The Course aims to convey to the student the knowledge and understanding of the etiological, pathophysiological and clinical bases of cardiovascular disease, along with technical aspects of laboratory, imaging and functional diagnostics.
Functions and Organization of the Respiratory System. Diagnostic procedures and respiratory functional evaluation. Pathogenesis and clinical aspects of the main respiratory diseases.
Lessons with slides presentation
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
Bradyarrhythmias: normal activation of the heart. Conduction disorders. Physical activity in patients with cardiac conduction abnormalities and those with pace-maker; Electrocardiogram in the athlete's heart.
Tachyarrhythmias: Mechanisms of arrhythmias. Classification of arrhythmias. Supraventricular arrhythmias. Ventricular arrhythmias; Implantable defibrillator. Physical activity in patients with tachyarrhythmias and in those with implantable defibrillator. Ventricular pre-excitation; Physical activity in patients with ventricular pre-excitation; Ablation of tachyarrhythmias; Sudden death in athletes.
CARDIOMYOPATHIES
ATHLETE'S HEART
VALVE DISEASE: mitral stenosis ad regurgitation. Mitral valve prolapse; Aortic stenosis and regurgitation. Physical activity and sport eligibility criteria in patients with valvular heart disease or operated.
HEART FAILURE: Pathophysiology and diagnosis; Physical activity in patients with heart failure; Cardiovascular rehabilitation in patients with heart failure
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE: Role of physical activity in the prevention of ischemic heart disease; Chronic ischemic heart disease; Acute ischemic heart disease; Procedures for the implementation and results of rehabilitation in post-myocardial infarction
Respiratory physiology and functional testing
Asthma and COPD
Acute and chronic respiratory failure
Exercise testing
Harrison’s Principi di Medicina Interna – McGraw-Hill 18° ed
Rugarli C. Medicina Interna sistematica- Masson Ed