Revised February 1, 2004. Click here for a PDF file of the Basic Science Curriculum.
1. Embryology of the Vascular System 2. Molecular Biology 3. Physiology and Pathophysiology of Blood Vessels 4. Hemodynamics and Atherosclerosis 5. Peptide Growth Factors 6. Endothelial Cells 7. Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells 8. Macrophages 9. Platelets 10. Response of the Arterial Wall to Injury and Intimal Hyperplasia 11. Atherosclerosis: Theories of Etiology and Pathogenesis 12. Histopathologic Features of Nonarteriosclerotic Diseases of the Aorta and Arteries 13. Regulation of Vasomotor Tone and Vasospasm 14. Venous System of the Lower Extremities: Physiology and Pathophysiology 15. Structure and Function of the Lymphatic System 16. Diabetic Vascular Disease 17. Plasma Lipoproteins and Vascular Disease 18. Cigarette Smoking and Vascular Disease 19. Coagulation and Disorders of Hemostasis 20. Blood Rheology and the Microcirculation 21. Drugs in Vascular Disease 22. Scientific Basis for Balloon Embolectomy 23. Basic Principles Underlying the Function of Endovascular Devices 24. Vascular Grafts 25. Statistics for the Vascular Surgeon 26. Aneurysmal Disease of the Abdominal Aorta 27. Cerebral Blood Flow 28. Basic Science of Renovascular Hypertension 29. Basic Mechanisms in Mesenteric Ischemia 30. Hemodynamic Basis of Portal Hypertension 31. Anatomy and Physiology of Normal Erection 32. Skeletal Muscle Ischemia and Reperfusion: Mechanisms of Injury and Intervention 33. Spinal Cord Ischemia Associated with High Aortic Clamping: Methods of Protection 34. Arteriovenous Hemodialysis Access 35. Arterial and Vascular Graft Infection 36. Neuropathic and Biomechanical Etiology of Foot Ulceration in Diabetics
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