Duration
20h Th, 10h 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
*The course will provide knowledge about cardiovascular disease regarding biological and physiological processes.
*The course will be disease-centered and will focus on the biological and pathophysiological aspects of the pathology.
*It will also describe the multiple imaging modalities and specific exams available in this field, from EKG to optical coherence tomography.
*Mechanism of action of some cardiovascular drugs and devices will be described.
*The detailed content of the course is described in the Table of Content (cf. infra).
Table of Content
*Subject to modifications
1.Revisions: Basic Cardiac Structure and Function
2.Atherosclerosis
3.Ischemic Heart Disease
4.Acute Coronary Syndromes
5.Valvular Heart Disease
6.Cardiomyopathies
7.Arrythmia
8. Heart Failure
9.Hypertension
10.Cardio-oncology
11.Disease of the Pericardium
12.Heart and the brain
13.Venous and Pulmonary thromboembolism
14.Diseases of the Peripheral Vasculature
15.Congenital Heart Disease
16.Cardio-vascular Imaging
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Knowledge of basic cardiovascular biology and physiology.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures
Student participation encouraged
Personal work presented during classes
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Suggested reading:
Pathophysiology of Heart Disease, An Introduction to Cardiovascular Medicine, Leonard S. Lilly , Wolters Kluwer, 7th Edition, 2020.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Pr. Mathieu Lempereur
Service de Cardiologie
1, Avenue de l'Hôpital - CHU Bat B36-2 - 4000 Liège
Téléphone secrétariat: 04/323 71 92
Email: mathieu.lempereur@uliege.be