Program Overview

Program Details

The program details are as follows:

Course Information

• Course Code: 84058
• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• CFU: 12 credits year 2 TECN.FISIOPATOL.CARDIOCIRCOLAT.E E CARDIOVASC. PERFUS. 9291 (L/SNT3) - GENOA
• Language: Italian
• Location: GENOA

Prerequisites

• Prerequisites for Admission: To take this course, students must have passed the following exams:
  • TECN.FISIOPATOL.CARDIOCIRCOLAT.E E PERFUS.CARDIOVASC 9291 (cohort 2024/2025)
  • INTRODUCTION TO CARDIOCIRCULAR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TECHNIQUES
• Prerequisites for Completion: This course is a prerequisite for the following courses:
  • TECN.FISIOPATOL.CARDIOCIRCOLAT.E E PERFUS.CARDIOVASC 9291 (cohort 2024/2025)
  • PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AND FORENSIC MEDICINE 65554
  • INTERNSHIP III YEAR 70722
  • TECHNIQUES OF CARDIOCIRCULAR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY II 68458
  • TECHNIQUES OF CARDIOCIRCULAR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY IV 84117
  • TECHNIQUES OF CARDIOCIRCULAR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY III 68466
  • CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY III 84049

Course Structure

• Modules: This course consists of the following modules:
  • ANATOMICAL BASIS OF CARDIAC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY
  • CARDIAC SURGERY 1
  • VASCULAR DIAGNOSTICS IN NEUROLOGY
  • CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM DISEASES 2
  • FLUID MECHANICS
  • TECHNICAL SCIENCES: CEC DEVICES; LIQUID MANAGEMENT
  • TECHNICAL SCIENCES: DATA AND TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT IN CEC
  • VASCULAR SURGERY TECHNIQUES IN ONCOLOGY
  • DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES IN CARDIAC SURGERY

Teaching Methods

• Teaching Methods: The course will be taught through a combination of lectures and practical sessions.
• Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: Students with disabilities or specific learning needs are invited to contact the instructor and the department's disability representative at the beginning of the course to discuss possible accommodations.

Course Objectives

Educational Objectives

• Course Objectives: The objectives of this course are to:
  • Acquire knowledge of cardiovascular diseases and their classification
  • Understand the interactions and potential complications related to diagnostic procedures and treatment solutions
  • Learn the correct methods for performing stress tests and echocardiographic investigations
  • Understand the main therapeutic techniques and investigations performed in the electrophysiology laboratory
  • Learn about the main vascular complications after hemodynamic procedures
  • Understand organ preservation techniques and the issues related to organ transplantation

Instructors and Examination Committee

• Instructors:
  • MARCO CANEPA
  • ITALO PORTO
  • ROCCO VERGALLO
  • ENRICO PARODI
  • GIAN MARCO ROSA
  • GIOVANNI SALVATORE GIUSEPPE SPINELLA
  • FRANCO DE CIAN
  • ANTONIO SALSANO
  • MICHELE PAUDICE
  • FRANCESCO CANESI
  • GIUSEPPE SQUILLACI
• Examination Committee:
  • FRANCESCO CANESI (President and Coordinator of the integrated course)
  • MARCO CANEPA
  • FRANCO DE CIAN
  • ENRICO PARODI
  • MICHELE PAUDICE
  • ITALO PORTO
  • GIOVANNI PRATESI
  • GIAN MARCO ROSA
  • GIOVANNI SALVATORE GIUSEPPE SPINELLA
  • GIUSEPPE SQUILLACI

Lessons

• Lesson Schedule: The schedule for this course can be found on the EasyAcademy portal.