| Unit name | Coronary Artery Disease II |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SOCSM0004 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. George |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | Bristol Medical School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit will expand on Unit 3 and provide further information and detail with regards to coronary artery disease. The current surgical interventions used for coronary artery disease (CABG and stent implantation) will be described, as well as the pathobiology of the numerous clinical complications that frequently occur as a result of these procedures, including neointima formation, thrombosis, cardioplegia, kidney and neurological damage. This unit’s main aim is to highlight the need for improved interventional treatments for coronary artery disease and the consequent value that pre-clinical (animal and in-vitro) models have in assessing the effectiveness of new therapeutic approaches. Finally, emerging new approaches that have been evaluated at the pre-clinical level for the treatment of coronary artery disease, such as the use of stem cells, altered stent coatings, novel clinical pharmacology approaches, micro-RNAs and gene therapy will be discussed.
Students successfully completing this module will be able to:
Coursework (contributing a total of 60% to the unit) consisting of:
Please note that students will be given formative feedback on all coursework assessment.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. SOCSM0004).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
