Download Cardiac Catheterization: Objectives, Diseases, and Procedures and more Exams Medicine in PDF only on Docsity! Cardiac Catheterization Objectives: Knowledge Vascular Access: • Basic understanding of access site anatomy, including femoral artery and vein, internal jugular vein, and brachial artery • Basic Understanding of disease conditions (and surgical correction) involving these anatomic structures • Appreciate atherosclerotic disease of the ileo-femoral system and knowledge of surgical revascularization anatomy, including Aorto-bifemoral graft, Fem-fem bypass, and Fem-pop bypass Right Heart Catheterrization (Hemodynamics): Basic understanding of normal and abnormal right heart hemodynamics with specific attention to the following disease states. • Congenital ASD • Congenital VSD • 1° Pulomonary Hypertension • Congestive Heart Failure • Constrictive physiology • Cardiac Tamponade Left Heart Catheterization (Hemodynamic): Basic understanding of normal and abnormal left heart hemodynamics with specific attention to the following disease states. • Aortic Insufficiency • Aortic Stenosis • Gorlin Equation • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy • Mitral Insufficiency • Mitral Stenosis • Gorlin Equation • Cardiomyopathy • Constrictive physiology • Cardiac Tamponade • Measurements of Cardiac Output: Fick, Thermodilution Left Ventriculography: Basic understanding of normal and abnormal left ventricular function with specific attention to the following disease states: • Coronary Artery Disease • Mitral Insufficiency • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy • Estimation of Ejection Fraction Coronary Angiography: Basic understanding of normal anatomy, pathologic impact on anatomy and surgical impact. with specific attention on the following: • Normal Coronary Anatomy • Common Congenital Abnormalities • Anomalous Origins of the major Coronary Arteries • Coronary Artery Disease • Saphenous Vein Grafts • Internal Mammary Arteries Aortography & Ileo-femoral angiography: Basic understanding of normal anatomy, pathologic impact on anatomy and surgical impact. with specific attention on the following: • Aortic Insufficiency • Aneurysm • Ascending Aorta • Descending Aorta • Abdominal Aorta • Aortic Dissection • Surgical Repair of Aortic Dissection Right Ventricular Biopsy: Basic understanding of cardiomyopathic conditions in which right ventricular biopsy plays a role in diagnosis and/or management: • Allograft Rejection • Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy • Anthracycline Cardiomyopathy Intra-aortic Balloon Pump: Basic understanding of the indications, contraindications, insertion techniques, and troubleshooting. Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Equipment: Basic understanding of the equipment and devices used in the Catheterization Laboratory • x-ray/fluoroscopic equipment • Pressure Manometers • Digital Storage System
