Sports Cardiology Casebook

Pelliccia, Antonio

Comparatively little is known about the risk of sudden death associated with exercise in young competitive athletes, and whether the benefits of sports activity outweigh the hazards of exercise-related fatal events is a clinical dilemma. This is only a small part of the story, however, as there are considerable effects of exercise whether it be at a competitive level or on a ‘leisure’ level on patients of all ages. This in itself is of massive importance to the cardiac patient population as exercise is a key component of effective recovery and recommended as central in the prevention of much cardiac disease.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2009-08-18

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781848820418

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-042-5

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 243