Current Issue March 2012, Vol. 54, No. 5
About the Current Issue
Participation in recreational and competitive athletic activities such as marathon running has reached an all-time high in the United States and other developed nations. This trend is attributable in part to the recognition that routine physical exercise reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease through its beneficial effects on risk factors including obesity, diabetes, blood pressure, and serum lipids. Exercise is not, however, completely protective against the development of cardiovascular disease. The physiologic demands of exercise may precipitate symptoms or even sudden death in individuals with occult cardiac conditions. Exercise- or sports-related deaths are widely reported in the media and generate intense concern among medical providers and across the general community. In addition, many athletic individuals continue to participate in vigorous physical exercise well into their middle and old age. This confluence of increased athletic competition, concern about the cardiac risks of exercise, and the continuation of vigorous athletic activity in later life means that health care providers are increasingly faced with sports-related cardiac questions and athletic patients in clinical practice.
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