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Two Years Fellowship Program in Clinical, Preventive and Non-Invasive Cardiology (FCPNC)
From 03 Sep 2022Dr. Naresh Trehan
Course Chairman
Dr. Ravi R. Kasliwal
Course Duration : 2 Years (Full Time)
Eligibility :
MD/DNB Internal Medicine /
Family Medicine /
Community Medicine
PGDCC I MRCP
Academic Partner : Journal Of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology
The prevalence of cardiovascular disease is increasing alarmingly in India. According to the
Global Burden of Disease Study report, nearly one-fourth of all deaths in India are related to
cardiovascular diseases. Despite the rising burden of cardiovascular diseases in India, there is an acute shortage of trained cardiologists in the country. There are approximately 4000 cardiologists in the country, while the requirement is 88000. There is a huge demand for trained physicians, who can bridge this gap in the need for cardiology services.
The division of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology at Medanta- The Medicity is a large cardiac area that boasts of the Heart Command Center for treatment of all cardiac emergencies.
The Wellness and Executive centers are dedicated to preventive health including a coronary artery disease reversal clinic, metabolic clinic, heart failure clinic and EECP area. The Non-invasive and cardiac OPD areas have 12 echocardiography stations which perform 2D/3D Echocardiography, GLSS, Transesophageal echo, Stress echo, Dobutamine stress echo, Pulse wave velocity, Flow mediated vasodilatation studies and 24 hours Holter and Ambulatory monitoring studies etc. It is a bustling area. There are also separate labs for stress nuclear studies, PET studies and CT Coronary angiograms.
At the very heart of this department is an Academic Program where in DNB (Cardiology) and Fellowship in Non-invasive Cardiology courses are thriving and has an active teaching, training and research components. This area will be the key area for fellows of Clinical, Preventive and Non-invasive Cardiology.
The Fellowship in Clinical, Preventive and Non- invasive Cardiology is a joint program created by Medanta Heart Institute and Medvarsity Online Ltd to develop a pool of skilled clinical and non-interventional cardiologists to address the increasing demand for cardiology services in India.
This stipendiary program covers important aspects of clinical, preventive and acute care cardiology, heart failure and the complete nuance of echocardiography
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