Sports Cardiology Essentials Evaluation, Management and Case Studies /
Sports Cardiology Essentials: Evaluation, Management and Case Studies is a comprehensive resource for any physician responsible for the cardiac health of active or athletic patients. The first section of the book discusses the basics of sudden cardiac arrest in athletes, including screening and echo...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Sudden cardiac death in athletics: scope of the problem and emergency response
- Cardiovascular screening of athletes: Focused exam, ECGs, and limited echocardiograms
- Echocardiography and advanced cardiac imaging in athletes
- Exercise training and prescription
- Role of genetic testing for sudden death predisposing heart conditions in athletes
- Shortness of breath. - Chest pain in the athlete: Differential diagnosis, evaluation and treatment
- The collapsed athlete
- Syncope/presyncope in the competitive athlete
- Electrophysiological approach to syncope and near-syncope in the athlete
- Heart murmurs
- Management of hypertension in athletes
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Commotio cordis: Practical aspects ni sports
- Coronary artery anomalies and sports activities
- Participation in sports for the athlete with Marfan syndrome
- Congenital heart disease: Exercise and sports participation
- The athlete with an implanted device: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and Pacemakers
- Long QT syndrome and other channelopathies
- Cardiac effects of ergogenic aides and supplements
- Return-to-play decisions in athletes with cardiac conditions: guidelines and considerations.
