A comprehensive program to learn the latest news about Acute Coronary Syndrome from Cardiology experts and with the support of the best online university in the world" 

Although the number of deaths related to Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) has been decreasing in recent decades, it is still one of the leading causes of death in the world, especially in developed countries. These figures are concerning for cardiology specialists, not only because of its seriousness, but also due to the fact that their responsibility in the correct diagnosis and treatment of this cardiac disease is fundamental to saving lives. 

For this reason, the academic demand in the field of cardiac pathologies, especially in relation to ACS, is increasing. To answer this question, TECH has launched this specialization in Acute Coronary Syndrome, directed and designed by the best cardiology experts. This program will provide you with a holistic approach to the problem, through the experience of specialists who work on this issue on a daily basis. A comprehensive program created based on the latest developments in the field that will provide students with the necessary theoretical and practical information that will be useful in patient management in their own practice. 

A 100% online program where students will be able to organize their own academic calendar, as the entire syllabus will be available from the very first day on Virtual classroom. In addition, complementary material will be available in the form of videos made by the teachers, dynamic summaries of each unit, real clinical cases and research articles with which to continue studying, in-depth, each of the proposed topics. Finally, specialists will have the support of the teaching staff and will be able to request individualized tutoring to resolve any questions or doubts that may arise during the academic experience.  

With this program you will be able to put into practice the latest diagnostic and therapeutic developments when treating patients with ACS" 

This professional master’s degree in Acute Coronary Syndrome contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Cardiology
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This professional master’s degree will provide you with the most up-to-date criteria in the clinical management of patients with ACS and how to adequately address the differential diagnosis of chest pain in the Emergency Department" 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations. 

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts. 

You will delve into the different electrocardiographic manifestations of ST-segment elevation ACS"

The Virtual Classroom is available 24 hours a day so that you can access it whenever you need and from any electronic device"

TECH's aim with this and all its programs is to provide its students with access to a complete course that is perfectly compatible with their working life. In addition, the objective of this professional master’s degree is to update and work in-depth on the most important concepts of one of the major causes of mortality in the world, ACS. Through a comprehensive program based on the latest information, the university provides specialists with all the necessary tools that will guide them to achieve their own goals. 

Thanks to TECH you will achieve your professional goals sooner than expected"

General Objectives

• Delve into Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) starting with its pathophysiology and its importance as one of the main causes of death in civilized countries
• Professionalize skills in the assessment and differential diagnosis of chest pain in the emergency department, understanding the value of the different complementary techniques available
• Adequately classify the patient's initial risk and the most appropriate prehospital treatment and monitor measures in the prehospital phase
• Internalize reperfusion therapies, their limitations, advantages and protocols, understand the great importance of ischemia time
• Diagnose and manage the mechanical and arrhythmic complications that can occur in this syndrome
• Implement appropriate treatment measures during the hospital phase and the value of Coronary Units
• Develop the value and structure of Cardiac Rehabilitation programs.
• Understand the treatments that have provided value in secondary prevention of these patients

Specific Objectives 

Module 1. Ischaemic heart disease. A Global Issue

• Internalize the change in the causes of mortality brought about by the development of more advanced societies and the reasons for it
• Recognize the causes of vascular disease and especially atheromatosis
• Master atherosclerosis stages and its complications, as well as the myocardium at risk
• Delve into the risk factors for developing atherosclerosis, both classic and new

Module 2. Clinical Presentation of Coronary Syndromes and Classification NSTEACS 1. Epidemiology. Pathophysiology and Classification

• Recognize the various clinical manifestations of coronary artery disease
• Classify Acute Coronary Syndromes and their reasons
• Adapt the epidemiology and the different clinical presentations of Non-ST Segment Elevation ACS (NSTEACS) 
• Delve into the different electrocardiographic manifestations of NSTEACS 
• Stratify patients by thrombotic and hemorrhagic risk to individualize their treatment
• Delve into variant angina and coronary vasospasm as a cause of ACS

