or therapeutic medical strategies. However, the ESC Guidelines do not override in any way
whatsoever the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate and …

“Athlete's heart” is a spectrum of morphological, functional, and regulatory changes that
occur in people who practice regular and long-term intense physical activity. The …

Improved clinical care has led to an increase in the number of adults with congenital heart
disease (CHD) engaging in leisure time and competitive sports activities. Although the …

Background: Most of our knowledge on training-induced cardiac remodeling is derived from
men, with the paucity of data from women representing an important gap in knowledge. The …

Abstract Purpose of Review We reviewed most current medical literature in order to describe
the epidemiology, clinical manifestation, outcome, and management of hypertension in …

Background: An exaggerated blood pressure response (EBPR) during exercise testing is not
well defined, and several blood pressure thresholds are used in different studies and …

Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of myocardial injury and
cardiac dysfunction after an endurance race by biomarkers and cardiac magnetic resonance …

We compared the cardiovascular adaptations to resistance training (RT) using either
traditional isotonic or iso-inertial resistance exercise in a randomized controlled study. Thirty …

Aim To evaluate the incidence and clinical significance of impaired cardiorespiratory fitness
(CRF) and the association with baseline blood pressure (BP) levels and hypertensive …

High blood pressure (BP) is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), with
prevalence estimated at one in four adults worldwide (1, 2). The appropriate diagnosis and …