Adult Echocardiography I ((4 Units))

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Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Cleveland Clinic Cardiothoracic Ultrasound Program. This course provides detailed instruction of heart anatomy and physiology. It will discuss medical terminology, cardiac anatomy, ECG basics, introduction to the sonographic assessment and technical interpretation of heart disease, and the cardiac cycle. Additionally, this course discusses evaluation of right and left ventricular function, valve disease, prosthetic valve, diastology and hemodynamics.