Publications List

Selected PAPERS published in PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS:

A. Pelliccia, BJ. Maron, A. Spataro, M. Proshan, P Spirito: "The upper limit of physiologic cardiac hypertrophy in highly trained elite athletes". N. Engl. J. Med. 1991; 324: 295-301.
Maron BJ, Leon MB, Swain JA, Cannon RO 3d, Pelliccia A. “Prospective identification by two-dimensional echocardiography of anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva”. Am J Cardiol. 1991;68(1):140-2..
J.F. Lewis, P. Spirito, A. Pelliccia, BJ. Maron: "Usefulness of Doppler echocardiographic assessment of diastolic filling in distinguishing "athlete's heart" from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Br. Heart J. 1992; 68: 296-300.
Pelliccia A. “Outer limits of physiologic hypertrophy and relevance to the diagnosis of primary cardiac disease”. Cardiol Clin. 1992; 10(2):267-79.
B.J. Maron, A. Pelliccia, A. Spataro, M. Granata: "Reduction in left ventricular wall thickness after deconditioning in highly trained Olympic athletes". Br. Heart J. 1993; 69: 125-29.
A. Pelliccia, A. Spataro and BJ: Maron: "Prospective echocardiographic screening for coronary anomalies in 1,360 elite competitive athletes". Am. J. Cardiol. 1993; 72: 978-9.
A. Pelliccia, A. Spataro, G. Caselli and BJ. Maron: "Absence of left ventricular wall thickening in athletes engaged in intense power training". Am. J. Cardiol. 1993; 72: 1048-54.
Spirito, A. Pelliccia, M. Proshan, M. Granata, A. Spataro, P. Bellone, G. Caselli, A. Biffi, C. Vecchio and BJ. Maron: "Morphology of the athlete's heart assessed by echocardiography in 947 elite athletes representing 27 sports". Am. J. Cardiol. 1994; 74: 802-806.
B.J. Maron, A. Pelliccia, P. Spirito: "Cardiac disease in young trained athletes: insights into methods for distinguishing athlete's heart from structural heart disease, with particular emphasis on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy". Circulation 1995; 91: 1596-1601.
A. Pelliccia, BJ. Maron: “Pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation of the competitive athlete perspectives from the 30-year Italian experience”. Am J Cardiol 1995; 75: 827-828.
A. Pelliccia, BJ. Maron, F. Culasso, A. Spataro, G. Caselli: “Athletes heart in women. Echocardiographic characterization of highly trained elite female athletes”. JAMA 1996; 276: 211-216.
A. Pelliccia “Determinants of morphologic cardiac adaptation in elite athletes: the role of athletic training and constitutional factors”. Int J Sports Med. 1996 Nov;17 Suppl 3:S157-63.
Biffi A, Ansalone G, Verdile L, Fernando F, Caselli G, Ammirati F, Pelliccia A, Santini M. “Ventricular arrhythmias and athlete's heart. Role of signal-averaged electrocardiography”. Eur Heart J. 1996; 17(4):557-63.
A. Pelliccia, BJ. Maron. “Outer limits of the athlete’s heart, the effect of gender and relevance to the differential diagnosis with primary cardiac disease”. Cardiol Clin 1997; 15: 381-396.
A. Pelliccia, F. Culasso, FM. Di Paolo and BJ. Maron: “Physiological left ventricular cavity dilatation in elite athletes”. Ann Intern Med 1999; 130: 23-31.
A. Pelliccia, BJ. Maron, F Culasso, FM. Di Paolo, A Spataro, A Biffi, G Caselli and P Piovano. “Clinical significance of abnormal electrocardiographic patterns in trained athletes”. Circulation 2000; 102: 278-84.
A. Pelliccia. “Athlete’s heart and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy”. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2000; 2(2):166-71.
A. Pelliccia, Avelar E, De Castro S, Pandian N. “Global left ventricular shape is not altered as a consequence of physiologic remodeling in highly trained athletes”. Am J Cardiol. 2000; 86(6):700-2.
MaronBJ, Araujo CG, Thompson PD, Flecther GF, Bayes de Luna A, Fleg JL, Pelliccia A, Balady GJ, Furlanello F, Van Camp SP, Elousa R, Chaitman BR, Bazarre TL. “Recommendations for preparticipation screening and assessment of cardiovascular disease in master athletes: an advisory for healthcare professionals from the working groups of the World Heart Federation, the International Federation of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association Committee on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention. Circulation 2001; 103: 327-34.
Biffi A, Pelliccia A, Verdile L, Fernando F, Spataro A, Caselli S, Santini M, Maron BJ. Long-term clinical significance of frequent and complex ventricular tachyarrhythmias in trained athletes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002 7;40(3):446-52.
