 Who are we?
Sports Cardiology UK is an innovative new company set up
to provide expert sports advice, cardiac screening and cardiac
assessment for athletes and would-be athletes of all ages and
abilities from novice to elite. .
Dr Graham Stuart is Medical Director of Sports Cardiology UK.
He is a Consultant Cardiologist and has specialized in congenital
heart disease and cardiac arrhythmias for over 15 years. He also
has a research interest in exercise and heart disease.
(Click here for CV) and is a keen but not very speedy
long-distance triathlete. Sports Cardiology UK work with a
team of expert physiologists and cardiologists and have strong
links with other sports medicine disciplines.
Why bother with
exercise?
 Exercise is good for you! There is a wealth of scientific data
that demonstrates the many benefits of regular exercise. Thus,
regular exercise can reduce the incidence of a vast range of
medical problems including diabetes, bowel disease (including
cancer), high blood pressure, depression, anxiety neurosis, breast
cancer, osteoporosis (brittle bones), hypercholesterolaemia and
heart disease.
Please click link below for:
Department of Health paper on the benefits of regular exercise
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Why bother
with cardiology screening?
Although exercise is usually good for the heart, there are some
conditions that are associated with exercise-induced heart
disease. The most common of these is coronary artery disease. This
is the most frequent cause of exercise related heart problems in
adults of middle age and above. Coronary artery disease is
particularly common in smokers and in people with a family history
of heart attacks (“myocardial infarction”) or elevated blood
cholesterol (“hypercholesterolaemia”).
In younger adults and teenagers there are a variety of uncommon
heart conditions which can lead to major heart problems on
exercise. These include abnormalities of the heart muscle (“cardiomyopathy”),
abnormalities of the heart structure (“congenital heart disease”)
and abnormalities of the heart rhythm (“cardiac arrhythmia
syndromes”). These conditions can occasionally present for the
first time in older adults. Most of these conditions can be
diagnosed by a combination of a careful family and medical
history, an electrocardiograph (ECG) and an examination of the
heart structure using ultrasound (echocardiogram). Occasionally,
additional tests such as prolonged ECG testing or measurement of
the heart rhythm while running on a treadmill (exercise ECG stress
test) are necessary.
Sports Cardiology UK provides an comprehensive,
consultant–based assessment service for the older child and adult
taking part in regular exercise.
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