CODE 84120 ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 3 TECN.FISIOPATOL.CARDIOCIRCOLAT.E E PERFUS.CARDIOVASC (L/SNT3) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/23 LANGUAGE Italiano TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: TECHNIQUES IN CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOPATHOLOGY IV OVERVIEW The course provides theoretical and practical bases for understanding cardiovascular perfusion techniques, and appears particularly important for graduates in cardiovascular pathophysiology and cardiovascular perfusion techniques. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO) The course aims to provide students with the knowledge to understand and contextualize the indication for circulatory assist devices and gain skills to apply this knowledge in practice. TEACHING METHODS Theoretical frontal lessons, clinical case discussions SYLLABUS/CONTENT Acute and chronic heart failure: pathophysiology Heart failure: diagnosis and therapy Circulatory assist devices: pumps and implantation techniques RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Trattato di chirurgia cardiaca - Contenuti extra online inclusi Chiariello - Alamanni - Covino - Gerosa - AAVV Editor Seu - Edition year: 2016 TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD FRANCESCO SANTINI Exam Board MANRICO BALBI BENEDETTA LOLLI BIANCA PANE TOMMASO REGESTA FRANCO ROGGERO FRANCESCO SANTINI GIOVANNI BIZZARRO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral examination ASSESSMENT METHODS Learning verification is done through a final exam to check the real acquisition of the expected learning by the student. FURTHER INFORMATION Office hours for student will be on appointment by writing an email to: concetta.lampada@hsanmartino.it