Duration
15h Th, 5h AUTR
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Description:
- Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death globally, explaining why research is always developing in this field.
- The aim of this course is a deep knowledge of pathophysiology of heart disease and progress in this field.
- Basic concepts of cardiovascular structure and function from molecular biology to cadio-circulatory interaction will be developed.
- Prevention, diagnosis, epidemiology and clinical trials will complete the panel.
- A particular chapter will address model simulation of the cardiovascular system.
- 1. Normal cardiovascular structure and function:
- 2. Pathophysiology: from basic to advanced biology
- 3. Cardiac remodeling and molecular aspects
- 4. Diagnostic tools
- 5. Therapeutic advances
- 6. Epidemiology and trials
- 7. Numerical simulation and « In Silico » medicine
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- The aim of this course is a deep knowledge of pathophysiology of heart disease and advances in this field.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic physiology of cardiovascular system.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
ex cathedra lectures
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Presential learning.
Additional reading references will be given at each lecture.
Oral evaluation
Criteria: Understanding and knowledge.
Work placement(s)
Traineeship: NA
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Language: English and/or French