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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Electrophysiology | BIO629 | Turkish | Compulsory | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to Face |
| Course Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Salih Tunç KAYA |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | The aim of this course is to enable students to comprehend the electrical activity of the heart muscle at the cellular and molecular level and to define the rhythm disorders observed because of the disruption of electrical activity. |
| Course Content | Cardiomyocyte Electrical Function, Cardiac Impulse Initiation and Propagation, Structural and Molecular Bases of Cardiac Ion Channel Function, Models of Cardiac Excitation, Normal Electrocardiogram, Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Heart Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Disorders: Calculations with Vectors, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Interpretations Based on Electrocardiography, Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury, Arrhythmia Mechanisms, Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias: Mechanisms, Features, and Management,Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias: Mechanisms, Features, and Management, Bradyarrhythmia, Neural Control of Cardiac Electrical Activity and Cardiac Arrhythmias, Sex and Age Differences in Arrhythmias |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Knows the Electrical Function of the Heart |
| 2 | Can interpret the contraction of the heart muscle based on electrocardiography |
| 3 | Knows Cardiac Arrhythmias and can interpret them based on Electrocardiography |
| 4 | May explain the cellular and molecular mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias |
| 5 | It may explain the cellular mechanism of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury and the observed arrhythmias as a result of the damage |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Cardiomyocyte Electrical Function | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 2. Week | Cardiac Impulse Initiation and Propagation | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 3. Week | Structural and Molecular Bases of Cardiac Ion Channel Function | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 4. Week | Models of Cardiac Excitation | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 5. Week | Normal Electrocardiogram | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 6. Week | Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Heart Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Disorders: Calculations with Vectors | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 7. Week | Cardiac Arrhythmias and Interpretations Based on Electrocardiography | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 8. Week | Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury / Mid Term | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 9. Week | Arrhythmia Mechanisms | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 10. Week | Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias: Mechanisms, Features, and Management | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 11. Week | Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias: Mechanisms, Features, and Management | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 12. Week | Bradyarrhythmia | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 13. Week | Neural Control of Cardiac Electrical Activity and Cardiac Arrhythmias | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 14. Week | Sex and Age Differences in Arrhythmias | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Improve the scientific knowledge in the field of Biology to a more advanced level. Use the advenced knowledge to innovate, interpret the results, to apply the results and to design unique projects | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Gain the ability to identify scientific questions, compare, analyze and solve the problems independently. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Gain the skills of using the modern laboratory techniques and analysis methods in the field of biology. | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Gain the ability to get the information by doing research, to evaluate, interpret and apply it. | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Gain the ability of discussion, synthesis and applying the scientific knowledge. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Gain the ability to design experimental studies, do the applications and analyse the complicated results using advanced skills, like critical thinking, problem solving and deciding. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Use the scientific knowledge and apply the ability of problem solving, evaluate and analyse advanced concepts in interdiciplinary fields. | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Gain the scientific knowledge to set up communication with the collegues. Gain the ability to follow and use of the literature. Gain the ability to share or present the results of his/her own studies with the scientists during a scientific conference, workshop or seminar. | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Participate scientific collaborations effectively and lead a scientific study if necessary. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Follow the innovations in the field of biology. Gain the ability to find resources and to use the databases. | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | Find new or strategical approaches to solve an unpredicted or advanced problems. | ✔ | |||||
| 12 | Improve scientific knowledge where there is a little or limited data present. Gain the ability to connect the information from different scientific diciplines. | ✔ | |||||
| 13 | Find unique ideas and get in contact with the professionals in scientific topics using his/her knowledge and skills. | ✔ | |||||
| 14 | Have the ability to read, understand, speak and write a foreign language in order to contact with the scientists from all over the World. | ✔ | |||||
| 15 | Follow novel developments in computational software and hardware systems related with biology, use this knowledge and skill in research. | ✔ | |||||
| 16 | Obey the ethical regulations and watch the ethical issues while designing a scientific study, collecting data, evaluating and publishing them. | ✔ | |||||
| 17 | Adopt life-long learning strategies during performing scientific studies. | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Research | 14 | 4 | 56 | |
| Interview | 14 | 3 | 42 | |
| Presentation (Preparation) | 14 | 3 | 42 | |
| Other Activities | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
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Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total Workload | 204 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
