background: grip strength is one of the important criteria in determining the physical fitness of all people, especially athletes. the purpose of this study was to compare the hand-grip strength of young highly trained male athletes of different fields and the effect of some anthropometric indices on it. methods: this cross-sectional study was done on 78 athletes of four fields -wrestling, badm...

OBJECTIVES We sought to assess the risk of sudden death (SD) in both male and female athletes age 12 to 35 years. BACKGROUND Little is known about the risk of SD in adolescents and young adults engaged in sports. METHODS We did a 21-year prospective cohort study of all young people of the Veneto Region of Italy. From 1979 to 1999, the total population of adolescents and young adults average...

purpose the aim of this study was to determine the effect of ramadan fasting on body composition, calorie intake and physical performance in young female athletes undertaking training sessions during ramadan. methods twelve voluntary female athletes (15-27 years old) were assigned to the research. a prospective study was conducted to investigate the athletes on four different occasions: one wee...

Sudden cardiac arrest or death (SCA/SCD) in athletes has a low event rate. Pre-participation or eligibility screening is a widely accepted method of primary prevention of SCA/SCD in athletes. Most European countries and international sports governing bodies perform ECG-inclusive screening. However, implementation of a resting 12-lead ECG in pre-participation or eligibility cardiac screening is ...

Recent reports from the American Heart Association (AHA) and by lead authors of the 2014 AHA guidelines for cardiovascular screening in athletes present many inconsistencies that need to be critically examined. In three different AHA statements (1996, 2007, 2014), the AHA has endorsed cardiovascular screening: “Both AHA and ESC consensus panels have agreed previously that screening to detect ca...

Taking performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) can cause serious and irreversible health consequences, which can ultimately lead to premature death. Some young people may take PEDs without fully understanding the ramifications of their actions or based on the advice from others. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify the main factors that predicted doping among young people. The liter...

years bear a potential for arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation or a 20-fold higher possibility of SCD than female athletes. Ruwald et al. [6] showed recently in the European Heart Journal (EHJ, April 2015) that competitive sport is associated with a twofold increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias/death when compared with inactive patients and with patients who participated in recreational sport....

BACKGROUND Creatine monohydrate (CrM) has been shown to be beneficial to health due to its antioxidant potential. Strenuous exercise is associated with oxidative stress, which could lead to apoptosis. We investigated the ability of CrM in amelioration of apoptosis induced by incremental aerobic exercise (AE) to exhaustion in young athletes. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a placebo-controlled, doubl...

The present consensus panel recommendations of the 36th Bethesda Conference for eligibility and disqualification of competitive athletes are predicated on the prior diagnosis of cardiovascular abnormalities. However, the methodology by which these diseases are identified (including preparticipation screening) and how athletes come to evaluation for competitive eligibility, may involve several s...