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Author(s): Uchenna Ozo , Sanjay Sharma Added: 3 years ago
Athletes may occasionally succumb to sudden cardiac arrest because of a quiescent cardiac abnormality. These catastrophes are rare, affecting between 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 50,000 athletes, depending on the sporting discipline.1,2 Most deaths affect male athletes participating in explosive sports of a start–stop nature, such as basketball and soccer, and occur during or immediately after exercise.1… View more
Author(s): Aneil Malhotra , Sanjay Sharma Added: 3 years ago
Athletes who perform regular and intensive exercise regimes develop a variety of electrical and structural cardiac adaptations that manifest functionally to improve stroke volume and performance. Up to one-fifth of young athletes (aged between 14–35 years) reveal greater left ventricular (LV) wall thickness compared to sedentary controls, though the majority fall under 12 mm.1,2 A small… View more
Author(s): Andrew D’Silva , Michael Papadakis Added: 3 years ago
The evidence supporting the beneficial effects of physical activity on health is compelling. Regular exercise reduces cardiovascular mortality by 35 % and all-cause mortality by 33 %1 and confers an average of 7 years greater longevity.2 Most professional athletes, however, undertake doses of exercise that far exceed those recommended by the current evidence, which has been adopted by national… View more
The Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (APSC) represents 22 cardiology societies in the Asia-Pacific Region. Radcliffe Cardiology'sJournal of Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology(JAPSC)is the official journal of the APSC. In January 2022, Radcliffe Cardiology and the ASPC officially launched the JAPSC Journal. Led by Editor-in ChiefDr Yeo Khung Keong, along with Deputy Editors Dr Junya Ako, Dr… View more