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Pelliccia A. Filling the gap of understanding the athlete's ECG. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2013 Feb;20(1):9-11. doi: 10.1177/2047487312467872.
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Gaudio C, Pelliccia F, Evangelista A, Viceconte N, Greco C, Franzoni F, Galetta F, Speziale G, Pelliccia A. Sudden death and physical exercise: timely diagnosis of congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries with the new 320-slide multi-detector computed tomography. Intern Emerg Med. 2013 Apr;8 Suppl 1:S35-9. doi: 10.1007/s11739-013-0923-0.
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Biffi A, Delise P, Zeppilli P, Giada F, Pelliccia A, Penco M, Casasco M, Colonna P, D'Andrea A, D'Andrea L, Gazale G, Inama G, Spataro A, Villella A, Marino P, Pirelli S, Romano V, Cristiano A, Bettini R, Thiene G, Furlanello F, Corrado D; Italian Society of Sports Cardiology and Italian Sports Medicine Federation. Italian cardiological guidelines for sports eligibility in athletes with heart disease: part 2. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2013 Jul;14(7):500-15. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32835fcb8a. PubMed PMID: 23625056.
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D'Ascenzi F, Pelliccia A, Cameli M, Lisi M, Natali BM, Focardi M, Giorgi A, D'Urbano G,
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D'Ascenzi F, Pelliccia A, Natali BM, Zacà V, Cameli M, Alvino F, Malandrino A, Palmitesta P, Zorzi A, Corrado D, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S. Morphological and functional adaptation of left and right atria induced by training in highly trained female athletes. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Mar;7(2):222-9. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.001345. Epub 2014 Jan 27. PubMed PMID: 24470314.
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Quattrini FM, Pelliccia A, Assorgi R, DiPaolo FM, Squeo MR, Culasso F, Castelli V, Link MS, Maron BJ. Benign clinical significance of J-wave pattern (early repolarization) in highly trained athletes. Heart Rhythm. 2014 Nov;11(11):1974-82. doi: 0.1016/j.hrthm.2014.07.042. Epub 2014 Aug 1. PubMed PMID: 25092400.
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Caselli S, Montesanti D, Autore C, Di Paolo FM, Pisicchio C, Squeo MR, Musumeci B, Spataro A, Pandian NG, Pelliccia A. Patterns of Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain and Strain Rate in Olympic Athletes. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2014 Nov 20. pii: S0894-7317(14)00752-4. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.10.010. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25455545.
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Caselli S, Di Paolo FM, Pisicchio C, Pandian NG, Pelliccia A. Patterns of Left Ventricular
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Verdile L, Maron BJ, Pelliccia A, Spataro A, Santini M, Biffi A. Clinical significance of
exercise-induced ventricular tachyarrhythmias in trained athletes without cardiovascular
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Caselli S, Maron MS, Urbano-Moral JA, Pandian NG, Maron BJ, Pelliccia A. Differentiating
left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes from that in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2014 Nov 1;114(9):1383-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.07.070. Epub 2014 Aug 12. PubMed PMID: 25217454.
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Opić P, Utens EM, Cuypers JA, Witsenburg M, van den Bosch A, van Domburg R, Bogers AJ, Boersma E, Pelliccia A, Roos-Hesselink JW. Sports participation in adults with congenital heart disease. Int J Cardiol. 2015 Mar 11;187:175-182. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.107. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25828347.
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D'Ascenzi F, Pelliccia A, Natali BM, Cameli M, Lisi M, Focardi M, Padeletti M, Palmitesta P, Corrado D, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S, Henein M. Training-induced dynamic changes in left atrial reservoir, conduit, and active volumes in professional soccer players. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2015 Mar 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25808863.
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Pelliccia A, Quattrini FM. Clinical significance of J-wave in elite athletes. J Electrocardiol. 2015 Mar 12. pii: S0022-0736(15)00071-0. doi: 0.1016/j.jelectrocard.2015.03.012. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25796101.
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D'Ascenzi F, Pelliccia A, Natali BM, Cameli M, Andrei V, Incampo E, Alvino F, Lisi M, Padeletti M, Focardi M, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S. Increased left atrial size is associated with reduced atrial stiffness and preserved reservoir function in athlete's heart. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Jan 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25627780.
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Zorzi A, Leoni L, Di Paolo FM, Rigato I, Migliore F, Bauce B, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. Differential diagnosis between early repolarization of athlete's heart and coved-type Brugada electrocardiogram. Am J Cardiol. 2015 Feb 15;115(4):529-32. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.11.035. Epub 2014 Nov 29. PubMed PMID: 25549881.
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D'Ascenzi F, Pelliccia A, Natali BM, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S. Exercise-induced left-ventricular hypertrabeculation in athlete's heart. Int J Cardiol. 2015 Feb 15;181:320-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.203. Epub 2014 Dec 16. PubMed PMID: 25544199.
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Bonini M, Gramiccioni C, Fioretti D, Ruckert B, Rinaldi M, Akdis C, Todaro A, Palange P, Carlsen KH, Pelliccia A, Rasi G, Bonini S; AIDA and the Italian Unit of the GA2LEN Olympic Study. Asthma, allergy and the Olympics: a 12-year survey in elite athletes. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Apr;15(2):184-92. doi:10.1097/ACI.0000000000000149.
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Caselli S, Attenhofer Jost CH, Jenni R, Pelliccia A. Left Ventricular Noncompaction Diagnosis and Management Relevant to Pre-participation Screening of Athletes. Am J Cardiol. 2015 Sep 1;116(5):801-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.05.055. Epub 2015 Jun 4.
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D'Ascenzi F, Pelliccia A, Alvino F, Solari M, Loffreno A, Cameli M, Focardi M, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S. Effects of training on LV strain in competitive athletes. Heart. 2015 Nov 15;101(22):1834-9. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308189. Epub 2015 Sep 30.
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D'Ascenzi F, Caselli S, Solari M, Pelliccia A, Cameli M, Focardi M, Padeletti M, Corrado D, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S. Novel echocardiographic techniques for the evaluation of athletes' heart: A focus on speckle-tracking echocardiography. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2015 May 19. pii: 2047487315586095. [Epub ahead of print]
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D'Ascenzi F, Pelliccia A, Corrado D, Cameli M, Curci V, Alvino F, Natali BM, Focardi M, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S. Right ventricular remodelling induced by exercise training in competitive athletes. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Jun 18. pii: jev155. [Epub ahead of print]
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Niebauer J, Corrado D, Pelliccia A. Cardiovascular screening for young athletes. JAMA. 2015 Apr 28;313(16):1674. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.3234.
