MF9146 Cardiac mechanicsUniversity of Oslo, Faculty of MedicineCourse contentThis is an in-depth four-day course in cardiac mechanics for heart researchers and clinicians interested in hemodynamic theory and cardiac mechanics. The course will provide a comprehensive review of key concepts in cardiac mechanics. Heart researchers and clinical cardiologists need to know key concepts and terms to measure and describe heart function, such as myocardial deformation, afterload, contractility, relaxation constant (tau), etc. This course will provide a comprehensive review of these topics. The course is aimed at clinical and translational researchers with an interest in cardiac mechanics and hemodynamic theory. The course plan will be covered in lectures and practical training by analyzing and performing calculations on distributed measurement data. Learning outcomeThe topics that will be covered in the course are:
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TeachingLectures with a high degree of activation of the course participants. Half a day is set aside to look at and analyze echocardiographic images. Measurement data will be distributed, mostly on spreadsheets, which the students will analyze and extract the desired parameters from the data. Participation in at least 80% of the teaching is required to be allowed to take the exam. Attendance at lectures will be registered. ExaminationHome exam to be submitted two weeks after the course.
Admission to the courseApplicants admitted to a PhD programme at UiO apply to this course in StudentWeb. Applicants who are not admitted to a PhD programme at UiO must apply for a right to study before they can apply to this course. See information here: How to apply for a right to study and admission to elective PhD courses in medicine and health sciences Applicants will receive a reply to the course application in StudentWeb at the latest one week after the application deadline. Maximum number of particpants: 20 |
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