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Sports Cardiology Glossary

100 terms total — 24 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026

exercise ECG

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Electrocardiographic monitoring performed during progressive exercise testing.

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AED

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Portable device used for emergency cardiac resuscitation in athletic settings.

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ARVC

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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; inherited condition affecting right ventricle, associated with exercise...

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athlete's bradycardia

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Physiological slow heart rate in trained athletes, typically below 60 bpm at rest, resulting from enhanced parasympathet...

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athlete's foot pulse

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Weak or absent peripheral pulses in endurance athletes due to enhanced cardiac efficiency and peripheral vascular adapta...

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athlete's heart

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Benign cardiac adaptations in athletes that may mimic pathological conditions on ECG or imaging.

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athlete's paradox

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The phenomenon where intense exercise provides cardiovascular benefits but may simultaneously increase acute cardiac ris...

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athletic cardiac biomarker panel

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Specific combination of blood tests used to assess cardiac injury or stress in athletes following intense exercise.

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athletic cardiac screening algorithm

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Systematic protocol for evaluating athletes' cardiovascular health to identify conditions that increase sudden death ris...

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A standardized systematic approach for evaluating athletes' cardiovascular health to identify conditions that may predis...

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athletic heart syndrome

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Constellation of cardiac adaptations resulting from chronic endurance training.

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athletic pseudonephritis

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Exercise-induced urinary abnormalities mimicking kidney disease, relevant to sports cardiology when evaluating systemic...

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Bethesda Conference guidelines

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Influential American consensus recommendations for athletic participation in athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities.

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Brugada pattern

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Distinctive ECG abnormality that may indicate increased risk of sudden cardiac death.

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cardiac biomarker kinetics

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Time-dependent changes in cardiac enzyme levels following exercise or cardiac injury, crucial for interpreting test resu...

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cardiac concussion

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Blunt chest trauma causing temporary cardiac dysfunction without structural damage, seen in contact sports.

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cardiac conditioning continuum

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The progressive spectrum of exercise-induced cardiac adaptations from recreational activity through elite athletic train...

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cardiac deconditioning

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The regression of exercise-induced cardiac adaptations following cessation or significant reduction in athletic training...

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cardiac deconditioning assessment

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Evaluation of cardiovascular fitness decline following periods of reduced training or inactivity in athletes.

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cardiac drift

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Progressive increase in heart rate during prolonged exercise at steady workload.

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cardiac eligibility determination

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The clinical decision-making process to establish whether an athlete can safely participate in competitive sports based...

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cardiac event adjudication

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Systematic review process to classify and validate suspected cardiac events in athletes using standardized criteria.

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A multidisciplinary expert panel that reviews and classifies cardiac events in athletes to determine causality and appro...

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cardiac event monitoring system

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A comprehensive surveillance network designed to detect, document, and analyze cardiac events occurring in athletic popu...

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cardiac event rate per athlete-year

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Epidemiological measure expressing the incidence of cardiac events normalized to athlete participation time.

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