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Opić P, Utens EM, Cuypers JA, Witsenburg M, van den Bosch A, van Domburg R, Bogers AJ, Boersma E, Pelliccia A, Roos-Hesselink JW. Sports participation in adults with congenital heart disease. Int J Cardiol. 2015 May 6;187:175-82. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.107. Epub 2015 Mar 11.
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Arena R, Guazzi M, Lianov L, Whitsel L, Berra K, Lavie CJ, Kaminsky L, Williams M, Hivert MF, Cherie Franklin N, Myers J, Dengel D, Lloyd-Jones DM, Pinto FJ, Cosentino F, Halle M, Gielen S, Dendale P, Niebauer J, Pelliccia A, Giannuzzi P, Corra U, Piepoli MF, Guthrie G, Shurney D; Healthy lifestyle interventions to combat noncommunicable disease-a novel nonhierarchical connectivity model for key stakeholders: a policy statement from the American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, and American College of Preventive Medicine. Eur Heart J. 2015 Aug 14;36(31):2097-2109. Epub 2015 Jul 1. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2015; DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.05.001 [In Press].
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Corrado D, Wichter T, Link MS, Hauer R, Marchlinski F, Anastasakis A, Bauce B, Basso C, Brunckhorst C, Tsatsopoulou A, Tandri H, Paul M, Schmied C, Pelliccia A, Duru F, Protonotarios N, Estes NM 3rd, McKenna WJ, Thiene G, Marcus FI, Calkins H. Treatment of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia: an international task force consensus statement. Eur Heart J. 2015 Jul 27. pii: ehv162. [Epub ahead of print] Circulation. 2015 Aug 4;132(5):441-53. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.017944. Epub 2015 Jul 27.
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Calore C, Zorzi A, Sheikh N, Nese A, Facci M, Malhotra A, Zaidi A, Schiavon M, Pelliccia A, Sharma S, Corrado D. Electrocardiographic anterior T-wave inversion in athletes of different ethnicities: differential diagnosis between athlete's heart and cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J. 2015Nov 17. pii: ehv591.
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Andreini D, Martuscelli E, Guaricci AI, Carrabba N, Magnoni M, Tedeschi C, Pelliccia A, Pontone G; Working Group on Cardiac-CT and Nuclear Cardiology of the Italian Society of Cardiology. Clinical recommendations on Cardiac-CT in 2015: a position paper of the Working Group on Cardiac-CT and Nuclear Cardiology of the Italian Society of Cardiology. J CardiovascMed (Hagerstown). 2016 Feb;17(2):73-84. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000318.
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D'Ascenzi F, Pelliccia A, Corrado D, Cameli M, Curci V, Alvino F, Natali BM, Focardi M, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S. Right ventricular remodelling induced by exercise training in competitive athletes. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Mar;17(3):301-7. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jev155. PubMed PMID: 26092834.
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D'Ascenzi F, Caselli S, Solari M, Pelliccia A, Cameli M, Focardi M, Padeletti M, Corrado D, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S. Novel echocardiographic techniques for the evaluation of athletes' heart: A focus on speckle-tracking echocardiography. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2016 Mar;23(4):437- 46. doi: 10.1177/2047487315586095. Review. PubMed PMID: 25990017.
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Caselli S, Ferreira D, Kanawati E, Di Paolo F, Pisicchio C, Attenhofer Jost C, Spataro A, Jenni R, Pelliccia A. Prominent left ventricular trabeculations in competitive athletes: A proposal for risk stratification and management. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 15;223:590-595. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.272. PubMed PMID: 27561165. D'Ascenzi F, Pisicchio C, Caselli S, Di Paolo FM, Spataro A, Pelliccia A. RV Remodeling in Olympic Athletes. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Aug 11. pii: S1936-878X(16)30467-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.03.017. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27544901.
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Piepoli MF, Corrà U, Dendale P, Frederix I, Prescott E, Schmid JP, Cupples M, Deaton C, Doherty P, Giannuzzi P, Graham I, Hansen TB, Jennings C, Landmesser U, Marques-Vidal P, Vrints C, Walker D, Bueno H, Fitzsimons D, Pelliccia A. Challenges in secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction: A call for action. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2016 Sep 6. pii: 2047487316663873. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27600690.
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Mont L, Pelliccia A, Sharma S, Biffi A, Borjesson M, Brugada Terradellas J, Carré F, Guasch E, Heidbuchel H, La Gerche A, Lampert R, McKenna W, Papadakis M, Priori SG, Scanavacca M, Thompson P, Sticherling C, Viskin S, Wilson M, Corrado D; Reviewers., Lip GY, Gorenek B, Blomström Lundqvist C, Merkely B, Hindricks G, Hernández-Madrid A, Lane D, Boriani G, Narasimhan C, Marquez MF, Haines D, Mackall J, Manuel Marques-Vidal P, Corra U, Halle M, Tiberi M, Niebauer J, Piepoli M. Pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation for athletic participants to prevent sudden death: Position paper from the EHRA and the EACPR, branches of the ESC. Endorsed by APHRS, HRS, and SOLAECE. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2017 Jan;24(1):41-69. PubMed PMID: 27815537.
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Mont L, Pelliccia A, Sharma S, Biffi A, Borjesson M, Terradellas JB, Carré F, Guasch E, Heidbuchel H, Gerche A, Lampert R, McKenna W, Papadakis M, Priori SG, Scanavacca M, Thompson P, Sticherling C, Viskin S, Wilson M, Corrado D; Reviewers: Lip GY, Gorenek B, Lundqvist CB, Merkely B, Hindricks G, Hernández-Madrid A, Lane D, Boriani G, Narasimhan C, Marquez MF, Haines D, Mackall J, Marques-Vidal PM, Corra U, Halle M, Tiberi M, Niebauer J, Piepoli M. Pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation for athletic participants to prevent sudden death: Position paper from the EHRA and the EACPR, branches of the ESC. Endorsed by APHRS, HRS, and SOLAECE. Europace. 2016 Nov 4. pii: euw243. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27815371.
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EHRA Scientific Committee Task Force: Gorenek B, Pelliccia A, Benjamin EJ, Boriani G, Crijns HJ, Fogel RI, Van Gelder IC, Halle M, Kudaiberdieva G, Lane DA, Larsen TB, Lip GY, Løchen ML, Marín F, Niebauer J, Sanders P, Tokgozoglu L, Vos MA, Van Wagoner DR; Document reviewers:., Fauchier L, Savelieva I, Goette A, Agewall S, Chiang CE, Figueiredo M, Stiles M, Dickfeld T, Patton K, Piepoli M, Corra U, Marques-Vidal PM, Faggiano P, Schmid JP, Abreu A. European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR) position paper on how to prevent atrial fibrillation endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS). Europace. 2016 Nov 4. pii: euw242. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27815370.
