Cardiac Catheterization Objectives:
Knowledge
Vascular Access:
• Basic understanding of access site anatomy, including femoral artery and vein,
internal jugular vein, and brachial artery
• Basic Understanding of disease conditions (and surgical correction) involving
these anatomic structures
• Appreciate atherosclerotic disease of the ileo-femoral system and knowledge of
surgical revascularization anatomy, including Aorto-bifemoral graft, Fem-fem
bypass, and Fem-pop bypass
Right Heart Catheterrization (Hemodynamics):
Basic understanding of normal and abnormal right heart hemodynamics with specific
attention to the following disease states.
• Congenital ASD
• Congenital VSD
• 1° Pulomonary Hypertension
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Constrictive physiology
• Cardiac Tamponade
Left Heart Catheterization (Hemodynamic):
Basic understanding of normal and abnormal left heart hemodynamics with specific
attention to the following disease states.
• Aortic Insufficiency
• Aortic Stenosis
• Gorlin Equation
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Mitral Insufficiency
• Mitral Stenosis
• Gorlin Equation
• Cardiomyopathy
• Constrictive physiology
• Cardiac Tamponade
• Measurements of Cardiac Output: Fick, Thermodilution
Left Ventriculography:
Basic understanding of normal and abnormal left ventricular function with specific
attention to the following disease states:
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Mitral Insufficiency
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Estimation of Ejection Fraction
