84678 - Cardiovascular System Pathophysiology-

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Neurophysiopathology techniques (cod. 8482)

Learning outcomes

Acquire the knowledge and the ability to understand  the application of Doppler Ultrasound echocardiography.

Course contents

Pathophysiology of acute and chronic coronary syndromes, diagnosis and treatment.

Pathophysiology of the main cardiac valvular diseases, diagnosis and therapy.

Atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease, clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, therapy.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons. Consultation of echocardiographic and angiographic image archives. Interaction (with questions and answers) with the students during the lessons to verify understanding of the topics covered.

Assessment methods

Oral examination

Teaching tools

Power-point presentations, visualization of diagnostic tests (transthoracic and trans-esophageal color Doppler echocardiograms) and interventional cardiology procedures from local PACS

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Saia