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Understanding cardiovascular diseases provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 15 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

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15 hours worth of material
Self Paced
Overview

  • Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day and, in that time, pumps about 23,000 litres of blood around your body. But what happens when it doesn't work as well as it should? This free course,...

Syllabus

    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 What are cardiovascular diseases?
    • 1 What are cardiovascular diseases?
    • 1.1 A simple introduction
    • 1.2 Broad defintions of cardiovascular diseases
    • 1.3 There's a lot of it about: the global picture of cardiovascular diseases
    • 1.3.1 Who is affected by cardiovascular diseases?
    • 1.4 Decline of cardiovascular diseases in Western society?
    • 1.5 Economic impact of cardiovascular diseases
    • 2 Studying cardiovascular diseases
    • 2 Studying cardiovascular diseases
    • 2.1 Using medical terminology: building a glossary
    • 3 Risk factors
    • 3 Risk factors
    • 3.1 Lifestyle choices
    • 3.2 Diabetes as a risk factor
    • 3.2.1 Fats
    • 4 Prevention is better than cure
    • 4 Prevention is better than cure
    • 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.2 The National Service Framework
    • 4.3 Education, education, education
    • 4.4 Obesity and cardiovascular diseases
    • 4.4.1 Measures of adiposity
    • 4.5 What can individuals do?
    • 4.6 A balanced diet
    • 4.7 Special circumstances?
    • 5 Early warning signs
    • 5 Early warning signs
    • 6 When things go wrong
    • 6 When things go wrong
    • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.2 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
    • 7 Immediate treatment of cardiovascular diseases
    • 7 Immediate treatment of cardiovascular diseases
    • 8 Long-term treatment, and living with cardiovascular diseases
    • 8 Long-term treatment, and living with cardiovascular diseases
    • 8.1 Interventions
    • 8.2 Secondary prevention using drugs
    • 8.3 Issues with medications
    • 8.4 When surgery is required
    • 8.5 How things change
    • 9 Conclusion
    • 9 Conclusion
    • 10 Test your knowledge
    • 11 Additional resources
    • References
    • Acknowledgements

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