71034 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary and Secondary Arterial Hypertension

Learning outcomes

At the end of the study the student know how the menagement of the arterial hypertension with particular regards to the different forms of secondary hypertension.

Course contents

Prof. C. Borghi, Dr. E. Strocchi, Dr. S. D'Addato, Dr. A.F.G. Cicero

Date of the lessons:

3/2 h.14-16

4/2 h.14-18

5/2 h.14-18

6/2 h.14-18

7/2  h.14-18

12/2 h.14-18

13/2 h.12-14

Aula "Corrado", Malpighi Hospital, Pavillion n.1, P.Palagi Street. 
1.Epidemiology of cardiovascular disesaes in Italy and other countries

2.Definition of risk factor and global cardiovascular risk

3.How to estimate the cardiovascular risk

4.Assesment of the cardiovascular risk in the population and in the single patient 

5.Epidemiology and general management of Arterial Hypertension

6. Blood pressure measurement: utility and significance

7 Cardiovascular end-organ demage and implication in the clinical practice

8 Secondary for Arterial Hypertension and Resistant Hypertension

9 General managment og Arterial Hypertension

10 ESH/ESC Guidelines on Arterial Hypertension and implication in the clinical practice

11Epidemiology and clinical rilevance of dyslipidemic disorders

12 Pathophysiology of lipoprotein: metabolism, normal range, fractions, and oxidation

13 Principal dyslipidemic monogenic and poligenic disorders: diagnostic cryteria and prognosis

14 Lifestyle, pathologic, and jatrogenic causes of increases of serum lipid and lipoproteins

15 ESC/EAS Guidelines and clinical implication

16 Therapy of dyslipidemic disorders and rules of prescription

Readings/Bibliography

At the end of the lessons the slides will be available on web site of the Teaching Materials

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.

Teaching methods

oral lessons

Assessment methods

It is necessary to attend to 5 of the 6 total lessons. At the end of the course the students will perform a written test (at least 80% of correct answers).

Teaching tools

lessons with slides

Links to further information

http://www.unibo.it/docenti/enrico.strocchi

Office hours

See the website of Enrico Strocchi