CODE 80888 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 2 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE E TECNICHE DELLO SPORT 8749 (LM-68) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/11 TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: MEDICAL ASPECTS OF PERFORMANCE SPORT (PART. 2) TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course will present the main cardiovascular diseases, with emphasis on the implication that these conditions have on exercise capacity. AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES To know the main cardiovascular diseases and their effects on physical exercise. TEACHING METHODS In case of certification of specific learning disability, disability or other special educational needs, please contact both the Department contact person, Prof. Nicola Girtler, and the lecturer at the beginning of the lectures to agree on teaching and exam methods which, in compliance of the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory/dispensatory tools recognized by the University SLD Student Service. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Epidemiology, pathophysiology, principles of clinical presentation and therapy of ischemic heart disease, mitral and aortic valvular disease, atrial fibrillation-related tachycardiomyopathy, congenital heart diseases, and heart failure. Physical activity and cardiovascular diseases. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD GIORGIO GHIGLIOTTI PIETRO AMERI LESSONS LESSONS START II semester. Class schedule CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY