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

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to liase and arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes.

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

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The lessons will take place in the period March-May/first ten days of June 2025.

The lesson calendar will be available at the following link https://corsi.unige.it/sites/corsi.unige.it/files/2025-02/Orario%20Lezioni%202%C2%B0sem%20a.a.%202024-25_I-II-III%20anno.pdf

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