ENGLISH

Sports cardiology casebook

By Hein Heidbüchel , Axel J.P. Urhausen (auth.) , Antonio Pelliccia (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag London
Year
2009
ISBN
9786612333330, 6612333332, 9781848820418, 1848820410
DOI
10.1007/978-1-84882-042-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15935470 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
243\243
Topic
Medicine Cardiology
Library
Kingdwarf
Time added
2010-01-07 06:59:20
Cardiology; Sports Medicine; Internal Medicine; Em

Description

Sudden death in athletes engaged in competitive sports is a highly visible, emotionally charged and important public health issue. Substantial progress has occurred in this new area of cardiovascular medicine driven by the recent focus on the most effective and appropriate strategies for screening for the detection of otherwise unsuspected cardiovascular diseases. Detailed guidelines and consensus recommendations represent the criteria with which clinical decisions regarding management and eligibility/disqualification decisions must be decided. However, applying these guidelines is fraught with difficulty. Sports Cardiology Casebook is an important contribution to the understanding of this important and growing area of medicine, compiling a number of practical experiences from international experts illustrating some of the dilemmas implicit in reaching difficult clinical decisions regarding appropriate management of athletes with underlying cardiovascular disease. This book represents a particularly useful addition to the literature for cardiologists, cardiac electrophysiologists and sports medicine physicians enabling them to understand the issues involved and assisting them in making clinical decisions based on the guidelines.

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