Offered: Spring semesters, every other year
Instructor: Drs. Robert Gotshall, C.W. Miller, Eric Monnet, Chris Orton, Alan Tucker and Lee Wilke
Lecture Room: ZE 112
Time: 4:10-5:25 MW
Prerequisites: BMS 500
Format: 3 credits - 3 hours lecture per week.
Text: None
Exams and Grading: 400 points total: 2 100-pt examinations during semester; 1 150-pt final examination; 50 points from take-home projects. 90% = A; 80% = B; etc. If appropriate, breakpoints may be adjusted downward.
Lecture and Exam Schedule:
| Jan | 17 | Introduction / hemodynamics (CM) |
| 22 | Cardiovascular control -- heart (CM) | |
| 24 | Cardiovascular control -- heart (CM) | |
| 29 | Cardiovascular control -- vessels (AT) | |
| 31 | Cardiovascular control -- vessels (AT) | |
| Feb | 5 | Cardiac mechanics / performance (CO) |
| 7 | Cardiac mechanics / performance (CO) | |
| 12 | Cardiac efficiency (EM) | |
| 14 | Cardiac efficiency (EM) | |
| 19 | Cardiac electrophysiology (CO) | |
| 21 | Cardiovascular evaluation (CM) | |
| 26 | Cardiac arrhythmias (CO) | |
| 28 | Examination #1 | |
| Mar | 4 | Coronary circulation (EM) |
| 6 | Atherosclerosis (CM) | |
| SPRING VACATION | ||
| 18 | Atherosclerosis (CM) | |
| 20 | Models of atherosclerosis (CM) | |
| 25 | Exercise stress testing (RG) | |
| 27 | Myocardial ischemia (CM) | |
| Apr | 1 | Heart failure / models (EM) |
| 3 | Heart failure / treatment (CO) | |
| 8 | Hypertension (LW) | |
| 10 | Hypertension (LW) | |
| 15 | Hypertension (LW) | |
| 17 | Cardiomyoplasty (EM) | |
| 22 | Examination #2 | |
| 24 | Current topics | |
| 29 | Current topics | |
| May | 1 | Current topics |
Final Examination Week (May 6-9) -- FINAL EXAMINATION (150 pts)
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