Module 3. NSTEACS 2. Imaging and Ischemia Detection Tests

• Correctly evaluate patients with chest pain in the emergency department and the value of chest pain units
• Assess the use of transthoracic ultrasound at the bedside in patients with chest pain
• Master the use of ergometry and stress echo in the assessment of the patient with chest pain
• Internalize the use of CT in the triple rule-out (coronary artery disease, aortic dissection and coronary artery disease) of chest pain
• Recognize the usefulness of MRI in patients with chest pain and the value of imaging tests in general in the long-term follow-up of these patients

Module 4. NSTEACS 3. Medical and Revascularization Treatment

• Delve into the different types of drugs used in the treatment of NSTEACS, which ones to use and for how long, with the exception of lipid-lowering drugs, which are reviewed in the prevention module
• Advise on the indications for revascularization of the patient with NSTEACS 
• Control the different forms of revascularization possible and their respective advantages and disadvantages
• Master Percutaneous Revascularization Techniques
  Master the techniques of Surgical Revascularization

Module 5. NSTEACS 1. Clinical Picture, Presentation and Pre-Hospital and Emergency Assessment

• Develop knowledge in the different clinical presentations of NSTEACS
• Assess the patient with NSTEACS in the phase prior to arrival at the hospital
• Understand the electrocardiographic manifestations of this condition, its possible differential diagnoses and the evolutionary pattern over time
• Assess general treatment measures and initial monitoring and pharmacological treatment, as well as which treatments should not be used
• Internalize the importance of the decision of coronary reperfusion and activation of infarction code programs and the importance of timing and delays in this process

Module 6. NSTEACS 2. Patient Management in the Hospital. Coronary Unit

• Deepen the knowledge of the usefulness of the Coronary Units in the prevention and early treatment of the complications of NSTEACS
• Recognize the antianginal, lipid-lowering and antithrombotic treatment to be implemented in patients with NSTEACS
• Understand the most frequent mechanical complication of this entity, CHF, from the mechanistic, treatment and prognostic point of view
• Identify the rest of the potential mechanical complications (cardiac rupture, VSD and MI) and their incidence, treatment and prognosis

Module 7. NSTEACS 3. TTE and Other Imaging Tests in Acute Patient Assessment and in the Hospital Phase

• Monitor the usefulness of imaging techniques in the evaluation of patients with NSTEACS with suspected mechanical complications
• Monitor the usefulness of imaging techniques in the prognostic assessment of the patient with long-term NSTEACS
• Understand the new echocardiographic parameters that may be useful in the prognostic assessment of the patient
• Deepen the knowledge of MINOCA, patients with ischemic myocardial damage, but without evidence of obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease

Module 8. NSTEACS 4. Limitation of Infarct Size. Reperfusion Therapies

• Recognize the time course of myocardial ischemic necrosis and understand 
  the problem of ischemia time
• Assess the available strategies for reperfusion, fibrinolysis and primary angioplasty, their advantages and disadvantages
• Control the necessary material and protocols to perform fibrinolysis or primary angioplasty
• Know in detail the anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy in the catheterization laboratory
• Describe a protocol for antiplatelet treatment in patients who also need to take anticoagulant drugs
• Internalize hemodynamic support measures during primary angioplasty
• Control the usefulness of regional reperfusion networks in the treatment of infarction

Module 9. NSTEACS Arrhythmias

• Understand the arrhythmia production mechanisms during ischemia
• Identify the main ventricular arrhythmias to be expected during NSTEACS and their treatment
• Recognize the problem of out-of-hospital sudden death and primary ventricular fibrillation
• Assess which supraventricular arrhythmias are to be expected in this pathology and which antiarrhythmic medication are appropriate during infarction
• Control the indications for pacemaker implantation and electrical cardioversion
• Internalize the indications for implantation of implantable defibrillators and resynchronizers and their results

Module 10. ACS Secondary Prevention. Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs

• Develop optimization in the long-term treatment of ACS
• Understand the most appropriate eating habits and management of obesity in patients with ACS
• Deepen in the particularities of diabetic patients with ACS and specific treatment measures in this important group of patients
• Understand the utility and structure of Cardiac Rehabilitation programs
• Recognize the opportunities offered by telemedicine in rehabilitation and specifically in its ambulatory phase
  
  

A unique, key and decisive training experience to boost your professional development"