In Russia everybody get ecg checked 1 a year, athletes also get stress EKG and normal echo-KG 1 or 2 times a year, to be allowed to participate in training/competitions. It is probably a bit to much, but we adopted the check up program from Italy, where cardiac death among athletes is lower than among general population, and it is free for athletes (payed by budget)
Great range of questions. Amazing to me how many doctors prescribe exercise programs for heart patients based on rigid heart rate limits rather than using individual exercise test results like Dr Day describes.
In Russia everybody get ecg checked 1 a year, athletes also get stress EKG and normal echo-KG 1 or 2 times a year, to be allowed to participate in training/competitions. It is probably a bit to much, but we adopted the check up program from Italy, where cardiac death among athletes is lower than among general population, and it is free for athletes (payed by budget)
Great range of questions. Amazing to me how many doctors prescribe exercise programs for heart patients based on rigid heart rate limits rather than using individual exercise test results like Dr Day describes.
Great talk, thanks