The objective of the course is to provide the participant with insight in the principles and important issues of cardiovascular disease epidemiology. Topics that will be covered are:
– Atherosclerosis, the underlying pathology for the most common cardiovascular diseases;
– Risk factors for cardiovascular disease;
– Worldwide trends in cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality;
In addition, there will be several key lectures given by invited speakers from both inside and outside the UMC Utrecht.