Colivicchi F, Ammirati F, Biffi A, Verdile L, Pelliccia A, Santini M. Exercise-related syncope in young competitive athletes without evidence of structural heart disease. Clinical presentation and long-term outcome. Eur Heart J. 2002;23(14):1125-30.
Fisman EZ, Pelliccia A, Motro M, Auerbach I, Frank AG, Tenembaum A. Effect of intensive resistance training on isotonic exercise Doppler indexes of left ventricular systolic function. Am J Cardiol. 2002 1;89(7):887-91.
Pelliccia A, Maron BJ, DeLuca R, DiPaolo FM, Spataro A, Culasso F. Remodeling of left ventricular hypertrophy in elite athletes after long-term deconditioning. Circulation. 2002 26;105(8):944-9.
Zoncu S., Pelliccia A, Mercuro G. Assessment of regional systolic and diastolic wall motion velocities in highly trained athletes by pulsed wave Doppler tissue imaging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2002; 15: 900-5.
De Castro S, Adorisio R, Pelliccia A, Papetti F, fedele F and Pandian NG. Perforated aneurysms of the left side valves during active infective endocarditis complicating hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Eur J Echocardogr. 2002; 3: 100-2.
Pelliccia A, Di Paolo FM, Maron BJ. The athlete's heart: remodeling, electrocardiogram and preparticipation screening. Cardiol Rev. 2002; 10:85-90.
Biffi A, Maron BJ, Verdile L, Fernando F, Spataro A, Marcello G, Ciardo R, Ammirati F, Colivicchi F, Pelliccia A. Impact of physical deconditioning on ventricular tachyarrhythmias in trained athletes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 1;44:1053-8.
Cartoni D, De Castro S, Valente G, Costanzo C, Pelliccia A, Beni S, Di Angelantonio E, Papetti F, Vitali Serdoz L, Fedele F. Identification of professional scuba divers with patent foramen ovale at risk for decompression illness. Am J Cardiol. 2004; 94:270-3.
Maron BJ, Chaitman BR, Ackerman MJ, Bayes de Luna A, Corrado D, Crosson JE, Deal BJ, Driscoll DJ, Estes NA 3rd, Araujo CG, Liang DH, Mitten MJ, Myerburg RJ, Pelliccia A, Thompson PD, Towbin JA, Van Camp SP; Working Groups of the American Heart Association Committee on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention; Councils on Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease in the Young. Recommendations for physical activity and recreational sports participation for young patients with genetic cardiovascular diseases. Circulation. 2004;109:2807-16.
Sarto P, Merlo L, Noventa D, Basso C, Pelliccia A, Maron BJ. Electrocardiographic changes associated with training and discontinuation of training in an athlete with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2004; 93:518-9.
Pelliccia A, Di Paolo FM. Cardiac remodeling in women athletes and implications for cardiovascular screening. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2005;37:1436-9.
Levine BD, Pelliccia A, Thompson PD, Douglas PS, Fu Q, Di Paolo F, Kiernan F, Zasadil M. The cardiovascular evaluation of women athletes. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2005;37:1431-2.
Pelliccia A, Maron BJ, Di Paolo FM, Biffi A, Quattrini FM, Pisicchio C, Roselli A, Caselli S, Culasso F. Prevalence and clinical significance of left atrial remodeling in competitive athletes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005;46:690-6.
Pelliccia A, Saner H. Participation in leisure-time physical activities and competitive sports in patients with cardiovascular disease: how to get the benefits without incurring risks. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2005;12:315-7.
Corrado D, Pelliccia A, Bjornstad HH, Thiene G. Cardiovascular pre-participation screening of young competitive athletes for prevention of sudden death: proposal for a common European protocol; reply. Eur Heart J. 2005: Jun 17;
Pelliccia A, Fagard R, Bjornstad HH, Anastassakis A, Arbustini E, Assanelli D, Biffi A, Borjesson M, Carre F, Corrado D, Delise P, Dorwarth U, Hirth A, Heidbuchel H, Hoffmann E, Mellwig KP, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop N, Pisani A, Solberg EE, van-Buuren F, Vanhees L, Blomstrom-Lundqvist C, Deligiannis A, Dugmore D, Glikson M, Hoff PI, Hoffmann A, Hoffmann E, Horstkotte D, Nordrehaug JE, Oudhof J, McKenna WJ, Penco M, Priori S, Reybrouck T, Senden J, Spataro A, Thiene G; Study Group of Sports Cardiology of the Working Group of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology; Working Group of Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology. Recommendations for competitive sports participation in athletes with cardiovascular disease: a consensus document from the Study Group of Sports Cardiology of the Working Group of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology and the Working Group of Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J. 2005;26:1422-45.