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Zorzi A, Perazzolo Marra M, Rigato I, De Lazzari M, Susana A, Niero A, Pilichou K, Migliore F, Rizzo S, Giorgi B, De Conti G, Sarto P, Serratosa L, Patrizi G, De Maria E, Pelliccia A, Basso C, Schiavon M, Bauce B, Iliceto S, Thiene G, Corrado D. Nonischemic Left Ventricular Scar as a Substrate of Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in Competitive Athletes. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2016 Jul;9(7). pii: e004229. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.116.004229. PubMed PMID: 27390211; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4956679.
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Dijkstra HP, Mountjoy M, Adamuz C, Pelliccia A. Challenges of in-competition cardiac screening: lessons from the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Swimmer's Heart project. Br J Sports Med. 2016 Oct; 50(20):1232-1233. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016- 095984. PubMed PMID: 27015853. Caselli S, Vaquer Segui A, Quattrini F, Di Gacinto B, Milan A, Assorgi R, Verdile L, Spataro A, Pelliccia A. Upper normal values of blood pressure response to exercise in Olympic athletes. Am Heart J. 2016 Jul;177:120-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.04.020. PubMed PMID: 27297857.
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Pelliccia A, Quattrini FM, Squeo MR, Caselli S, Culasso F, Link MS, Spataro A, Bernardi M. Cardiovascular diseases in Paralympic athletes. Br J Sports Med. 2016 Sep;50(17):1075-80. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095867. PubMed PMID: 27231335.
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Pelliccia A, Adami PE. The Female Side of the Heart: Sex Differences in Athlete's Heart. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Nov 10. pii: S1936-878X(16)30736-7. doi: 0.1016/j.jcmg.2016.08.010. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27865720.
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D'Ascenzi F, Pelliccia A, Solari M, Piu P, Loiacono F, Anselmi F, Caselli S, Focardi M, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S. Normative Reference Values of Right Heart in Competitive Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2017 Sep;30(9):845-858.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2017.06.013. Review. PubMed PMID: 28865556.
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Zorzi A, Calore C, Vio R, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. Accuracy of the ECG for differential diagnosis between hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and athlete's heart: comparison between the European Society of Cardiology (2010) and International (2017) criteria. Br J Sports Med. 2017 Jul 12. pii: bjsports-2016-097438. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097438. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28701362.
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Cortés-Beringola A, Fitzsimons D, Pelliccia A, Moreno G, Martín-Asenjo R, Bueno H. Planning secondary prevention: Room for improvement. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2017 Jun;24(3_suppl):22-28. doi: 10.1177/2047487317704954. PubMed PMID: 28618903.
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Piepoli MF, Corrà U, Dendale P, Frederix I, Prescott E, Schmid JP, Cupples M, Deaton C, Doherty P, Giannuzzi P, Graham I, Hansen TB, Jennings C, Landmesser U, Marques-Vidal P, Vrints C, Walker D, Bueno H, Fitzsimons D, Pelliccia A. Challenges in secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction: A call for action. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2017 Jun;6(4):299-310. doi: 10.1177/2048872616689773. Epub 2017 Mar 10. PubMed PMID: 28608759.
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Piepoli MF, Corrà U, Dendale P, Frederix I, Prescott E, Schmid JP, Cupples M, Deaton C, Doherty P, Giannuzzi P, Graham I, Hansen TB, Jennings C, Landmesser U, Marques-Vidal P, Vrints C, Walker D, Bueno H, Fitzsimons D, Pelliccia A. Challenges in secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction: A call for action. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2017 Jun;16(5):369-380. doi: 10.1177/1474515117702594. Epub 2017 Mar 20. PubMed PMID: 28565965.
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Mont L, Guasch E, Pelliccia A. Preparticipation cardiovascular evaluation for athletic participants to prevents sudden death: author's reply. Europace. 2017 May 1;19(5):883. doi: 10.1093/europace/eux055. PubMed PMID: 28383658.
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Sharma S, Drezner JA, Baggish A, Papadakis M, Wilson MG, Prutkin JM, La Gerche A, Ackerman MJ, Borjesson M, Salerno JC, Asif IM, Owens DS, Chung EH, Emery MS, Froelicher VF, Heidbuchel H, Adamuz C, Asplund CA, Cohen G, Harmon KG, Marek JC, Molossi S, Niebauer J, Pelto HF, Perez MV, Riding NR, Saarel T, Schmied CM, Shipon DM, Stein R, Vetter VL, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. International recommendations for electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes. Eur Heart J. 2017 Feb 20. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw631. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28329355.
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Caselli S, Vaquer Sequì A, Lemme E, Quattrini F, Milan A, D'Ascenzi F, Spataro A, Pelliccia A. Prevalence and Management of Systemic Hypertension in Athletes. Am J Cardiol. 2017 May 15;119(10):1616-1622. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.02.011. Epub 2017 Mar 1. PubMed PMID: 28325568.
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Drezner JA, Sharma S, Baggish A, Papadakis M, Wilson MG, Prutkin JM, Gerche A, Ackerman MJ, Borjesson M, Salerno JC, Asif IM, Owens DS, Chung EH, Emery MS, Froelicher VF, Heidbuchel H, Adamuz C, Asplund CA, Cohen G, Harmon KG, Marek JC, Molossi S, Niebauer J, Pelto HF, Perez MV, Riding NR, Saarel T, Schmied CM, Shipon DM, Stein R, Vetter VL, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. International criteria for electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes: Consensus statement. Br J Sports Med. 2017 May;51(9):704-731. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097331. Epub 2017 Mar 3. PubMed PMID: 28258178.
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Sharma S, Drezner JA, Baggish A, Papadakis M, Wilson MG, Prutkin JM, La Gerche A, Ackerman MJ, Borjesson M, Salerno JC, Asif IM, Owens DS, Chung EH, Emery MS, Froelicher VF, Heidbuchel H, Adamuz C, Asplund CA, Cohen G, Harmon KG, Marek JC, Molossi S, Niebauer J, Pelto HF, Perez MV, Riding NR, Saarel T, Schmied CM, Shipon DM, Stein R, Vetter VL, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. International Recommendations for Electrocardiographic Interpretation in Athletes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Feb 28;69(8):1057-1075. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.01.015. Review. PubMed PMID: 28231933.
