Cardiothoracic Surgery

Course Information
TitleΚαρδιοθωρακοχειρουργική / Cardiothoracic Surgery
CodeΙΑ1040
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolMedicine
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorKyriakos Anastasiadis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600017904

Programme of Study: UPS of School of Medicine (2019-today)

Registered students: 356
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course743
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours45
Class ID
600287274
EPIChallenges
  • Global Health
Type Of Offer
  • Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After attending this class the students will be able to: i) understand which congenital and acquired cardiac and thoracic diseases require surgical treatment, ii) guide appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic workup, iii) evaluate results of diagnostic procedures, iv) acquire the fundamental knowledge background required for suggesting appropriate management in a specialized unit, v) develop the ability to combine knowledge from Anatomy, Physiology, Cardiology and Pneumonology with Cardiothoracic Surgery, in order to spherically understand diagnosis and management of heart and lung diseases.
General Competences
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Diagnostic approach in cardiothoracic diseases 2. Surgical anatomy of the thorax and the heart. Physiology of circulatory and respiratory system 3. Cardiothoracic imaging 4. Surgical management of coronary artery disease 5. Extracorporeal circulation, myocardial protection strategies and mechanical circulatory support 6. Diseases of the thoracic aorta and the pericardium - Cardiac tumors 7. Surgical management of valvular diseases - arrythmias 8. Lung cancer – Pulmonary resections 9. Surgical management of benign lung diseases 10. Surgical management of thoracic wall and pleural diseases. 11. Thoracic trauma 12. Pathology of thoracic diseases 13. Surgery of the mediastinum 14. Surgery of the trachea, diaphragm and esophagus
Keywords
cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, coronary artery disease, valvular disease, aorta, heart failure
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Use of IT in teaching: Powerpoint presentations Use of IT in students evaluation: multiple choice questions test with automatic score generation Use of IT in the communication with students: e-mail communication.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures150.5
Clinical Practice301.1
Exams20.1
self-study371.3
Total843
Student Assessment
Description
Student evaluation is as follows: - 80% of the total score derives from multiple choice examination - 20% of the total score derives from performance during classes
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • class attendance (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Κ. Αναστασιάδης, Χ. Φορούλης, Π. Αντωνίτσης, Π. Τόσιος, Γ. Ταγαράκης, Γ. Καραπαναγιωτίδης. Καρδιοθωρακοχειρουργική, Εκδόσεις University Studio Press, 2022
Last Update
22-10-2025