Delise P, Guiducci U, Zeppilli P, D'Andrea L, Proto C, Bettini R, Villella A, Caselli G, Giada F, Pelliccia A, Penco M, Thiene G, Notaristefano A, Spataro A; Italian Society of Sports Cardiology; Italian Association of Out-of-Hospital Cardiologists; Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists; Italian Federation of Sports Medicine. Cardiological guidelines for competitive sports eligibility. Ital Heart J. 2005;6:661-702.
Delise P, Guiducci U, Zeppilli P, D'Andrea L, Proto C, Bettini R, Villella A, Caselli G, Giada F, Pelliccia A, Penco M, Thiene G, Notaristefano A, Spataro A; Societa Italiana di Cardiologia dello Sport; Associazione Nazionale Cardiologi Extraospedalieri; Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri; Federazione Medico Sportiva Italiana; Societa Italiana di Cardiologia. [Cardiological protocols on evaluation of fitness for competitive sports] Ital Heart J Suppl. 2005 Aug;6(8):502-46.
Maron BJ, Pelliccia A. The heart of trained athletes: cardiac remodeling and the risks of sports, including sudden death. Circulation. 2006 10;114(15):1633-44.
Bjornstad H, Corrado D, Pelliccia A. Prevention of sudden death in young athletes: a milestone in the history of sports cardiology. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2006;13(6):857-8.
Heidbuchel H, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop N, Corrado D, Hoffmann E, Biffi A, Delise P, Blomstrom-Lundqvist C, Vanhees L, Ivarhoff P, Dorwarth U, Pelliccia A; Study Group on Sports Cardiology of the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. Recommendations for participation in leisure-time physical activity and competitive sports in patients with arrhythmias and potentially arrhythmogenic conditions Part I: Supraventricular arrhythmias and pacemakers. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2006;13(4):475-84.
Pelliccia A, Di Paolo FM, Corrado D, Buccolieri C, Quattrini FM, Pisicchio C, Spataro A, Biffi A, Granata M, Maron BJ. Evidence for efficacy of the Italian national pre-participation screening programme for identification of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in competitive athletes. Eur Heart J. 2006;27(18):2196-200.
De Castro S, Pelliccia A, Caselli S, Di Angelantonio E, Papetti F, Cavarretta E, Carbone I, Francone M, Passariello R, Pandian NG, Fedele F. Remodelling of the left ventricle in athlete's heart: a three dimensional echocardiographic and magnetic resonance imaging study. Heart. 2006; 92 (7):975-6.
Pelliccia A, Thompson PD. The genetics of left ventricular remodeling in competitive athletes. J Cardiovasc Med. 2006;7(4):267-70.
Tagliani M, Pilotto A, Diegoli M, Lanzarini L, Malattia C, Pelliccia A, Ficcadenti A, Gabrielli O, Arbustini E. Two novel and one known mutation of the TGFBR2 gene in Marfan syndrome not associated with FBN1 gene defects. Eur J Hum Genet. 2006;14:34-8 .
Thompson PD, Franklin BA, Balady GJ, Blair SN, Corrado D, Estes NA 3rd, Fulton JE, Gordon NF, Haskell WL, Link MS, Maron BJ, Mittleman MA, Pelliccia A, Wenger NK, Willich SN, Costa F; American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism; American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology; American College of Sports Medicine. Exercise and acute cardiovascular events placing the risks into perspective: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism and the Council on Clinical Cardiology. Circulation. 2007 1;115(17):2358-68.
De Castro S, Caselli S, Maron M, Pelliccia A, Cavarretta E, Maddukuri P, Cartoni D, Di Angelantonio E, Kuvin JT, Patel AR, Pandian NG. Left ventricular remodelling index (LVRI) in various pathophysiological conditions: a real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic study. Heart. 2007;93(2):205-9.
Pelliccia A, Culasso F, Di Paolo FM, Accettura D, Cantore R, Castagna W, Ciacciarelli A, Costini G, Cuffari B, Drago E, Federici V, Gribaudo CG, Iacovelli G, Landolfi L, Menichetti G, Atzeni UO, Parisi A, Pizzi AR, Rosa M, Santelli F, Santilio F, Vagnini A, Casasco M, Di Luigi L. Prevalence of abnormal electrocardiograms in a large, unselected population undergoing pre-participation cardiovascular screening.
Giada F, Barold SS, Biffi A, De Piccoli B, Delise P, El-Sherif N, Gold MR, Gorenek B, Grubb B, Inama G, Kautzner J, Molina L, Olshansky B, Pelliccia A, Thiene G, Wellens H, Wolpert C, Zeppilli P, Raviele A, Heidbuchel H. Sport and arrhythmias: summary of an international symposium. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2007; 14(5):707-14.
Di Paolo FM, Pelliccia A. The "Athlete's Heart": relation to gender and race. Cardiol Clin. 2007;25(3):383-9.
Pelliccia A. The preparticipation cardiovascular screening of competitive athletes: is it time to change the customary clinical practice? (Editorial). Eur Heart J. 2007;28(22):2703-5.
Spataro A, Pelliccia A, Rizzo M, Biffi A, Masazza G, Pigozzi F. The natural course of bicuspid aortic valve in athletes. Int J Sports Med. 2008;29(1):81-5.
Pelliccia A, Di Paolo FM, Quattrini FM, Basso C, Culasso F, Popoli G, De Luca R, Spataro A, Biffi A, Thiene G, Maron BJ. Outcomes in athletes with marked ECG repolarization abnormalities.N Engl J Med. 2008 10;358(2):152-61.
Giada F, Biffi A, Agostoni P, Anedda A, Belardinelli R, Carlon R, Carù B, D'Andrea L, Delise P, De Francesco A, Fattirolli F, Guglielmi R, Guiducci U, Pelliccia A, Penco M, Perticone F, Thiene G, Vona M, Zeppilli P; Joint Italian Societies' Task Force on Sports Cardiology. Exercise prescription for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases: part I. J Cardiovasc Med. 2008; 9(5):529-44.
Giada F, Biffi A, Agostoni P, Anedda A, Belardinelli R, Carlon R, Carù B, D'Andrea L, Delise P, De Francesco A, Fattirolli F, Guglielmi R, Guiducci U, Pelliccia A, Penco M, Perticone F, Thiene G, Vona M, Zeppilli P. Exercise prescription for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases: part II. J Cardiovasc Med. 2008;9(6):641-52
Pelliccia A. Differences in cardiac remodeling associated with race implications for pre-participation screening and the unfavorable situation of black athletes. (Editorial) J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;10:2263-5.
Biffi A, Maron BJ, Di Giacinto B, Porcacchia P, Verdile L, Fernando F, Spataro A, Culasso F, Casasco M, and Pelliccia A. Relation between training-induced left ventricular hypertrophy and risk for ventricular tachyarrhythmias in elite athletes. Am J Cardiol. 2008;101(12):1792-5.
Caselli S, Pelliccia A, Maron M, Santini D, Puccio D, Marcantonio A, Pandian NG, De Castro S. Differentiation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from other forms of left ventricular hypertrophy by means of three-dimensional echocardiography. Am J Cardiol. 2008;102(5):616-20.
Pelliccia A, Zipes DP, Maron BJ. Bethesda Conference #36 and the European Society of Cardiology Consensus Recommendations revisited a comparison of U.S. and European criteria for eligibility and disqualification of competitive athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52):1990-6.
Corrado D, Basso C, Schiavon M, Pelliccia A, Thiene G. Pre-participation screening of young competitive athletes for prevention of sudden cardiac death. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008; 52:1981-9.
R, Matheson G, Meeuwisse W, Meijboom E, Mountjoy M, Pelliccia A, Schwellnus M, Sprumont D, Schamasch P, Gauthier JB, Dubi C, Stupp H,Thill C. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Statement on periodic health evaluation of elite athletes March 2009. Br J Sports Med. 2009 Sep;43(9):631-43.
Borjesson M, Pelliccia A. Incidence and aetiology of sudden cardiac death in young athletes: an international perspective. Br J Sports Med. 2009 Sep;43(9):644-8.Cardiac findings in the precompetition medical assessment of football players participating in the 2009 African Under-17 Championships in Algeria. Br J Sports Med. 2009 Sep;43(9):716-21.
Corrado D, Biffi A, Basso C, Pelliccia A, Thiene G. 12-lead ECG in the athlete: physiological versus pathological abnormalities. Br J Sports Med. 2009 Sep;43(9):669-76.
Ljungqvist A, Jenoure PJ, Engebretsen L, Alonso JM, Bahr R, Clough AF, deBondt G, Dvorak J, Maloley R, Matheson G, Meeuwisse W, Meijboom EJ, Mountjoy M,Pelliccia A, Schwellnus M, Sprumont D, Schamasch P, Gauthier JB, Dubi C. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on periodic health evaluation of elite athletes, March 2009. Clin J Sport Med. 2009 Sep;19(5):347-65.
