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Section 1: Physiology of Cardiovascular response to exercise and cardiac remodelling 1.1 - Cardiovascular induced by exercise 1.1.1: Physiology of exercise, Sanjay Sharma and Andrew D'Silva 1.2 - Long term adaptation to exercise: athlete's heart and vascular adaptations 1.2.1: Structural and functional adaptations in the athlete's heart, Stefano Caselli and Antonio Pelliccia 1.2.2: Impact of sporting discipline, gender, ethnicity and genetics on the athlete's heart, Nabeel Sheikh 1.2.3: The athlete's heart in children and adolescents, Graham Stuart and Guido E Pieles 1.2.4: The vascular remodelling, Stephan Gielen, M. Harold Laughlin, and Dirk J. Duncker Section 2: Clinical evaluation of the athlete's heart 2.1 - History and physical examination 2.1.1: History and physical examination, Maurizio Schiavon, Domenico Corrado, and Alessandro Zorzi 2.2 - The electrocardiogram in the athlete 2.2.1: The electrocardiogram in the athlete, Alessandro Zorzi and Domenico Corrado 2.2.2: Common ECG patterns of the athlete's heart, Ricardo Stein and Victor Froelicher 2.2.3: Overlap ECG patterns in athlete's heart and cardiomyopathies, Michael Papadakis and Harshil Dhutia Section 3: Additional testing in the evaluation of the athlete's heart 3.1 - Exercise testing 3.1.1: Protocols of exercise testing in athletes and cardiopulmonary testing: assessment of the fitness, Paolo Emilio Adami and Marco Guazzi 3.1.2: Evaluation of ischemia, blood pressure, QT interval and arrhythmias, Francois Carre and Frederic Schnell 3.2 - Arrythmias registration 3.2.1: Ambulatory (24-h Holter monitoring, event recorders) and signal-averaged ECG for arrhythmia registration in the athlete's heart, Mahdi Sareban and Josef Niebauer 3.2.2: Class-1 anti arrythmic drug provocation test, Matthias Antz 3.2.3: Electrophysiological study, Matthias Antz 3.3 - Imaging of the athlete's heart: anatomical and functional 3.3.1: Echocardiogram: morphologic and functional evaluation including new echocardiographic techniques, Stefano Caselli and Flavio D'Ascenzi 3.3.2: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Guido Claessen and Andre La Gerche 3.3.3: Coronary computed tomography, Stephan Möhlenkamp 3.3.4: Nuclear imaging, Stephan Möhlenkamp 3.3.5: Coronary angiography, Stephan Möhlenkamp 3.4 - Genotyping 3.4.1: Indications for genetic testing in athletes and its application in daily practice, Silvia Priori Section 4: Cardiac diseases of interest in sports cardiology 4.1 - Myocardial and coronary diseases 4.1.1: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Athletes, Sanjay Sharma and Aneil Malhotra 4.1.2: Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy and Sudden Death in Young Athletes: Causes, Pathophysiology and Clinical features, Gaetano Thiene, Kalliopi Pilichou, and Cristina Basso 4.1.3: Myocarditis in athletes, Martin Halle 4.1.4: Differentiating Athlete's Heart from Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy, Andrew D'Silva and Sanjay Sharma 4.1.5: Congenital coronary artery anomalies, Cristina Basso, Carla Frescura, and Gaetano Thiene 4.2 - Valvular and aortic disease 4.2.1: Mitral Valve Prolapse in Relation to Sport, Christian Schmied and Sanjay Sharma 4.2.2: Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease and Competitive Sports: Key Considerations and Challenges, Natesa Pandian and Benjamin S. Wessler 4.2.3: The Athlete with Congenital Heart Disease, Guido E Pieles and A Graham Stuart Section 5: Rhythm disorders of interest in sports cardiology 5.1: Channelopathy in Athletes, Arthur Wilde and Nicole M Panhuyzen-Goedkoop 5.2: Ventricular Tachyarrythmias, Lluis Mont and Eduard Guasch 5.3: Supraventricular tachyarrythmias, Mattias Wilhelm 5.4: Preexcitation and Conduction Abnormalities, Pietro Delise Section 6: Sudden Cardiac Death in athletes 6.1: Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes, Jonathan Drezner and Kimberly Harmon 6.2: Cardiovascular causes of sudden death in athletes, Cristina Basso and Gaetano Thiene 6.3: The Risk, Etiology, Clinical Features, Management & Prevention of Exercise-related Sudden Cardiac Death and Acute Cardiac Events in Adult Athletes, Paul Thompson 6.4 - Less frequent causes of sudden cardiac death 6.4.1: Less frequent causes of SCD (commotio cordis, aortic rupture). Non-cardiac causes (drug abuse, hyperpyrexia, rhabdomyolysis, sickle cell anemia, asthma, extreme environmental conditions (heat, cold, altitude) PART ONE, Erik Solberg and Paolo Adami 6.4.2: Less frequent causes of SCD (commotio cordis, aortic rupture). Non-cardiac causes (drug abuse, hyperpyrexia, rhabdomyolysis, sickle cell anemia, asthma, extreme environmental conditions (heat, cold, altitude) PART TWO, Erik Solberg and Paolo Adami 6.5: Preparticipation screening of young competitive athletes, Domenico Corrado and Alessandro Zorzi 6.6: Cardiovascular screening in adult/senior competitive athletes, Luc Vanhees and Mats Borjesson 6.7: Cardiovascular screening of children and adolescent athletes, Werner Budts, Massimo Chessa, and Javier Fernandex Sarabia Section 7: Sports eligibility in athletes with cardiac abnormalities 7.1: Criteria and considerations relative to safe sport participation in athletes with cardiac abnormalities, Antonio Pelliccia, Hein Heidbuchel, Domenico Corrado, Sanjay Sharma, and Mats Borjesson Section 8: Excercise Prescription for cardiovascular health 8.1: Criteria and considerations relative to safe sport participation in athletes with cardiac abnormalities, Massimo Piepoli, Mats Börjesson, and Mikael Dellborg 8.2: Monitoring exercise programs and improving CV performance, Stephan Müller, Flavia Baldassarri, Julia Schönfeld, and Martin Halle Section 9: Cardiac safety at sports facilities 9.1: Resuscitation on the field: basic and advanced life support and automatic external defibrillators (AED), Mark Link and Mark Estes III 9.2: Cardiac safety at sports events: the medical action plan, Mats Börjesson, Luis Serratosa, and Efraim Kramer 9.3: Cardiac safety at fitness centres, Erik Solberg, Jakob Johansson, and Alessandro Biffi Section 10: Cardiovascular effects of substance of abuse/doping 10.1: World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) list of prohibited substances and methods and their cardiovascular effects, Josef Niebauer and Carl-Johan Sundberg 10.2: Nutrition and ergogenic aids prescription for competitive athletes, Ronald Maughan and SM Shirreffs Section 11: Hypertension in athletes 11.1: Diagnosis and management of hypertension in athletes, Stefano Caselli and Josef Niebauer
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