Antonio Pelliccia

Prevalence of abnormal electrocardiograms in a large, unselected population undergoing pre-participation cardiovascular screening (2007)

Pelliccia, Antonio, Culasso, Franco, Di Paolo, Fernando M., Accettura, Domenico, Cantore, Rocco, Castagna, Walter, ...

Aims The implementation of 12-lead ECG in the pre-participation screening of young athletes is still controversial and number of issues are largely debated, including the prevalence and spectrum of...

The preparticipation cardiovascular screening of competitive athletes: is it time to change the customary clinical practice? (2007)

Pelliccia, Antonio

The recent ‘Recommendations and considerations related to preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in competitive athletes: 2007 update’, state that it is not ‘either prudent...

Recommendations for participation in leisure-time physical activity and competitive sports in patients with arrhythmias and potentially arrhythmogenic conditions Part I: Supraventricular arrhythmias and pacemakers (2006)

Panhuyzen-Goedkoop, Nicole, Corrado, Domenico, Hoffmann, Ellen, Biffi, Allessandro, Delise, Pietro, ...

This document by the Study Group on Sports Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology extends on previous recommendations for sports participation for competitive athletes by also incorporating...

Evidence for efficacy of the Italian national pre-participation screening programme for identification of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in competitive athletes (2006)

Pelliccia, Antonio, Di Paolo, Fernando M., Corrado, Domenico, Buccolieri, Cosimo, Quattrini, Filippo M., Pisicchio, Cataldo, ...

Aims Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a leading cause of sudden death in young athletes, and substantial interest persists in strategies for timely identification. We assessed the diagnostic...

Evidence for efficacy of the Italian national pre-participation screening programme for identification of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in competitive athletes (2006)

Pelliccia, Antonio, Di Paolo, Fernando M., Corrado, Domenico, Buccolieri, Cosimo, Quattrini, Filippo M., Pisicchio, Cataldo, ...

Aims Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a leading cause of sudden death in young athletes, and substantial interest persists in strategies for timely identification. We assessed the diagnostic...

Usefulness of Doppler echocardiographic assessment of diastolic filling in distinguishing “athlete's heart” from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Lewis, Jannet F, Spirito, Paolo, Pelliccia, Antonio, Maron, Barry J

Objective—In some athletes with a substantial increase in left ventricular wall thickness, it may be difficult to distinguish with certainty physiological hypertrophy due to athletic training from...