NOVA Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas

Cardiology : from clinic to intervention

Code

11198

Academic unit

NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas

Department

Credits

Teacher in charge

Prof. Doutor Rui Ferreira

Objectives

The main purpose of this optional curricular unit is to provide additional cardiology knowledge to basic curricular program, allowing a generic overview of clinical diagnostic and therapeutic pathways with a special focus on interventional cardiology techniques (coronary and structural), pacing, invasive arrhythmology and implantable cardio defibrillator devices (ICDs).

In order to acquire competence to refer patients to high differentiation centers a comprehensive overview of clinical pathways will be provided beginning with hospital admission, discussing therapeutic interventions available and accompanying intensive care, until discharge.

Prerequisites

Subject matter

Clinical practice with special focus in indications, limitations and clinical impact of interventional cardiology and invasive arrhythmology techniques review, namely:

·        Percutaneous primary coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction

·        Percutaneous coronary angioplasty in stable angina Angioplastia coronária percutânea no tratamento da angina estável

·        Percutaneous aortic valve implantation in aortic stenosis.

·        Percutaneous IAD shunt closureEncerramento percutâneo de shunts (comunicações interauriculares) no adulto

·        Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale closure, preventing recurrent stroke

·        Ablation therapy in atrial fibrillation and atrial tachycardias

·        Pacing and implantable cardioversor devices

Bibliography

· Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 9th edition, Elsevier 2014

· Hurst. The Heart, 13th edition

Teaching method

The curricular unit involves basically cardiology clinical practice with direct contact with patients admitted in a cardiology department and theoretical-practical lessons (6 hours) according with an interactive teaching model. Individual participation and involvement will be promoted considering the limited students number.

Clinical activities will be oriented by cardiology clinical staff (invited assistants) that will provided an individual evaluation based in effective presences and participation level registered in log book.

Evaluation method

Courses

Integrated Master Degree in Medicine