Cardiology II

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. demonstrate sound theoretical knowledge of the subject; 2. list and display sound clinical skills in the evaluation of the cardiac patient; 3. investigate patients with utmost prioritisation; 4. demonstrate the knowledge and skills to manage and prevent the disease; and 5. identify risk factors, individual and community level for CVD.

Pathological functional sates of the heart: systolic and diastolic dysfunction; arrhythmias; ischaemic heart diseases. Cardiomyopathies. Dilated, restrictive and hypertrophic. Peripheral vascular diseases. Acute and chronic arterial diseases, embolic diseases, venous thromboembolism. CVS infections. Congenital abnormalities. Valvular abnormalities. Emergencies in cardiology.