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CARDIOLOGY
Tutor: Dr. György Bárczi
First Semester
Lectures (1 hour per week)
1. Introduction. Differential diagnosis in acute cardiac care
History, epidemiology
Acute coronary syndrome, pulmonary embolism, aortic dissection
2. High blood pressure and the heart
3. Ischaemic heart disease I.
atheroslerosis
Invasive/non invasive tests
Stable coronary artery disease
4. Ischaemic heart disease II.
Acute coronary syndrome
5. “Cardiology Day”
Live demonstrations, interactive lectures, resuscitation practice, etc.
6. Heart failure
Cardiomyopathies
7. Arrhythmias I.
Supraventricular arrhythmias
8. Arrhythmias II.
Ventricular arrhythmias
Syncope, sudden cardiac death
9. Acquired valve diseases
10. Congenital heart diseases in children and in adults
11. Cardiac Surgery
Indications and recommendations
12. Infective heart diseases, cardiac tumours
13. Primary and secundary prevention
14. Interactive case presentations
Practices
(ward rounds, 2 hours per week)
1. Bedside practice – ECG
2. Bedside practice – heart failure, echocardiography
3. Bedside practice – valvular heart diseases
4. Coronary care unit – intraaortic balloon pump
5. Coronary care unit – invasive haemodynamics
6. Coronary care unit – cardiogenic shock
7. Out patient care – ischemic heart diseases
8. Out patient care – arrhythmias
9. Common practice – invasive cardiology
10. Common practice – non-invasive cardiology
SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY / FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Faculty of Medicine
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