21335 - Cardiovascular Apparatus Diseases

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 5907)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student should possess knowledge, to the extent of his/her competence, relating to the pathophysiology, functional and instrumental semiotics and clinical, pharmacological and instrumental therapy of diseases of the cardiovascular system.

Course contents

Cardiovascular semiotics: approach to the cardiac patient

Cardiovascular prevention

Ischemic heart disease: acute coronary syndromes; chronic ischemic heart disease. Diagnosis and therapy

Interpretation of the ECG

supraventricular arrhythmias: atrial fibrillation-flutter

valvular diseases: aortic stenosis; mitral stenosis

diseases of the pulmonary circulation: acute pulmonary embolism

Discussion of clinical cases

Readings/Bibliography

teaching material provided in the classroom

Assessment methods

multiple choice quiz

Office hours

See the website of Massimiliano Palazzini