Pelliccia A. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator and competitive sport participation. Eur Heart J. 2009 Dec;30(24):2967-8.
Corrado D, Pelliccia A, Heidbuchel H, Sharma S, Link M, Basso C, Biffi A, Buja G, Delise P, Gussac I, Anastasakis A, Borjesson M, Bjørnstad HH, Carrè F, Deligiannis A, Dugmore D, Fagard R, Hoogsteen J, Mellwig KP, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop N, Solberg E, Vanhees L, Drezner J, Estes NA 3rd, Iliceto S, Maron BJ, Peidro R, Schwartz PJ, Stein R, Thiene G, Zeppilli P, McKenna WJ; Section of Sports Cardiology, European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation; Working Group of Myocardial and Pericardial Disease, European Society of Cardiology. Recommendations for interpretation of 12-lead electrocardiogram in the athlete. Eur Heart J. 2010 Jan;31(2):243-59.
Pelliccia A, Kinoshita N, Pisicchio C, Quattrini F, DiPaolo FM, Ciardo R, Di Giacinto B, Guerra E, De Blasiis E, Casasco M, Culasso F, Maron BJ. Long-term clinical consequences of intense, uninterrupted endurance training in Olympic athletes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 13;55:1619-25.
Borjesson M, Dugmore D, Mellwig KP, van Buuren F, Serratosa L, Solberg EE, Pelliccia A; On behalf of the Sports Cardiology Section of the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, European Society of Cardiology. Time for action regarding cardiovascular emergency care at sports arenas: a lesson from the arena study. Eur Heart J. 2010 Mar 2. [Epub ahead of print]
Giada F, Biffi A, Cannom DS, Cappato R, Capucci A, Corrado D, Delise P, Drezner JA, El-Sherif N, Estes M 3rd, Furlanello F, Heidbuchel H, Inama G, Lindsay BD, Maron BJ, Maron MS, Mont L, Olshansky B, Pelliccia A, Thiene G, Viskin S, Zeppilli P, Natale A, Raviele A. Sports and arrhythmias: a report of the International Workshop Venice Arrhythmias 2009.
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2010 May 10. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20461006
Cappato R, Furlanello F, Giovinazzo V, Infusino T, Lupo P, Pittalis M, Foresti S, De Ambroggi G, Ali H, Bianco E, Riccamboni R, Butera G, Ricci C, Ranucci M, Pelliccia A, De Ambroggi L. J Wave, QRS Slurring and ST Elevation in Athletes with Cardiac Arrest in the Absence of Heart Disease: Marker of Risk, or Innocent Bystander? Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2010 May 28. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20511538
Borjesson M, Urhausen A, Kouidi E, Dugmore D, Sharma S, Halle M, Heidbüchel H, Björnstad HH, Gielen S, Mezzani A, Corrado D, Pelliccia A, Vanhees L. Cardiovascular evaluation of middle-aged/senior individuals engaged in leisure-time sport activities: position stand from the sections of exercise physiology and sports cardiology of the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2010 Jun 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 20571407.
Corrado D, Basso C, Thiene G, Pelliccia A. Incidence of Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Death: The Danish Paradox: Letter to the Editor. Heart Rhythm. 2010 Oct [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 20920600.
Pelliccia A, Maron BJ. Reply. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Oct 5;56(15):1263-4.PubMed PMID: 20883936.
Pelliccia A, Corrado D. Can electrocardiographic screening prevent sudden death in athletes? Yes. BMJ. 2010 Sep 14;341:c4923. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c4923. PubMed PMID: 20841394.
Pelliccia A, Corrado D. Electrocardiography and preparticipation screening of competitive high school athletes. Ann Intern Med. 2010 Jul 20;153(2):132; author reply 132-3. PubMed PMID: 20644000.
Pelliccia A, Di Paolo FM, De Blasiis E, Quattrini FM, Pisicchio C, Guerra E, Culasso F, Maron BJ. Prevalence and clinical significance of aortic root dilation in highly trained competitive athletes. Circulation. 2010 Aug 17;122(7):698-706, 3 p following 706. Epub 2010 Aug 2. PubMed PMID: 20679553.
Corrado D, Schmied C, Basso C, Borjesson M, Schiavon M, Pelliccia A, Vanhees
L, Thiene G. Risk of sports: do we need a pre-participation screening for
competitive and leisure athletes? Eur Heart J. 2011 Apr;32(8):934-44. Epub 2011
Jan 29. PubMed PMID: 21278396.
Biffi A, Maron BJ, Culasso F, Verdile L, Fernando F, Di Giacinto B, Di Paolo FM, Spataro A, Delise P, Pelliccia A. Patterns of ventricular tachyarrhythmias associated with training, deconditioning and retraining in elite athletes without cardiovascular abnormalities. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Mar 1;107(5):697-703. PubMed PMID: 21316505.
