Study-unit CARDIO VASCULAR DISEASES
| Course name | Medical, veterinary and forensic biotechnological sciences |
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| Study-unit Code | A001771 |
| Curriculum | Medico |
| Lecturer | Maurizio Del Pinto |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2022 |
| Supplied | 2023/24 |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Discipline medico-chirurgiche e riproduzione umana |
| Sector | MED/11 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Type of learning activities | Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Contents | Physiology of heart and coronary circulation. Pathophysiology of main cardiovascular diseases. Genetic alterations in cardiovascular diseases. |
| Reference texts | Learning material provided by the teacher |
| Educational objectives | In compliance with the provisions in the didactic regulations of the degree course (as published on the web site: http://www.med.unipg.it/scienzebiotecnologiche/), it is expected that the student acquires: - Knowledge of etiology, pathophysiology, molecular diagnosis of main cardiovascular disease - skills allowing a proper approach to molecular diagnosis of main cardiovascular disease |
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| Teaching methods | Frontal lessons and laboratory activities |
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| Learning verification modality | Oral exam |
| Extended program | Basic notion and concepts of cardiac and coronary physiology Pathophysiology of microvascular system: microcirculation and lymphatic system Pathophysiology of endothelium and its role in cardiovascular pathologies The renin- angiotensin-aldosterone system and its cardiovascular effects Physiology of ECG and mechanisms of arrhythmias Congenital arrhytmogenic syndromes: the long QT syndrome, the Brugada syndrome Pathophysiology of atherosclerotic plaque and atherothrombotic disease Pathophysiology and molecular diagnostics of ischemic heart disease: . myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury . stable angina . acute coronary syndromes . the post-ischemic syndromes : ischemic conditioning, stunning and hibernation Pathophysiology and molecular diagnostics of heart failure Pathophysiology and molecular diagnostics of cardiomyopathies Pathophysiology and molecular diagnostics of endocarditis Pathophysiology and molecular diagnostics of myocarditis Genetic and pharmacogenomics in cardiovascular diseases Stem cells and myocardial regeneration: . experimental research . basic principles and problems in clinical application Mechanical device in cardiology: . principles of structure and function . prosthetic valves, pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, transcatether systems for correction of congenital diseases |
| Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile |