Preliminary Scientific Programme
Friday, 25 October
All you need to know on athlete’s ECG
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 – 09.20
The red flags of the history and physical examination: what should not be missed
Mats Borjesson
Lecture and case presentation
09.20 – 10.00
The International Criteria to read ECG in athletes. What is normal and what abnormal in athletes ?
Michael Papadakis and Mats Borjesson
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee Break
Case Presentations:
10.30 – 11.15
Interactive presentations of normal ECG vs. abnormal ECGs in athletes.
Michael Papadakis and Mats Borjesson
Discussion
11.15 – 11.30
2nd Session: Managing athletes with abnormal ECG (1)
Lecture
11.30 – 12.00
Athletes with supraventricular arrhythmias (SVT, WPW) and channelopathies (LQTS, Brugada)
Alessandro Zorzi and Flavio D’Ascenzi
Cases presentation
12.00-12.30
Lunch Break 12.30 – 13.30
3rd Session. Managing athletes with abnormal ECG (2)
Lecture
13.30 – 14.00
Alessandro Zorzi and Flavio D’Ascenzi
Athletes with ventricular arrhythmias
Cases presentation
14.00 -14.30
Discussion
14.30 – 15.00
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break
4th Session: Coronary artery disease in master athletes
Lecture:
15.30 – 16.00
Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease in master athletes
Antonio Pelliccia and Mats Borjesson
Case Presentations:
16.00 – 16.45
Interactive presentations of cases with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease in athletes
Mats Borjesson and Michael Papadakis
Discussion
16.45 – 17.00
Closure of the day 1st
17.00
Saturday, 26 October
Identifying CV disease by imaging testing
5th Session: The identification of cardiac diseases at risk in athletes
Lecture with Case Presentation
Arrhythmogenic cardiomiopathy and LV scar
Flavio D’Ascenzi and Viviana Maestrini
08.30 – 09.00
Discussion
09.00 – 09.15
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Antonio Pelliccia and Viviana Maestrini
09.15 – 09.45
Discussion
09.45 – 10.00
Dilated cardiomyopathy and
Left ventricular trabeculations vs. Non-compaction
Viviana Maestrini and Antonio Pelliccia
10.00 – 10.30
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
Discussion
11.00 – 11.15
Myocarditis and pericarditis
Aaron Baggish and Michael Papadakis
11.15– 11.45
Discussion
11.45– 12.00
6th Session: Preventing sudden cardiac death in athletes
Lecture
Prevention of sudden cardiac death in athletes: implementing prevention strategies
Aaron Baggish
12.00 – 12.30
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
7th Session: managing athletes with valvular disease
Lecture with Case Presentation
Bicuspid aortic valve in athletes
Mitral valve prolapse in athletes
Flavio D’Ascenzi and Viviana Maestrini
13.30 – 14.00
Discussion
14.00 – 14.15
8th Session: Congenital coronary artery anomalies (CCAA) of origin and course
Lecture with Case Presentation
Identification and management of CCAA in athletes
Antonio Pelliccia and Michael Papadakis
14.15 – 14.45
Discussion
14.45 – 15.00
Coffee break 15.00 – 15.30
9th session: The most challenging case in my professional life
Case Presentation:
Series of clinical cases presented by Cardiologists/Team Physicians of the Institute of Sport Medicine and Science, discussed with the Faculty Panel
Presenter: Antonio Pelliccia
case 1. Dr Maria Rosaria Squeo
case 2. Dr Giuseppe DiGioia
case 3. Dr Erika Lemme
case 4. Dr Federica Mango
case 5. Dr Sara Monosilio
15.30 – 17.00
Take Home message. Closure of the Course**
17.00