8th EAPC Sports Cardiology Course

The 8th edition of the EAPC Sports Cardiology Course is going to be performed the 25th August and it is going to be accessible both onsite in Barcelona and online. It will provided and up-to-date of how to manage elite and amateur athletes with cardiovascular diseases. The programme will cover the full spectrum of sports cardiologist and will be very interactive including case discussions presented by the top experts from around the world.

Learning objectives:

• Differentiate between the physiological and the pathological remodelling induced by exercise training.

• Understand the impact on gender, age, and ethnicity on the exerciseinduced cardiac remodelling.

• Evaluate and manage elite and amateur athletes with different cardiovascular diseases (both acquired and genetic) and provide them with tailored exercise advice.

• Know how to manage elite and amateur athletes after Covid-19 infections.

• Recognize the potential consequences of exercising in extreme environments in athletes with cardiovascular diseases.

Target audience:

• General cardiologists / Sports cardiologists / Cardiologists in training

• Sports medicine physicians

• Imaging specialists

• Other clinicians

• Physiotherapists

• Nurses

Faculty

Paolo Emilio Adami

Health and Science Department, World Athletics, Monaco Principality.

Italia

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Elena Arbelo

Arrhythmia Section, Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona (Spain).

España

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Mats Börjesson

Inst Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Silvia Castelletti

Instituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS Sports Cardiology Unit, Cardiomyopathy Department and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Unit Milan

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Elena Cavarretta

Associate Professor - Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

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David Dominguez

Sports Medicine Unit, Clínic & San Joan de Déu Hospitals and High Performance Center, Sant Cugat, Barcelona.

España

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Sabiha Gati

Consultant Cardiologist Specialist interest in Cardiac MRI, Inherited Cardiac Diseases and Sports Cardiology. Honorary Senior Lecturer, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London Royal Brompton Hospital

Reino Unido

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Eduard Guasch

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona; IDIBAPS; Universitat de Barcelona

España

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Ángela López

Inherited Cardiovascular Disease Specialist, MD, PhD Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clinic University of Barcelona

España

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Michael Papadakis

Assoc Prof in Cardiology, St George’s, University of London President of the European Association Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) Past-chair of the European Section of Sports Cardiology and Exercise Course Director MSc Sports Cardiology

Reino Unido

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Guido Pieles

Head of Sports Cardiology and Screening. Aspetar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital Doha Qatar

Qatar

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Marta Sitges

Prof. Cardiovascular Institute,Hospital Clinic,University of Barcelona

España

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Chair

Elena Arbelo

Arrhythmia Section, Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona (Spain).

España

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Josep Brugada

MDPhD Professor of Cardiology and Senior Consultant, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Spain.

España

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Lluis Mont

Head of Arrhythmia Section (ICCV) - Hospital Clínic de Barcelona Universitat de Barcelona CIBERCV

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Michael Papadakis

Assoc Prof in Cardiology, St George’s, University of London President of the European Association Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) Past-chair of the European Section of Sports Cardiology and Exercise Course Director MSc Sports Cardiology

Reino Unido

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Antonio Pelliccia

Cardiologist and scientist with specific expertise in exercise, sport and cardiovascular disease

Italia

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Maria Sanz

Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona

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Marta Sitges

Prof. Cardiovascular Institute,Hospital Clinic,University of Barcelona

España

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