Electrophysiology of Heart

ABOUT THE COURSE: The main goal of this course is to understand the basics of myocardial excitability related to ECG and make one confident enough to interpret the same. The course will help one to identify cardiac arrhythmias and understand the role of autonomic regulation of heart. Special attention is given to the core competencies like blood pressure measurement, ECG tracing, autonomic function testing, needed for the nurses and physician assistant providers to offer comprehensive cardiovascular care.INTENDED AUDIENCE: MBBS students, Nursing students, Physicians, Lab techniciansPREREQUISITES: Basics of human physiologyINDUSTRY SUPPORT: Healthcare sector

Week 1: 1. Ionic Basis of Membrane Potentials
2. Physiology of Voltage-Gated Channels and Their Relatives
3. Propagation of Action Potentials-1
4. Propagation of Action Potentials-2
5. Elements of the Cardiovascular System Week 2:1. Electrophysiology of Cardiac Cell-1
2. Electrophysiology of Cardiac Cell-2
3. Electrocardiogram-1
4. Electrocardiogram-2
5. Cardiac Arrhythmias-1Week 3:1. Cardiac Arrhythmias-2
2. Myocardial Infarction
3. Short-Term Regulation of Arterial Pressure
4. Measurement of Blood Pressure
5. Autonomic dysregulation-1Week 4:1. Autonomic dysregulation-2
2. Heart rate variability
3. Clinical use of blood pressure variability
4. Autonomic function tests-1
5. Autonomic function tests-2