Hospital da Luz Guimarães offers now sports cardiology check-up for competition athletes and amateur practitioners of physical exercise and sport. The regular practice of physical exercise is beneficial, but in individuals with non-diagnosed cardiac pathology it may be associated with serious complications, including sudden death. In this context, previous and regular clinical evaluation is recommended. In fact, physical exercise generates physiological cardiac adaptations (known as athlete’s heart), which can also occur in different cardiac pathologies, often difficult to distinguish. Therefore, it is essential to do clinical evaluations and diagnosis complementary exams in multidisciplinary and specialized centres. This consultation at Hospital da Luz Guimarães is destined to the evaluation of athletes and practitioners of regular physical exercise, in the following situations: routine cardiac evaluation (including pre-competition); cardiac evaluation previous to the beginning of regular physical exercise; cardiac complaints related with physical exercise practice (for instance: thoracic pain, palpitations, fainting or extreme fatigue); alterations in routine diagnosis complementary exams already done (for instance: electrocardiogram, echocardiogram or stress test). For more information on sports cardiology check-up at Hospital da Luz Guimarães, contact the hospital by e-mail.
