Biomedical essay

BME 305 Homework #1 Due March 1, 2018

Topic: Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease—Diagnosis and Treatment

Discuss the pathophysiology of coronary artery disease including risk factors, lipid chemistry, and clinical symptoms. How do patients present? How is the diagnosis made?—discuss EKG findings, coronary angiography. How is it treated?—angioplasty, stent, CABG. Include in the paper the discussion about cardiac assist devices including IABP, VAD, and total artificial heart.

Format-- Microsoft word, 12 point font, double space, 4-5 pages, include 5 references in bibliography (internet sites ok)

Late homework will not be accepted

Email to me no later than Mar 1st.