65578 - CARDIOLOGY

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Describe the clinical manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, risk factors, natural history, diagnosis, staging, prognostic indicators and management of the major cardiovascular diseases, with emphasis on those most commonly encountered in the clinical practice. Identify the major diagnostic and therapeutic options for each encountered clinical scenario, and discuss their benefits and limitations. Summarize decision-making algorithms for a correct differential diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment choice. Present and critically analyze clinical cases, discuss the differential diagnosis, and formulate appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for each case (Problem-Based Learning).

Contenuti

Cardiology Course Program

• Acute and chronic heart failure
• Chronic coronary artery disease
• Acute coronary artery disease
• Acute miocardial infarction and complications
• Cardiomiopathies
• Miocarditis
• Acute pulmonary embolism
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Acute aortic syndromes
• Infective endocarditis
• Pericardial disease
• Cardiac tamponade
• Arrhythmias

 

Testi/Bibliografia

Updated teaching material, will be made available on the platform for teaching support service: Insegnamenti online - IOL

Suggested guidelines:

• European Society of Cardiology Clinical Practice Guidelines
• ESC Pocket Guidelines App

Suggested textbooks

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• Harrison's principles of internal medicine
• Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 

Metodi didattici

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Nazzareno Galiè

Consulta il sito web di Igor Diemberger