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Cardiopatie valvolari nell’atleta

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La pratica sportiva comporta indubbiamente molti benefici fisiologici in ogni età della vita: essa aumenta la capacità fisica e la forza muscolare dell’individuo, aiuta a mantenere il peso corporeo sotto controllo e rende gli apparati osteoarticolare e muscolare più flessibili ed efficienti.

Tuttavia una componente non trascurabile di questi benefici è rappresentata dal miglioramento delle condizioni psicologiche, in altri termini della qualità della vita. In questo contesto appaiono del tutto giustificate le istanze rivolte a consentire l’attività sportiva anche a soggetti affetti da cardiopatie valvolari, istanze divenute più pressanti da quando negli ultimi anni i progressi diagnostici e terapeutici, soprattutto cardiochirurgici, hanno consentito il recupero alla vita attiva di un numero non trascurabile di bambini e giovani precedentemente destinati all’inattività fisica.

Nel nostro Paese, tuttavia, l’attuale legislazione vincola medici e cittadini all’obbligo della visita preventiva per la certificazione dell’idoneità sportiva agonistica e non agonistica. Questa procedura comporta responsabilità medico-legali specifiche da parte del medico certificatore e ovviamente si traduce nella necessità, specie in presenza di cardiopatie, di espletare tutte le indagini cliniche e strumentali indispensabili a stabilire la gravità della malattia e la capacità funzionale del soggetto.

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Mariano, E., Fioranelli, a. (2011). Cardiopatie valvolari nell’atleta. In: Cardiologia dello Sport. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2352-9_18

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