HH4A Heart Health for Athletes
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We are running out of excuses not to exercise. Build exercise into your lifestyle or suffer the consequences … Exercise prescription is gaining significant importance…
Continue reading → Exercise set to be the new medicine for treating heart attacks
Advocates of screening athletes for cardiac conditions claim that "screening saves lives". Research is showing that this approach may actually be flawed, and that screening…
Continue reading → Screening athletes for heart problems: More harm than good?
The largest prospective study of athletes ever The largest prospective study in the world is happening right here on our doorstep (that is, if you…
Continue reading → Endurance athletes and arrhythmias: Is there an association?
I came across an article that was published at CyclingTips a couple of years ago, '"I thought I was going to die" - Will Walker…
Continue reading → Professional cyclists hide their heart arrhythmias
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) recently updated their guidelines on ‘Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes with Cardiovascular…
An athlete who routinely trains for more than an hour a day may develop athletic heart syndrome, also known as athlete’s heart. Athletes will often…
Being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) can be confronting for anyone let alone athletes whose lifestyles embody intense physical activity. AF is an irregular heart…
Continue reading → World Class Athletes with Atrial Fibrillation
Recovery takes time and patience ... be prepared for this after a major heart event, and listen to your body along the journey. Be prepared…
Most ICD athletes can play sports without cardiac risks. Yet, current European and North American guidelines recommend against the participation of athletes with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators…
Continue reading → Most ICD Athletes Can Play Sports Without Cardiac Risks
New evidence is emerging to show that the right ventricle is subjected to much greater stresses during exertion than the left ventricle. And, prolonged exercise…
Continue reading → The Heart’s Right Ventricle: The true Achilles’ heel of the endurance athlete?
