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Sports Cardiology

Exercise in health and cardiovascular disease

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. R. H. Fagard

    1. Hypertension and Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Physical Education, University of Leuven, University Hospital Pellenberg, Pellenberg, Belgium

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  2. I. E. Bekaert

    1. Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, General Hospital Sint Jozef, Turnhout, Belgium

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine (DICM, volume 52)

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
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  2. Athlete’s Heart

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The athlete’s heart: an overview

      • I. Bekaert
      Pages 3-11

    3. Athlete’s heart: a 100-year long discussion

      • R. Rost
      Pages 12-19

    4. Rhythm and conduction abnormalities

      • R. Campbell
      Pages 23-32

    5. Bradycardia, ventricular pauses and sports

      • H. Ector, J. Bourgois, M. Verlinden, L. Hermans, E. Van den Eynde, R. Fagard et al.
      Pages 33-40

    6. Repolarization abnormalities

      • P. Zeppilli, N. Aspromonte
      Pages 41-45

    7. Effects of intensive physical conditioning on cardiovascular parameters of high-level athletes

      • T. Herman, M. Rousseau, C. Brohet
      Pages 46-53

    8. Electrocardiograms of endurance athletes

      • R. Fagard, I. Bekaert
      Pages 54-57

    9. Echocardiographic evaluation of the heart of athletes: cross-sectional and longitudinal observations

      • R. Fagard
      Pages 61-69

    10. Left ventricular function in athletes: analysis of relaxation

      • T. Gillebert, F. Rademakers, D. Brutsaert
      Pages 70-84

    11. Aerobic exercise and cardiac size: an echocardiographic study of Rotterdam marathon runners

      • J. Roelandt, P. Verdouw, H. Rijsterborgh, J. Hartog
      Pages 85-91

    12. The windsurfer’s heart

      • L. Meloni, P. Bonomo, A. Cherchi
      Pages 92-96

    13. An investigation of athlete’s heart by chest X-ray, electrocardiography and echocardiography

      • A. Reinke, R. Rost
      Pages 97-101

    14. Value of radionuclide angiography at rest and during exercise in the assessment of cardiac function in athletes

      • C. De Landsheere, P. Rigo
      Pages 105-111

    15. Abnormal electrocardiographic exercise test in middle-aged athletes: correlation with exercise myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

      • G. Di Pasquale, G. Pinelli, G. Manini, M. Dondi, C. Corbelli, R. Tencati et al.
      Pages 112-118

    16. Myocardial scintigraphy and cardiospecific creatine kinase responses in female and male athletes after strenuous exercise

      • M. Ohman, K. Teo, A. Johnson, P. Collins, J. Horgan
      Pages 119-125

    17. Carotid baroreceptor control of heart rate and physical fitness

      • R. Fiocchi, R. Fagard, L. Vanhees, E. Bielen, A. Amery
      Pages 129-135

    18. Beta-adrenoceptor changes in exercise and physical training

      • M. Ohman, J. Kelly
      Pages 136-142

  3. Exercise in Healthy Subjects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
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About this book

Participation in athletics at both the recreational and competitive levels has grown enormously over the last decade, and now involves a substantial segment of the population of many countries, particularly those in Europe and North America. This change in the life-style of many individuals has been accompanied by the desire and necessity on the part of physicians to define the consequences of chronic athletic training and competition to the participant. Coincident with the of public interest in sporting competition has been the evolution and growth development of new non-invasive technologies in cardiology (such as M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography and radionuclide angiography) which have permitted investigators to study directly and more precisely the morphology and function of the heart and cardiovascular system. Hence, over the past several years our knowledge has been greatly enhanced with regard to the features of the normal 'athlete heart' and the relationship of athletic conditioning to preexistent cardiovascular disease, as well as the causes of sudden death in athletes. The present treatise on 'Sports cardiology: Exercise in Health and Cardio­ vascular Disease' is an impressive reference document which is also timely. It fulfills an important role in summarizing most of the available data that has been accumulated over the last 10 years in a large number of athletes participating in a variety of different sports. Drs. I. Bekaert and R.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Hypertension and Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Physical Education, University of Leuven, University Hospital Pellenberg, Pellenberg, Belgium

    R. H. Fagard

  • Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, General Hospital Sint Jozef, Turnhout, Belgium

    I. E. Bekaert

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sports Cardiology

  • Book Subtitle: Exercise in health and cardiovascular disease

  • Editors: R. H. Fagard, I. E. Bekaert

  • Series Title: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4257-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89838-782-7Published: 30 June 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8390-4Published: 02 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-4257-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-9842

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 246

  • Topics: Cardiology

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