CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Knowledge of the cardiovascular anatomy and physiology provided in the previous courses
Provide the student with knowledge of the diagnostic workup and clinical settings of the main cardiovascular disease with particular emphasis on emergencies and the implications for the clinical practice in dentistry
Mentions of cardiac anatomy and physiology. Non invasive and invasive diagnostic evaluations in cardiovascular medicine, with particular emphasis on implications for odontology: rest electrocardiogram, Holter monitoring, effort test, transthoracic, transesophageal, and stress echocardiography, cardiac CT and MRI scan, myocardial scintigraphy, hemodynamic evaluation and coronary angiography, electrophysiology study and endomyocardial biopsy. Definition, etiology, mentions of pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnostic workup, and prognosis of the following cardiovascular diseases and clinical settings: ischemic cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death, syncope, cardiomyopathies, valvular heart diseases, congestive heart failure and inflammatory cardiovascular diseases.
-Rugarli C et al. Medicina Interna Sistematica, 2010 edition Elsevier; Chapters 1, 5-7, 9, 11-13
-Slides of the main topics presented during lessons
-online "Manuale di Malattie Cardiovascolari" found at www.sicardiologia.it upon free subscription