Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: BIOENGINEERING AND CARDIAC SURGERY

Department: Bioengineering

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will address biomaterials and medical devices relevant to cardiac and vascular surgery and interventional cardiology in adult and pediatric patients. Mechanical and design considerations, notable successes and failures, and ethical issues will also be discussed, as will differences in cardiac disease and care due to health disparities.