SPORTS CARDIOLOGY

Course Information
TitleΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΡΔΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ / SPORTS CARDIOLOGY
Code098Κ
FacultyPhysical Education and Sport Science
SchoolPhysical Education and Sports Sciences (Thessaloniki)
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorEvangelia Kouidi
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600001286

Class Information
Academic Year2019 – 2020
Class PeriodSpring
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours2
Class ID
600155977
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
This course can be chosen by students having finished the fourth semester of their studies
Learning Outcomes
The primary goal of this course is to present the acute effects of exercise on the heart and the functional and morphological cardiac adaptations from exercise training in healthy and cardiac patients. Additionally, the guidelines for preparticipation screening, the common cardiac disorders during exercise, the effects of the environment on cardiac function and resuscitation will be described.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system 2. Noninvasive methods for the evaluation of the cardiovascular system 3. Invasive methods for the evaluation of the cardiovascular system 4. Acute cardiac responses to exercise 5. Cardiac adaptations from exercise training 6. Atherosclerosis: primary and secondary prevention 7. Cardiac rehabilitation programs 8. Hypertension and exercise 9. Common cardiac disorders during exercise 10. Medications and exercise 11. Extreme environmental conditions and the heart during exercise 12. Sudden cardiac death of athletes 13. Resuscitation
Keywords
sports cardiology
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
power point presentations
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures451.8
Laboratory Work251
Internship150.6
Total853.4
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams by the end of each semester
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Καρδιολογία της Άθλησης. Richard Amoretti, Richard Brion. Επιστημονική επιμέλεια: Αστέριος Π. Δεληγιάννης. Επιστημονικές Εκδόσεις Παρισιάνου Α.Ε. 2. Ιατρική της Άθλησης. Από τη θεωρία στην πράξη. Αστέριος Π. Δεληγιάννης. University Studio Press.
Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
15-07-2020