Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in program, or permission of the instructor.
This class develops content in the physiology of the myocardium with a foundation in electrocardiography (ECG). This includes tissue, cellular, and molecular components of the heart and conditions associated with exercise and pathologies. In addition, content will include ECG lead placement, rate and rhythm of the heart, ECG complexes and intervals, conduction disturbances, arrhythmias, and identification of cardiac myopathies.