Publications by authors named "Valerio Fanale"
Article Synopsis
- Athletes often show changes in their electrocardiograms (ECGs) due to heart adaptations from regular training, known as the athlete's heart, but these changes can sometimes mimic heart disease signs.
- Misdiagnosis can lead to serious consequences, including sudden cardiac death, which is a major risk for young athletes.
- This review aims to help cardiologists and sports doctors differentiate between normal exercise-related ECG changes and those indicating potential heart problems, guiding further investigations when needed.
Assessment of cardiopulmonary capacity in deconditioned athletes because of knee injury.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness
July 2024
Article Synopsis
- Athletes often face interruptions in training due to injuries, such as a knee injury, and advanced testing methods like echocardiography and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) can help evaluate their heart and lung functions during recovery.
- The study involved 28 non-professional athletes with knee issues undergoing pre-surgery assessments, measuring factors like heart strain and oxygen consumption, revealing specific correlations between their physical activity and cardiac efficiency.
- Despite being less active due to injury, athletes can still achieve maximal CPET results; however, decreased heart and lung performance may contribute to, or result from, their injuries, indicating a need for careful functional evaluation before surgery.
SARS-CoV-2 vaccination offered the opportunity to emerge from the pandemic and, thereby, worldwide health, social, and economic disasters. However, in addition to efficacy, safety is an important issue for any vaccine. The mRNA-based vaccine platform is considered to be safe, but side effects are being reported more frequently as more and more people around the world become treated.
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- Regular training in athletes leads to important cardiovascular changes that improve oxygen delivery during exercise.
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a key method for assessing athletic performance, offering detailed insights into cardiovascular responses and efficiency.
- This review discusses how CPET can differentiate normal athlete adaptations from potential early signs of cardiomyopathy, helping to identify health risks in competitive athletes.