Description
This is a practical skills course to accompany theory presented in CVI 211. The student will be performing the diagnostic and interventional procedures discussed in the lecture course. The student will be performing these procedures in a controlled, simulated environment. Specific procedures the students will be exposed to include, but are not limited to, coronary artery interventions; cardiac structural repairs; and cardiac valve interventions. The student will be evaluated on their ability to perform the procedural skills, and their ability to critically think through procedural complications. Prerequisite: CVI 135 & CVI 135L , CVI 202 & CVI 202L Corequisite: CVI 211