08957 - Cardiovascular Diseases

Academic Year 2026/2027

  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Dietistic (cod. 8470)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will know the tools necessary for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases, with particular attention to the guidelines for reducing overall cardiovascular risk.

Course contents

1) cardiovascular semeiotics

2) cardiovascular prevention

3) ischemic heart disease

4) heart failure

5) cardiac physiology; rhythm analysis; Tachyarrhythmias; bradycardia

6) diseases of the pulmonary circulation

Readings/Bibliography

- Teaching material provided in lessons and present on the UNIBO platform (PPT slides)

Teaching methods

interactive lectures and discussion of clinical cases

Assessment methods

The exam will consist of an interview assessing the student's knowledge of the main cardiovascular diseases.

The instructors responsible for the courses participate in an overall collegial evaluation, which will be expressed out of 30.

Office hours

See the website of Massimiliano Palazzini