Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Courses

D.M. (Cardiology)

Eligibility Conditions

M.D. or D.N.B. (Medicine or Pediatrics)

Course Duration

Duration of course shall be of 3 completed years including the period of examination.

Course Content

Since the students are trained with the aim of practicing as independent specialists, this course contest will be merely a guideline. They have to manage all types of cases and situations and seek and provide consultation. The emphasis shall therefore be mere on the practical management of the problem of the individual cases and the community within the available resources. In general the course of the study shall include.

A)Basic Sciences

Applied basic sciences relevant to the field of Cardiology---Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Immunology pertaining to the Cardiovascular system

B)Clinical Cardiology

Etiopathology, hemodynamics, clinical evaluation, investigative modalities and treatment details of

• 1. Coronary artery disease
• 2. Rheumatic heart disease
• 3. Congenital heart disease and other paediatric cardiac disorders
• 4. Cardiac arrhythmias
• 5. Heart failure
• 6. Peripheral vascular disorders
• 7. Systemic hypertension
• 8. Systemic diseases involving heart
• 9. Heart muscle diseases
• 10. Pericardial diseases
• 11. Cardiac trauma
• 12. Tumors of heart
• 13. Pulmonary thromboembolism and pulmonary hypertension
• 14. Genetics, molecular biology and immunology related to cardiology
• 15. Geriatric heart disease
• 16. General anaesthesia and non cardiac surgery in patients with heart disease
• 17. Pregnancy and heart disease
• 18. Epidemiology and preventive cardiology
• 19.Other general cardiology topics including principles and basics of drug therapy, care of patients with end stage heart disease, Nuclear cardiology, Cardiovascular Magnetic resonance and CT scan of the Heart

The course in general aims to provide in addition to the basic theoretical knowledge

• A thorough knowledge , theoretical as well as practical, of the various investigative procedures - invasive and non-invasive – including electrocardiography, Stress test testing ( tread mill test, stress related and other nuclear techniques), Holter monitoring for arrhythmias and ischemic disorders, Permanent pacemaker/AICD interrogation and analysis. Echocardiography ( M-mode, Two dimensional, Doppler, Color flow imaging, transesophageal echocardiography and echo directed hemodynamic studies), cardiac catheterization and to perform and analyze basic electro physiologic data
• A detailed knowledge of and practical experience of performing temporary pacemaker insertion, pericardiocentesis, Right and left heart catheterization and coronary angiography procedures in adults and children and also experience in various interventions including valvuloplasty, coronary and congenital interventions electrophysiology procedures and permanent pacemaker/AICD implantation
• A basic knowledge of Cardiovascular-thoracic Surgery