COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Objectives:
To be able to identify anatomical orientations, cardiac structures and their functions, and coronary anatomy in interactive style. A 10 question exam and evaluation form completes the course.

Objectives:
To be able to identify various breathing problems, chest pain characteristics, levels of consciousness physical assessment of pulses, auscultation, and murmurs with brief descriptions of echocardiographic and cath hemodynamic data.

Objectives:
To be able to define principle characteristics of cardiac and vascular ultrasound to include the Doppler equation, types of echoes, basic principles, construction, artifacts, bioeffects and safety.

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To be able to define the generation of x-rays, principle characteristics of cardiovascular radiology to include diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures, other imaging modalities that rely on x-rays, the concerns of secondary or scatter radiation, the use of Newton's Inverse Square Law in minimizing exposure, and bioeffects and safety.

Objectives:
To be able to identify the anatomy of the heart's conduction system, the components and their functions, the action potentials for pacemaker and non-pacemaker cells, accessory bypass tracts and currently accepted therapies for pre-excitation syndromes.

This course reviews exercise stress testing and includes blood pressure responses, methods of measurement, testing options, EKG changes, predictive values of EST and an introduction to how echocardiography is used in the procedure.

Objectives:
To be able to identify indications, relative and absolute contraindications, blood pressure responses, methods of measurement, types, EKG changes, exercises in determining sensitivity and specificity, and the use of echocardiography, radiopharmaceuticals, and in exercise and pharmacological stress testing.

A 20 question exam and evaluation form completes the course.

This course reviews the universal precautions that must be used when handling bodily fluids to include proper attire such as gloves, facemasks, eyewear, aprons and gowns, the use of safety guidelines when working with sharps and needles, and proper disposal techniques of contaminated equipment.

Objectives:
To be able to identify universal precautions that must be used when handling bodily fluids to include proper attire such as gloves, facemasks, eyewear, aprons and gowns, the use of safety guidelines when working with sharps and needles, and proper disposal techniques of contaminated equipment with examples and learning modules are provided.

This course reviews the clinical aspects of cardiomyopathies to include hypertrophic, dilated, and restrictive forms of the disease. Topics include clinical signs and symptoms, etiologies, and diagnostics of each form and additional information on identifying the various aspects collected in each state.

Objectives:
To be able to identify cardiomyopathies based on the clinical aspects of evaluating the major forms of the disease by examining medical history, signs and symptoms, physical exam, electocardiography, echocardiography, radiographic and cath lab findings. Etiology of each form is presented and case studies are discussed.

This course reviews the use of echocardiography as soft tissue imaging for the invasive specialist. The topics include preparation, orientation, standard views, anatomical structures in normal and abnormal states. Techniques used in diagnostic imaging include, 2 Dimensional, m-mode, basic colorflow imaging, and spectral Doppler are explained.

Included is the new role of interventional echocardiographic specialists and the use of ultrasound in invasive procedures.

Objectives:
To be able to identify the standard views in 2 Dimensional, m-mode, colorflow, and spectral Doppler imaging and how they provide diagnostic data in the detection of disease.

This course reviews the steps needed to evaluate heart sounds, their creation, and meaning of sounds generated by the heart. Included are abnormal heart sounds, heart murmurs, their origins and meaning. Heart murmurs can assist in diagnosing conditions such as valvular, structural, pulmonary, and vascular disease. Actual sound files are found in this course.

Objectives:
To be able to identify the normal heart sounds and those of various disease states. You will develop ausculatation skills through interactive media and be able to describe abnormal sounds, their origins, the changes in sounds caused by certain disease states, and the generation and meaning of heart murmurs as a component of heart disease and diagnosis.

This course reviews the steps needed to evaluate the EKG and patterns that suggest various disease states. Topics include steps to measuring the components of the EKG, how to calculate the axis and causes of axis deviation, identifying chamber enlargement and bundle branch blocks. Most appropriate for all cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to evaluate the 12 lead EKG and identify normal and abnormal values. Also to be able to identify patterns of injury, ischemia, and infarction; calculate the axis using the tri-axial system, determine the causes of axis deviation to include chamber enlargement and bundle branch blocks.