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D'Ascenzi F, Caselli S, Alvino F, Digiacinto B, Lemme E, Piepoli M, Pelliccia A. Cardiovascular risk profile in Olympic athletes: an unexpected and underestimated risk scenario. Br J Sports Med. 2019 Jan;53(1):37-42. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2018-099530. PubMed PMID: 30217832
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Niebauer J, Börjesson M, Carre F, Caselli S, Palatini P, Quattrini F, Serratosa L, Adami PE, Biffi A, Pressler A, Schmied C, van Buuren F, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop N, Solberg E, Halle M, La Gerche A, Papadakis M, Sharma S, Pelliccia A. Recommendations for participation in competitive sports of athletes with arterial hypertension: a position statement from the sports cardiology section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur Heart J. 2018 Oct 21;39(40):3664-3671. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy511. PubMed PMID: 30165596
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Aengevaeren VL, Caselli S, Pisicchio C, Di Paolo FM, Hopman MTE, Spataro A, Eijsvogels TMH, Pelliccia A. Right Heart Remodeling in Olympic Athletes During 8 Years of Intensive Exercise Training. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Aug 14;72(7):815-817. doi: 0.1016/j.jacc.2018.03.548. PubMed PMID: 30092959
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Caselli S, Pelliccia A. Interpretation of left ventricular geometry in athletes. Int J Cardiol. 2018 Sep 15;267:143-144. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.05.115. PubMed PMID: 29885820
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Caselli S, Mango F, Clark J, Pandian NG, Corrado D, Autore C, Pelliccia A. Prevalence and Clinical Outcome of Athletes With Mitral Valve Prolapse. Circulation. 2018 May 8;137(19):2080-2082. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.033395. PubMed PMID: 29735594
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Zorzi A, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. Inherited cardiomyopathies and sports participation. Neth Heart J. 2018 Mar;26(3):154-165. doi: 10.1007/s12471-018-1079-3. Review. PubMed PMID: 29423771
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Pelliccia A, Lemme E, Maestrini V, Di Paolo FM, Pisicchio C, Di Gioia G, Caselli S. Does Sport Participation Worsen the Clinical Course of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy? Clinical Outcome of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Athletes. Circulation. 2018 Jan 30;137(5):531-533. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.031725. PubMed PMID: 29378761
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D'Ascenzi F, Adami PE, Eichler S, Castelletti S, Wagenaar KP, Pelliccia A, Dendale P, Grobbee DE. The Young Community of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology: The future in motion. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2018 Apr;25(6):567-568. doi: 10.1177/2047487318754914. PubMed PMID: 29370709
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Pelliccia A, Caselli S, Sharma S, Basso C, Bax JJ, Corrado D, D'Andrea A, D'Ascenzi F, Di Paolo FM, Edvardsen T, Gati S, Galderisi M, Heidbuchel H, Nchimi A, Nieman K, Papadakis M, Pisicchio C, Schmied C, Popescu BA, Habib G, Grobbee D, Lancellotti P; Internal reviewers for EAPC and EACVI . European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) joint position statement: recommendations for the indication and interpretation of cardiovascular imaging in the evaluation of the athlete's heart. Eur Heart J. 2018 Jun 1;39(21):1949-1969. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx532. PubMed PMID: 29029207
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Zorzi A, Calore C, Vio R, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. Accuracy of the ECG for differential diagnosis between hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and athlete's heart: comparison between the European Society of Cardiology (2010) and International (2017) criteria. Br J Sports Med. 2018 May;52(10):667-673. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097438. PubMed PMID: 28701362
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Sharma S, Drezner JA, Baggish A, Papadakis M, Wilson MG, Prutkin JM, La Gerche A, Ackerman MJ, Borjesson M, Salerno JC, Asif IM, Owens DS, Chung EH, Emery MS, Froelicher VF, Heidbuchel H, Adamuz C, Asplund CA, Cohen G, Harmon KG, Marek JC, Molossi S, Niebauer J, Pelto HF, Perez MV, Riding NR, Saarel T, Schmied CM, Shipon DM, Stein R, Vetter VL, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. International recommendations for electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes. Eur Heart J. 2018 Apr 21;39(16):1466-1480. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw631. PubMed PMID: 28329355
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Thijssen CGE, Bons LR, Gökalp AL, Van Kimmenade RRJ, Mokhles MM, Pelliccia A, Takkenberg JJM, Roos-Hesselink JW. Exercise and sports participation in patients with thoracic aortic disease: a review. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2019 Apr;17(4):251-266. doi: 10.1080/14779072.2019.1585807. PubMed PMID: 30887852
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Oggionni G, Spataro A, Pelliccia A, Malacarne M, Pagani M, Lucini D. Left ventricular hypertrophy in world class elite athletes is associated with signs of improved cardiac autonomic regulation. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Feb 12:2047487319830534. doi: 0.1177/2047487319830534. PubMed PMID: 30755021
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Caselli S, Serdoz A, Mango F, Lemme E, Vaquer Seguì A, Milan A, Attenhofer Jost C, Schmied C, Spataro A, Pelliccia A. High blood pressure response to exercise predicts future development of hypertension in young athletes. Eur Heart J. 2019 Jan 1;40(1):62-68. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy810. PubMed PMID: 30590485
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Pelliccia A, Solberg EE, Papadakis M, Adami PE, Biffi A, Caselli S, La Gerche A, Niebauer J, Pressler A, Schmied CM, Serratosa L, Halle M, Van Buuren F, Borjesson M, Carrè F, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop NM, Heidbuchel H, Olivotto I, Corrado D, Sinagra G, Sharma S. Recommendations for participation in competitive and leisure time sport in athletes with cardiomyopathies, myocarditis, and pericarditis: position statement of the Sport Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur Heart J. 2019 Jan 1;40(1):19-33. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy730. PubMed PMID: 30561613
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Borjesson M, Dellborg M, Niebauer J, LaGerche A, Schmied C, Solberg EE, Halle M, Adami E, Biffi A, Carré F, Caselli S, Papadakis M, Pressler A, Rasmusen H, Serratosa L, Sharma S, van Buuren F, Pelliccia A. Recommendations for participation in leisure time or competitive sports in athletes-patients with coronary artery disease: a position statement from the Sports Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur Heart J. 2019 Jan 1;40(1):13-18. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy408. PubMed PMID: 30561613
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Caselli S, Pelliccia A. The electrocardiogram and the phenotypic expression of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J. 2019 Mar 21;40(12):982-985. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy403. PubMed PMID: 30010740
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Adami PE, Squeo MR, Quattrini FM, Di Paolo FM, Pisicchio C, Di Giacinto B, Lemme E, Maestrini V, Pelliccia A. Pre-participation health evaluation in adolescent athletes competing at Youth Olympic Games: proposal for a tailored protocol. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Nov 17. pii: bjsports-2018-099651. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099651. PubMed PMID: 30448781
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Pelliccia A, Drezner JA. Cardiovascular screening in Olympic athletes: time to achieve a uniform standard. Br J Sports Med. 2019 Jan;53(1):1-2. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2018-099795. PubMed PMID: 30377175
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Pelliccia A. The dark side of ventricular arrhythmias in athletes. Heart Rhythm. 2019 Feb;16(2):249-250. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.09.014. PubMed PMID: 30243856
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Finocchiaro G, Sheikh N, Biagini E, Papadakis M, Maurizi N, Sinagra G, Pelliccia A, Rapezzi C, Sharma S, Olivotto I. The electrocardiogram in the diagnosis and management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm. 2019 Aug 10. pii: S1547-5271(19)30660-5. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.07.019. PubMed PMID: 31349064
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Niebauer J, Börjesson M, Carre F, Caselli S, Palatini P, Quattrini F, Serratosa L, Adami PE, Biffi A, Pressler A, Rasmusen HK, Schmied C, van Buuren F, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop N, Solberg EE, Halle M, Gerche A, Papadakis M, Sharma S, Pelliccia A. Brief recommendations for participation in competitive sports of athletes with arterial hypertension: Summary of a Position Statement from the Sports Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Sep;26(14):1549-1555.
