Sports Cardiology: From Diagnosis to Clinical Management, 3rd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease focuses on sports cardiology; specifically, it considers exercise recommendations and eligibility criteria for sports participation in competitive athletes with cardiovascular disease and for exercise training programmes in subjects with known or previously undiagnosed cardiovascular disease. Over the last several decades, people worldwide have increasingly been diagnosed with coronary artery heart syndromes, heart failure, valvular heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, congenital heart disease, aortopathies, and cardiomyopathies, while others face lethal arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death due to misdiagnosis or underdiagnosis. New diagnostic methods have contributed to the early diagnosis and risk stratification of cardiovascular disease. Regular physical activity, including structured exercise training programmes, is an important component of treatment strategies for stable cardiovascular disease and is associated with favourable outcomes, such as improved quality of life and reduced cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. The process from the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease to patients’ participation in exercise training programmes is of paramount importance to achieve optimal outcomes. However, this is a complex procedure involving a multidisciplinary approach with several stages, such as screening, diagnosis, risk stratification, shared decision-making with physicians, secondary prevention, and treatment through exercise protocols, in order to define the appropriate duration and intensity individualised for each patient.

We are pleased to invite authors to submit original research articles, recommendation articles, and reviews covering all aspects of sports cardiology, from diagnosis to clinical management. In order to evaluate and organise the content of this Special Issue, please provide us with the preliminary title of your paper, the type of paper that you plan to submit (research article, review, or case report), and any other additional information that would be useful. All manuscripts of original research that fit the scope of this Special Issue are welcome. For reviews, a direct cooperation between the authors and the Guest Editors would be useful to avoid thematic overlaps.

Participation in this Special Issue through the submission of a manuscript would be an excellent opportunity for primary researchers to enrich their CV, for doctoral or post-doctoral trainees to gain experience in writing reviews related to sports cardiology, and for institutions to present their original research in a high-quality journal.

Dr. Stavros Dimopoulos
Dr. Christos Kourek
Dr. Eleftherios Karatzanos
Guest Editors

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