Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Program Description:

Diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders, including bradycardia, abnormal heartbeat, and high risk beats have increased drastically. Hence, some cardiologists tend to work in this field, which mandates offering a fellowship course to understand and treat relevant diseases. Many developed countries have opted training specialists in this fellowship. Thanks to advanced technology in this field, most diseases are diagnosed and treated in Islamic Republic of Iran; however, it is essential to develop the fellowship course of cardiac electrophysiology to set clear and systematic objectives. The development of this curriculum is hoped to help promotion of  this course through identifying its different aspects.

 Definition

Derived from cardiology specialty, electrophysiology fellowship trains graduates engaged in diagnosis, treatment and caring of patients with heart rhythm disorders and installation of pacemakers, ICD (implantable defibrillators) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy  (CRT) for providing the community with their specialized knowledge and skills in the fields of education, research and health services.

 Objectives:

1-To  train knowledgeable, competent and committed specialists in the field of heart rhythm disorders.

2-To reach the international educational standards and be among the approved centers of “Heart Rhythm Society” (HER) in terms of accepting fellows through continuous optimization and offering the most favorable educational programs. 

3-To be among the reputable international centers and top the region in this field.

Expected Competencies at the End of the Program

General Competencies*

Specific Competencies and Skills 

At the end of the program learners will be competent in the following skills:

Procedural Skills (Diagnostic-Therapeutic Measures)

EPS(Electrophysiology Study) Ablation

Septostomy

PPM (Permanent Pacemaker) 

ICD(Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator )

CRT( Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy )

ILR (Implantable Loop Recorder) 

HUTT(Head-up tilt table test )

PPM Analysis

ICD Analysis

CRT Analysis

Complex Ablation 

(AF, Ischemic VT, Epicardial)

LAA closure((Left Atrial Appendage Closure) 

ICE (Intracardiac Echocardiography)