Program Overview

Program Overview

The Interventional Cardiovascular Fellowship program is designed to provide advanced training in interventional cardiology.

Program Highlights

The program offers a comprehensive curriculum that includes:

• Diagnostic technique experience, such as advanced hemodynamic evaluation, intravascular ultrasound, coronary pressure wire evaluation, and optical coherence tomography
• Training in teaching general cardiology fellows diagnostic cardiac catheterization
• Core experience in a variety of coronary interventional techniques, including:
  • Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
  • Stent implantation
  • Cutting balloon angioplasty
  • Venous and arterial coronary graft intervention
  • Distal embolic protection devices
  • Rheolytic thrombectomy
  • Rotational atherectomy
• Experience with mechanical circulatory support devices, including:
  • Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation
  • Percutaneous left ventricular assist devices
• Training in cardiac valvuloplasty, transcatheter closure of intracardiac communications, and pericardiocentesis

Curriculum

The curriculum is designed to provide fellows with a comprehensive understanding of interventional cardiology, including:

• Technical aspects of all interventional procedures
• Pre-procedure evaluations
• Procedural consultations
• Post-procedural care
• Experience in consulting on acutely ill patients with cardiac conditions in an emergency setting

Fellowship Experience

Approximately 90% of coronary angiography procedures are performed via the radial approach. Fellows will gain experience in the technical aspects of all interventional procedures, as well as pre-procedure evaluations, procedural consultations, and post-procedural care.