Sports Cardiology Casebook [Paperback]

Comparatively little is known about the risk of sudden death associated with exercise in young competitive athletes, and whether the benefits of sports activity outweigh the hazards of exercise-related fatal events is a clinical dilemma. This is only a small part of the story, however, as there are considerable effects of exercise whether it be at a competitive level or on a leisure level on patients of all ages. This in itself is of massive importance to the cardiac patient population as exercise is a key component of effective recovery and recommended as central in the prevention of much cardiac disease.

An important contribution to understanding in this growing area of medicine, this book compiles practical experiences from international experts illustrating some of the dilemmas faced in reaching clinical decisions with athletes with cardiovascular problems.

Comparatively little is known about the risk of sudden death associated with exercise in young competitive athletes, and whether the benefits of sports activity outweigh the hazards of exercise-related fatal events is a clinical dilemma. This is only a small part of the story, however, as there are considerable effects of exercise whether it be at a competitive level or on a leisure level on patients of all ages. This in itself is of massive importance to the cardiac patient population as exercise is a key component of effective recovery and recommended as central in the prevention of much cardiac disease.

A 27-Year-Old Professional Cyclist with Palpitations on Effort.- Impaired Performance in a Master Long-Distance Runner.- A 26-Year-Old Cyclist with Syncope on Effort.- A 32-Year-Old Female Soccer Player with Unexplained Syncope.- A 23-Year-Old Top-Level Soccer Player Suffering Syncope on Effort.- A 21-Year-Old FemalC(