Cardiovascular Bioengineering

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Illustrate the macroscopic and microscopic structure of heart, the cardiac cycle, cardiac electrical activity, ECG vector calculation, excitation-contraction coupling and cardiac imaging modalities
Examine cardiac function as assessed by pressure-volume loops, cardiac function curves and appreciate the nature of fluid dynamics (Bernoulli relationship, Newton rule, resistance)
Appraise the field of cardiac mechanics including current research problems and clinical applications
Determine the activation, active force generation, ventricular-vascular coupling, aortic pressure determination, active elastance derivation and models of cardiac muscle behavior
Propose different cardiac monitoring devices (echocardiography, CT, MRI and SPECT) to assess ventricular function and dysfunction
Recommend and deliver cardiac rehabilitation
Assess cardiovascular imaging modalities such as echocardiography, CT, MRI and nuclear cardiac imaging
Demonstrate the required skills in cardiovascular bioengineering, imaging modalities and cardia