Medical support of children’s sports: Topical problems

• Main Authors: L. A. Balykova, S. A. Ivyansky, K. N. Chiginyova
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Ltd. “The National Academy of Pediatric Science and Innovation” 2017-05-01
• Series: Rossijskij Vestnik Perinatologii i Pediatrii
• Subjects: children; athletes; cardiac pathology; sudden cardiac death; diagnosis
• Online Access: https://www.ped-perinatology.ru/jour/article/view/465

The paper discusses the most topical issues of medical support of children and adolescents engaged in physical exercises and sports. Much attention is paid to different views on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and principles of therapy of pathological transformation of the heart in child athletes. The problem of sudden cardiac death in sports and the possibility of a relationship between connective tissue dysplasia and its development are touched upon. Electrocardiographic and morphological criteria for cardiac maladaptation in athletes are discussed. The problem of early and accessible diagnosis and Russia’s tactics for the diagnosis of health changes in athletes and approaches to their prevention and treatment are covered. Different ways to prevent the pathological transformation of the cardiovascular system in athletes and sudden cardiac death as its extreme manifestation are discussed.