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By R. PEIDRO

Cardiology, Exercise, and Sports explores the most relevant topics related to exercise for health, the athlete's heart, athletes with heart disease, and the diagnostic and evaluative methods offered by modern cardiology. It includes diverse topics ranging from physiology and training to biomechanics, sports in special situations (such as diving and high-altitude competition), neuroscience, female athletes, and sports in children. Furthermore, it presents clinical cases that reflect the author's extensive experience and the contributions of a prestigious group of professionals. The chapters on general athlete preparation in terms of assessments, training, nutrition, special qualities, and injury prevention, as well as the application of new technologies to improve performance and health, offer readers a broad overview of the sciences applied to exercise and sports. Cardiology, Exercise, and Sports is intended for sports medicine physicians, cardiologists, and other medical specialists with an interest in exercise and sports; kinesiologists, physical education teachers, and advanced students in sports science. Health professionals from various fields interested in sports in general and its cardiovascular aspects in particular. Roberto Peidro, MD, Cardiologist. Specialist in Sports Medicine. Director of the Institute of Sports Sciences, Favaloro University. Director of the Sala Salud Cardiology Center. Cardiologist at the Institute of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Argentine Footballers' Association. President of the Argentine Cardiology Foundation (2016-2017). Medical Director of the Youth Olympic Games (Buenos Aires 2018). Member of the Medical Commission of the 2011 Copa América (CONMEBOL, Argentina 2011). Member of the Medical Staff of the Argentine National Football Team (World Cup,…Read