Exercise and Sports Cardiology

Cardiac problems in athletic individuals are rare, but when they occur can be devastating. This book provides a definitive review of current practice and thinking surrounding the often difficult and life-changing practice of sports cardiology. Topics which remain a challenge for practitioners, athletes and families are investigated, including cardiovascular screening, exercise participation prescription, and prevention strategies for sudden cardiac arrest. Also given are medical guidelines for diagnosis, management and treatment of specific cardiac illnesses.
Based on their earlier work Exercise and Sports Cardiology (2001), editors Paul Thompson and Antonio Fernandez have provided an updated, improved 3-part reference work for cardiologists, physicians, coaches, trainers, medical students and researchers with a comprehensive go-to reference for modern day concerns in the expanding field of sports cardiology research and treatment.

Contents:Volume 1: Cardiac Adaptations and Environmental Stress During Exercise:Growth and Development of Sports and Excercise Cardiology in the US (Christine E Lawless)Exercise Physiology for the Clinician (Satyam Sarma and Benjamin D Levine)Cardiac Adaptation to Sport: The “Athlete's Heart” (Rory B Weiner and Aaron L Baggish)Mechanisms of Adaptation of the Coronary Circulation to Exercise/Exercise Training (M Harold Laughlin and T Dylan Olver)Electrophysiologic Adaptation to Exercise and Management of Arrhythmias in the Athlete (Flavio D'Ascenzi, Alessandro Zorzi, and Domenico Corrado)The Athlete's Electrocardiogram (Sanjay Sharma and Keerthi Prakash)Echocardiography and the Athlete (Antonio B Fernandez amd Lovely Chhabra)Excercise at High Altitude (Eugene E Wolfel)Cardiovascular Problems with Swimming and Diving (Alfred A Bove)Heat Stress and Illnesses in Athletes (Luke N Belval, William M Adams, and Douglas J Casa)Volume 2: Specific Diseases and Athletes:Atherosclerosis in Athletes (Vincent L Aengevaeren, Maria T E Hopman, and Thijs M H Eijsvogels)Treating Lipid Disorders in Athletes (Waseem Chaudhry)Management of Hypertension in Athletes (René H Cuadra and William B White)Exercise Prescriptions for Patients/Athletes with Coronary Artery Disease (Jonathan H Kim)Congenital Coronary Artery Anomalies in the Young (Silvana Molossi and Carlos M Mery)Valvular Heart Disease in Athletes and Physically Active Individuals (Walter Mashman)Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Ethan J Rowin and Martin S Maron)Familial Vasculopathies: Implications for Exercise and Athletic Competition (Reed E Pyeritz)Exercise in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure (Steven J Keteyian, Clinton A Brawner, and Ray W Squires)Exercise in Congenital Heart Disease (Rachel L Elkin, Michael J Zdradzinski, and Richard A Krasuski)Volume 3: Exercise Risks, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Unusual Problems in Athletes:Cardiovascular Risks of Exercise (Mats Börjesson and Mikael Delborg)The Cardiovascular Screening Programs in Athletes: From the Italian Experience to a Global Strategy(Antonio Pelliccia)The American Approach to Pre-Participation Screening (Paul D Thompson)Genetic Testing in Athletes (David J Tester and Michael J Ackerman)Cardiovascular Medications and Exercise (C Michael White and William L Baker)Ergogenics in the Cardiac Care of the Athlete (Mark Charles Haigney, Melissa Givens, and Fransis G O'Connor)Commotio Cordis:Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Treatment (Kartik R Kumar, Swati N Mandleywala, and Mark S Link)Serological Evidence of Myocardial Injury with Exercise (Rob Shave and David Gaze)Myocardial Fibrosis in the Athlete (André La Gerche)Exercise-Related Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (Harsha V Ganga, Pampana Gowd, and Antonio B Fernandez)Myocardial Bridging and Exercise-Related Cardiac Events (Pampana Gowd, Harsha V Ganga, and Aswathnarayan R Manandhi)Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy in Athletes (Harsha V Ganga, Antonio B Fernandez, and Pampana Gowd)Vascular Disorders in Athletes (Immad Sadiq, Talhat Azemi, and Asad Rizvi)Thromboembolic Disease in Athletes (Beth Taylor)Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes (Eduard Guasch and Lluis Mont)Pre-excitation in Athletes (Akrivi Manola and Eric M Crespo)Long QT Syndrome and Sport: My Views (Peter J Schwartz)Syncope in the Athlete (Felix Krainski and Jeffrey Kluger)The Role of Exercise in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy (Gabriela M Orgeron, Cynthia A James, and Hugh Calkins)Sports and Exercise Participation for Individuals with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators or Pacemakers (Rachael Lampert)Emergency Cardiac Care of Athletes (William O Roberts)
Readership: Cardiologists, physicians, coaches, trainers, medical students and sports or cardiology researchers.
Key Features:This book will be distinguished from others by the breadth of its topic matter, the international reputation of the contributors, and the practicality of the advice provided to clinicians