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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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How COVID-19 Affects the Heart, Especially in Athletes
The Cardiovascular Performance Program at Massachusetts General Hospital is designed to care for athletes with cardiovascular disease or risk. Program Director Aaron Baggish, MD, explains how his team is investigating the effects of COVID-19 infection on heart muscles, particularly in athletes.
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Physical Activity Associated with Better Cardiovascular Fitness Regardless of Age, Health Status
Matthew Nayor, MD, MPH, and Gregory D. Lewis, MD, of the Cardiology Division, and colleagues demonstrate that all forms of physical activity help maintain cardiorespiratory fitness throughout life, regardless of one's age, sex, body mass index or cardiovascular disease status.
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Prolonged Symptoms Rare in College Athletes Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection, However, Exertional Chest Pain After Infection Warrants Further Evaluation
Using a nationwide registry, cardiologists at Massachusetts General Hospital determined that few college athletes who develop SARS-CoV-2 infection have prolonged symptoms, but exertional symptoms on return to exercise, especially chest pain, warrant clinical evaluation and consideration of cardiac MRI to assess for inflammatory heart disease.
Cardiovascular Performance Contributors
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Aaron L. Baggish, MD
Director, Cardiovascular Performance Program, Director, Cardiovascular Performance Program Fellowship
Recent Article
How COVID-19 Affects the Heart, Especially in Athletes
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Meagan Murphy Wasfy, MD
Sports Cardiologist
Recent Article
Athletes and COVID-19: Q&A with Sports Cardiologist Meagan Wasfy, MD
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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
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