Borjesson M, Urhausen A, Kouidi E, Dugmore D, Sharma S, Halle M, Heidbüchel H, Björnstad HH, Gielen S, Mezzani A, Corrado D, Pelliccia A, Vanhees L. Cardiovascular evaluation of middle-aged/senior individuals engaged in leisure-time sport activities: position stand from the sections of exercise physiology and sports cardiology of the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2011 Jan 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21450560.
Borjesson M, Serratosa L, Carre F, Corrado D, Drezner J, Dugmore DL, Heidbuchel HH, Mellwig KP, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop NM, Papadakis M, Rasmusen H, Sharma S, Solberg EE, van Buuren F, Pelliccia A; writing group, on behalf of the EACPR section of sports cardiology. Consensus document regarding cardiovascular safety at sports arenas: Position stand from the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR), section of Sports Cardiology. Eur Heart J. 2011 Jun 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21672932.
Caselli S, Di Pietro R, Di Paolo FM, Pisicchio C, di Giacinto B, Guerra E, Culasso F, Pelliccia A. Left ventricular systolic performance is improved in elite athletes. Eur J Echocardiogr. 2011 Jul;12(7):514-9. Epub 2011 Jun 8. PubMed PMID: 21653598.
Corrado D, Drezner J, Basso C, Pelliccia A, Thiene G. Strategies for the prevention of sudden cardiac death during sports. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2011 Apr;18(2):197-208. PubMed PMID: 21567995.
Caselli S, Di Paolo FM, Pisicchio C, Di Pietro R, Quattrini FM, Di Giacinto B, Culasso F, Pelliccia A. Three-dimensional echocardiographic characterization of left ventricular remodeling in Olympic athletes. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Jul 1;108(1):141-7. Epub 2011 May 6. PubMed PMID: 21550573.
Uberoi A, Stein R, Perez MV, Freeman J, Wheeler M, Dewey F, Peidro R, Hadley D, Drezner J, Sharma S, Pelliccia A, Corrado D, Niebauer J, Estes NA 3rd, Ashley E, Froelicher V. Interpretation of the electrocardiogram of young athletes.Circulation. 2011 Aug 9;124(6):746-57. PubMed PMID: 21824936.
Pelliccia A, Dipaolo FM. Athletes with abnormal repolarization pattern and structurally normal heart can participate in competitive sport a lifelong experience. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Aug 16;58(8):883-4. PubMed PMID: 21835328.
Pelliccia A, Corrado D. The Israel screening failure analyzing the data to understand the results. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Aug 23;58(9):989-90; author reply 991-2. PubMed PMID: 21851891.
Caselli S, Autore C, Serdoz A, Santini D, Musumeci MB, Pelliccia A, Agati L. Three-dimensional echocardiographic characterization of patients with left ventricular noncompaction. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2012 Feb;25(2):203-9. Epub 2011 Dec 9. PubMed PMID: 22154390.
Di Paolo FM, Schmied C, Zerguini YA, Junge A, Quattrini F, Culasso F, Dvorak J, Pelliccia A.The Athlete's Heart in Adolescent Africans: An Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Mar 13;59(11):1029-36. PubMed PMID: 22402076.
Quattrini FM, Pelliccia A. Physiological versus pathological left ventricular remodeling in athletes. G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2012 Apr;13(4):273-80. doi: 10.1714/1056.11559. Italian. PubMed PMID: 22495644.
Kervio G, Pelliccia A, Nagashima J, Wilson MG, Gauthier J, Murayama M, Uzan L, Ville N, Carré F. Alterations in echocardiographic and electrocardiographic features in Japanese professional soccer players: comparison to African-Caucasian ethnicities. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2012 May 1[Epub ahead of print]. PubMed PMID: 22548966.
Heidbuchel H, Papadakis M, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop N, Carré F, Dugmore D, Mellwig KP, Rasmusen HK, Solberg EE, Borjesson M, Corrado D, Pelliccia A, Sharma S. Position paper: proposal for a core curriculum for a European Sports Cardiology qualification. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2012 May 24. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed PMID: 22582328.
Pelliccia A, Di Paolo FM, Quattrini FM. Aortic root dilatation in athletic population. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2012 Mar;54(5):432-7. PubMed PMID: 22386294.
Pelliccia A, Maron MS, Maron BJ. Assessment of left ventricular hypertrophy in a trained athlete: differential diagnosis of physiologic athlete's heart from pathologic hypertrophy. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2012 Mar;54(5):387-96. PubMed PMID: 22386289.
