SECTION 1 – PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY 1. Introduction to cardiac anatomy and physiology 2. Neuroendocrine Control of Cardiovascular Function: Physiology and Pharmacology 3. Cardiac responses to exercise and training 4. Cardiac Disease & Pathology 5. Pathophysiology of heart failure 6. Electrophysiology and arrhythmiogenesis 7. Pharmacology of drugs used to treat cardiovascular disease SECTION 2: DIAGNOSTIC METHODS 8. Auscultation 9. Echocardiography 10. Ambulatory Electrocardiography & Heart rate variability 11. Exercise & Stress Testing 12. Biochemical Markers of cardiovascular disease SECTION 3: CLINICAL PROBLEMS 13. Dysrhythmias: assessment and medical management 14. Arrhythmias: pacing and electrocardioversion 15. Cardiac Murmurs: Congenital Heart Disease 16. Cardiac Murmurs: Valvular regurgitation and insufficiency 17. Fever: endocarditis and pericarditis 18. Collapse and Syncope 19. Heart Failure 20. Cardiovascular emergencies associated with anaesthesia 21. Cardiovascular complications in the Intensive Care Patient