Ateneo - UPO

Learning of the cardio-vascular diseases of surgical interest, indication to surgical treatment, surgical procedures performed and expected results

Trattato di chirurgia. Paletto, Colombo, Maggi, Masenti, Massaioli. Ed. Minerva Medica (Torino)

Teach the student to recognise the pathological entities of the cardiovascular system of surgical interest, to be able to distinguish those cases to be referred for specialistic surgical evaluation, to know the surgical procedures with their relative and absolute contraindications and the related complications

Before attending the coures, the student should be optimally confident with the anatomy, physiology, pathology, physiopathology and semeiotic of the cardiovascular system

Front lessons and interactive discussion of clinical cases

At the end of the course, the assessment of learning will take place through a written assignment with multiple choice questions on theory and clinical cases. the evaluation will be based on a mark out of thirty which then results in the overall mark out of thirty, expression of a weighted average with a final evaluation shared by the teachers of the individual modules. The exam is passed when the final mark is 18 or higher. The assignment of the highest marks with honors (30 with honors) is envisaged

Cardiac valve pathology (surgical procedures) Coronary artery disease of surgical interest (surgical procedures) Thoracic aorta disease of surgical interest (surgical procedures) Heart trasplant (surgical procedure) Peripheral venous system disease of surgical interest (surgical procedures) Thoraco-abdominal aorta disease of surgical interest (surgical procedures) Carotid disease of surgical interest (surgical procedures) Peripheral arteries disease of surgical interest (surgical procedures

At the of the course the student is expected to be able to recognise the pathological entities of the cardiovascular system and is able to distinguish those patients to be referred for specialistic evaluation