CARDIAC SURGERY
cod. 1009827

Academic year 2023/24
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Davide CARINO
Academic discipline
Chirurgia cardiaca (MED/23)
Field
Clinica delle specialità medico-chirurgiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
10 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PIACENZA
course unit
in ENGLISH

Integrated course unit module: Cardiovascular Diseases & Basic Life Support

Learning objectives

To learn the collection of the patient's clinical history, to perform a correct objective examination and to know main diagnostic methodologies and the indications to surgery

Prerequisites

Compulsory previous exams: Human Anatomy, General Pathology, Physiology, Respiratory and Cardiovascular diseases

Course unit content

Taking of medical history (also including aspects relative to cardiovascular disease; 2) Performing of objective examination and cardiac auscultation; 3) Pathophysiological mechanisms and consequent clinical aspects of the main clinical pictures of cardiac disease; 4) Modes and purposes of the main cardiological and cardiosurgical diagnostic and therapeutic methods

Full programme

Coronary artery disease
Aortic valve diseases
Mitral valve diseases
Aortic aneurysms
Aortic dissection
Endocarditis
Principles of extracorporeal circulation
Main congenital cardiac pathologies

Bibliography

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 20th ed. or 21th ed. Chapters related to cardiac pathologies

Teaching methods

Oral lessons, examinations in cardiac surgery ward

Assessment methods and criteria

oral exam

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

E.medicineandsurgery@unipr.it
 

Quality assurance office

Education manager:
Giovanna Caselli


Manager E  didattica.dimec@unipr.it

President of the degree course

Prof.Antonio Percesepe
E. antonio.percesepe@unipr.it

Faculty advisor TBD

Career guidance delegate TBD

Tutor Professor

[titolo] [nome] [cognome]
E. [email @unipr] 

Erasmus delegate

Prof.ssa Elena Masselli
E. elena.masselli@unipr.it
 

Quality assurance manager

Prof.Massimo Corradi 
E. massimo.corradi@unipr.it

Internships  TBD

Tutor students TBD