- Docente: Gianluca Faggioli
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/22
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)
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from May 09, 2024 to Jun 04, 2024
Course contents
Knowledge of the main causes and clinical appearance of supraortic vessels obstructive lesions and diagnostic tools leading to treatment decision. State of art of medical, surgical and endovascular techinques focusing on the results of recent clinical trials.
Topics to be treated in the lessons
- Etiology of supraortic trunks lesions
- Clinical and diagnostic aspects of supraortic trunks lesions
- Role of Duplex scanning in the diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis
- Indication and results in the treatment of carotid lesions
- Clinical cases presentation
- Materials (guidewires, catheters, balloons stents, protection devices ) for the endovascular treatment of supraortic trunks lesions
Readings/Bibliography
Carotif Artery Stenting. Current Practice and Techniques - ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - USA (Philadelphia) - ISBN 0-7817-4385-0
- Carotid Disease. Clinical and morphological insights -2017 Edizioni Minerva Medica
- Complications in Endovascular Surgery. Peri-Procedural Prevention and Treatment - 2020 ed. ElsevierTeaching methods
Frontal lessons
Assessment methods
Questionnaire with 10 multiple choiche questions.
To participate in the course, application to Almaesami site is requested
Teaching tools
Power point presentation, materials (guidewires, balloons, stent, protection devices) for the endovasular treatment of suprortic trunk. Duplex scanning
Office hours
See the website of Gianluca Faggioli