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D'Ascenzi F, Caselli S, Alvino F, Digiacinto B, Lemme E, Piepoli M, Pelliccia A. Cardiovascular risk profile in Olympic athletes: an unexpected and underestimated risk scenario. Br J Sports Med. 2019 Jan;53(1):37-42.
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Corrado D, van Tintelen PJ, McKenna WJ, Hauer RNW, Anastastakis A, Asimaki A, Basso C, Bauce B, Brunckhorst C, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Duru F, Elliott P, Hamilton RM, Haugaa KH, James CA, Judge D, Link MS, Marchlinski FE, Mazzanti A, Mestroni L, Pantazis A, Pelliccia A, Marra MP, Pilichou K, Platonov PGA, Protonotarios A, Rampazzo A, Saffitz JE, Saguner AM, Schmied C, Sharma S, Tandri H, Te Riele ASJM, Thiene G, Tsatsopoulou A, Zareba W, Zorzi A, Wichter T, Marcus FI, Calkins H; International Experts . Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: evaluation of the current diagnostic criteria and differential diagnosis. Eur Heart J. 2019 Oct 21. pii: ehz669.
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Borjesson M, Dellborg M, Niebauer J, LaGerche A, Schmied C, Solberg EE, Halle M, Adami PE, Biffi A, Carré F, Caselli S, Papadakis M, Pressler A, Rasmusen H, Serratosa L, Sharma S, van Buuren F, Pelliccia A. Brief recommendations for participation in leisure time or competitive sports in athletes-patients with coronary artery disease: Summary of a Position Statement from the Sports Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Sep 12:2047487319876186.
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Finocchiaro G, Sheikh N, Biagini E, Papadakis M, Maurizi N, Sinagra G,Pelliccia A, Rapezzi C, Sharma S, Olivotto I. The electrocardiogram in the diagnosis and management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm. 2020 Jan;17(1):142-151. 10..
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Niebauer J, Börjesson M, Carre F, Caselli S, Palatini P, Quattrini F, Serratosa L, Adami PE, Biffi A, Pressler A, Rasmusen HK, Schmied C, van Buuren F, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop N, Solberg EE, Halle M, Gerche A, Papadakis M, Sharma S, Pelliccia A. Brief recommendations for participation in competitive sports of athletes with arterial hypertension: Summary of a Position Statement from the Sports Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Sep;26(14):1549-1555.
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Borjesson M, Dellborg M, Niebauer J, LaGerche A, Schmied C, Solberg EE, Halle M, Adami PE, Biffi A, Carré F, Caselli S, Papadakis M, Pressler A, Rasmusen H, Serratosa L, Sharma S, van Buuren F, Pelliccia A. Brief recommendations for participation in leisure time or competitive sports in athletes-patients with coronary artery disease: Summary of a Position Statement from the Sports Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 May;27(7):770-776. doi: 10.1177/2047487319876186.
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Heidbuchel H, Adami PE, Antz M, Braunschweig F, Delise P, Scherr D, Solberg EE, Wilhelm M, Pelliccia A. Recommendations for participation in leisure-time physical activity and competitive sports in patients with arrhythmias and potentially arrhythmogenic conditions: Part 1: Supraventricular arrhythmias. A position statement of the Section of Sports Cardiology and Exercise from the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), both associations of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 Jun 29:2047487320925635. doi: 10.1177/2047487320925635..
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Heidbuchel H, Arbelo E, D'Ascenzi F, Borjesson M, Boveda S, Castelletti S, Miljoen H, Mont L, Niebauer J, Papadakis M, Pelliccia A, Saenen J, Sanz de la Garza M, Schwartz PJ, Sharma S, Zeppenfeld K, Corrado D. Recommendations for participation in leisure-time physical activity and competitive sports of patients with arrhythmias and potentially arrhythmogenic conditions. Part 2: ventricular arrhythmias, channelopathies, and implantable defibrillators. Europace. 2020 Jun 29:euaa106. doi: 10.1093/europace/euaa106..
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Pelliccia A, Sharma S, Gati S, Bäck M, Börjesson M, Caselli S, Collet JP, Corrado D, Drezner JA, Halle M, Hansen D, Heidbuchel H, Myers J, Niebauer J, Papadakis M, Piepoli MF, Prescott E, Roos-Hesselink JW, Graham Stuart A, Taylor RS, Thompson PD, Tiberi M, Vanhees L, Wilhelm M; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2020 ESC Guidelines on sports cardiology and exercise in patients with cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J. 2020 Aug 29:ehaa605. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa605..
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Sharma S, Pelliccia A. The 'Ten Commandments' for the 2020 ESC Guidelines on Sports Cardiology and Exercise in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. Eur Heart J. 2020 Nov 12:ehaa735. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa735..
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Finocchiaro G, Sheikh N, Biagini E, Papadakis M, Maurizi N, Sinagra G, Pelliccia A, Rapezzi C, Sharma S, Olivotto I. The electrocardiogram in the diagnosis and management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm. 2020 Jan;17(1):142-151. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.07.019..
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Corrado D, van Tintelen PJ, McKenna WJ, Hauer RNW, Anastastakis A, Asimaki A, Basso C, Bauce B, Brunckhorst C, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Duru F, Elliott P, Hamilton RM, Haugaa KH, James CA, Judge D, Link MS, Marchlinski FE, Mazzanti A, Mestroni L, Pantazis A, Pelliccia A, Marra MP, Pilichou K, Platonov PGA, Protonotarios A, Rampazzo A, Saffitz JE, Saguner AM, Schmied C, Sharma S, Tandri H, Te Riele ASJM, Thiene G, Tsatsopoulou A, Zareba W, Zorzi A, Wichter T, Marcus FI, Calkins H; International Experts. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: evaluation of the current diagnostic criteria and differential diagnosis. Eur Heart J. 2020 Apr 7;41(14):1414-1429. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz669.
