AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Embryology of the heart and cardiovascular system will begin the course and it will focus on both paraphysiologic and age-related modifications. All pathologic aspects of cardiacpathology will be treated focusing on cardiomyopathies, ischemic and myocardial diseases and valvular pathology. Infectious heart disease and its differentials will be part of the course as well as casues of heart related sudden death, from an autoptic point of view

TEACHING METHODS

The lessons are carried out  with the aid of slides and films (the latter for the part concerning the autopsy and the macroscopic examination of the organs). Discussion and active participation of students during lessons is encouraged with examples taken from clinical practice which they may have had access during internship activities. The teaching material used during lessons is provided to students via Aulaweb Unige to complement the recommended textbooks

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Embryology of the heart and vascular system

Age related modifications of the heart and vascular system

Cardiac diseases with clinico-pathologic correlations

Vascular diseases with clinico-pathologic correlations

Autopsy: aims, legislation and methods

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Beltrami C.A.. Apparato Vascolare. Sez 7. In:  Mariuzzi G.M.. Anatomia Patologica. Piccin. Padova 2006.
• Sheppard M.N., Herrington C.S..  Apparato Cardiovascolare. Cap 6 in : Herrington C.S.. Anatomia Patologica di MUIR, Edizioni Medico Scientifiche Internazionali,  Roma, 2017.
• Safitz J.E. Il cuore. Cap 1 in: Rubin R., Strayer D.S.. Anatomia Patologica – Patologia d’organo e molecolare. Piccin, Padova, 2014.
• Gotlieb A.I., Liu A.. I vasi sanguigni . Cap 10  in: Rubin R., Strayer D.S.. Anatomia Patologica – Patologia d’organo e molecolare. Piccin, Padova, 2014.
• Mitchell R.N., Schoen F.J.. Vasi sanguigni. Cap 11 in: Kumar V., Abbas A.K., Fausto N., Aster J.C.. ROBBINS E COTTRAN Le basi patologiche delle malattie. Elsevier Masson, Milano, 2010.
• Schoen F.J.,. Mitchell R.N. Il cuore. Cap 12 in: Kumar V., Abbas A.K., Fausto N., Aster J.C.. ROBBINS E COTTRAN Le basi patologiche delle malattie. Elsevier Masson, Milano, 2010.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

Gian Paolo Bezante

MARCO CANEPA

FRANCO DE CIAN

ENRICO PARODI

MICHELE PAUDICE

ITALO PORTO

GIOVANNI PRATESI

DAVIDE RICCI

GIUSEPPE SQUILLACI

FRANCESCO CANESI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam/multiple choice questions

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam is developed with the aim of evaluating the cognitive learning of basic knowledge on the topics addressed in the classroom and described in the course program.