The ESC Textbook of Sports Cardiology

Section 1: Physiology of Cardiovascular response to exercise and cardiac remodelling
1.1 - Cardiovascular induced by exercise
1.1.1:Physiology of exercise, Sanjay Sharma and Andrew D'Silva
1.2 - Long term adaptation to exercise: athlete's heart and vascular adaptations
1.2.1:Structural and functional adaptations in the athlete's heart, Stefano Caselli and Antonio Pelliccia
1.2.2:Impact of sporting discipline, gender, ethnicity and genetics on the athlete's heart, Nabeel Sheikh
1.2.3:The athlete's heart in children and adolescents, Graham Stuart and Guido E Pieles
1.2.4:The vascular remodelling, Stephan Gielen, M. Harold Laughlin, and Dirk J. Duncker
Section 2: Clinical evaluation of the athlete's heart
2.1 - History and physical examination
2.1.1:History and physical examination, Maurizio Schiavon, Domenico Corrado, and Alessandro Zorzi
2.2 - The electrocardiogram in the athlete
2.2.1:The electrocardiogram in the athlete, Alessandro Zorzi and Domenico Corrado
2.2.2:Common ECG patterns of the athlete's heart, Ricardo Stein and Victor Froelicher
2.2.3:Overlap ECG patterns in athlete's heart and cardiomyopathies, Michael Papadakis and Harshil Dhutia
Section 3: Additional testing in the evaluation of the athlete's heart
3.1 - Exercise testing
3.1.1:Protocols of exercise testing in athletes and cardiopulmonary testing: assessment of the fitness, Paolo Emilio Adami and Marco Guazzi
3.1.2:Evaluation of ischemia, blood pressure, QT interval and arrhythmias, Francois Carre and Frederic Schnell
3.2 - Arrythmias registration
3.2.1:Ambulatory (24-h Holter monitoring, event recorders) and signal-averaged ECG for arrhythmia registration in the athlete's heart, Mahdi Sareban and Josef Niebauer
3.2.2:Class-1 anti arrythmic drug provocation test, Matthias Antz
3.2.3:Electrophysiological study, Matthias Antz
3.3 - Imaging of the athlete's heart: anatomical and functional
3.3.1:Echocardiogram: morphologic and functional evaluation including new echocardiographic techniques, Stefano Caselli and Flavio D'Ascenzi
3.3.2:Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Guido Claessen and Andre La Gerche
3.3.3:Coronary computed tomography, Stephan Möhlenkamp
3.3.4:Nuclear imaging, Stephan Möhlenkamp
3.3.5:Coronary angiography, Stephan Möhlenkamp
3.4 - Genotyping
3.4.1:Indications for genetic testing in athletes and its application in daily practice, Silvia Priori
Section 4: Cardiac diseases of interest in sports cardiology
4.1 - Myocardial and coronary diseases
4.1.1:Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Athletes, Sanjay Sharma and Aneil Malhotra
4.1.2:Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy and Sudden Death in Young Athletes: Causes, Pathophysiology and Clinical features, Gaetano Thiene, Kalliopi Pilichou, and Cristina Basso
4.1.3:Myocarditis in athletes, Martin Halle
4.1.4:Differentiating Athlete's Heart from Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy, Andrew D'Silva and Sanjay Sharma
4.1.5:Congenital coronary artery anomalies, Cristina Basso, Carla Frescura, and Gaetano Thiene
4.2 - Valvular and aortic disease
4.2.1:Mitral Valve Prolapse in Relation to Sport, Christian Schmied and Sanjay Sharma
4.2.2:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease and Competitive Sports: Key Considerations and Challenges, Natesa Pandian and Benjamin S. Wessler
4.2.3:The Athlete with Congenital Heart Disease, Guido E Pieles and A Graham Stuart
Section 5: Rhythm disorders of interest in sports cardiology
5.1:Channelopathy in Athletes, Arthur Wilde and Nicole M Panhuyzen-Goedkoop
5.2:Ventricular Tachyarrythmias, Lluis Mont and Eduard Guasch
5.3:Supraventricular tachyarrythmias, Mattias Wilhelm
5.4:Preexcitation and Conduction Abnormalities, Pietro Delise
Section 6: Sudden Cardiac Death in athletes
6.1:Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes, Jonathan Drezner and Kimberly Harmon
6.2:Cardiovascular causes of sudden death in athletes, Cristina Basso and Gaetano Thiene
6.3:The Risk, Etiology, Clinical Features, Management & Prevention of Exercise-related Sudden Cardiac Death and Acute Cardiac Events in Adult Athletes, Paul Thompson
6.4 - Less frequent causes of sudden cardiac death
6.4.1:Less frequent causes of SCD (commotio cordis, aortic rupture). Non-cardiac causes (drug abuse, hyperpyrexia, rhabdomyolysis, sickle cell anemia, asthma, extreme environmental conditions (heat, cold, altitude) PART ONE, Erik Solberg and Paolo Adami
6.4.2:Less frequent causes of SCD (commotio cordis, aortic rupture). Non-cardiac causes (drug abuse, hyperpyrexia, rhabdomyolysis, sickle cell anemia, asthma, extreme environmental conditions (heat, cold, altitude) PART TWO, Erik Solberg and Paolo Adami
6.5:Preparticipation screening of young competitive athletes, Domenico Corrado and Alessandro Zorzi
6.6:Cardiovascular screening in adult/senior competitive athletes, Luc Vanhees and Mats Borjesson
6.7:Cardiovascular screening of children and adolescent athletes, Werner Budts, Massimo Chessa, and Javier Fernandex Sarabia
Section 7: Sports eligibility in athletes with cardiac abnormalities
7.1:Criteria and considerations relative to safe sport participation in athletes with cardiac abnormalities, Antonio Pelliccia, Hein Heidbuchel, Domenico Corrado, Sanjay Sharma, and Mats Borjesson
Section 8: Excercise Prescription for cardiovascular health
8.1:Criteria and considerations relative to safe sport participation in athletes with cardiac abnormalities, Massimo Piepoli, Mats Börjesson, and Mikael Dellborg
8.2:Monitoring exercise programs and improving CV performance, Stephan Müller, Flavia Baldassarri, Julia Schönfeld, and Martin Halle
Section 9: Cardiac safety at sports facilities
9.1:Resuscitation on the field: basic and advanced life support and automatic external defibrillators (AED), Mark Link and Mark Estes III
9.2:Cardiac safety at sports events: the medical action plan, Mats Börjesson, Luis Serratosa, and Efraim Kramer
9.3:Cardiac safety at fitness centres, Erik Solberg, Jakob Johansson, and Alessandro Biffi
Section 10: Cardiovascular effects of substance of abuse/doping
10.1:World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) list of prohibited substances and methods and their cardiovascular effects, Josef Niebauer and Carl-Johan Sundberg
10.2:Nutrition and ergogenic aids prescription for competitive athletes, Ronald Maughan and SM Shirreffs
Section 11: Hypertension in athletes
11.1:Diagnosis and management of hypertension in athletes, Stefano Caselli and Josef Niebauer