Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Recommended Prerequisites

Research / Population Health

Pharmacology I and II

Propedeutics I and II)

Medical Psychology

Teaching Methods

Classes will be theoretical-practical taught to students attending the UC and will be based on virtual or real problems in a hospital or community environment.

Classes will be divided into three distinct parts: brief explanation of contents of more complex understanding; discussion of the topic proposed for the class and finally practical exercises based on problems or clinical histories. For the discussion to be effective, self-learning is fundamental and taking this into account, the classes will end with the presentation of the theme of the next class and bibliograph

Learning Outcomes

The general objective of the proposed UC is the promotion of cardiovascular health, providing future health professionals with the skills deemed essential so that, in the exercise of their activity, they can contribute to this goal. As general competences (GC) the following are considered:

GC1: Definition and Epidemiology of ACVD

GC2: Levels of prevention and primary prevention of CVAD

GC3: Assessment of cardiovascular risk

GC4: Risk Modifying Interventions

GC5: Secondary and tertiary prevention

GC6: Cardiac rehabilitation

GC7: Quaternary prevention

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Syllabus (S)

1. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (GC1)

2. Levels of prevention (GC2)

3. Primordial prevention (GC2)

4. Cardiovascular risk assessment (G3)

5. Implications of gender and age in assessing cardiovascular risk (GC3)

6. Cardiovascular risk modifiers (GC3)

7. Pathologies that influence cardiovascular risk (GC3)

8. How to communicate effectively in the prescription of diet and exercise, in the avoidance of smoking and in the recommendation of moderation in the consumption of alcoholic beverages (GC4)

9. Treatments and therapeutic targets in hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia (GC4)

10. Secondary and tertiary prevention in ischemic heart disease (GC5)

11. Secondary and tertiary prevention in cerebrovascular disease (GC5)

12. Secondary and tertiary prevention of peripheral vascular disease (GC5)

13. Controversies about vascular intervention in the prevention of ischemic heart disease (GC5)

14. Cardiac rehabilitation (GC6)

15. Quaternary prevention (GC6)

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria João Soares Vidigal Teixeira Ferreira

Assessment Methods

Assessment method
Attendance and punctuality: 5.0%
Resolution Problems: 45.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Twenty-First Edition (Vol.1 & Vol.2) 21st Edition

 

 2.  2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice: Developed by the Task Force for cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice with representatives of the European Society of Cardiology and 12 medical societies With the special contribution of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) European Heart Journal, Volume 42, Issue 34, 7 September 2021, Pages 3227–3337

 

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