Course Syllabus
Aims
To provide the concepts necessary for understanding pathologies, indications and procedures of the cardiac surgery field.
Contents
The clerkship will cover the most important aspects related to surgical treatment of ischemic, valvular and congenital heart diseases.
Students will acquire the basic knowledge required to recognize the main cardiac pathologies suitable of surgery and the most important technical procedures.
Detailed program
1) Clinical approach and management of the patients presenting with ischemic, valvular or congenital heart diseases in the cardiac surgery ward.
2) Basic concepts regarding surgical treatment of coronary artery diseases.
3) Basic concepts regarding surgical treatment of mitral, aortic and tricuspid diseases.
4) Basic concepts regarding surgical treatment of congenital heart diseases.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of fundamentals of biology, genetics, morphology, histology, physiology of the cardiovascular system
Teaching form
Practical guided observation activities with briefings and debriefings by hospital tutor
Practical teaching in Cardiac Surgery Ward and in the Operating Room
Textbook and teaching resource
to be defined
Semester
First Semester
Assessment method
Practical skills observation both in the ward and in the operating room and rating scale assessment
Office hours
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