Theory and methods of preventive and adapted physical activities

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Academic discipline: Malattie dell'apparato cardiovascolare (MED/11)
Field: Biomedico
Type of training activity: Characterising

7 hours
of face-to-face activities

1 credits

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Integrated course unit module: SPORT THERAPY AND DOPING

Learning objectives

To know the cardiac diseases and the risk factors for these diseases.
To know the causes of sudden death in athletes.
To know how to start cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Prerequisites

To know the anatomy of the heart and the circulation.
To know the cardiac physiology

Course unit content

Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases:Hypertension, Tobacco, lipid levels, physical inactivity, diabetes mellitus, obesity.
Cardiac operative risk evaluation (Euroscore,Carta italiana del rischio).
Primary prevention with physical exercise.
Principal Cardiac diseases (coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, Hypertensive heart disease).
Sudden death in athletes.
Diagnostic tests in cardiology (exercise stress testing, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography).
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Teaching methods

Oral lesson

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral assessment

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