Maricopa Community Colleges  HCE145   19976-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/25/97
HCE145 19976-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Advanced Cardiovascular Techniques
In-depth understanding of diseases of the heart, congenital and acquired abnormalities of the heart, and the effect on echocardiogram. Emphasis on heart structures, and disease processes and treatment. Echocardiograms only as demonstration of heart problems. Prerequisites: HCE144.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HCE145   19976-99999 Advanced Cardiovascular Techniques
1. Describe the basics of cardiac diseases and surgical and medical treatment of heart disease. (I)
2. Describe the basic theory of echocardiology. (II)
3. Recognize structures of the heart by use of echocardiogram. (II)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
HCE145   19976-99999 Advanced Cardiovascular Techniques
    I. Cardiac Diseases and Treatment
        A. Surgeries
          1. Bypass
          2. Valves
          3. Balloon
        B. Inflammatory conditions
          1. Pericarditis
          2. Myocarditis
          3. Rheumatic
        C. Valvular stenosis - insufficiency
        D. Congenital abnormalities
      II. Echocardiology
          A. Theory of echocardiology
          B. Structures of heart
          C. Special techniques
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