Fintini D, Di Giacinto B, Brufani C, Cafiero G, Patera PI, Turchetta A, Giordano U, Nobili V, Pelliccia A, Calzolari A, Cappa M. Impaired energy expenditure despite normal cardiovascular capacity in children with type 1 diabetes. Horm Res Paediatr. 2012;78(1):1-7. PubMed PMID: 22739069.
Pelliccia A. Is the cost the reason for missing the ECG advantages? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Dec 4;60(22):2277-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.08.996. PubMed PMID: 23194939.
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Drezner JA, Fischbach P, Froelicher V, Marek J, Pelliccia A, Prutkin JM, Schmied CM, Sharma S, Wilson MG, Ackerman MJ, Anderson J, Ashley E, Asplund CA, Baggish AL, Börjesson M, Cannon BC, Corrado D, Difiori JP, Harmon KG, Heidbuchel H, Owens DS, Paul S, Salerno JC, Stein R, Vetter VL. Normal electrocardiographic findings: recognizing physiological adaptations in athletes. Br J Sports Med. 2013 Feb;47(3):125-36. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-092068. PubMed PMID: 23303759.
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Pelliccia A. Filling the gap of understanding the athlete's ECG. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2013 Feb;20(1):9-11. doi: 10.1177/2047487312467872.
Gaudio C, Pelliccia F, Evangelista A, Viceconte N, Greco C, Franzoni F, Galetta F, Speziale G, Pelliccia A. Sudden death and physical exercise: timely diagnosis of congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries with the new 320-slide multi-detector computed tomography. Intern Emerg Med. 2013 Apr;8 Suppl 1:S35-9. doi: 10.1007/s11739-013-0923-0.
Pelliccia A. Long QT syndrome, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and competitive sport participation: when science overcomes ethics. Br J Sports Med. 2013 Jun 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23729177.
Biffi A, Delise P, Zeppilli P, Giada F, Pelliccia A, Penco M, Casasco M, Colonna P, D'Andrea A, D'Andrea L, Gazale G, Inama G, Spataro A, Villella A, Marino P, Pirelli S, Romano V, Cristiano A, Bettini R, Thiene G, Furlanello F, Corrado D; Italian Society of Sports Cardiology and Italian Sports Medicine Federation. Italian cardiological guidelines for sports eligibility in athletes with heart disease: part 1. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2013 Jul;14(7):477-99. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32835f6a21. PubMed PMID: 23615077.
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Calore C, Melacini P, Pelliccia A, Cianfrocca C, Schiavon M, Di Paolo FM, Bovolato F, Quattrini FM, Basso C, Thiene G, Iliceto S, Corrado D. Prevalence and clinical meaning of isolated increase of QRS voltages in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy versus athlete's heart: Relevance to athletic screening. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 9;168(4):4494-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.123. Epub 2013 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 23928341.
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Quattrini FM, Pelliccia A, Assorgi R, DiPaolo FM, Squeo MR, Culasso F, Castelli V, Link MS, Maron BJ. Benign clinical significance of J-wave pattern (early repolarization) in highly trained athletes. Heart Rhythm. 2014 Nov;11(11):1974-82. doi: 0.1016/j.hrthm.2014.07.042. Epub 2014 Aug 1. PubMed PMID: 25092400.
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Opić P, Utens EM, Cuypers JA, Witsenburg M, van den Bosch A, van Domburg R, Bogers AJ, Boersma E, Pelliccia A, Roos-Hesselink JW. Sports participation in adults with congenital heart disease. Int J Cardiol. 2015 Mar 11;187:175-182. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.107. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25828347.
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Bonini M, Gramiccioni C, Fioretti D, Ruckert B, Rinaldi M, Akdis C, Todaro A, Palange P, Carlsen KH, Pelliccia A, Rasi G, Bonini S; AIDA and the Italian Unit of the GA2LEN Olympic Study. Asthma, allergy and the Olympics: a 12-year survey in elite athletes. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Apr;15(2):184-92. doi:10.1097/ACI.0000000000000149.
Caselli S, Attenhofer Jost CH, Jenni R, Pelliccia A. Left Ventricular Noncompaction Diagnosis and Management Relevant to Pre-participation Screening of Athletes. Am J Cardiol. 2015 Sep 1;116(5):801-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.05.055. Epub 2015 Jun 4.
