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UNIT
VIII: ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE
D. Cardiac Arrhythmias
Contents:
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Atrial
- Ventricular
- Non-operative management
- Anti-arrhythmic drugs
- Electrical cardioversion and pacing
- Catheter ablation
- Operative management
- AICD
- Intraoperative mapping and ablation
- Permanent pacing systems
Clinical Skills:
During the training program the resident:
- Performs the operative and non-operative management of patients with atrial arrhythmias;
- Participates in or performs operative management of patients with ventricular
arrhythmias, including placement of automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator;
- Participates in electrophysiologic studies.
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