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Core Curriculum for Cardiovascular Fellows

The fellowship program offers a two-year comprehensive educational curriculum. The information outlined below may not be 100% accurate. We are working on updating the information for our upcoming fellowship program. If you have any questions about the curriculum, please contact our office by e-mail, fellowship@cvmed.stanford.edu letter, or call Staci Leitner, Clinical Fellowship Coordinator at (650) 725-4183, or Laura Dodera, Research Fellowship Coordinator at (650) 725-4177, or fax at (650) 725-1599.


Basic Science

Principles of Molecular Biology
Molecular Biology of Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Genetics
Vascular Endothelium
Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Introduction to Epidemiology: Study Design, Bias, Confounding
Introduction to Biostastistics
Biostatistical Computer Analysis
Prospective studies: design and interpretation
Retrospective studies: design and interpretation
Evaluation of a diagnostic test
Economic analysis
Issues in Clinical Trial design and interpretation
Survival analysis

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Principles of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Practical Aspects of Cardiac Rehabilitation

Preventive Cardiology

Hyperlipidemia and lipid lowering agents
Treatment of hypertension
Cardiac risk stratification

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Acute Coronary Syndromes
Diagnosis and management of AMI
Thrombolytic trials in AMI
Medical versus surgical revascularization for CAD
Complications of AMI

Cardiac Catherization and Percutaneous Interventions

Introduction to cardiac catherization
Invasive hemodynamic monitoring: basic principles
Invasive hemodynamic monitoring: waveforms
Angiography: Basics and anomalies
Angiography: Basics and anomalies
Beyond angiography: IVUS, CFR, and FFR
Device development

Arrhythmias and Clinical Electrophysiology

EP emergencies and urgent problems
AICD Indications
Pacemaker indications, implant and function, troubleshooting
BiV indications, implant and function, troubleshooting
Antiarrhythmic drugs, SVT/VT/ACLS refresher
Management of Atrial fibrillation and SVT
Syncope
AV block and EP tracings

Electrocardiography

Ischemia and infarction
Ventricular hypertrophy
ECG Boardsmanship
Atrial abnormalities
Bundle branch blocks
AV block and bradycardia
Supraventricular tachycardias
Electrolytes, SAECG, TWA, and miscellaneous topics
Congenital variants and abnormalities
Ventricular arrhythmias
ECG Unknowns
Pacemaker rhythms

Valvular Heart Disease

Diseases of the aortic valve and aorta
Diseases of the mitral valve
Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement

Cardiac Imaging and Non-invasive Stress Testing

Principles of Exercise Treadmill Testing
Nuclear Cardiology: Principles
Nuclear Cardiology: Practical applications
Introduction to echocardiography
Evaluation of Pericardial Diseases / Stress Echocardiography
Echocardiography for the boards
Trans-esophageal echocardiography
Basic MR Principles I
Basic MR Principles II
Myocardial Viability

Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary thromboembolic disease

Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases

Myocarditis and Pericarditis
Cardiac Amyloidosis

Congestive Heart Failure

Chronic heart failure: diagnosis, etiologies, and treatment
Treatment of decompensated heart failure
Pre-transplant evaluation
Intra-aortic balloon pumps

Periperal Vascular Disease

Peripheral Arterial Disease
Lymphedema

Congenital Heart Disease

Overview
Issues in Congenital Heart Disease for the Adult Cardiologist
Surgical Therapies for Congenital Heart Disease

Cardiac Surgery

Valvular sugery (see Valvular Heart Disease)
LVAD therapy
Surgical options for heart failure

Cardiac Transplantation

Introduction to Cardiac Transplantation
Pre-transplant Evaluation
Post Transplant Care
Immunosuppresive Management

Consultative Cardiology

Introduction to consultative cardiology
Care of the post-cardiac surgery patient
Pre-operative cardiac evaluation

Special Topics

The cardiovascular physical examination
Cardiac Auscultory Skills Workshop
Cardiovascular Paliative and End-of-Life Care
Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy
Cardiovascular Trauma
Cerebrovascular Disease