08957 - Cardiovascular Diseases

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • 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)

Office hours

See the website of Massimiliano Palazzini