Abstract

'The Athlete and Heart Disease' brings together the latest on sudden cardiac death, including: - the latest information on diagnosis, management, and treatment; - advances in molecular biology leading to a better understanding of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM); - the use of genetic techniques to detect certain cardiac conditions; - the types of athletes and particular sports activities that are more likely to be associated with HCM...and more. The book contains the following articles: 1. The historical background of sudden cardiac death in athletes (Williams, R.A.), 2. Classification of sports and the athlete's heart (Gallagher, K.M. / Raven, P.B. / Mitchell, J.H.), 3. Sudden cardiac death due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in young athletes (Maron, B.J.), 4. Cardiovascular genetic disorders that cause sudden death in athletes (Seidman, C.), 5. The molecular biology of cardiac abnormalities in athletes (Marian, A.J. / Roberts, R.), 6. The Marfan syndrome: implications for athletes (Gibbons, G.H.), 7. The adult athlete with congenital heart disease (Colan, S.D.), 8. Recreational and competitive athletics in older adults (Clark, L.T. / Nseir, G. / Chesler, R.M.), 9. Substance abuse in sports: the impact of cocaine, alcohol, steroids, and other drugs on the heart (Cregler, L.L.), 10. Echocardiographic profiles of diseases associated with sudden cardiac death in young athletes (Asher, C.R. / Lever, H.M.), 11. The athlete's electrocardiogram (Fletcher, G.F.), 12. Noninvasive testing in athletes: signal-averaged electrocardiogram and ambulatory recordings (Turitto, G. / Cebeci, B.S. / Clark, L.T. / El-Sherif, N.), 13. Cardiac arrhythmias and electrophysiologic observations in the athlete (Link, M.S. / Wang, P.J. / Estes, N.A.M.), 14. Head-upright tilt testing and syncope in athletes (Ovadia, M.), 15. The pathology of sudden cardiac death in athletes (Virmani, R. / Burke, A.P. / Farb, A.), 16. Cardiovascular preparticipation screening of competitive athletes (Maron, B.J.), 17. Race and gender considerations in sudden cardiac death in the athlete (Williams, R.A.), 18. Ethical and economic issues regarding athletes with heart disease (Kong, B.W. / Williams, R.A. / Kong, S.H.), 19. Medicolegal issues (Mitten, M.J.). Umschlagtext und Inhalt