HEMODYNAMICS AND INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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General Module

Course Sheet

Course code:

TF32C3A

Academic Year of enrolment:

2021

Year of supply:

2023/2024

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in CARDIOCIRCULATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR PERFUSION TECHNIQUES

Disciplinary Sector:

Cardiovascular Diseases

Is part of:

CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

RENDA GIULIA

Cycle:

First semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Objectives

The student has to learn general principles, indications and practical applications of electrocardiography, echocardiography, hemodynamic and electrophysiology.

Contents

General principles of electrocardiography
General principles of echocardiography
Hemodynamics: cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography
Interventional and structural cardiology
General principles of electrophysiology and pacing
Antithrombotic therapy: antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs

Extended Syllabus

General principles of electrocardiography: identification of main arrhythmias: supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachyarrhythmias, atrioventricular blocks.
General principles of echocardiography: identification of echocardiographic projections and windows; applications to main pathological disorders: valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, ischemic heart disease.
General principles of hemodynamics: indications to cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography; applications to main pathological disorders: valvular heart disease, ischemic heart disease.
Interventional cardiology: percutaneous coronary intervention; structural cardiology: TAVI, mitraclip, patent foramen ovale closure, left atrial appendage closure.
General principles of electrophysiology: indications to PMK implantation, transcatheter ablation.
Antithrombotic therapy: main indications for antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs.

Recommended Bibliography

Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine
Patologia sistematica integrata: Professione medico Vol. VI. UTET Editore

Teaching Methods

Lesson

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The examination is held in the form of oral and provides an assessment of thirty; the exam is passed with a mark equal to or greater than 18/30. The mark obtained in this discipline averages with the marks of other disciplines in the same Integrated Course.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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