Preliminary Scientific Programme
Thursday, 10 November 2023
All you need to know on athlete’s ECG
08.00-08.30: Registration of participants
08.30 – 09.00
Welcome & introduction by the Chair of the IOC Medical & Scientific Commission
Uğur Erdener
IOC Medical Educational activities and goals of the Cardiology Course
Lars Engebretsen
Course Outline
Antonio Pelliccia
1st Session: The key points of the CV screening in athletes
Lecture and case presentation
09.00 – 09.30
The red flags of the history and physical examination: what should not be missed
Mats Borjesson
Lecture and case presentation
09.30 – 10.00
The International Criteria to read ECG in athletes What is normal and what abnormal in athletes ?
Michael Papadakis, Mats Borjesson
10.00 – 10.15 Coffee Break
Case Presentations:
10.15 – 11.45
Interactive presentations of normal ECG vs. abnormal ECGs in athletes.
Michael Papadakis, Mats Borjesson
11.45 – 12.00
Discussion
Lunch Break 12.00 – 13.00
2nd Session: Managing athletes with abnormal ECG (1)
Lecture and case presentation
13.00 – 14.00
Athletes with supraventricular arrhythmias (SVT, WPW)
Athletes with channelopathies (LQTS, Brugada)
Alessandro Zorzi
14.00 – 14.15
Discussion
3rd Session. Managing athletes with abnormal ECG (2)
Lecture and case presentation
14.15 – 14.45
Athletes with ventricular arrhythmias
Alessandro Zorzi, Antonio Pelliccia
14.45 – 15.00
Discussion
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break
4th Session: The exercise ECG in athletes
Lecture and case presentation:
15.30 – 16.00
The exercise ECG testing in athletes: methods and results
Mats Borjesson, Antonio Pelliccia
16.00 – 16.45
Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease in athletes
Michael Papadakis, Mats Borjesson
16.45 – 17.00
Discussion
Closure of the first day
Friday, 11 November 2023
The diagnosis of CV disease by imaging testing
1st Session: The identification of cardiac diseases at risk in athletes
Lecture and Case Presentation of Cardiomyopathies
08.30 – 09.00
Arrhythmogenic cardiomiopathy vs. Athlete’s Heart
Flavio D’Ascenzi (online presentation)
09.00 – 09.15
Discussion
09.15 – 09.45
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy vs. Athlete’s Heart
Antonio Pelliccia, Viviana Maestrini
09.45 – 10.00
Discussion
10.00 – 10.30
Dilated cardiomyopathy vs. Athlete’s Heart
Left ventricular trabeculations in athletes vs. LVNC
Viviana Maestrini, Antonio Pelliccia
13.30 – 10.45
Discussion
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee break:
11.00– 11.30
Myocarditis and pericarditis
Michael Papadakis, Viviana Maestrini
11.30 – 11.45
Discussion
2nd Session: Preventing sudden cardiac death in athletes
11.45 – 12.15
Prevention of sudden cardiac death in athletes: identifying pathologic cardiac conditions and implementing AED
Ali Oto (online lecture)
12.15 – 13.15 Lunch break
3rd Session: managing athletes with valvular disease
Lecture and Case Presentation
13.15 – 13.35
Bicuspid aortic valve and
Flavio D’Ascenzi (online lecture)
13.35 – 13.55
Mitral valve prolapse in athletes
Viviana Maestrini
13.55 – 14.15
Discussion
4th Session: Congenital coronary artery anomalies (CCAA)
Lecture and Case Presentation
14.15 – 14.45
Identification and management of CCAA in athletes
Antonio Pelliccia, Michael Papadakis
14.45 – 15.00
Discussion
Coffee break 15.00 – 15.15
5th session: Lecture and case presentation
15.15-15.45
Implementing the AED in the athletic fields
Mats Borjesson
15.45 – 16.00
Discussion
6th Session
The most challenging case in my professional life
Case Presentation:
16.00 – 17.00
Series of clinical cases introduced by local Cardiologists and discussed with the Faculty panel
Presenter: Cristina Diana (Columbia)
Take Home message. Closure of the Course
Antonio Pelliccia