Vanderbilt Cardiac Cath Core Curriculum Reference (Grossman G – First Year CathSap CS) – Understand radiologic imaging G 2 Design/operation of X-ray cineradiographic units CS 5.1, 5.2 Digital imaging and storage Radiation physics and safety Factors influencing imaging quality Radiation quality assurance Indications for cardiac cath G1 Access femoral artery, vein, radial artery G 4 Needles CS 4.2, 4.3 Sheaths Guidewires Coronary and bypass graft angiography G 11 Types of contrast media (hemodynamics, complications, cost) CS 4.3, 4.6, 4.8, of catheters 4.9 Standard views Normal anatomy Quantitate stenosis Left Ventriculography and Left Heart Catheterization G 12 Volume injected, PSI CS 4.7 Size, wall motion, EF, estimate MR LVEDP Manifold use Obtain practice manifold Hemostasis of femoral access CS 14.2 Manual Femstop Closure device use (angioseal, starclose, perclose, etc.) Chitoseal, Quikclot, Cyvek patches Hemostasis of radial access Manual TR Band Management of periprocedural complications CS 4.1, 14.1 Renal dysfunction Retroperitoneal bleeding Vascular complications CVA Heart Cath and Cardiovascular hemodynamics G 7-10 WITT data manipulation CS 4.4, 4.5 Recognize and measure basic pressures and pressure wave forms (A, V, mean) Measurement of cardiac output (Fick and thermodilution) Measurement and interpretation of gradients Calculation of mitral and aortic valve areas: Gorlin formula
Vanderbilt Cardiac Cath Core Curriculum Reference (Grossman – G First Year CathSap – CS) Understand radiologic imaging Design/operation of X-ray cineradiographic units Digital imaging and storage Radiation physics and safety Factors influencing imaging quality Radiation quality assurance G 2 CS 5.1, 5.2 Indications for cardiac cath G1 Access femoral artery, vein, radial artery Needles Sheaths Guidewires G 4 CS 4.2, 4.3 Coronary and bypass graft angiography Types of contrast media (hemodynamics, complications, cost) of catheters Standard views Normal anatomy Quantitate stenosis G 11 CS 4.3, 4.6, 4.8, 4.9 Left Ventriculography and Left Heart Catheterization Volume injected, PSI Size, wall motion, EF, estimate MR LVEDP G 12 CS 4.7 Manifold use Obtain practice manifold Hemostasis of femoral access Manual Femstop Closure device use (angioseal, starclose, perclose, etc.) Chitoseal, Quikclot, Cyvek patches CS 14.2 Hemostasis of radial access Manual TR Band Management of periprocedural complications Renal dysfunction Retroperitoneal bleeding Vascular complications CVA CS 4.1, 14.1 Heart Cath and Cardiovascular hemodynamics WITT data manipulation Recognize and measure basic pressures and pressure wave forms (A, V, mean) Measurement of cardiac output (Fick and thermodilution) Measurement and interpretation of gradients Calculation of mitral and aortic valve areas: Gorlin formula G 7-10 CS 4.4, 4.5
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