CVT 207 - Intro to Electrophysiology

Description
This course provides foundational concepts of diagnostic and interventional cardiac electrophysiology. Students will learn about testing and diagnosis of conditions effecting the electrical conductivity of the heart. This course will explain pharmacological and other therapeutic interventions to treat and manage conditions related to cardiac electrophysiology.

Credit Hours: 2
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite:
Consent to Enroll in Course: Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Course Fees: $157.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Cardiovascular Technology, A.A.A.S., Cardiovascular Technology, Certificate

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Describe diagnostic testing and mapping procedures for cardiac arrhythmias.
Differentiate pharmacological methods for treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
Explain procedures for implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
Explain cardiac catheter ablation procedures.
Summarize cardioversion and tilt table/syncope procedures.
Indicate steps for pulmonary vein angioplasty due to complications from radio-frequency ablation (RFA).
Distinguish drug infusion testing for diagnosis of Brugada Syndrome and also in appropriate sinus tachycardia.

Course Outline:

Wk 1: Disorders of the Heart Rhythm: Basic Principles

>The Cardiac Electrical System

>Abnormal Heart Rhythms

>Treatment of Arrhythmias

>Principles of the Electrophysiology Study

Wk 2: The EP Study in the Evaluations of Bradycardia

and Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias

>SA node, AV node, and His-Purkinje system

>SVTS

Wk 3: EP Evaluation and Treatment of Ventricular

Arrhythmias

Wk 4: Transcatheter Ablation: Therapeutic EP

Wk 5: Ablation of SVTs, PVCs, VT, A-fib and A-flutter

Wk 6: Cardiac Resynchronization and Evaluation of Syncope

Wk 7: EP Testing in Perspective: The Evaluation and

Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Final Exam

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:

Lecture: 30-40%
Audio-Visual Cotent: 25-35%
Group & Indiviudal Assignments: 10-20%
Discussion/Participation: 10-20%

Mandatory Course Components:
NA
Equivalent Courses:
NA

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course-Specific Placement Test: NA
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: NA

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
NA

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 2
Total Fieldwork Hours Per Week: NA
People Soft Course ID Number: 105188
Course CIP Code: 51.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 25
School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Allied Health
Discipline: CVT
First Term Valid: Fall 2023 (8/1/2023)
1st Catalog Year: 2022-2023
Name of Course Author:
Julie Lackscheide

Faculty Credential Requirements:
Certification/License Requirement (list below), Other (list below), Program Accreditation Requirement (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
1) Bachelor’s degree
2) Hold a cardiovascular credential from at least one of the concentrations identified in these
Standards;
3) Have at least two years’ experience in cardiovascular health care;

Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028