Class Physical Exercise, Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health

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.

1.Primary prevention: hypertension; Obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome; Dyslipidemia and Smoking.
2.Secondary prevention/rehabilitation: Stress and myocardial tests; heart disease; Heart Failure 3.Nutrition and cardiovascular health.

Theoretical-practical classes (where experiential learning is applied, with problem solving and group work). The b-learning system is used, based on the moodle platform, where support materials are available for each of the classes (slides and support texts)

Continuous evaluation:

To carry out continuous assessment, students must complete 1 individual test and a group work with the final product, a power point presentation on one of the topics covered in class. The final grade: (test)* 0.4 + (group work)* 0.6

All evaluation moments must be equal to or greater than 7.5 and the final grade must be equal to or greater than 9.5. Assessment by exam: in accordance with the regulations.

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.