71035 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary and Secondary Alterations of the Lipid Metabolism

Academic Year 2020/2021

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)

Learning outcomes

At the end of thecourse the student knows how to evaluate the global cardiovascular risks, in other words how toestimatethe probability to have a cardiovascular events on the basis of the cardiovascular risk factorspresent in each patients.

Course contents

Under definition.

Readings/Bibliography

ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias.The Task Force for the management of dyslipidaemias of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS).  European Heart Journal 2019

ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: Addenda. European Heart Journal 2019

2013 Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension The Task Force for the Management of Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Journal of Hypertension.

2013 ACC/AHA "Guidelines on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk"

Teaching methods

Oral lessons.

Assessment methods

It is necessary to attendthe lessons.At the end of thecoursethe student will perform awrittentest (with at least 80% of correct answers).

Teaching tools

Oral lessons with slides.

Links to further information

http://www.unibo.it/docenti/sergio.daddato

Office hours

See the website of Sergio D'Addato