UNIVERSITY OF MALTA

FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

M.D.III YEAR 2016/2017

Cardiovascular System Integrated Teaching Module

NB: Order of lectures is not final

Lectures
Start
Teaching Area Tutor Lecture Title Brief description NOTES Date End Time VENUE
Time
Risk factors; Morphological changes in coronary
Examined in MDS Tuesday
Pathology Dr Noel Gatt Ischaemic Heart Disease arteries and in the myocardium in ischaemia and 8.00 9.00 Lecture Room 4/5
3003/MDS 3009 2/10/18
infarction
1

Common Presentations of Peripheral Arterial

Disease, Investigation and Management:
Thursday
Surgery Professor K Cassar Peripheral Arterial Disease: Aneurysms Treatment Options: Aortic and popliteal arthery Examined in MDS3006 8.00 9.00 Lecture Room 4/5
4/10/18
aneurysm - presentations, Investigation and
Management
2

Thursday
Clinical Pharmacology Dr. Alex Borg Drugs used in the Management of Heart Failure Pharmacological management of heart failure Examined in MDS 3011 12.00 13.00 Lecture Room 4/5
4/10/18
3
Rationale and interpretation of cardiac function Examined in MDS Tuesday
Pathology Dr G Buhagiar Biomedical tests in heart disease 12.00 13.00 Lecture Room 4/5
4 tests 3003/MDS 3009 9/10/18
Clinical features, complications and management Wednesday
Medicine Dr H Felice Hypertension Examined in MDS 3003 8.00 9.00 Lecture Room 4/5
5 of arterial hypertension 10/10/18

Drugs used in the management of cardiac Pharmacological management of cardiac Wednesday

Clinical Pharmacology Dr. O Aquilina Examined in MDS 3011 12.00 13.00 Lecture Room 4/5
arrhythmias 1 arrhythmias 10/10/18
6
Common Presentation of Venous Disease: Thursday
Surgery Professor K Cassar Venous Disease Examined in MDS 3006 8.00 9.00 Lecture Room 4/5
Investigation and Treatment Options 11/10/18
7
Thursday
Medicine Dr M Sammut The ECG Electrocardiography and clinical correlates Examined in MDS 3003 12.00 13.00 Lecture Room 4/6
11/10/18
8
Tuesday
Surgery Mr A Manche Valvular Heart Disease Examined in MDS 3006 8.00 9.00 Lecture Room 4/5
16/10/18
9
Rationale for the clinical and biochemical Examined in MDS Tuesday
Pathology Dr G Buhagiar Investigation of Hypertensive patients 12.00 13.00 Lecture Room 4/5
investigation of the hypertensive patient 3003/MDS 3009 16/10/18
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Myocardial Infarction: presentation Tuesday

Medicine Dr R G Xuereb Ischaemic Heart Disease: Myocardial Infaction Examined in MDS 3003 13.00 14.00 Lecture Room 4/5
11 investigations and complications 16/10/18
Wednesday
Medicine Dr M Tilney Management of Dyslipaediams Diagnosis and management of dyslipidaemias Examined in MDS 3003 12.00 13.00 Lecture Room 4/6
12 17/10/18
Angina pectoris: presentation investigations and Tuesday
Medicine Dr R G Xuereb Ischaemic Heart Disease: Angina Examined in MDS 3003 12.00 13.00 Lecture Room 4/5
13 complications 23/10/18

Pathophysiology, clinical presentation Tuesday

Medicine Dr R G Xuereb Cardiac Failure Examined in MDS 3003 13.00 14.00 Lecture Room 4/5
complications and management of heart failure 23/10/18
14
Drugs used in the management of cardiac Pharmacological management of cardiac Wednesday
Clinical Pharmacology Dr. O Aquilina Examined in MDS3011 13.00 14.00 Lecture Room 4/5
arrhythmias 2 arrhythmias 31/10/18
15
Thursday
Clinical Pharmacology Dr. Maryanne Caruana Drugs used in the management of Hypertension 2 hours Examined in MDS3011 12.00 13.00 Lecture Room 4/5
1/11/18
16

Drugs used in the management of ischaemic Pharmacological management of ischaemic heart Tuesday
Clinical Pharmacology Dr. Alex Borg Examined in MDS 3011 8.00 9.00 Lecture Room 4/5
heart disease disease 6/11/18
17

Pericarditis, myocarditis and endocarditis: Tuesday

Medicine Dr R G Xuereb Inflammatory diseses of the heart Examined in MDS 3003 12.00 13.00 Lecture Room 4/5
presentation complications and management 6/11/18
18
Tuesday
Medicine Dr R G Xuereb Cardiac Arrythmias Examined in MDS 3003 13.00 14.00 Lecture Room 4/5
13/11/18
19

Wednesday
Medicine Dr H Felice Chest Pain Examined in MDS 3003 12.00 13.00 Lecture Room 4/5
28/11/18

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