Syllabus
Syllabus for Cardiology may differ from one Institute to another. The syllabus of the course highlights the complete course curriculum of a particular degree. It is classified accordingly to the core subjects selected by the candidates.
The important subjects under cardiology are:
Clinical Cardiology:
Clinical Evaluation, Hemodynamic, Etiopathology, Non-Invasive and Invasive Evaluation and Management Strategies for the following disorders:
Coronary artery disease | Rheumatic heart disease |
Congenital heart disease and other pediatric cardiac disorders | Cardiac arrhythmias |
Heart failure | Pulmonary thromboembolism and pulmonary hypertension |
Heart muscle diseases | Geriatric heart disease |
Epidemiology and preventive cardiology | Pregnancy and heart disease |
Electrocardiography | Invasive Cardiology |
Electrophysiology | Congenital heart disease and other pediatric cardiac disorders |
Pericardial diseases | Cardiac arrhythmias |
Peripheral vascular disorders | Systemic hypertension |
Systemic diseases involving a heart | Traumatic heart disease |
Tumours of heart | Genetics, molecular biology and immunology related to cardiology |
Geriatric heart disease | General anaesthesia and non-cardiac surgery in patients with heart disease |
Non-invasive Technique: Performing and Interpreting various Non-Invasive Techniques
Electrocardiography | Radiography-routine and specialized areas like CT and MRI |
Stress testing-tread mill test, stress-related and other nuclear techniques | Holter monitoring for arrhythmias and ischemic disorders |
Echocardiography-M-mode, two dimensional, Doppler, colour flow imaging, transoesophageal echocardiography and echo directed hemodynamic studies. |
Invasive Cardiology
Experience in cardiac catheterization to calculate and interpret various hemodynamic parameters | Right and left heart Cath and coronary angiography procedures (Both Adults and Children) |
Temporary Pacemaker Insertion | Electrophysiology |
Assist in interventions including valvuloplasty, coronary and congenital interventions |
Biomedical Aspects:
Functional Principles of various Bio-Medical equipment used for the Invasive and Non-Invasive Cardiology.
Research Projects:
- Functional principles of various Bio-Medical equipment used for the Invasive and Non-Invasive Cardiology.
- Research Projects
- The recommended number of projects is two, while one of them should be prospective in nature.
- Students' submitted project should be indexed into a journal before the same.
- Special credit will be given for additional published case reports and articles.
- The candidate should write two reviews of the topics presented in the seminar.