University of Reading - Heart Health: A Beginner's Guide to Cardiovascular Disease
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Heart Health: A Beginner's Guide to Cardiovascular Disease at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹11,044 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Go to Website  |
Credential | Certificate |
Heart Health: A Beginner's Guide to Cardiovascular Disease at FutureLearn Highlights
- Duration 4 weeks
- Weekly study 3 hours
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Heart Health: A Beginner's Guide to Cardiovascular Disease at FutureLearn Course details
- Your heart beats around 100,000 times a day, pumping blood around your body to deliver oxygen and nutrients, while taking away waste products. When your heart is unhealthy, it can't perform this vital task so effectively.
- This course will improve your knowledge of how the heart works, the causes of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure and heart failure and what you can do to avoid them.
- You'll cover both theory and practical aspects of heart health, learning from lab demonstrations and practical activities so you better understand your own heart.
Heart Health: A Beginner's Guide to Cardiovascular Disease at FutureLearn Curriculum
Cardiovascular anatomy and physiology
Welcome to Week 1
Blood and the circulatory system
Anatomy and function of the heart
Behind the scenes
Starting a food and activity diary
Review and Reflect
Angina, heart attacks and strokes
Welcome to Week 2
Atherosclerosis and angina
Haemostasis and thrombosis
How blood clots
Heart attacks and strokes
Research, evaluate and share
Behind the scenes
Review and Reflect
Heart failure, hypertension, valvular disease and arrhythmias
Welcome to Week 3
Heart failure
Hypertension, valvular disease and arrythmias
Research, evaluate and share
Behind the scenes
The British Heart Foundation Educational Videos
Review and Reflect
Risk factors and prevention
Welcome to Week 4
Non-modifiable and semi-modifiable risk factors
Modifiable risk factors
Lifestyle modifications - diet
Lifestyle modifications - physical activity
Research, evaluate and share
Behind the scenes
Review and Reflect
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