This course reviews the diagnostic findings indicating the evolution of impending myocardial infarction by assessing the medical history, signs and symptoms, 12 lead electrocardiography, cardiac enzymes, and the stratification of events in the urgency to treat ischemia, injury, and myocardial infarction. Topics include steps to measuring the components of the EKG, coronary artery anatomy and distribution, recognition of ischemia, injury, coronary spasm, STEMI, and NonSTEMI patterns of myocardial infarction. Most appropriate for all cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to recognize clinical data, evaluation of the 12 lead electrocardiogram, categorization and outcomes for STEMI, Non-STEMI, and coronary spasm in deeloping a strategy for the treatment for myocardial infarction. Topics include steps to evaluation of clinical data, the components of the EKG, coronary artery anatomy and distribution, and criteria for recognition of ischemia, injury, STEMI, and NonSTEMI patterns of myocardial infarction.

This course reviews the steps to interpreting EKGs, and the more common forms of arrhythmias. Topics include sinus, atrial, junctional, ventricular rhythms and heart blocks. Most appropriate for all cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify the more common electrocardiographic rhythms, including sinus, atrial, junctional, ventricular rhythms and heart blocks based on description, rhythm, rate, P wave configuration, PRI and QRS.

This course reviews the use of pharmacological agents used in the diagnostic and interventional lab.. The topics include drug catagories, chemical and brand names, indications, mechanisms, method of action, and notes for monitoring conditions after administration.

Objectives:
To be able to identify the category, uses, indications, mechanisms, method of action, and notes for monitering the patient's condition after administration.

This course reviews left and right hemodynamic pressures and the calculation of cardiac parameters measured in the cardiac cath lab. Topics include normal pressures and waveforms, procedures for calculating cardiac output using the Fick Principle, thermodilution, and left ventriculography, cardiac performance measurements and calculations.

Objectives:
To be able to identify pressure waveforms, methods of obtaining flow and volume values, and how to perform calculations to evaluate cardiac performance. Interactive calculating modules are also presented.

This course reviews various types of sterilization technologies, maintaining a sterile field, precautions in performing implantable devices, proper personal preparation for scrubbing, and patient preparation.

Objectives:
To be able to identify methods of sterilation, sterile technique for percutaneous and implantable devices, steps in personal preparation as a scrub assistant, and patient preparation. Interactive performance modules are also presented.

This course reviews the type of diagnostic procedures in the cath lab to include; indications and contraindications for catheterization, complications in diagnotic testing, team roles, patient pharmacologic preparation, equipment,, coronary angiography, left ventricular angiography, left and right heart catheterization, O2 saturation protocols and procedures, and challenge techniques for restrictive heart disease.

Objectives:
To be able to identify indications, contraindications, complications in diagnostic testing, roles of the cath lab team, patient pharmacological preparation, equipment used in percutaneous procedures, performance of coronary angiography and ventriculography, performing left and right heart catheterizations, O2 saturation runs, and challenge testing for restrictive heart disease. Interactive calculating modules are also presented.

This course reviews the devices and equipment used in performing a diagnostic cardiac catheterization procedure. Topics include the range and use of catheters, sheaths, guide wires, standard connections for contrast and hemodynamic monitoring, specialized catheters for measurement of cardiac output and oximetry.

Objectives:
To be able to identify devices and equipment used in performing a diagnostic cardiac catheterization procedures. Interactive recall modules are included.

This course reviews the devices and equipment used in performing various interventional procedures. Topics include the range and use of PCI catheters, stents, rotoablation, atherectomy, and thrombus aspiration devices.

Objectives:
To be able to identify and usage of devices and equipment in performing various coronary interventional applications and procedures. Interactive recall modules are included.

This course reviews the devices and equipment used in performing various procedures to correct structural abnormalities or the use of preventative application devices in the treatment of cardiac disease. Topics include the devices and use of valvuloplasty, percutaneous valve replacement, mitral valve clipping, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, ASD/PFO closure, and left atrial appendage occluder/closure devices.

