Cardiac Diseases
Cardiac Diseases

Cardiac Diseases

by Joseph Alpert, MD

Cardiology is the branch of medicine that specializes in the study, diagnosis, and management of pathologies affecting the heart. Dysfunction of the cardiac pump can manifest in several ways depending on the underlying cause. Respiratory signs and symptoms are common in the case of poor cardiac performance or inadequate oxygenation of blood.

In this course, the student will be given overview of heart failure, congenital heart diseases, valvular diseases, coronary artery disease, the different types of cardiomyopathies, cardiac dysrhythmias, and hypertension.

For optimal understanding, the student should be familiar with the anatomy of the heart, with special emphasis on coronary circulation and the conduction system, and cardiac physiology, with special attention to the cardiac cycle and membrane potential.

Course Details

  • Videos 40
  • Duration 5:13 h
  • Quiz questions 150
  • Concept Pages 36

Content

Your Educators of course Cardiac Diseases

 Joseph Alpert, MD

Joseph Alpert, MD

Dr. Joseph Alpert is the Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Director of Coronary Care and Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at the University of Arizona (UA) College of Medicine, USA.
He obtained his Medical Degree cum laude from Harvard Medical School in 1969. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Association of Professors of Medicine, and Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Medicine.
Due to his achievements, he earned the Gifted Teacher Award from the American College of Cardiology in 2004.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Alpert teaches courses on Cardiology and the Cardiac System.


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Poorly organized and low yield
By Bruno F. on 15. August 2023 for Mitral Stenosis and Mitral Regurgitation – Valvular Heart Disease

This lesson was very poorly organized and somewhat confusing. The content was exposed in what appears to be an arbitrary order and no logical connection was present. We were burdened with the graphs of multiple epidemiological studies while other elements of the diseases such as clinical presentation and diagnosis were neglected. Nonsurgical therapy is mentioned on the slides but was not explained in the lesson

 
very well explained
By MUHAMMED Y. on 30. July 2023 for Tricuspid Regurgitation – Valvular Heart Disease

thanks to him , ? like to learn more about this topics

 
Concise yet to the point.
By PRITHVI RAJ ROHIT N. on 26. July 2023 for Dilated Cardiomyopathy – Cardiomyopathy

Covered the most important parts of DCM in a very short time period. The teaching is top-notch!

 
Lack of depth.
By Ali J. on 19. May 2023 for Mitral Stenosis and Mitral Regurgitation – Valvular Heart Disease

This lecture lacks depth and does not cover the conditions in depth (e.g. physical findings, acute vs chronic pictures, etc). It's under cardiology, so I do not understand why it feels like an introduction only.