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Mashup Score: 15SCS ASM 2023 | Full Programme - 21 day(s) ago
Join us for SCS ASM 2023 on 24-26 March, 2023 for a comprehensive program and networking opportunities with experts in Cardiology.
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Mashup Score: 13The Challenges of Screening Master Athletes - 24 day(s) ago
In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of men and women over the age of 40 participating in high-intensity endurance sports, often referred to as “master athletes.” The “State of the Running 2019” report by RunRepeat.com and the International Association of Athletics Federation covers 96% of US recreational race results, 91% of the race results from the EU, Canada, and Australia, and a big portion from Asian, Africa, and South America. According to this study, more than a million people finished a marathon in 2018 (compared to less than half million in 2001): of those, more than 40% were over 40 years old [1] (Fig. 1). Other endurance sports, such as cycling, also show a large number of adult and senior competitors. This trend towards a higher mean age of participants in strenuous sport disciplines obliges the sports cardiology community to confront new challenges.The majority of scientific studies and public health initiatives have historically focused
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Mashup Score: 5
Athletes epitomize the healthiest segment of society. Despite this premise, sudden cardiac death may occur in apparently healthy athletes, attracting significant attention not only in the medical community but also in laypersons and media. The incidence of sudden cardiac death is variably reported, …
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Mashup Score: 9The Challenges of Screening Master Athletes - 30 day(s) ago
In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of men and women over the age of 40 participating in high-intensity endurance sports, often referred to as “master athletes.” The “State of the Running 2019” report by RunRepeat.com and the International Association of Athletics Federation covers 96% of US recreational race results, 91% of the race results from the EU, Canada, and Australia, and a big portion from Asian, Africa, and South America. According to this study, more than a million people finished a marathon in 2018 (compared to less than half million in 2001): of those, more than 40% were over 40 years old [1] (Fig. 1). Other endurance sports, such as cycling, also show a large number of adult and senior competitors. This trend towards a higher mean age of participants in strenuous sport disciplines obliges the sports cardiology community to confront new challenges.The majority of scientific studies and public health initiatives have historically focused
Source: karger.comCategories: General Medicine News, Cardiologists1Tweet
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Mashup Score: 38Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Interpretation in Athletes: What the Cardiologist Should Know - 3 month(s) ago
Author links open overlay panel Mustafa Husaini MD a, Michael S. Emery MD, MS
Source: www.sciencedirect.comCategories: General Medicine News, Cardiologists1Tweet
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Mashup Score: 37Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Interpretation in Athletes: What the Cardiologist Should Know - 3 month(s) ago
Author links open overlay panel Mustafa Husaini MD a, Michael S. Emery MD, MS
Source: www.sciencedirect.comCategories: General Medicine News, Cardiologists1Tweet
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Mashup Score: 6Exercise as Medicine: Evaluation and Prescription for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease - Current Cardiology Reports - 4 month(s) ago
Purpose of Review Understanding exercise physiology as it relates to adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) can be complex. Here we review fundamental physiologic principles and provide a framework for application to the unique ACHD patient population. Recent Findings ACHD exercise participation has changed dramatically in the last 50 years. A modern approach focuses on exercise principles and…
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Mashup Score: 6Never Too Old: The 93-year-old cardiologist who works 6 days a week and has no plans to retire - 4 month(s) ago
What drives one of Singapore’s pioneering heart specialists? In the first part of a series on elderly who choose to spend their golden years working, CNA speaks to Dr Charles Toh Chai Soon about his enduring love for medicine.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.comCategories: General Medicine News, Cardiologists1Tweet
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Mashup Score: 21The athlete's heart: insights from echocardiography - PubMed - 6 month(s) ago
The manifestations of the athlete’s heart can create diagnostic challenges during an echocardiographic assessment. The classifications of the morphological and functional changes induced by sport participation are often beyond ‘normal limits’ making it imperative to identify any overlap between path …
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Mashup Score: 1
The minimal and optimal daily step counts for health improvements remain unclear.A meta-analysis was performed to quantify dose-response associations …
Source: www.sciencedirect.comCategories: General Medicine News, Cardiologists1Tweet
Looking forward to my SCS-ACC joint session tomorrow at @SingCardiacSoc Annual Scientific Meeting with fantastic Chair, Panelists and fellow speaker. Full programme here: https://t.co/E1i7ia6IaM Amazing work by @yeocolin Sim Hui Wen & team @ACCinTouch @NUHCS https://t.co/Ms4R1ytjyJ