Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: CARDIOVASCULAR DYNAMICS

Department: Bioengineering

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ELEC 481 AND ELEC 482 AND ELEC 507

Description: Analysis of properties and functions of the cardiovascular system. Includes detailed study of cardiac electrophysiology, ventricular mechanics, arterial hemodynamics, coronary and cerebral circulations, heart rate control, and imaging methods for determining ventricular volume and output flow, as well as therapeutic devices and computer-controlled drug delivery systems with their mathematical models. Internship project with engineer or life scientist working in the Texas Medical Center required. Not offered every year. Cross-list: ELEC 581, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: BIOE 481, MECH 488, MECH 588. Repeatable for Credit.