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Corrado D, Perazzolo Marra M, Zorzi A, Beffagna G, Cipriani A, Lazzari M, Migliore F, Pilichou K, Rampazzo A, Rigato I, Rizzo S, Thiene G, Anastasakis A, Asimaki A, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Haugaa KH, Marchlinski FE, Mazzanti A, McKenna WJ, Pantazis A, Pelliccia A, Schmied C, Sharma S, Wichter T, Bauce B, Basso C. Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: The Padua criteria. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Nov 15;319:106-114. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.06.005.
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Bhatia RT, Marwaha S, Malhotra A, Iqbal Z, Hughes C, Börjesson M, Niebauer J, Pelliccia A, Schmied C, Serratosa L, Papadakis M, Sharma S. Exercise in the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) era: A Question and Answer session with the experts Endorsed by the section of Sports Cardiology & Exercise of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 Aug;27(12):1242-1251. doi: 10.1177/2047487320930596.
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Pelliccia A. Return to play after the COVID-19 pandemic: a commentary by the Editor in Chief. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2020 May;60(5):675-676. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11137-X..
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Pelliccia A, De Martino L, Borrazzo C, Serdoz A, Lemme E, Zorzi A, Corrado D. Clinical correlates and outcome of the patterns of premature ventricular beats in Olympic athletes: a long-term follow-up study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 Jun 2:2047487320928452. doi: 10.1177/2047487320928452..
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Pelliccia A, Quattrini FM, Cavarretta E, Squeo MR, Adami PE, Di Paolo FM, Spataro A, Bernardi M. Physiologic and Clinical Features of the Paralympic Athlete's Heart. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Sep 23:e204306. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.4306.
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Limongelli G, Nunziato M, D'Argenio V, Esposito MV, Monda E, Mazzaccara C, Caiazza M, D'Aponte A, D'Andrea A, Bossone E, Maggio FD, Buono P, Pica PW, Capua L, Penco M, Romano S, Paolo FD, Pelliccia A, Frisso G, Salvatore F. Yield and clinical significance of genetic screening in elite and amateur athletes. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 Jul 2:2047487320934265. doi: 10.1177/2047487320934265.
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D'Ascenzi F, Anselmi F, Adami PE, Pelliccia A. Interpretation of T-wave inversion in physiological and pathological conditions: Current state and future perspectives. Clin Cardiol. 2020 Aug;43(8):827-833. doi: 10.1002/clc.23365.
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D'Ascenzi F, Biella F, Lemme E, Maestrini V, Di Giacinto B, Pelliccia A. Female Athlete's Heart: Sex Effects on Electrical and Structural Remodeling. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Dec;13(12):e011587. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.011587..
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Budts W, Pieles GE, Roos-Hesselink JW, Sanz de la Garza M, D'Ascenzi F, Giannakoulas G, Müller J, Oberhoffer R, Ehringer-Schetitska D, Herceg-Cavrak V, Gabriel H, Corrado D, van Buuren F, Niebauer J, Börjesson M, Caselli S, Fritsch P, Pelliccia A, Heidbuchel H, Sharma S, Stuart AG, Papadakis M. Recommendations for participation in competitive sport in adolescent and adult athletes with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD): position statement of the Sports Cardiology & Exercise Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease and the Sports Cardiology, Physical Activity and Prevention Working Group of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC). Eur Heart J. 2020 Nov 14;41(43):4191-4199. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa501.
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Mango F, Caselli S, Luchetti A, Pelliccia A. Low QRS voltages in Olympic athletes: Prevalence and clinical correlates. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 Sep;27(14):1542-1548. doi: 10.1177/2047487320914758.
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Pelliccia A, Caselli S, Pelliccia M, Musumeci MB, Lemme E, Di Paolo FM, Maestrini V, Russo D, Limite L, Borrazzo C, Autore C. Clinical outcomes in adult athletes with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a 7-year follow-up study. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Aug;54(16):1008-1012. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100890.
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Pelliccia A. Life-long running with calcified coronary plaques: Should we be concerned? Rev Port Cardiol. 2020 Sep 11:S0870-2551(20)30377-2. English, Portuguese. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2020.08.001.
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Pelliccia A, Sharma S. The 2020 ESC Guidelines on Sport Cardiology. Eur Heart J. 2021 Jan 1;42(1):5-6. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa734. PMID: 33428717.
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van Buuren F, Gati S, Sharma S, Papadakis M, Adami PE, Niebauer J, Pelliccia A, Rudolph V, Börjesson M, Carre F, Solberg E, Heidbuchel H, Caselli S, Corrado D, Serratosa L, Biffi A, Pressler A, Schmied C, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop NM, Rasmussen HK, La Gerche A, Faber L, Bogunovic N, D'Ascenzi F, Mellwig KP. Athletes with valvular heart disease and competitive sports: a position statement of the Sport Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2021 Dec 20;28(14):1569-1578. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab058. Erratum in: Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2021 Jun 24;: PMID: 33846742.
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Pelliccia A, Quattrini FM, Cavarretta E, Squeo MR, Adami PE, Di Paolo FM, Spataro A, Bernardi M. Physiologic and Clinical Features of the Paralympic Athlete's Heart. JAMA Cardiol. 2021 Jan 1;6(1):30-39. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.4306. Erratum in: JAMA Cardiol. 2021 Apr 14;: PMID: 32965484; PMCID: PMC7512121.
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Battistoni A, Gallo G, Aragona CO, Barchiesi F, Basolo A, Bellone S, Bellotti P, Bertolotti M, Bianco A, Biffi A, Borghi C, Cicero AFG, Consoli A, Corsini A, Desideri G, Di Giacinto B, Fernando F, Ferri C, Galiuto L, Grassi D, Grassi G, Icardi G, Indolfi C, Lodi E, Modena MG, Muiesan ML, Nati G, Orsi A, Palermi S, Parati G, Passantino A, Patelli A, Pelliccia A, Pengo M, Filardi PP, Perseghin G, Pirro M, Pontremoli R, Rengo G, Ricotti R, Rizzoni D, Rocca B, Rotella C, Rubattu S, Salvetti G, Sciacqua A, Serdoz A, Sirico F, Squeo MR, Tocci G, Trimarco B, Vigili de Kreutzenberg S, Volpe R, Volpe M. Prevenzione Italia 2021 Un update del Documento di consenso e raccomandazioni per la prevenzione cardiovascolare in Italia [Prevention Italy 2021 - An update of the 2018 Consensus document and recommendations for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in Italy]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2021 May;22(5):1-105. Italian. doi: 10.1714/3605.35841. PMID: 34741593.
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Pelliccia A. A promising future: the Journal's Editor-in-Chief perspective. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2021 Jan;61(1):1. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.20.12013-9. PMID: 33353292.
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Pelliccia A. Strategies to minimize the risk for acute coronary events in long-distance races: insights from the prospective RACE Paris Registry. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2021 May 22;28(6):677-678. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa028. PMID: 33623978.
