Athlete's Heart

Dr. Antonello D’Andrea is Director of the Complex Unit of Cardiology and Intensive Care at the Umberto I Hospital Nocera Inf and Head of the ICU of the Cardiology Department of the Second University of Naples, Italy. His research interests include non-invasive diagnostic cardiology in the acute and chronic patients, left ventricular hypertrophy and athlete's heart. He is the author of numerous manuscripts, chapters and reviews addressing changes induced by different sport activities in the heart’s structure and cardiac response. Prof. Bossone MD, PhD, FCCP, FESC, FACC graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Naples "Federico II". He is specialist in cardiology, respiratory diseases and PhD in cardiovascular sciences. He is a fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, American College of Chest Physician, American College of Cardiology and Adjunct Professor at the Cardiology Fellowship Program and International PhD Program in Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Therapeutics, University of Naples. In 2006 for his scientific merits, he was awarded the title of scholar of the Italian Society of Cardiology.

• 1. Physiological and pathological cardiac adaptations to physical exercise2. ECG in athletes3. Echocardiogram in athletes4. Multi-imaging in athletes5. Grey zones in athlete’s heart6. Case Studies

"...an up-to-date, detailed overview of the changes that occur in athlete's heart, both physiologically and pathologically,… [including] significant information on different testing modalities and expected results related to these cardiac changes, as well as discussions on the roles that drug use and genetics play in athletes’ cardiac manifestations…. The variety of different images and flowcharts throughout the book are extremely beneficial to understanding athlete’s heart and making good clinical decisions. …[A] high-quality resource for physicians and providers eager to know more about athlete’s heart and how to recognize normal and abnormal cardiac changes in a variety of patients. The organization is clear and concise, allowing for ease of readability.” --©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, William Dean, MD Candidate (East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine)