Sports Cardiology: From Diagnosis to Clinical Management - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8847027748 ISBN 13: 9788847027749

Publisher: Springer, 2012

Synopsis

This specialized reference textbook presents the physiological and pathophysiological aspects of cardiovascular diseases affecting the athlete population. The first part is a systematic explanation of the non-invasive and invasive diagnostic techniques used in cardiology. The second part examines the clinical approach to a great majority of the cardiological problems that involve the athlete population. All of the fields discussed in this textbook are treated from physiological and pathophysiological viewpoints, including the clinical and legal implications of athletes affected by diagnosed or unsuspected cardiovascular diseases. As such, this book is a particularly useful contribution to the literature for health care professionals, especially cardiologists (also fellows) and sports medicine physicians, providing them with the knowledge to make critical decisions regarding eligibility, thus preventing tragic events, and especially sudden death the most crucial event in sport.

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Review:

From the reviews:

“This is a comprehensive review of the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease in patients who engage in athletic activity. ... The book is written for medical students, physicians in training, midlevels, and practitioners in adult and pediatric cardiology and sports medicine. ... This is a high-quality book that offers clinical information to arm healthcare providers with a sound knowledge base to address, diagnose, and treat cardiovascular problems in patients engaged in sports.” (Cory Adam Waldman, Doody’s Book Reviews, June, 2013)

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This comprehensive reference textbook examines in detail physiological and pathophysiological aspects of the cardiovascular system and cardiovascular disease in the sporting population. In the first part of the book, the non-invasive and invasive diagnostic techniques employed in cardiology are systematically reviewed, with explanation of their indications and clinical utility. The second, more extensive part is devoted to clinical cardiology and covers the great majority of cardiological problems encountered among athletes and other sportsmen and -women. Syncope, cardiac arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death are extensively addressed, and guidance is provided on sports practice for individuals with different forms of heart disease. Cardiologic rehabilitation is discussed, and attention is also paid to the legal implications of diagnosed or unsuspected cardiovascular diseases for sportspeople.

Sports Cardiology will be an invaluable resource for trainee and experienced health care professionals, including in particular cardiologists and sports medicine physicians. It will provide the knowledge required in order to make critical decisions regarding eligibility, thereby preventing tragic events and especially sudden death – the most devastating occurrence in sport.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 8847027748
• ISBN 13: 9788847027749
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 339
• Editor: Fioranelli Massimo, Frajese Gaetano