CARDIOLOGY — D M
BASIC SUBJECTS
Teaching and attaining proficiency in applied Anatomy (including developmental anatomy), Physiology
and Pathology related to the cardiovascular system.
CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY
Etiopathology, hemodynamics, clinical evaluation, noninvasive and invasive evaluation and management
strategies for the following disorders:
1. Coronary artery disease
2. Rheumatic heart disease
3. Congenital heart disease and other paediatric cardiac disorders
4. Pericardial diseases
5. Cardiac arrhythmias
6. Heart failure
7. Peripheral vascular disorders
8. Pulmonary thromboembolism and pulmonary hypertension
9. Systemic hypertension
10. Systemic diseases involving heart
11. Heart muscle diseases
12. Traumatic heart disease
13. Tumors of heart
14. Genetics, molecular biology and immunology related to cardiology
10 Syllabus D M / M Ch — AIIMS
15. Geriatric heart disease
16. General anaesthesia and non cardiac surgery in patients with heart disease
17. Pregnancy and heart disease
18. Epidemiology and preventive cardiology
Non-invasive Technique
To perform and interpret various non invasive techniques including:
1. Electrocardiography
2. Radiography – routine and specialized areas like CT and MRI
3. Stress testing – tread mill test, stress related and other nuclear techniques
4. Holter monitoring for arrhythmias and ischemic disorders
5. Echocardiography – M-mode, Two dimensional, Doppler, color flow imaging, transesophageal
echocardiography and echo directed hemodynamic studies.
Non-invasive Technique
Experience in cardiac catheterization to calculate and interpret various hemodynamic parameters
Right and left heart cath and coronary angiography procedures in adults and children
To perform temporary pacemaker insertion.
To assist in various interventions including valvuloplasty, coronary and congenital interventions.
Electrophysiology: To interpret electrophysiological data and assist in electrophysiology procedures,
permanent pacemaker implantation.
Biomedical Aspects
To understanding the functional principles of various bio-medical equipments used for the invasive and
non invasive cardiology.
Research Projects
As of now each DM student is completing four research projects during the course.
I It is recommended that the number of projects be reduced to two, however at least one of these
projects must be prospective in nature. In addition, one of the projects must be submitted for
publication in an indexed journal before submission. Special credit should be given for additional
published case reports, published articles.
II The candidate should write two reviews as the topics presented by him on seminars.
Course and Curriculum of D M Cardiology 11
Academic and Clinical Work Requirements
Journal club readings – minimum of 4 reviews and 6 journal readings
Minimum No. of Procedures
Number of Echo’s done — 200
Number of TMT procedures — 100
No. of temporary pacemakers done — 30
Number of Holter analysed — 50
Number of permanent pacemakers assisted or done — 5
Number of cardiac cath procedures including
Interventions assisted or done — 100
(The Head of the department should certify this)
Duration of the study program
Ward + CCU 11 months
Cath Lab 8 months
Echo 4 months
TMT/Holter 4 months
Electrophysiology/pacemaker 2 months
Cardiac Surgery 1 month
Nuclear Cardiology 1 month
Pediatric Cardiology 4 months
Duration of the training programme: 3 years i.e. – 36 months.
The D M exam at the end of 36 months of training.
(mater has been copied and pasted from a relied source of AIIMS new delhi publication)
by: Dr.AJS
Nice Tips! If you can keep that up, you are doing great!
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