Diagnostic Challenges in Sports Cardiology—2nd Edition
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sports cardiology; cardiovascular disease prevention; health promotion; cardiac magnetic resonance
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Dear Colleagues,
When assessing professional or amateur athletes, sports cardiologists are often faced with the problem of differential diagnosis between physiological adaptation to intensive training and suspicion of heart disease. Both false positive and false negative findings may lead to detrimental consequences for the athletes. Recent studies have proposed several algorithms which are helpful in the cardiological assessment of athletes at screening and those with suspicion of a cardiac condition. However, there is limited knowledge on specific groups of athletes, including adolescents, women, veteran or late start athletes, athletes of different ethnic backgrounds, or athletes with disabilities. There is also a paucity of prospective data on athletes with known cardiovascular conditions which would be helpful in decision making for continued sports eligibility. Finally, diagnostic efficacy in sports cardiology may be improved by application of new imaging techniques, biomarkers, and other promising testing methods. All research related to the described area, including systematic reviews, original research, or short communications on important clinical findings as well as comprehensive case reports are highly welcomed for submission.
Dr. Łukasz Małek
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sports cardiology
- MRI
- echocardiography
- heart rate
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