Inter-institutional Postgraduate Program: “Clinical Exercise and Applications of Technology in Health”

of the Department of Physical Education and Sport of the School of Physical Education and Sport Science of Democritus University of Thrace in collaboration with the National Center for Science Research “DEMOKRITOS” – The Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications (IIT)

 

Sunday, 11 June 2023

11:00 – 13:00

Amphitheatre ‘’Georgios Papadriellis’’

 

Round Table

Sudden Cardiac Death in Sport: Prevention Strategies

 

Chairmen:

Savvas Tokmakidis, Emeritus Professor of Exercise Physiology, D.P.E.S.S.,Democritus University of Thrace

President of the “Association of Cardiovascular Patients, Promoting the Support, Rehabilitation and Prevention of Heart Disease in the Prefecture of Rodopi”

 

Helen Douda, Professor, D.P.E.S.S., Democritus University of Thrace

Director of the Inter-institutional Postgraduate Program: “Clinical Exercise and Applications of Technology in Health”

 

Speakers:

SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN SPORT: SUDDEN OR PREDICTABLE?

Dimitrios Stakos, Professor, Cardiology Clinic of the Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandrouli

 

TACHYARRHYTHMIAS AND EXERCISE

Konstantinos Volaklis, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Heart Rehabilitation Center, Cardio Clinic Augsburg / Center of Cardiac Prevention & Sports Medicine, Medical School, Technological University of Munich

 

CARDIAC ARREST: THE EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE

Christos Kairis, Cardiologist, Member of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology, Vice-President of the Drama Association of Heart Attack Rescue Volunteers, Drama

 

DEFIBRILATOR NETWORK ΙNITIATED BY PRIVATE SPONSORS: THE DRAMA EXPERIENCE

Achilleas Papadopoulos, Cardiologist, Member of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology, President and CEO of the AgiaIrini Clinic, President of the Drama Association of Heart Attack Rescue Volunteers, Drama

 

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION: USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILATORS

Alexandra Bakali,Nurse at the General Hospital of Drama, Certified First Aid Instructor of Rescue Training International, Secretary &Instructor of the Association of Heart Attack Rescue Volunteers, Drama

Abstract

The sudden death of a trainee or of an athlete during competition or training, without a doubt, is a particularly unpleasant event over time, which shocks societies and brings to the fore the question of whether exercise is a factor of good health which contributes significantly to the reduction of morbidity and mortality. Regular exercise is known to prevent cardiovascular disease, but in rare cases, it is intimately related to sudden death due to unknown underlying heart diseases. It is also well known, that most of these events can be prevented by optimizing the pre-participation screening.The purpose of this Round Table is to highlight the scientific data related to the frequency of occurrence and the causes of sudden death in sports and to highlight the preventive measures that must be adopted so that we do not become part of such events in the professional sports areas.

 

The roundtable is implemented in the context of the scientific activities of the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program: “Clinical Practice and Applications of Technology in Health” in collaboration with the T.E.F.A.A. Student Association “Spyros Louis” and is dedicated to the memory of the student Georgia Solanaki, who unexpectedly left us a year ago during her daily training.

 

NOTE: The Round Table is supported by the participation of the “Association of Cardiovascular Patients Promoting the Support, Rehabilitation and Prevention of Heart Disease in the Prefecture of Rodopi”