Current cardiology problems in sports medicine.
The cardiologist involved in the evaluation of the competitive athlete requires knowledge of the normal variations seen on clinical examination and laboratory studies. There is limited information in the literature, currently, that provides guidelines for decision making in the face of cardiac abnormalities. This paper outlines our experience with athletes and cardiac disease. Recommendations are given as guidelines for specific activity allowances.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000503:physiopathology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011379:Prognosis; D013178:Sports Medicine; D013575:Syncope / Q000503:physiopathology