Cardiac Function Laboratory

<Discipline Overview>

As a subspecialty of the Department of Cardiology, the Cardiac Function Laboratory currently provides mainly the following services: routine electrocardiography (12- and 15-lead) through the in-hospital ECG network system; 12-lead ambulatory electrocardiography; 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; treadmill exercise testing; pacemaker programming and follow-up examinations; pharmacological stress testing; noninvasive peripheral vascular testing; and, through the tele-ECG network system, routine electrocardiography (12-lead), ambulatory electrocardiography, and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. The Tele-ECG Diagnosis and Treatment Center began operations in 2014, with coverage primarily including community hospitals within the city and township health centers in surrounding areas. To date, more than 220 medical institutions have established remote diagnostic links with our hospital, including the campus hospitals of Dalian University of Technology and Dalian Maritime University, local hospitals in Yingkou and Gaizhou, and the People's Hospital of Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet. By the end of 2020, more than 150,000 remote routine ECG diagnoses, more than 10,000 remote ambulatory ECG examinations, and more than 400 remote ambulatory blood pressure examinations had been completed.

The department director also serves as a member of the Ninth Committee of the Electrophysiology and Pacing Branch of the Liaoning Medical Association and as deputy chair of the Dalian Pacing and Electrophysiology Branch.

<Specialty Overview>

The department currently has 11 full-time physicians, 6 of whom are over 40 years old and 5 of whom are under 40. One holds a full senior professional title (9.1%), 3 hold associate senior titles (27.2%), and 7 hold intermediate-level titles (63.6%). Nine hold master's degrees (81.8% of the total). Several have previously undertaken further training at renowned hospitals in China, including Fuwai Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, and the Cardiac Function Laboratory of the First Hospital affiliated with China Medical University.

<Specialty Education and Research>

The department has participated in three projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; its members have published six SCI articles as first authors; it has led one project of the Dalian Science and Technology Bureau; and, to date, more than 60 specialty-related academic papers have been published in Chinese core journals.

Several faculty members teach ECG to undergraduate students at Dalian Medical University, and the department is responsible for training standardized residency trainees and for the rotation training of undergraduate students.

<Specialty Honors>

2018 “Heartbeat Liaoning” ECG Competition (Dalian Division): First place.

2019 “Xinghai Cup” ECG Competition: First place.

2020: Received our hospital’s Outpatient Quality Service Award.