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Presentation
Presentation
This curricular unit aims to promote the understanding of fundamental principles of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, through especially the exercise and nutrition component. By having contact with key concepts of pathophysiology, semiology and effects of exercise and diet in the various factors of cardiovascular risk (primary prevention) and cardiovascular disease (secondary prevention), proposed in programmatic terms, it is intended that the student acquires tools that promote his clinical autonomy in the field of diagnosis and therapy of these particular pathologies, namely through the prescription of exercise and nutritional.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Master Degree | Semestral | 7
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT792-1-10897
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1.Primary prevention: hypertension; Obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome; Dyslipidemia and Smoking. 1.2.Secondary prevention/rehabilitation: Stress and myocardial tests; heart disease; Heart Failure 1.3.Nutrition and cardiovascular health. 2. Epidemiology of sedentary behavior and accumulation patterns and their impact on CVD, as well as observation of intervention and experimental studies. 3. Nutrition and its role in the association with CVD.
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Objectives
Objectives
This curricular unit aims to promote the understanding of fundamental principles of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, through especially the exercise and nutrition component. To achieve this objective, education aims to achieve the acquisition of the following skills: 1.Review the function and regulation of the circulatory system in the context of adaptive responses to exercise and dysfunction caused by cardiovascular disease 2.Introduce the student to the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease, the diagnostic methodology and its approach with special emphasis on the multidisciplinary nature of cardiovascular rehabilitation 3.Provide the student with clinical experience in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation, especially in nutritional and exercise prescription. 4.Introduce the student to the methodology of research and critical analysis that allow him to develop a research project proposal.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
This UC is linked to Exercise, Nutrition, Obesity, and Metabolic Diseases, sharing some of the work and assessment topics.
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References
References
Cardiac Rehabilitation Series: Contemporary Cardiology. Kraus, William; Keteyian, Steven (Eds.) 1st Edition. Softcover version of original hardcover edition 2007, 2007, XVI, 298 p. 37 illus., 1 in color. A Humana Press product ACSM's Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic Disease and Disabilities. American College of Sports Medicine ISBN: 9780736074339 Format: Hardback Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers Edition: 3rd Revised edition Exercise Therapy in the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders. Fiona Wilson-O'Toole, John Gormley, Juliette Hussey. ISBN10: 1405169389 ISBN13: 9781405169387. Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Wiley- Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) Format: Paperback Publication date: 25 Mar 2011 Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. Perk, J.; Mathes, P.; Gohlke, H.; Monpère, C.; Hellemans, I.; McGee, H.; Sellier, P.; Saner, H. (Eds.) 2007, XVII, 517 p. 68 illus., 25 in color.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
