SPORT AND CARDIOLOGIC PATHOLOGY
cod. 1002712

Academic year 2015/16
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Malattie dell'apparato cardiovascolare (MED/11)
Field
Biomedico
Type of training activity
Characterising
7 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Integrated course unit module: SPORT THERAPY AND DOPING

Learning objectives

To know the cardiac diseases and the risk factors for these siseases.
To know the causes of sudden Death in athletes.
To know how to start cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Prerequisites

To know the anatomy of the heart and the circulation.
To know the cardiac physiology

Course unit content

Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.
Arterial Hypertension.
Cardiovascular stratification for cardiovascular risk.
Primary prevention with physical exercise.
Principal cardiac diseases: coronary artery disease, primary cardiomyopathies, hypetensive heart disease.
Sudden Death in athletes.
Diagnostic tests in cardiology: exercise stress test, echocardiography, cardiac MNR, computed tomography, cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography.
Cariopulmonary resuscitation.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Notes

Teaching methods

Oral lesson

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral assessment

Other information

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