardial and myocardial disease, heart failure and cardiogenic shock. The principles of hemodynamic data collection techniques will be presented including pressure pathology, waveform interpretation and cardiac output. Course content will also include mechanical circulatory support technologies such as the left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) and the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP).