| Coronary Artery Disease |
| Understand the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis with respect to chronic stable angina and acute coronary syndromes |
| Understand CAD risk factors and their modification |
| Understand the clinical presentations of different anginal syndromes (Chronic stable angina, unstable angina UA, STEMI, NSTEMI) |
| Understand the work-up of chest pain syndromes-(EKG, stress testing, nuclear/ echo, cardiac catheterization, 64 slice CT, Calcium scoring) |
Understand treatment options for CAD (medical, PCI and CABG) |
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| Congestive Heart Failure |
Understand the pathophysiology and hemodynamics of CHF |
Understand the symptoms and signs of CHF and NYHA class |
Understand the causes of acute heart failure and for decompensation in chronic heart failure |
Understand the acute and chronic management of CHF |
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| Rhythm Disorders |
| Understand basic EKG interpretation for arrhythmia |
Basic understanding of narrow QRS tachycardia
 Sinus tach, Afib, Aflutter, SVT / Management |
Basic understanding of Wide QRS tachycardia
 Vtach, Vfib, Torsades / Management |
Understand commonly used EP tests, procedures, devices
Holters, Event monitors, EP study, Pacemakers, ICDs
Ablation, Defibrillation, Cardioversion |
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| Valvular Heart Disease |
| Understand Rheumatic Fever and other common etiologies for valve dz |
| Basic cardiac hemodynamics in MS/MR/AS/AR/TR |
| Diagnostic features of the common valvular heart diseases |
Managent of valvular heart disease (medical/ percutaneous/surgery) |
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| Pericardial Diseases |
| Understand the clinical presentation of pericarditis, pericardial effusion, tamponade and constrictive pericarditis |
Basic diagnostic work-up and management of these diseases |
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| Peripheral and Renovascular Disease |
| Review basic anatomy of large and medium size vessels (neck, UE, LE) |
| Review common peripheral vascular diseases, work-up and management |
| Review diseases of the aorta and its branches (dissection, aneurysm) |
Review renal artery stenosis, pathophysiology and management |
| Congenital Heart Disease |
Understand fetal circulation and changes in blood flow after birth |
| Understand the concept of (acyanotic) left-to-right and right-to-left (cyanotic) shunting |
| Understand ASD, VSD, PDA, PFO, Cyanotic heart disease (Fallot’s tetralogy) |
Basics of MVP, PFO, Bicuspid aortic valve- common congenital problems |
| Miscellaneous Cardiac Conditions |
Pregnancy and heart disease |
Exercise physiology |
Other systemic disease and the heart |
Cardiac tumors- left atrial myxoma |
Cor Pulmonale and Pulmonary hypertension |
