UNIT VIII: ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE


D. Cardiac Arrhythmias



Contents:

  1. Cardiac arrhythmias
    1. Atrial
    2. Ventricular

  2. Non-operative management
    1. Anti-arrhythmic drugs
    2. Electrical cardioversion and pacing
    3. Catheter ablation

  3. Operative management
    1. AICD
    2. Intraoperative mapping and ablation
    3. Permanent pacing systems

Clinical Skills:

During the training program the resident:

  1. Performs the operative and non-operative management of patients with atrial arrhythmias;

  2. Participates in or performs operative management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias, including placement of automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator;

  3. Participates in electrophysiologic studies.

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