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Freestyle master’s swimming: Nationality, sex, and performance trends in World ...
Ahmad, Wais; Wilhelm, Matthias; Moreitz, Sascha; Andrade, Marilia Santos; Forte, Pedro; Stanula, Arkadiusz; Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theo; Cuk, IvanIn sports science, freestyle swimming has been thoroughly studied for particular performance-related factors. Nonetheless, it is unknown what countries the top freestyle swimmers are from, especially not for age group swimmers. In addition, the existing research on the performance of master freestyle swimmers has yet to confirm that male swimmers achieve faster times than their female counterparts across all ag...
Women in the triathlon—the differences between female and male triathletes: a n...
Loosli, Michèle; Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theo; Scheer, Volker; Wilhelm, Matthias; Forte, Pedro; Andrade, Marilia Santos; Rosemann, Thomas; Duric, SasaTriathlon events have gained popularity in recent years. With the increasing participation of women, aspects that influence performance and physiology, as well as differences between women and men, are of interest to athletes and coaches. A review of the existing literature concerning differences between women and men in triathlon is lacking. Therefore, this narrative review aimed to compare female and male tri...
How to optimize the adherence to a guideline-directed medical therapy in the se...
Pedretti, Roberto F. E.; Hansen, Dominique; Ambrosetti, Marco; Back, Maria; Berger, Thomas; Ferreira, Mariana Cordeiro; Cornelissen, VéroniqueA key factor to successful secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is optimal patient adherence to treatment. However, unsatisfactory rates of adherence to treatment for CVD risk factors and CVD have been observed consistently over the last few decades. Hence, achieving optimal adherence to lifestyle measures and guideline-directed medical therapy in secondary prevention and rehabilitation is a gre...
Exercise intensity assessment and prescription in cardiovascular rehabilitation...
Hansen, Dominique; Abreu, Ana; Ambrosetti, Marco; Cornelissen, Veronique; Gevaert, Andreas; Kemps, Hareld; Laukkanen, Jari A.; Pedretti, RobertoA proper determination of the exercise intensity is important for the rehabilitation of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) since it affects the effectiveness and medical safety of exercise training. In 2013, the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), together with the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation...
Comprehensive multicomponent cardiac rehabilitation in cardiac implantable elec...
Pedretti, Roberto F. E.; Iliou, Marie-Christine; Israel, Carsten W.; Abreu, Ana; Miljoen, Hielko; Corrà, Ugo; Stellbrink, Christoph; Gevaert, Andreas B.Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a multidisciplinary intervention including patient assessment and medical actions to promote stabilization, management of cardiovascular risk factors, vocational support, psychosocial management, physical activity counselling, and prescription of exercise training. Millions of people with cardiac implantable electronic devices live in Europe and their numbers are progressively inc...
EAPC core curriculum for preventive cardiology
Wilhelm, Matthias; Abreu, Ana; Adami, Paolo Emilio; Ambrosetti, Marco; Antonopoulou, Maria; Biffi, Alessandro; Cavarretta, Elena; D'Ascenzi, FlavioPreventive cardiology encompasses the whole spectrum of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention, at individual and population level, through all stages of life. This includes promotion of cardiovascular (CV) health, management of individuals at risk of developing CVD, and management of patients with established CVD, through interdisciplinary care in different settings. Preventive cardiology addresses all aspect...