Abstract
Introduction: Interventional cardiology (IC) is a rapidly expanding fi eld of medicine.
Medical studies should provide students the necessary level of knowledge about new techniques in IC.
The aim of the study was to assess the medical students’ knowledge about various new areas of IC.
Material and methods: Self-designed questionnaire was used to assess student’s knowledge.
It contained 31 questions. Th e initial 3 questions concerned general information, the remaining ones
were related to diff erent IC techniques: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), Bioresorbable
Vascular Scaff old (BVS), percutaneous mitral regurgitation repair methods, Left Atrial Appendage
Occlusion (LAAO), Renal DeNervation (RDN), Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty (BAV) and Atrial Septal
Defect/Persistent Foramen Ovale (ASD/PFO). One point for each correct answer was awarded.
Results: In our study participated 104 students. Mean score was 15.9 ± 5.8 points. 24% of participants were
3rd year students, 38% — 4th, 20% — 5th and 18% — 6th. Th ere was no diff erences in level of knowledge between
students of diff erent years of studies (p = 0.2). Students from Students Research Groups (SRG) achieved higher
score in comparison with students no attending SRG (19.3 ± 6.3 vs 13.3 ± 3.7; p <0.001) as well as students
interested in cardiology comparison with other (19.6 ± 5.9 vs 13.0 ± 3.8; p <0.001). Students from SRG and
interested in cardiology reached also higher results in practically every area of IC in comparison with other.
Conclusions: Participants have insuffi cient, outdated and incomplete knowledge of new methods
in IC. Th ere was no signifi cant diff erence in students of diff erent years of studies. Students belonging to
cardiological SRG and interested in cardiology have greater knowledge in IC.
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