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Catheter Ablation of Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmias in Athletes
A recent surveillance analysis indicates that cardiac arrest/death occurs in ≈1:50,000 professional or semi-professional athletes, and the most common cause is attributable to life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias (VAs).
Nicola Tarantino+16 more
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The current ‘state of play’ in supporting elite athlete mental health and wellbeing has centred mostly on building mental health literacy or awareness of the signs of mental ill-health amongst athletes.
R. Purcell, K. Gwyther, S. Rice
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Right ventricular involvement in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Patterns and implications
Although hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiomyopathy worldwide, the criteria for its definition and most of the literature concern the left ventricle, thus confirming the theory that the right ventricle is the neglected ...
Kalliopi Keramida+2 more
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Maximal heart rate in soccer players: Measured versus age-predicted
Background: Although maximal heart rate (HR max) is widely used to assess exercise intensity in sport training, and particularly in soccer, there are limited data with regards to the use of age-based prediction equations of HR max in soccer players.
Pantelis T Nikolaidis
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Mental health difficulties among professional footballers
. Introduction: In parallel with several current and former players’ high-profile disclosures of psychological difficulties, academic studies published during the past decade have begun to examine the mental health of professional footballers. To date, a
Gary Woods, Thomas McCabe, Amit Mistry
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Limb Differences in Unipedal Balance Performance in Young Male Soccer Players with Different Ages
In soccer, the dominant leg is frequently used for passing and kicking while standing on the non-dominant leg. Consequently, postural control in the standing leg might be superior compared to the kicking leg and is further enhanced with increasing age (i.
Thomas Muehlbauer+4 more
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Using a quantitative assessment of propulsion biomechanics in wheelchair racing to guide the design of personalized gloves: a case study [PDF]
This study with a T-52 class wheelchair racing athlete aimed to combine quantitative biomechanical measurements to the athlete's perception to design and test different prototypes of a new kind of rigid gloves. Three personalized rigid gloves with various, fixed wrist extension angles were prototyped and tested on a treadmill in a biomechanics ...
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International recommendations for electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of mortality in athletes during sport. A variety of mostly hereditary, structural, or electrical cardiac disorders are associated with SCD in young athletes, the majority of which can be identified or ...
Sanjay Sharma+32 more
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Objective Posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) accounts for nearly 12% of osteoarthritis incidences and often occurs after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. Ensuring the uptake of preventive treatments for PTOA requires that investigators and clinicians understand factors influencing patients to seek preventive therapies.
Lily M. Waddell+10 more
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This article summarizes significant technological advancements in materials, photonic devices, and bio‐interfaced systems, which demonstrate successful applications for impacting human healthcare via improved therapies, advanced diagnostics, and on‐skin health monitoring.
Seunghyeb Ban+5 more
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