RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (ATT)
cod. 14336

Academic year 2007/08
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
MARANGIO Emilio
integrated course unit
3 credits
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Learning objectives

<br />Principal aim is student’s achievement in learning the course contents.

Prerequisites

<br />Background knowledge in Anatomy, Histology, General Pathology, Physiology, Biochemistry and Microbiology is required.

Course unit content

<br />Topics: bronchial asthma; chronic bronchitis; pulmonary emphysema; respiratory failure; pneumonia and bronchopneumonia; bronchiectasis; pulmonary tuberculosis; pneumoconiosis; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; sarcoidosis; extrinsic allergic alveolitis; lung cancer and benign lung neoplasms; pulmonary metastasis; mediastinal tumors and pleural tumors; pneumothorax, pleuritis and pleural empyema; angina pectoris; acute myocardial infarction; ischemic heart disease; sudden cardiac death; pericarditis; hypokinetic and hyperkinetic arrhythmias; heart failure and congestive heart failure; acute pulmonary edema; pulmonary thromboembolism; cor pulmonale; mitral stenosis and mitral regurgitation; aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy; hypertensive vascular disease; primary and secondary cardiac tumors; aortic dissection; thoracic aortic aneurysm; chronic peripheral arteriopathy; acute arterial occlusion; aortic aneurysm and peripheral arteries aneurysm; supra-aortic arterial stenosis; peripheral varicose veins; deep vein thrombosis; arteriosclerosis and arteritis. <br />Course contents:  Credits: Cardiology 1.00; Pulmonology 1.00; Pathologic Anatomy 0.25; Cardiosurgery 0.25; Thoracic Surgery 0.25; Vascular Surgery 0.25. <br />Teachers:Aiello M, Astorri E, Azzarone M, Beghi C, Bertorelli G, Bobbio A, Bolognesi R, Carbognani P, Chetta A, Cuomo A, Gherli T, Manca C, Marangio E (*), Melissari M, Olivieri D, Pesci A, Rusca M, Salcuni PF, Tecchio T.<br /> 

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />Harrison's. Principi di Medicina Interna. Mc Graw-Hill.

Teaching methods

<br />Lessons.<br />Exams throughout the course. <br />Teachers:<br />SSD MED/10: Prof.Emilia Marangio (Coordinator), Prof.Dario Olivieri, Prof.Giuseppina Bertorelli, Prof.Alfredo Chetta, Prof.Angelo Cuomo, Prof.Alberto Pesci<br />SSD MED/08: Prof.Massimo Melissari<br />SSD MED/11: Prof.Ettore Astorri, Prof.Carlo Manca, prof.Roberto Bolognesi<br />SSD MED/21: Prof.Michele Rusca<br />SSD MED/22: Prof.Pierfranco Salcuni<br />SSD MED/23: Prof.Cesare Beghi

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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