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 …

Myocardial bridges are anatomical entities characterized by myocardium covering segments
of coronary arteries. In some patients, the presence of a myocardial bridge is benign and is …

This article presents an update of earlier recommendations from the Sports Cardiology
section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) 1 on sports …

Current guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology advocate regular physical activity
as a Class IA recommendation for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease …

Aims Due to superior exercise performance, athletes show higher blood pressure (BP) at
peak exercise compared to untrained individuals. Thus, higher reference values for peak …

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 …

Background: Iron deficiency is a common phenomenon in sports and may lead to impaired
physical performance. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of iron deficiency …

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 Prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors has been poorly explored in
subjects regularly engaged in high-intensity exercise programmes. Our aim was, therefore …

Background and objective: Post-exercise hypotension, the reduction of blood pressure after
a bout of exercise, is of great clinical relevance. Resistance exercise training is considered …