BookAxel Pressler, Josef Niebauer, editors.
Summary: This textbook provides a comprehensive, yet practically orientated overview of classic and novel sports cardiology topics, based on current evidence, guidelines, recommendations and expert experience. Numerous publications have provided guidance to these issues, but it has become increasingly difficult for both students and doctors to obtain a thorough, but practicable overview for optimal clinical care of athletes and patients. This book is intended as an educational work, filling the large gaps that are still present in the current educational guidelines for medical students and cardiology trainees. Textbook of Sports and Exercise Cardiology differs from other sports cardiology books by focusing on clear, practical recommendations based on the latest evidence, primarily targeting those who seek professional background information and education that can easily be transferred into everyday care.
Contents:
Intro
Preface
Contents
Part I: Sports Cardiology in Young Competitive Athletes
1: Definition of Athletes and Classification of Sports
1.1 Definition of Athletes
1.2 Classification of Sports
1.2.1 Mitchell Classification of Sports
1.2.2 Cardiovascular Classification of Sports
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2: The Cardiologist as Part of the Athlete Medical Team
2.1 Introduction
2.2 How Does the Cardiologist Get Started in Caring for Athletes (Sports Cardiology)?
2.3 How to Interact with Team Medical Staff 2.4 Brief History of Sports Cardiology
2.5 Knowledge Base Required to Practice Sports Cardiology: Core Competencies
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3: Athlete's Heart: Basic Physiology and Adaptation to Exercise
3.1 Historical Perspective
3.2 Cardiovascular Response to Exercise and Functional Changes in an Athlete's Heart
3.3 Electrical Changes
3.3.1 Physiologic Findings in Athletes
3.3.2 Increased QRS Voltage for LVH and/or RVH
3.3.3 Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block
3.3.4 Early Repolarization and ST Segment Elevation 3.3.5 Sinus Bradycardia, Sinus Arrhythmia and Ectopic Atrial Rhythm
3.3.6 Low Grade AV Block
3.3.7 Borderline and Pathologic ECG Findings in Athletes
3.4 Structural Changes
3.4.1 General Aspects
3.4.2 Specific Aspects of Left Ventricular Remodelling
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4: Impact of Sporting Disciplines and Body Size on the Athlete's Heart
4.1 Impact of Sporting Disciplines on the Athlete's Heart
4.2 Historical Background (The "Morganroth Hypothesis")
4.3 Impact on the Left Ventricle
4.4 Impact on the Right Ventricle 4.5 Impact on the Atria
4.6 Impact on the Aorta
4.7 Body Size and the Need to "Normalise", "Index" or "Scale": Historical Background
4.8 Which Scaling Processes Have Been Used with "Athlete's Heart" Data?
4.9 Which Scaling Variables Are Used with "Athlete's Heart" Data?
4.10 Take Home Messages and Guidance for Future Research
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5: Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes: Incidence, Causes and Prevention Strategies
5.1 Epidemiology
5.1.1 Prevalence
5.1.2 Incidence
5.1.2.1 Numerator
5.1.2.2 Denominator 5.2 Conditions Associated with Sudden Cardiac Death
5.3 Prevention
5.3.1 Primary Prevention in Young Athletes
5.3.2 Primary Prevention in Older Athletes
5.3.3 Secondary Prevention of SCD
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6: Medical Evaluation of Athletes: Medical History and Physical Examination
6.1 Personal History/Symptoms
6.2 Syncope/Near-Syncope
6.3 Exertional Chest Pain/Discomfort
6.4 Dyspnea and/or Reduced Exercise Capacity
6.5 Palpitations
6.6 Family History
6.7 Physical Examination
6.8 Heart Sounds
6.9 Heart Murmurs