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Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 1 Physiology of cardiovascular response to exercise and cardiac remodelling
- 1.1 Cardiovascular response induced by exercise
- 1.1.1 Physiology of exercise Andrew D’Silva and Sanjay Sharma
- 1.2 Long-term adaptation to exercise: athlete’s heart and vascular adaptations
- 1.2.1 Structural and functional adaptations in the athlete’s heart Antonio Pelliccia and Stefano Caselli
- 1.2.2 Impact of sporting discipline, gender, ethnicity, and genetics on the athlete’s heart Nabeel Sheikh
- 1.2.3 The athlete’s heart in children and adolescents Graham Stuart and Guido E. Pieles
- 1.2.4 Vascular remodelling Stephan Gielen, M. Harold Laughlin, and Dirk J. Duncker
- 1.1 Cardiovascular response induced by exercise
- Section 2 Clinical evaluation of the athlete’s heart
- 2.1 History and physical examination
- 2.1.1 History and physical examination Maurizio Schiavon, Alessandro Zorzi, and Domenico Corrado
- 2.2 The electrocardiogram in the athlete
- 2.2.1 The electrocardiogram in the athlete Zorzi Alessandro and Domenico Corrado
- 2.2.2 Common ECG patterns in the athlete’s heart Ricardo Stein and Victor Froelicher
- 2.2.3 Overlap ECG patterns in the athlete’s heart and cardiomyopathies Harshil Dhutia and Michael Papadakis
- 2.1 History and physical examination
- Section 3 Additional testing in the evaluation of the athlete’s heart
- 3.1 Exercise testing
- 3.1.1 Protocols of exercise testing in athletes and cardiopulmonary testing: assessment of fitness Marco Guazzi and Paolo Emilio Adami
- 3.1.2 Evaluation of ischaemia, blood pressure, QT interval, and arrhythmias Frédéric Schnell and François Carré
- 3.2 Arrhythmia registration
- 3.2.1 Ambulatory (24-hour Holter monitoring, event recorders) and signal-averaged ECG for arrhythmia registration in the athlete’s heart Mahdi Sareban and Josef Niebauer
- 3.2.2 Class 1 anti-arrhythmic drug provocation test Matthias Antz
- 3.2.3 Electrophysiological study Matthias Antz
- 3.3 Imaging the athlete’s heart: anatomical and functional
- 3.3.1 Echocardiogram: morphological and functional evaluation including new echocardiographic techniques Stefano Caselli and Flavio D’Ascenzi
- 3.3.2 Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging Guido Claessen and André La Gerche
- 3.3.3 Coronary computed tomography Stefan Möhlenkamp
- 3.3.4 Nuclear imaging Stefan Möhlenkamp
- 3.3.5 Coronary angiography Stefan Möhlenkamp
- 3.4 Genotyping
- 3.4.1 Indications for genetic testing in athletes and its application in daily practice Andrea Mazzanti, Katherine Underwood, and Silvia G. Priori
- 3.1 Exercise testing
- Section 4 Cardiac diseases of interest in sports cardiology
- 4.1 Myocardial and coronary diseases
- 4.1.1 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in athletes Aneil Malhotra and Sanjay Sharma
- 4.1.2 Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy and sudden death in young athletes: causes, pathophysiology, and clinical features Gaetano Thiene, Kalliopi Pilichou, Stefania Rizzo, and Cristina Basso
- 4.1.3 Myocarditis in athletes Martin Halle and Michael Schindler
- 4.1.4 Differentiating athlete’s heart from left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy Andrew D’Silva and Sanjay Sharma
- 4.1.5 Congenital coronary artery anomalies Cristina Basso, Carla Frescura, Stefania Rizzo, and Gaetano Thiene
- 4.2 Valvular and aortic disease
- 4.2.1 Mitral valve prolapse in relation to sport Christian Schmied and Sanjay Sharma
- 4.2.2 Bicuspid aortic valve disease and competitive sports: key considerations and challenges Benjamin S. Wessler and Natesa G. Pandian
- 4.2.3 The athlete with congenital heart disease Guido E. Pieles and Graham Stuart
- 4.1 Myocardial and coronary diseases
- Section 5 Rhythm disorders of interest in sports cardiology
- 5.1 Channelopathy in athletes Nicole M. Panhuyzen-Goedkoop and Arthur A.M. Wilde
- 5.2 Ventricular tachyarrhythmias Eduard Guasch and Lluís Mont
- 5.3 Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias Matthias Wilhelm
- 5.4 Pre-excitation and conduction abnormalities Pietro Delise
- Section 6 Sudden cardiac death in athletes
- 6.1 Incidence of sudden cardiac death in athletes Jonathan A. Drezner and Kimberly G. Harmon
- 6.2 Cardiovascular causes of sudden death in athletes Cristina Basso, Stefania Rizzo, and Gaetano Thiene
- 6.3 The risk, aetiology, clinical features, management, and prevention of exercise-related sudden cardiac death and acute cardiac events in adult athletes Paul D. Thompson
- 6.4 Less frequent causes of sudden cardiac death
- 6.4.1 Less frequent causes of SCD (commotio cordis): non-cardiac causes (drug abuse, hyperpyrexia, rhabdomyolysis, sickle cell anaemia)—Part 1 Erik Ekker Solberg and Paolo Emilio Adami
- 6.4.2 Less frequent causes of SCD (aortic rupture): non-cardiac causes (asthma, extreme environmental conditions (heat, cold, altitude))—Part 2 Erik Ekker Solberg and Paolo Emilio Adami
- 6.5 Pre-participation screening of young competitive athletes Domenico Corrado and Alessandro Zorzi
- 6.6 Cardiovascular screening of adult/senior competitive athletes Luc Vanhees and Mats Börjesson
- 6.7 Cardiovascular screening of children and adolescent athletes (<14 years) Massimo Chessa, Werner Budts, and Javier Fernandez Sarabia
- Section 7 Sports eligibility in athletes with cardiac abnormalities
- 7.1 Criteria and considerations relative to safe participation in sport for athletes with cardiac abnormalities Antonio Pelliccia, Hein Heidbüchel, Domenico Corrado, Sanjay Sharma, and Mats Börjesson
- Section 8 Exercise prescription for cardiovascular health
- 8.1 Physical activity and leisure-time exercise prescription for sedentary/untrained individuals Massimo F. Piepoli, Mikael Dellborg, and Mats Börjesson
- 8.2 Monitoring exercise programmes and improving cardiovascular performance Stephan Mueller, Flavia Baldassarri, Julia Schoenfeld, and Martin Halle
- Section 9 Cardiac safety at sports facilities
- 9.1 Resuscitation on the field: basic and advanced life support and automatic external defibrillators Mark S. Link and Mark Estes III
- 9.2 Cardiac safety at sports events: the medical action plan Luis Serratosa, Efraim Kramer, and Mats Börjesson
- 9.3 Cardiac safety at fitness centres Erik Ekker Solberg, Jakob Johansson, and Alessandro Biffi
- Section 10 Cardiovascular effects of substances of abuse/doping
- 10.1 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) list of prohibited substances and methods and their cardiovascular effects Josef Niebauer and Carl Johan Sundberg
- 10.2 Nutrition and ergogenic aids prescription for competitive athletes Ronald J. Maughan and S.M. Shirreffs
- Section 11 Hypertension in athletes
- 11.1 Diagnosis and management of hypertension in athletes Stefano Caselli and Josef Niebauer
- End Matter
