Week 1: Embryology, Anatomy and Physiology

I. Embryology
a. Normal development of heart and great vessels in the embryo
b. Segmental approach to cardiac nomenclature
c. Abnormal development and correlation to clinical cardiac lesions

II. Anatomy and Physiology

a. Fetal circulation and shunts
b. Transition from fetal to neonatal circulation

III. Neonatal physiology

a. Neonatal myocardial physiology
i. Cardiac output, heart rate
ii. Myocardial oxygen demand
iii. Autonomic nervous system and catecholamines
b. Pulmonary vascular resistance changes over time