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Course unit
CARDIOVASCULAR GENETICS
MEP7081577, A.A. 2019/20
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2019/20
ECTS: details
Type |
Scientific-Disciplinary Sector |
Credits allocated |
Educational activities in elective or integrative disciplines |
MED/08 |
Pathological Anatomy |
4.0 |
Course unit organization
Period |
First semester |
Year |
1st Year |
Teaching method |
frontal |
Type of hours |
Credits |
Teaching hours |
Hours of Individual study |
Shifts |
Lecture |
4.0 |
32 |
68.0 |
No turn |
Examination board
Examination board not defined
Prerequisites:
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Human Genetics, Physiopathology |
Target skills and knowledge:
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Patholobiolgy of inherited cardiovascular diseases. Genetic-based classification of cardiac diseases. Interpretation of the genetic test and clinical competence refering to the requirement of health professionals to know when, and how the genetic test should be applied to improve patient health outcomes. |
Examination methods:
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the multiple choice test will have 60 questions each of which has 5 possible answers, to be answered in 50 min |
Assessment criteria:
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at least 50 of the 60 mutliple choice queries should be answered correctly in order to be promoted |
Course unit contents:
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Primitive Cardiomyopathies both structural and sine-materia,
Gentic factors of cardiac diseases: hypertension, valve disease. classification. gentic tests. on-line predictive databses for genetic data interpretation.Disease specific genetic and clinical guidelines and genetic test interpretation. |
Planned learning activities and teaching methods:
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up front lessons |
Additional notes about suggested reading:
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literature references and other material will be provided during the course. |
Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings) |
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