Exercise & Sports Cardiology
Published on 16. November 2000
Book
Hardback
504 pages
978-0-07-134773-0 (ISBN)
Description
This unique guidebook gives physicians a trusty resource in the management of cardiovascular disorders of patients who participate in sports and athletic activity. Issues such as the role of exercise in coronary artery disease, EKG findings in athletes, syncope in athletes, and more, are reviewed in full. The book provides coverage of specific guidelines detailing diagnosis, management, and prevention along the latest epidemiological data.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
1024 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-134773-0 (9780071347730)
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Content
PART I: NORMAL EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY Exercise Physiology for the Clinician Overview of the Athletic Heart Syndrome Echocardiographic Findings in Athletes Overview of Exercise Testing Principles of Exercise Training for Physicians PART II: CARDIAC RISKS OF EXERCISE The Cardiovascular Risks of Exercise Cardiac Risks of Exercise: Coronary Artery Disease Marfan Syndrome and Other Disorders of Vascular Fragility: Implications for Exercise Sudden Cardiac Death Due to Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Young Athletes Electrocardiographic Variants and Cardiac Rhythm and Conduction Disturbances in the Athlete PART III: SPECIAL CLINICAL ISSUES IN ATHLETES Screening Athletes for Cardiovascular Disease Cardiac Trauma and Commotio Cordis Exercise in Children after Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease Evaluating and Managing Athletes with Valvular Heart Disease PART IV: EXERCISE AS ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH VASCULAR DISEASE Exercise for Chronic Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Patients Exercise for Patients with Coronary Artery and/or Coronary Heart Disease Exercise Training for Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease PART V: EXERCISE IN PREVENTING CARDIAC DISEASE The Role of Exercise in the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease Exercise in the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension Exercise and Diabetes Exercise and Lipid Disorders