Abstract
Owing to its undisputed multitude of beneficial effects, European Society of Cardiology guidelines advocate regular physical activity as a class IA recommendation for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Nonetheless, competitive athletes with arterial hypertension may be exposed to an increased risk of cardiovascular events. Guidance to physicians will be given in this summary of our recently published recommendations for participation in competitive sports of athletes with arterial hypertension.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | European Journal of Preventive Cardiology |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1549-1555 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISSN | 2047-4873 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2019 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use
- Arterial Pressure/drug effects
- Athletes
- Competitive Behavior
- Female
- Health Status
- Humans
- Hypertension/diagnosis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prevalence
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Factors
- Young Adult