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Mass General team calls for more ‘sports’ in cardiovascular training
Given many competitive athletes and highly active people have an increased risk of cardiovascular events, a Massachusetts General Hospital team offers a core curriculum for sports cardiology and its integration into existing cardiovascular care teams, research, and training requirements and board certification.
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Why Sports Cardiology Needs a Core Curriculum: Q&A with Rory Weiner, MD and Meagan Wasfy, MD
Mass General’s Rory Weiner, MD and Meagan Wasfy, MD discuss the motivation behind the recently released curriculum for sports cardiology and its integration into existing cardiovascular care teams.
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Chronic Anabolic Steroid Use May Damage Heart and Arteries
New research out of Mass General indicates chronic anabolic-androgenic steroid use may be damaging to the heart and the coronary arteries.
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Athletes and COVID-19: Q&A with Sports Cardiologist Meagan Wasfy, MD
The Cardiovascular Performance Program has been treating athletes diagnosed with COVID-19, ranging from those who are asymptomatic to those with persistent symptoms after their infection. Meagan Wasfy, MD, describes the evolution of return-to-play guidelines as we learn about the progression and treatment of COVID-19.
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Plasma Proteins Influence the Impact of Exercise Intensity on Cardiovascular Health
The human plasma proteome is responsive to physical activity in a "dose-dependent" manner and might present novel targets for cardiovascular disease therapies.
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Long-term Endurance Athletes Are at Increased Risk of Aortic Dilatation
Ascending aortic dilatation is more prevalent among aging endurance athletes than in the general population.
Cardiovascular Performance contributors
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Aaron L. Baggish, MD
Director, Cardiovascular Performance Program, Director, Cardiovascular Performance Program Fellowship
Recent Article
Plasma Proteins Influence the Impact of Exercise Intensity on Cardiovascular Health
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Meagan Murphy Wasfy, MD
Sports Cardiologist
Recent Article
Athletes and COVID-19: Q&A with Sports Cardiologist Meagan Wasfy, MD -
Rory Brett Weiner, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Why Sports Cardiology Needs a Core Curriculum: Q&A with Rory Weiner, MD and Meagan Wasfy, MD
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and nurses specialize in specific forms of both heart and vascular disease, and work closely together to offer leading treatments and preventive care for cardiovascular conditions.Resource links
