INTERNSHIP OF DISEASES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR APPARATUS
cod. 1007451

Academic year 2018/19
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
- Giovanna Maria PELA'
Academic discipline
Malattie dell'apparato cardiovascolare (MED/11)
Field
Tirocini formativi e di orientamento
Type of training activity
More
10 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Learning objectives

To know the diseases of the heart, to properly use the diagnostic tests in cardiology

Prerequisites

Anatomy of the heart and the circulation.
The cardiovascular function

Course unit content

At the end of the course the student will have to know the major cardiopathies, arrhythmias, heart failure syndrome, sudden cardiogenic death and its causes. the student will need to know the main diagnostic tests in Cardiology and their correct use. It will need to know the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and, in particular, arterial hypertension and its cardiac complications.

Full programme

Heart disease:
Chronic coronary artery disease, Acute coronary syndrome. Sudden cardiac death.
Heart Failure: Systolic Heart failure , heart failure with preserved ejection fraction .
Valvular heart disease
Cardiomyopathies
Hypertensive heart disease
Cor pulmonale
Pericardial diseases
Arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation

Diagnostic tests:ECG, Exercise stress testing, Echocardiography, Radiology of the heart, Nuclear cardiology, Magnetic resonance Imaging, Computed tomography, Cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography

Bibliography

Harrison's. Principi di Medicina Interna, Mc Graw-Hill.
Braunwald’s Heart Disease, Saunders Ed.

Teaching methods

oral lesson

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral assessment

Other information

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