Objectives:
To be able to identify and usage of devices and equipment in performing structural repair and preventive care applications in the cath lab. Interactive recall modules are included.

This course reviews the devices and equipment used in performing various procedures in the detection and evaluation of cardiac disease. Topics include - Cardiac CT (CCT), Cardiac MR (CMR), Fractional Flow Reserve and Computed Tomography (FFR-CT), and more.

Objectives:
To be able to identify devices and purpose of using advanced multi-modality technologies in the evaluation of cardiac disease. Interactive recall modules are included.

This course reviews the pathology of aortic stenosis and the results of diagnostic testing indicating the condition. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, hemodynamics. and echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify aortic stenosis and its variations by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on aortic stenosis.

This course reviews the pathology of aortic regurgitation and the results of diagnostic testing indicating the condition. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify aortic regurgitation and its variations by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on aortic regurgitation.

This course reviews the pathology of mitral stenosis and the results of diagnostic testing indicating the condition. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify mitral stenosis and its variations by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on mitral regurgitation.

This course reviews the pathology of mitral regurgitation and the results of diagnostic testing indicating the condition. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and higher level cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify mitral regurgitation and its variations by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on mitral regurgitation.

This course reviews the pathology of Mitral Valve Prolapse and the results of diagnostic testing indicating the condition. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and higher level cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify mitral valve prolapse and its variations by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on mitral valve prolapse.

This course reviews the pathology of pulmonic valve disease and the results of diagnostic testing indicating the condition. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify pulmonic stenosis, pulmonic regurgitation, and their variations by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on pulmonic stenosis and pulmonic regurgitation.

This course reviews the pathology of tricuspid valve disease and the results of diagnostic testing indicating the condition. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify tricuspid stenosis, tricuspid regurgitation, and their variations by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on tricuspid stenosis and tricuspid regurgitation.

This course reviews the pathology of congestive heart disease and the results of diagnostic testing indicating the various conditions. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify congestive heart disease and its variations by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on congestive heart disease.

In development

This course reviews the pathology of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and the results of diagnostic testing indicating the various conditions. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and its variations by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.

In revision

This course reviews the pathology of ischemic heart diseasse and the results of diagnostic testing indicating the various conditions. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify ischemic heart disease and its variations by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on of ischemic heart disease .

In revision

This course reviews the pathology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathies and the results of diagnostic testing indicating the various conditions. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and its variations by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

This course reviews the pathology of dilated cardiomyopathies and the results of diagnostic testing indicating the condition. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify dilated cardiomyopathy and its variations by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on dilated cardiomyopathy.

This course reviews the pathology of restrictive cardiomyoapthy and how diagnostically similar to constrictive pericarditis. The course covers the results of diagnostic testing indicating multiple conditions. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify restrictive cardiomyopathy and its variations by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on restrictive cardiomyopathy.

This course reviews the pathology of pericarditis, pericardial effusion, and cardiac tamponade. The course covers the results of diagnostic testing indicating multiple conditions. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify pericarditis and its possible progression into cardiac tamponade by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on pericarditis and its progression. Differential diagnosis skills are discussed.

This course reviews the pathology of constrictive pericarditis and restrictive cardiomyoapthy and how diagnostically similar the two conditions are. The course covers the results of diagnostic testing indicating multiple conditions. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify constrictive pericarditis versus restrictive cardiomyopathy by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on pericardial and restrictive heart disease. Differential diagnosis skills are discussed.

This course reviews the pathology of aortic diseases and the results of diagnostic testing indicating multiple conditions. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations. Most appropriate for intermediate and advanced cardiovascular invasive specialists.

Objectives:
To be able to identify various diseases of the aorta by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, and the results of diagnostic procedures to include; medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, x-ray imaging, hemodynamics, echo and cath presentations on diseases of the aorta.

This course reviews the pathology of myocardial disease and the results of diagnostic testing indicating the condition. Topics include causes and medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations.

Objectives:
To be able to identify myocardial diseases by reviewing the results of diagnostic procedures to include medical history, signs and symptoms, EKGs, palpation, auscultation, echo and cath presentations.