Zaidi, A., Ghani, S., Sharma, R., Oxborough, D., Panoulas, V.F., Sheikh, N., Gati, S., Papadakis, M. and Sharma, S. “Physiological Right Ventricular Adaptation in Elite Athletes of African and Afro-Caribbean Origin.” Circulation 30th April 2013 Vol.127, Issue 17, p1783-1792 [Full Text]
Published paper is ‘Editor’s Pick’ in April 30th issue of Circulation; and underlines the need for expert screening and diagnosis to prevent unnecessary disqualification of elite athletes. Researchers funded by CRY have published new research in one of the world’s leading cardiology journals, ‘Circulation’, which highlights the importance of expertise when conducting cardiac screening, because of
Gati, S., Papadakis, M., Van Niekerk, N., Reed, M., Yeghen, T. and Sharma, S. “Increased left ventricular trabeculation in individuals with sickle cell anaemia: Physiology or pathology?” International Journal of Cardiology April 2013 [Abstract]
Chandra, N., Bastiaenen, R., Papadakis, M. and Sharma, S. “Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes: Practical Challenges and Diagnostic Dilemmas.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology March 2013 Vol.61, Issue 10, p1027-1040 [Full Text]
Wong, L.C.H. and Behr, E.R. “Familial cardiological evaluation in sudden arrhythmic death syndrome: essential but challenging.” Europace March 2013 [Abstract]
Gati, S., Chandra, N., Bennett, R.L., Reed, M., Kervio, G., Panoulas, V.F., Ghani, S., Sheikh, N., Zaidi, A., Wilson, M., Papadakis, M., Carre, F. and Sharma, S. “Increased left ventricular trabeculation in highly trained athletes: do we need more stringent criteria for the diagnosis of left ventricular non-compaction in athletes?” Heart February 2013 [Abstract]
Zaidi, A. and Sharma, S. “Exercise and heart disease: from athletes and arrhythmias to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and congenital heart disease.” Future Cardiology January 2013 Vol.9, No.1, p119-136 [Abstract]
Sheikh, N., Papadakis, M., Carre, F., Kervio, G., Panoulas, V.F., Ghani, S., Zaidi, A., Gati, S., Rawlins, J., Wilson, M., and Sharma, S. “Cardiac adaptation to exercise in adolescent athletes of African ethnicity: an emergent elite athletic population.” British Journal of Sports Medicine January 2013 [Abstract]
Sheikh, N., Cox, A. and Sharma, S. “Support for inclusion of electrocardiography in addition to the Health Questionnaire and Physical Examination in athletic screening protocols for diagnosis of unsuspected hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.” The American Journal of Cardiology January 2013 [Full Text]
Toresdahl, B., Courson, R., Börjesson, M., Sharma, S. and Drezner, J. “Emergency cardiac care in the athletic setting: from schools to the Olympics.” British Journal of Sports Medicine November 2012 [Full Text]
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