SURGERY OF HEART-VASCULAR DISEASES

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

SURGERY OF HEART-VASCULAR DISEASES

COURSE CODE XP0751

COURSE INSTRUCTOR Athanasios Giannoukas, Professor 

CO-INSTRUCTORS

Professors and PhD holders from  the Departments of  Vascular Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery


ECTS: 2.00

COURSE TYPE

CC |COMPULSORY : SCIENTIFIC AREA: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE-SKILL DEVELOPMENT

TEACHING SEMESTER 8st SEMESTER

WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS:  2 HOURS

Total Time (Teaching Hours + Student Workload) 54 HOURS

PREREQUIRED COURSES:

NO

LANGUAGE OF TEACHING AND EXAMS ENGLISH

AVAILABLE TO ERASMUS STUDENTS YES

SEMESTER LECTURES: DETAILS/LECTURES

TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS :

Face to Face Lectures

Microsoft software (PowerPoint) is used to deliver the lectures. The Library has the necessary textbooks for the course and provides access to international scientific databases ( PubMed).

The power point files of the corresponding lectures of the courses are available  on the websites of the Faculty of Medicine and the University of Thessaly (e -classes) with free access by the students .

Finally, the students are encouraged to communicate with teachers using their e – mails.

All information or announcements regarding the course are posted on the websites of the Faculty of Medicine and the University of Thessaly with free access by the students of the Medical School.

Students are obliged to attend at least 10 out of 13 lectures in order their attendance to be considered complete and to be allowed to sit for their exams

Information and Communication Technologies are used for the preparation of the lecture material, the online information and provision of supplementary learning material to students.

Specifically:

  • Common software (e.g. MS powerpoint) is used to prepare lecture material and display slides.
  • The study guide (detailed supplementary material & additional bibliography), the slides of each lecture made available digitallyand online to students through the e-class system of our university.

Announcements, information etc are available online via e-class. Communication is also done via e-mail.


STUDENT EVALUATION

The language of assessment is English.

Evaluation methods: Written Exams with multiple choice questions.

The course exams are written, last 1 hour and cover all topics taught in the course(examples of questions are available in the Course Guide). The material to be examined is related to the lectures and the tutorial material as described above.

Final Grade:

The final grade of the course is that of the grade of the written exams

All the above are presented in detail in the Course Guide which is distributed in print to all students and is accessible electronically in e-class.


Objective Objectives/Desired Results:

The function of the heart is inextricably linked to the function of the blood vessels and the lungs. Thus, disturbances in heart function cause vascular dysfunction and vice versa. In addition, diseases of the heart, blood vessels and lungs are among the most important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the last 50 years, a significant part of the treatment of these diseases has been carried out by surgical – invasive methods, changing substantially the prognosis and significantly reducing the associated morbidity and mortality.

Therefore, it is necessary in the modern undergraduate curriculum to integrate the surgical treatment of heart (coronary artery disease, valvular disease, etc.), lung (lung cancer, etc.) and vascular diseases (aneurysmal aortic disease, extracranial artery disease, PAD-peripheral arterial disease, venous diseases) in one course.

The aim of the course is to provide the basic knowledge required, that will allow the young physician to understand the surgical treatment of the above mentioned diseases. Students are expected based on the theoretical and applied knowledge by presenting cases, to promote critical thinking. There will be self-assessment questions at the end of the course.

Each lecture will last two hours and will include a theoretical lecture and case presentations with interactive participation. The students, who wish, will have the opportunity to attend the activity (clinical visits, outpatient clinics and surgeries) of the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Departments.

The final examination of the course will include multiple choice questions with a single correct answer and no negative marks. 

General Abilities

  • Research, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies
  • Adaptation to new situations
  • Decision making
  • Autonomous work
  • Teamwork
  • Exercise criticism and self-criticism
  • Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

Course URL :  

Course Description:
  1. a) Summary of the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system  b) Introduction to the physiopathology of atherosclerosis
  2. a) Anticoagulants, thrombolytics and antiplatelets b) Problems in preoperative preparation and anaesthesia in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery
  3. Invasive treatment of Abdominal aortic and peripheral arterial aneurysms

4.a) Surgical treatment of the Ascending thoracic aorta diseases

b) Surgical treatment of the Descending thoracic aorta diseases

5. Surgical treatment of Extracranial carotid disease, vertebrobasilar system and branches of the aortic arch surgery

6. Surgical treatment of acute and chronic obstructive arterial disease of the abdominal aorta, visceral arteries and lower limbs – Diabetic foot

7. Invasive and conservative treatment of Venous Thromboembolic disease

8. Invasive and conservative treatment of Chronic Venous Disease and lymphatic diseases (lymphedema)

Arteriovenous fistulae creation

  1. a) Traumatic injuries of the aorta and peripheral vessels

     (b) Traumatic injuries of the chest and heart

  1. Surgical approach to congenital heart disease

11.Surgery for Coronary artery disease

Surgical treatment of heart tumors

12.Surgery for Valvular heart disease-

Surgical treatment of heart failure

13. Surgical treatment of the Lung, tracheal and mediastinal diseases

 
Recommended reading:

Α)

  • VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY (code. EVDOXOS: 41959376)
  • ABC of Arterial and Venous Diseases (code. ΕVDOXOS: 41708)

 Β)

  • Cardiac Surgery.AnastasiadisK.UniversityStudioPress, 2015.ISBN: 9789601222233
  • Cardiac Surgery.Mikroulis D., Bougioukas G.UniversityStudioPress, 2018. ISBN: 9789601223629

Relevant scientific journals:

  1. Journal of VascularSurgery
  2. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
  3. International Angiology
  4. Journal of Endovascular Therapy
  5. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  6. Annals of Thoracic Surgery
 


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