INVASIVE CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSTICS AND PROCEDURES

Degree course: 
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2018/2019
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2019/2020
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Credits: 
2
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
24
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (24 hours)
Assessment: 
Voto Finale

Peripheral vascular access in interventional cardiology. Hemodynamic study: pressure recordings and oximetry. Coronary vessels evaluation: angiography, intravascular ultrasounds, functional evaluation of the coronary vessels; procedure complications. Electrophysiology study: materials and methodologies, pacing protocols, intracavitary signals interpretations; procedure complications. Peculiar procedures: transseptal catheterization and percutaneous pericardial access. Cardiac mapping: principles of conventional mapping and electroanatomic mapping. Catheter ablation: biophysics of radiofrequency and cryothermal energies; identification of ablation targets and procedure end-points. Device for left atrial appendage, atrial septal defect and patent forman ovale occlusion

Slides of the lessons
-Santini M, Ricci RP Manuale di elettrofisiologia ed elettrostimolazione cardiaca per infermieri e tecnici di cardiologia. Centro Scientifico Editore, III edizione Torino 2006
-Barini S Le procedure invasive in cardiologia. Casa Editrice Scientifica Internazionale, Roma 2005

Convenzionale

Formal lessons with active interaction with the teacher

For more information and clarifications, students can contact the teacher by email (roberto.deponti@uninsubria.it)

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