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Cardiovascular technology is an allied health profession concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of patients with heart and blood vessel disease. The cardiovascular technologist performs tests at the request of a physician to obtain information about that patient’s heart and blood vessel anatomy and function so the physician can make a diagnosis. The profession of cardiovascular technology includes three areas of diagnostic evaluation: 1) invasive cardiovascular technology (diagnosis of heart disease by cardiac catheterization), 2) noninvasive cardiovascular technology (diagnosis of heart disease by cardiac ultrasound, exercise, and electrocardiographic testing), and 3) noninvasive peripheral vascular study (diagnosis of blood vessel disease using ultrasound testing).
The Cardiovascular Technology program provides the necessary classroom and clinical courses to allow graduates to work as noninvasive cardiovascular technologists. Specifically, the program objectives include:
1. Graduate qualified ECG technologists.
2. Graduate qualified noninvasive cardiovascular technologists who obtain RDCS within two years of completing the program and who are qualified in all noninvasive tests.
3. Provide an adequate number of graduates to meet the need for employees within the community.
During the first year of the program, students learn basic medical sciences and noninvasive cardiovascular tests including electrocardiography (ECG), exercise testing, Holter monitoring, pacemaker evaluation and continuous cardiac monitoring. Students may exit the program after the first year and obtain a Certificate of Achievement as an Electrocardiography Technician. With this certificate, graduates may obtain employment as an ECG technician, stress testing technician, Holter monitor technician, pacemaker technician and/or monitor (telemetry) technician.
Students wishing to complete the two-year program must complete the first year courses and Diagnostic Medical Sonography A150, and the general education for the Associate in Science degree. Graduates of the Noninvasive Cardiovascular Technology program option may obtain employment as a cardiovascular technologist performing all noninvasive tests, particularly cardiac ultrasound or echocardiography. Additionally, graduates may perform limited cerebrovascular ultrasound tests.
The Cardiovascular Technology program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY TECHNICIAN |
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Employment possibilities include:
ECG Technician
Stress Testing Technician
Holter Monitor Technician
Pacemaker Technician
Monitor (Telemetry) Technician |
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CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT |
| Program prerequisites: |
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| Health Occupations |
ALH |
A010 |
(.5) |
| Anatomy-Physiology |
BIOL |
A221 |
(4) |
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Required Courses |
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Units |
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FALL |
| Medical Terminology |
ALH |
A111 |
(3) |
| Patient Care |
ALH |
A115 |
(2.5) |
| Intro Info Sys & Appl |
CIS |
A100 |
(3) |
| Intro to Electrocardiography |
CVT |
A100 |
(2) |
| Cardiac Anat & Pathophysiology |
CVT |
A160 |
(3) |
| Technical Math* |
TECH |
A040 |
(3) |
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SPRING |
| Human Diseases |
ALH |
A120 |
(2) |
| Intro to Invasive Cardiology |
CVT |
A130 |
(3) |
| Adv Electrocardiography |
CVT |
A150 |
(2) |
| ECG Clinical Experience |
CVT |
A170 |
(3) |
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Total: |
(31) |
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*(or Math 010 or higher or placement at Math 030 level) |
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Suggested elective: |
| Ethics |
PHIL |
A120 |
(3) |
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Students are required to obtain a grade of “C” or better in all required courses. |
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ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND VASCULAR ULTRASOUND |
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ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE |
Employment possibilities include:
Noninvasive Cardiovascular Technologist
Echocardiographer/Echocardiography Technologist
Cerebrovascular Ultrasound Technologist |
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Associate in Science Degree Program |
| In addition to completion of the prerequisite and required courses below, this program requires completion of the Associate in Science General Education as listed in the catalog. |
| Required prerequisites: |
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| Electrocardiography Technician |
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| Certificate of Achievement |
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Subtotal: |
(31) |
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Required Courses |
| Course |
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Units |
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FALL |
| Intro to Echocardiography |
CVT |
A200 |
(3) |
| Intro to Echocardiography Lab |
CVT |
A205 |
(1) |
| Echocardiography Clin Lab 1 |
CVT |
A210 |
(5) |
| Sono Physics/Instrumentation |
DMS |
A150 |
(4.5) |
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SPRING |
| Adv Echocardiography |
CVT |
A250 |
(2) |
| Adv Echocardiography Lab |
CVT |
A255 |
(1) |
| Cerebrovascular Ultrasound |
CVT |
A260 |
(2) |
| Echocardiography Clin Lab 2 |
CVT |
A265 |
(6) |
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Subtotal |
(24.5) |
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Total: |
(55.5) |
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Students are required to obtain a grade of “C” or better in all required courses. |
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