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vimoj · Credits: 27179 My Scrapbook My Reading List 85 Books

FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE YEARNING TO BE A CARDIOLOGY

THE ONE STOP DISCUSSION THREAD FOR DM CARDIO PREPARATIONS

DISCUSS BOOKS, PREPARATIONS, FUTURE SCENARIOS , EXAMS AND SEATS

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vimoj · Credits: 27179 My Scrapbook My Reading List 85 Books

DM CARDIOLOGY - SYLLABUS FOR AIIMS

CARDIOLOGY — D M
BASIC SUBJECTS
Teaching and attaining proficiency in applied Anatomy (including developmental Anatomy ), Physiology
and Pathology related to the cardiovascular system.
CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY
Etiopathology, hemodynamics, clinical evaluation, noninvasive and invasive evaluation and management
strategies for the following disorders:
1. Coronary artery disease
2. Rheumatic heart disease
3. Congenital heart disease and other paediatric cardiac disorders
4. Pericardial diseases
5. Cardiac arrhythmias
6. Heart failure
7. Peripheral vascular disorders
8. Pulmonary thromboembolism and pulmonary hypertension
9. Systemic hypertension
10. Systemic diseases involving heart
11. Heart muscle diseases
12. Traumatic heart disease
13. Tumors of heart
14. Genetics, molecular biology and immunology related to cardiology
10 Syllabus D M / M Ch — AIIMS
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
Non-invasive Technique
To perform and interpret various non invasive techniques including:
1. Electrocardiography
2. Radiography – routine and specialized areas like CT and MRI
3. Stress testing – tread mill test, stress related and other nuclear techniques
4. Holter monitoring for arrhythmias and ischemic disorders
5. Echocardiography – M-mode, Two dimensional, Doppler, color flow imaging, transesophageal
echocardiography and echo directed hemodynamic studies.
Invasive Cardiology
Experience in cardiac catheterization to calculate and interpret various hemodynamic parameters
Right and left heart cath and coronary angiography procedures in adults and children
To perform temporary pacemaker insertion.
To assist in various interventions including valvuloplasty, coronary and congenital interventions.
Electrophysiology: To interpret electrophysiological data and assist in electrophysiology procedures,
permanent pacemaker implantation.
Biomedical Aspects
To understanding the functional principles of various bio-medical equipments used for the invasive and
non invasive cardiology.
Research Projects
As of now each DM student is completing four research projects during the course.
I It is recommended that the number of projects be reduced to two, however at least one of these
projects must be prospective in nature. In addition, one of the projects must be submitted for
publication in an indexed journal before submission. Special credit should be given for additional
published case reports, published articles.
II The candidate should write two reviews as the topics presented by him on seminars.
Course and Curriculum of D M Cardiology 11
Academic and Clinical Work Requirements
Journal club readings – minimum of 4 reviews and 6 journal readings
Minimum No. of Procedures
Number of Echo’s done — 200
Number of TMT procedures — 100
No. of temporary pacemakers done — 30
Number of Holter analysed — 50
Number of permanent pacemakers assisted or done — 5
Number of cardiac cath procedures including
Interventions assisted or done — 100
(The Head of the department should certify this)
Duration of the study program
Ward + CCU 11 months
Cath Lab 8 months
Echo 4 months
TMT/Holter 4 months
Electrophysiology/pacemaker 2 months
Cardiac Surgery 1 month
Nuclear Cardiology 1 month
Pediatric Cardiology 4 months
Duration of the training programme: 3 years i.e. – 36 months.
The D M exam at the end of 36 months of training.

sandygordon · Credits: 4320 My Scrapbook

hi all

u ve described the sylallabus for the DM course
but what abt the DM entrance exam..
How should we prepare for it..?
i m sure there wont be an ashish gupta or mudit khanna to help us out..

dear vimojji... and others...ive a serious question...

is it possible for a pg from a college in kerala to clear a sup speciality entrance in an institute..?

if so how should i prepare...?
I m very much interested in cardiology and nephrology...

True its very early in the pg days to ask this but .. the earlier the better i hope...

sandygordon

vimoj · Credits: 27179 My Scrapbook My Reading List 85 Books

pilgrim · Credits: 947 My Scrapbook

hi..what happened,,nobody interseted in this kya..
anybody here?

vimoj · Credits: 27179 My Scrapbook My Reading List 85 Books

they will be.. when someone started giving data...

its all about what YOU hAVE TO GIVE.. soon every one will start also..
that is the principle in each of the forums here..

so start with any info u have...

u'll see!!

vj

daktar · Credits: 3473 My Scrapbook

anyu special books for cardiology?

drpsg · Credits: 6158 My Scrapbook

hmmm

cadio · Credits: 150 My Scrapbook

how abt combined study

cadio · Credits: 150 My Scrapbook

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