The American College of Cardiology (ACC), a top medical body in the US, has collaborated with Apollo Hospitals to expand medical education in India. ACC will provide new opportunities to cardiovascular physicians to improve their skills. ACC will also provide its guideline-driven educational content to physicians participating in Apollo’s Medvarsity e-learning programme.
Medvarsity participants will have access to the ACC’s valvular heart disease education module, which focuses on training healthcare professionals in the diagnosis and management of adult patients with valvular heart disease. The American College of Cardiology is a 49,000-member medical society that is the professional home for the entire cardiovascular care team.
- Everyday the heart beats about 100,000 times, sending 2,000 gallons of blood surging through the body.
- A man’s heart weighs about 10 ounces, while a woman’s heart weighs approximately 8 ounces. A woman’s heart typically beats faster than a man’s.
- The volume of blood pumped by the heart can vary over a wide range, from five to 30 liters per minute.
- The heart pumps blood to almost all of the body’s 75 trillion cells. Only the corneas receive no blood supply
- The heart begins beating at four weeks after conception and does not stop until death
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