Textbook of Sports and Exercise Cardiology

Description:

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.

Table of contents:

Part I. Sports Cardiology in Young Competitive Athletes

1. Definition of Athletes and Classification of Sports

2. The Cardiologist as Part of the Athlete Medical Team

3. Athlete’s Heart: Basic Physiology and Adaptation to Exercise

4. Impact of Sporting Disciplines and Body Size on the Athlete’s Heart

5. Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes: Incidence, Causes and Prevention Strategies

6. Medical Evaluation of Athletes: Medical History and Physical Examination

7. Medical Evaluation of Athletes: Electrocardiogram

8. Medical Evaluation of Athletes: Echocardiography

9. Medical Evaluation of Athletes: Further Imaging Modalities—Stress Echo, CT and MRI

10. Medical Evaluation of Athletes: Exercise Testing

11. Medical Evaluation of Athletes: Genetic Testing

12. Specific Cardiovascular Diseases and Competitive Sports Participation: Arterial Hypertension

13. Specific Cardiovascular Diseases and Competitive Sports Participation: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

14. Specific Cardiovascular Diseases and Competitive Sports Participation: Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

15. Specific Cardiovascular Diseases and Competitive Sports Participation: Left Ventricular Hypertrabeculation

16. Specific Cardiovascular Diseases and Competitive Sports Participation: Valvular Heart Disease

17. Specific Cardiovascular Diseases and Competitive Sports Participation: Arrhythmias

18. Specific Cardiovascular Diseases and Competitive Sports Participation: Pacemakers and ICD

19. Specific Cardiovascular Diseases and Competitive Sports Participation: Myocarditis and Myocardial Fibrosis

20. Specific Cardiovascular Diseases and Competitive Sports Participation: Channelopathies

21. Specific Cardiovascular Diseases and Competitive Sports Participation: Coronary Anomalies and Myocardial Bridging at Risk of Sudden Death

22. Specific Cardiovascular Diseases and Competitive Sports Participation: Congenital Heart Disease

23. Specific Populations: Paediatric and Adolescent Athletes

24. Specific Populations: Female Athletes

25. Specific Populations: Athletes of Afro-Caribbean Origin

26. Commotio Cordis

27. Cardiovascular Side Effects of Commonly Prescribed Medications and Performance Enhancing Drugs and Special Considerations for the Athlete

28. Cardiac Safety in Sports Arenas

Part II. Sports Cardiology in Recreational/Master Athletes

29. Medical Supervision of Mass Sporting Events

30. Incidence and Causes of Sudden Cardiac Death in Recreational Athletes

31. Potential Cardiac Damage Induced by Strenuous Exercise

32. The Role of Imaging

33. Endurance Exercise and Atrial Fibrillation

34. Sport in Extreme Environments: Cardiovascular Issues

Part III. Exercise in Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

35. Epidemiology: Physical Activity, Exercise and Mortality

36. Impact of Exercise on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Arterial Hypertension

37. Impact of Exercise on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Dyslipidemia

38. Impact of Exercise on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Diabetes Mellitus

39. Impact of Exercise on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Obesity

40. Exercise and Vascular Function

41. The Optimal Dose of Exercise

Part IV. Exercise in Secondary Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation

42. Modalities of Exercise Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation

43. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Prescription of Exercise

44. Exercise in Specific Diseases: Coronary Artery Disease

45. Exercise in Specific Diseases: Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

46. Exercise in Specific Diseases: Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

47. Exercise in Specific Diseases: Heart Transplantation and Left Ventricular Assist Device

48. Exercise in Specific Diseases: Valvular Heart Disease

49. Exercise in Specific Diseases: Atrial Fibrillation

50. Exercise in Specific Diseases: Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

51. Exercise in Specific Diseases: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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