Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery
Basic Science Curriculum (Revised February 1, 2004)

  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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