4004 ESC Guidelines label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in
the patient's interest to do so, with regard to the quality, safety, and efficacy of care, and only …

or therapeutic medical strategies. However, the ESC Guidelines do not override in any way
whatsoever the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate and …

442 Circulation August 4, 2015 largely composed of patients referred because of their
highrisk status or severe clinical manifestations requiring specialized therapeutic …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) associated with athletic activity is a rare but devastating event.
Victims are usually young and apparently healthy, and while many of these deaths remain …

Aims This study aimed to report the long-term findings of the Italian programme of
cardiovascular preparticipation screening (PPS) in young, competitive athletes. Methods …

Sudden death (SD) of young people because of a variety of complex, predominantly
genetic/congenital cardiovascular diseases is a riveting, devastating event and a public …

The central purpose of preparticipation screening of trained competitive athletes is to identify
or raise suspicion of those cardiovascular abnormalities and diseases that are potentially …

People with epilepsy (PWE s) are often advised against participating in sports and exercise,
mostly because of fear, overprotection, and ignorance about the specific benefits and risks …

Sudden death (SD) of young people because of a variety of complex, predominantly
genetic/congenital cardiovascular diseases is a riveting, devastating event and a public …

A 'paradox of sport'is that in addition to the undisputed health benefits of physical activity,
vigorous exertion may transiently increase the risk of acute cardiac events. In general, the …