DISEASES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy and physiology provided in the previous courses is required
To provide the basic knowledge of the cardiovascular diseases and their implications for physical exercising
Mentions of cardiovascular anatomy and physiology. Elements of the main diagnostic modalities in cardiology, both non-invasive (resting electrocardiogram, Holter monitoring, cardiac CT & MRI, myocardial scintigraphy) and invasive (coronary angiography, electrophysiologic study and myocardial biopsy). Definition, mentions of pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnosis and implications for physical exercise of the following cardiovascular diseases or clinical syndromes: arterial hypertension, ischemic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death, syncope, cardiomyopaties, valvular heart diseases, inflammatory heart diseases
Calabrò, D’Andrea, Sarubbi: Cardiologia per Scienze Motorie e Scienze Infermieristiche. Casa Editrice Idelson Gnocchi, Naples
Slides of the lessons will be distributed throughout the course