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Sciarra L, Cavarretta E, Siciliani S, Sette A, Scarà A, Grieco D, DE Ruvo E, Palamà Z, Nesti M, Romano S, Penco M, Pelliccia A, Calò L. Managing athletes with palpitations of unknown origin with an external loop recorder: a cohort study. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2021 Sep 9. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.21.12831-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34498825.
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Pelliccia A, Adami PE. Tokyo 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games: the games of innovation and resilience. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2021 Aug;61(8):1037-1038. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.21.12956-1. Epub 2021 Jun 22. PMID: 34156185.
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Pelliccia A, Borrazzo C, Caselli S, Lemme E, Musumeci MB, Maestrini V, Francia P, Russo D, Pelliccia M, Olivotto I, Autore C. Neither Athletic Training nor Detraining Affects LV Hypertrophy in Adult, Low-Risk Patients With HCM. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Jan;15(1):170-171. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.08.012. Epub 2021 Oct 13. PMID: 34656472.
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Bernardi M, Cavarretta E, Pelliccia A. Time to Reconsider the Importance of Autonomic Function in Paralympic Athletes With Spinal Cord Injury-Reply. JAMA Cardiol. 2021 Aug 1;6(8):977. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.1153. PMID: 34037683.
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Delise P, Mos L, Sciarra L, Basso C, Biffi A, Cecchi F, Colivicchi F, Corrado D, D'Andrea A, Di Cesare E, Di Lenarda A, Gervasi S, Giada F, Guiducci V, Inama G, Leoni L, Palamà Z, Patrizi G, Pelliccia A, Penco M, Robles AG, Romano S, Romeo F, Sarto P, Sarubbi B, Sinagra G, Zeppilli P. Italian Cardiological Guidelines (COCIS) for Competitive Sport Eligibility in athletes with heart disease: update 2020. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2021 Dec 1;22(11):874-891. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001186. PMID: 33882535.
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Caselli S, Cicconetti M, Niederseer D, Schmied C, Attenhofer Jost C, Pelliccia A. Left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes, a case-control analysis of interindividual variability. Int J Cardiol. 2022 Feb 1;348:157-162. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.12.009. Epub 2021 Dec 9. PMID: 34896409.
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Castelletti S, Zorzi A, Ballardini E, Basso C, Biffi A, Brancati F,Cavarretta E, Crotti L, Contursi M, D'Aleo A, D'Ascenzi F, Delise P, Dello Russo A, Gazale G, Mos L, Novelli V, Palamà Z, Palermi S, Palmieri V, Patrizi G, Pelliccia A, Pilichou K, Romano S, Sarto P, Schwartz PJ, Tiberi M, Zeppilli P, Corrado D, Sciarra L. Molecular genetic testing in athletes: Why and when a position statement from the Italian Society of Sports Cardiology. Int J Cardiol. 2022 Oct 1;364:169-177. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.05.071. Epub 2022 Jun 1. Erratum in: Int J Cardiol. 2022 Nov 4;: PMID: 35662561.
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Adami PE, Koutlianos N, Baggish A, Bermon S, Cavarretta E, Deligiannis A, Furlanello F, Kouidi E, Marques-Vidal P, Niebauer J, Pelliccia A, Sharma S, Solberg EE, Stuart M, Papadakis M. Cardiovascular effects of doping substances, commonly prescribed medications and ergogenic aids in relation to sports: a position statement of the sport cardiology and exercise nucleus of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Mar 25;29(3):559-575. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab198. PMID: 35081615.
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Castelletti S, Zorzi A, Ballardini E, Basso C, Biffi A, Brancati F, Cavarretta E, Crotti L, Contursi M, D'Aleo A, D'Ascenzi F, Delise P, Dello Russo A, Gazale G, Mos L, Novelli V, Palamà Z, Palermi S, Palmieri V, Patrizi G, Pelliccia A, Pilichou K, Romano S, Sarto P, Schwartz PJ, Tiberi M, Zeppilli P, Corrado D, Sciarra L. Corrigendum to "Molecular genetic testing in athletes: Why and when a position statement from the Italian Society of Sports Cardiology" [International Journal of Cardiology Volume 364, 1 October 2022, Pages 169-177]. Int J Cardiol. 2022 Nov 4:S0167-5273(22)01673-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.10.162. Epub ahead of print. Erratum for: Int J Cardiol. 2022 Oct 1;364:169-177. PMID: 36344375.
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Tso JV, Pelliccia A. Psychiatric Medications and Cardiovascular Performance: Uncommon Depressing Side Effects. JACC Case Rep. 2022 Oct 19;4(20):1341-1343. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.08.004. PMID: 36299654; PMCID: PMC9588446.
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Pelliccia A. New evidences recommend an active lifestyle in young HCM patients. Int J Cardiol. 2022 Dec 15;369:82-83. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.08.023. Epub 2022 Aug 18. PMID: 35987311; PMCID: PMC9550157.
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Maestrini V, Penza M, Filomena D, Birtolo LI, Monosilio S, Lemme E, Squeo MR, Mango R, Di Gioia G, Serdoz A, Fiore R, Fedele F, Pelliccia A, Di Giacinto B. Low prevalence of cardiac abnormalities in competitive athletes at return-to-play after COVID-19. J Sci Med Sport. 2022 Nov 1:S1440-2440(22)00466-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2022.10.015. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36372623; PMCID: PMC9622018.
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Zorzi A, Bettella N, Tatangelo M, Del Monte A, Vessella T, Poscolieri B, Crescenzi C, Pegorin D, D'Ascenzi F, Pescatore V, Giada F, Sarto P, Calò L, Schiavon M, Gregori D, Hadley DM, Drezner JA, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. Prevalence and clinical significance of isolated low QRS voltages in young athletes. Europace. 2022 Oct 13;24(9):1484-1495. doi: 10.1093/europace/euab330. PMID: 35243505; PMCID: PMC9559913.
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Maestrini V, Filomena D, Birtolo LI, Serdoz A, Fiore R, Tatangelo M, Lemme E, Squeo MR, Mango R, Di Gioia G, Fedele F, Gualdi G, Spataro A, Pelliccia A, Di Giacinto B. Systematic Cardiovascular Screening in Olympic Athletes before and after SARS-CoV-2 Infection. J Clin Med. 2022 Jun 17;11(12):3499. doi: 10.3390/jcm11123499. PMID: 35743567; PMCID: PMC9224878
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De Backer G, Perk J, Wood D, Gielen S, Pelliccia A, Grobbee D, Dendale P, Saner H. A short history of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Jul 20;29(9):1301-1308. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac027. PMID: 35148371
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Sciarra L, Cavarretta E, Siciliani S, Sette A, Scarà A, Grieco D, DE Ruvo E, Palamà Z, Nesti M, Romano S, Penco M, Pelliccia A, Calò L. Managing athletes with palpitations of unknown origin with an external loop recorder: a cohort study. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2022 Apr;62(4):554-559. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.21.12831-2. Epub 2021 Sep 9. PMID: 34498825.
