Program Overview

Master in Cardiologia Pediatrica e Cardiopatie Congenite

The Master in Cardiologia Pediatrica e Cardiopatie Congenite is designed to prepare graduates in medicine and surgery with advanced skills in the diagnosis and management of patients with congenital heart diseases and complex cardiac conditions. The program focuses on theoretical and practical knowledge to interpret congenital heart diseases and their hemodynamic consequences from fetal age to adulthood.

Program Description

The Master program aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of cardiopatia congenita, including morphological aspects, clinical diagnosis, and ecocardiografica diagnosis. The program also covers advanced ecocardiografia techniques, such as 3D and strain imaging, and the integration of information from advanced imaging techniques like CMR and CCT.

Target Audience

The Master program is designed for specialists in pediatrics, cardiology, gynecology, and obstetrics, radiology, and graduates in medicine and surgery.

Career Opportunities

The program provides students with the necessary skills to work in centers of III level (hub) or in centers where they can play the role of expert interlocutor in the specific subspecialty with the hub. Additionally, students can acquire skills to be inserted in an ambulatory setting where pediatric cardiac screening and congenital heart disease are performed.

Program Structure

The Master program includes the following topics:

• Cardiologia:
  • Cardiopatia congenita, aspetti morfologici, diagnosi clinica ed ecocardiografica
  • Emodinamica pediatrica e delle cardiopatie congenite
  • Gestione clinica e management terapeutico delle cardiopatie congenite in età pediatrica
  • Cardiochirurgia delle cardiopatie congenite
  • Assistenza ventricolare e trapianto cardiaco nelle cardiopatie congenite
  • Nuove frontiere dell’emodinamica interventistica nelle cardiopatie strutturali
• Pediatria:
  • Cardiologia fetale
  • Cardiopatia congenita in età pediatrica aspetti psicologici e supporto alla famiglia
  • Valutazione clinica del bambino con cardiopatia congenita
  • Valutazione neurologica del bambino con cardiopatia congenita
  • Quadri infettivi nel bambino con cardiopatia congenita
  • Aritmie pediatriche e nelle cardiopatie congenite
• Diagnosi per immagini:
  • Risonanza magnetica cardiologica

Admission Requirements

The admission requirements will be specified in the call for applications for the academic year 2025/2026.

Tuition Fees

The total tuition fee for the Master program is € 4,022.50, divided into two installments: € 2,522.50 (first installment) and € 1,500.00 (second installment).

Duration and Frequency

The Master program lasts for 10 months, with a frequency of three days per month. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to participate in a weekly lecture on congenital heart diseases and a multidisciplinary discussion on the main clinical cases of the week.

Final Project

The Master program concludes with the realization of a project work, which will be discussed in class and will result in a final judgment. To access the discussion of the project work, students must have attended at least 7 of the 10 weeks of frequency.

Open Badges

The Master program offers Open Badges, which are digital certificates of disciplinary knowledge, personal skills (soft skills), and technical skills acquired. Students can discover how to obtain and redeem these badges.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How long does the Master program last and how is it structured? The Master program lasts for 10 months, with a frequency of three days per month.
• How is the final project structured? The final project consists of the realization of a project work, which will be discussed in class and will result in a final judgment.
• When and how will the admission interview take place? The admission interview will take place on October 13, starting at 10:00 am, online via Zoom.

Program Details

• Start date: November 14, 2025
• Duration: Annual
• Location: Padua
• Language: Italian
• CFU: 60
• Teaching method: In-person
• Total tuition fee: € 4,022.50
• Deadline for pre-enrollment: October 7, 2025

Program Director

Prof. Giovanni Di Salvo

Organizational Secretariat

Referent: Gaetano Manfreda

Additional Information

The Master program is part of the Unipd Executive Learning platform, which promotes and disseminates Master's, Advanced Training, and Higher Education courses at the University of Padua.