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BME 402-0-01: Advanced Systems Physiology

Quarter Offered

Winter : TTh 11:00am-12:20pm ; Backman

Prerequisites

None

Description

Physiology of the heart, circulatory system, lungs, and respiration from an engineering perspective. General overview and in-depth study of original work.

Who Takes It?

First or second year graduate students in BME.

Mini-Syllabus

• Heart Muscle
• Heart Muscle Pathophysiology
• Heart Mechanics
• Cardiovascular Anatomy
• Electrocardiography, myocardial ischemia and arrhythmias
• Systemic circulation
• Blood
• Immune Response
• Respiratory System
• Respiratory Pathophysiology

Textbook

Pathophysiology of Heart Disease, edited by L.S. Lilly