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Corrado D, Pelliccia A, Basso C, Zorzi A. Screening professional athletes for cardiovascular diseases at risk of cardiac arrest. Eur Heart J. 2022 Jan 31;43(4):251-254. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab440. PMID: 34343265.
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Pelliccia A, Borrazzo C, Caselli S, Lemme E, Musumeci MB, Maestrini V, Francia P, Russo D, Pelliccia M, Olivotto I, Autore C. Neither Athletic Training nor Detraining Affects LV Hypertrophy in Adult, Low-Risk Patients With HCM. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Jan;15(1):170-171. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.08.012. Epub 2021 Oct 13. PMID: 34656472.
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Pelliccia A, Borrazzo C, Maestrini V, D'Ascenzi F, Caselli S, Lemme E, Squeo MR, Di Giacinto B. Determinants of LV mass in athletes: the impact of sport, constitutional traits and cardiovascular risk factors. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2022 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s00421-022-05098-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36449099.
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Pelliccia A, Ferrara R, Prosperi S, Spataro A, Maestrini V, Squeo MR. Long-Term Clinical Consequences of Right Ventricular Remodeling in Olympic Endurance Athletes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Aug 22;82(8):750-751. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2023.04.060.
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Dello Russo A, Compagnucci P, Zorzi A, Cavarretta E, Castelletti S, Contursi M, D'Aleo A, D'Ascenzi F, Mos L, Palmieri V, Patrizi G, Pelliccia A, Sarto P, Delise P, Zeppilli P, Romano S, Palamà Z, Sciarra L. Electroanatomic mapping in athletes: Why and when. An expert opinion paper from the Italian Society of Sports Cardiology. Int J Cardiol. 2023 Jul 15;383:166-174. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.05.013.
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Di Gioia G, Maestrini V, Colella A, Mango R, Segreti A, Squeo MR, Lemme E, Pelliccia A. Reversible Apical Hypertrophy in a Young Competitive Athlete with Familiar Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Am J Case Rep. 2023 Apr 8;24:e939058. doi:10.12659/AJCR.939058.
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Di Gioia G, Buzzelli L, Maestrini V, Nenna A, Monosilio S, Squeo MR, Lemme E, Pelliccia A. Lipid Profile in Olympic Athletes: Proposal for a "Lipid Athlete Score" as a Clinical Tool to Identify High-Risk Athletes. J Clin Med. 2023 Nov 30;12(23):7449. doi: 10.3390/jcm12237449.
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Di Gioia G, Polito D, Crispino SP, Maestrini V, Nenna A, Segreti A, Squeo MR, Lemme E, Pelliccia A. Influence of isometric versus isotonic exercise training on right ventricular morpho-functional parameters in Olympic athletes. Echocardiography. 2023 Dec 19. doi: 10.1111/echo.15731.
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Limongelli G, Monda E, Lioncino M, Di Paolo F, Ferrara F, Vriz O, Calabro P, Bossone E, Pelliccia A. Aortic Root Diameter in Highly-Trained Competitive Athletes: Reference Values According to Sport and Prevalence of Aortic Enlargement. Can J Cardiol. 2023 Jul;39(7):889-897. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2023.02.010.
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Di Gioia G, Crispino SP, Monosilio S, Maestrini V, Nenna A, Segreti A, Squeo MR, Lemme E, Ussia GP, Grigioni F, Pelliccia A. Cardiovascular and metabolic effects of hyperbilirubinemia in a cohort of Italian Olympic athletes. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2023 Dec;33(12):2534-2547. doi: 10.1111/sms.14481.
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Di Gioia G, Crispino SP, Maestrini V, Monosilio S, Squeo MR, Lemme E, Nenna A, Luvero D, Angioli R, Pelliccia A. Cardiovascular Effects of Chronic Hormone Therapy: Study on Olympic Female Athletes. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Nov 18;212:6-12. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.11.032.
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Squeo MR, Monosilio S, Gismondi A, Perrone M, Gregorace E, Lemme E, Di Gioia G, Mango R, Prosperi S, Spataro A, Maestrini V, Di Giacinto B, Pelliccia A. Periodic health evaluation in athletes competing in Tokyo 2020: from SARS-CoV-2 to Olympic medals. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2023 Nov 29;9(4):e001610. doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001610. PMID: 38046277; PMCID: PMC10689352.
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Maestrini V, Penza M, Filomena D, Birtolo LI, Monosilio S, Lemme E, Squeo MR, Mango R, Di Gioia G, Serdoz A, Fiore R, Fedele F, Pelliccia A, Di Giacinto B. Low prevalence of cardiac abnormalities in competitive athletes at return-to-play after COVID-19. J Sci Med Sport. 2023 Jan;26(1):8-13. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2022.10.015.
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Zorzi A, D'Ascenzi F, Andreini D, Castelletti S, Casella M, Cavarretta E, Cipriani A, Compagnucci P, Delise P, Dello Russo A, Graziano F, Palamà Z, Pelliccia A, Sarto P, Corrado D, Sciarra L. Interpretation and management of premature ventricular beats in athletes: An expert opinion document of the Italian Society of Sports Cardiology (SICSPORT). Int J Cardiol. 2023 Nov 15;391:131220. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131220.
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Pelliccia A, Day S, Olivotto I. Leisure-time and competitive sport participation: a changing paradigm for HCM patients. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2023 Jan 13:zwad011. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad011.
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Pelliccia A, Tatangelo M, Borrazzo C, Zampaglione D, Mango F, Fedele E, Lanzillo C, Martino A, Crescenzi C, Maestrini V, Zorzi A, Corrado D, Calò L. Low QRS voltages and left ventricular hypertrophy: a risky association. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2023 Aug 21;30(11):1132-1138. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad035.
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Corrado D, Anastasakis A, Basso C, Bauce B, Blomström-Lundqvist C, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Cipriani A, De Asmundis C, Gandjbakhch E, Jiménez-Jáimez J, Kharlap M, McKenna WJ, Monserrat L, Moon J, Pantazis A, Pelliccia A, Perazzolo Marra M, Pillichou K, Schulz-Menger J, Jurcut R, Seferovic P, Sharma S, Tfelt-Hansen J, Thiene G, Wichter T, Wilde A, Zorzi A. Proposed diagnostic criteria for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: European Task Force consensus report. Int J Cardiol. 2024 Jan 15;395:131447. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131447.
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Pelliccia A, Larson K. Shared Decision Making in young elite and professional athletes: pros and pitfalls. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2023 Oct 26:zwad339. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad339.