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Arena R, Guazzi M, Lianov L, Whitsel L, Berra K, Lavie CJ, Kaminsky L, Williams M, Hivert MF, Cherie Franklin N, Myers J, Dengel D, Lloyd-Jones DM, Pinto FJ, Cosentino F, Halle M, Gielen S, Dendale P, Niebauer J, Pelliccia A, Giannuzzi P, Corra U, Piepoli MF, Guthrie G, Shurney D; Healthy lifestyle interventions to combat noncommunicable disease-a novel nonhierarchical connectivity model for key stakeholders: a policy statement from the American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, and American College of Preventive Medicine. Eur Heart J. 2015 Aug 14;36(31):2097-2109. Epub 2015 Jul 1. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2015; DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.05.001 [In Press].
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Calore C, Zorzi A, Sheikh N, Nese A, Facci M, Malhotra A, Zaidi A, Schiavon M, Pelliccia A, Sharma S, Corrado D. Electrocardiographic anterior T-wave inversion in athletes of different ethnicities: differential diagnosis between athlete's heart and cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J. 2015Nov 17. pii: ehv591.
Andreini D, Martuscelli E, Guaricci AI, Carrabba N, Magnoni M, Tedeschi C, Pelliccia A, Pontone G; Working Group on Cardiac-CT and Nuclear Cardiology of the Italian Society of Cardiology. Clinical recommendations on Cardiac-CT in 2015: a position paper of the Working Group on Cardiac-CT and Nuclear Cardiology of the Italian Society of Cardiology. J CardiovascMed (Hagerstown). 2016 Feb;17(2):73-84. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000318.
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Caselli S, Ferreira D, Kanawati E, Di Paolo F, Pisicchio C, Attenhofer Jost C, Spataro A, Jenni R, Pelliccia A. Prominent left ventricular trabeculations in competitive athletes: A proposal for risk stratification and management. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 15;223:590-595. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.272. PubMed PMID: 27561165. D'Ascenzi F, Pisicchio C, Caselli S, Di Paolo FM, Spataro A, Pelliccia A. RV Remodeling in Olympic Athletes. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Aug 11. pii: S1936-878X(16)30467-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.03.017. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27544901.
Piepoli MF, Corrà U, Dendale P, Frederix I, Prescott E, Schmid JP, Cupples M, Deaton C, Doherty P, Giannuzzi P, Graham I, Hansen TB, Jennings C, Landmesser U, Marques-Vidal P, Vrints C, Walker D, Bueno H, Fitzsimons D, Pelliccia A. Challenges in secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction: A call for action. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2016 Sep 6. pii: 2047487316663873. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27600690.
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Mont L, Pelliccia A, Sharma S, Biffi A, Borjesson M, Terradellas JB, Carré F, Guasch E, Heidbuchel H, Gerche A, Lampert R, McKenna W, Papadakis M, Priori SG, Scanavacca M, Thompson P, Sticherling C, Viskin S, Wilson M, Corrado D; Reviewers: Lip GY, Gorenek B, Lundqvist CB, Merkely B, Hindricks G, Hernández-Madrid A, Lane D, Boriani G, Narasimhan C, Marquez MF, Haines D, Mackall J, Marques-Vidal PM, Corra U, Halle M, Tiberi M, Niebauer J, Piepoli M. Pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation for athletic participants to prevent sudden death: Position paper from the EHRA and the EACPR, branches of the ESC. Endorsed by APHRS, HRS, and SOLAECE. Europace. 2016 Nov 4. pii: euw243. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27815371.
EHRA Scientific Committee Task Force: Gorenek B, Pelliccia A, Benjamin EJ, Boriani G, Crijns HJ, Fogel RI, Van Gelder IC, Halle M, Kudaiberdieva G, Lane DA, Larsen TB, Lip GY, Løchen ML, Marín F, Niebauer J, Sanders P, Tokgozoglu L, Vos MA, Van Wagoner DR; Document reviewers:., Fauchier L, Savelieva I, Goette A, Agewall S, Chiang CE, Figueiredo M, Stiles M, Dickfeld T, Patton K, Piepoli M, Corra U, Marques-Vidal PM, Faggiano P, Schmid JP, Abreu A. European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR) position paper on how to prevent atrial fibrillation endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS). Europace. 2016 Nov 4. pii: euw242. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27815370.
Zorzi A, Perazzolo Marra M, Rigato I, De Lazzari M, Susana A, Niero A, Pilichou K, Migliore F, Rizzo S, Giorgi B, De Conti G, Sarto P, Serratosa L, Patrizi G, De Maria E, Pelliccia A, Basso C, Schiavon M, Bauce B, Iliceto S, Thiene G, Corrado D. Nonischemic Left Ventricular Scar as a Substrate of Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in Competitive Athletes. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2016 Jul;9(7). pii: e004229. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.116.004229. PubMed PMID: 27390211; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4956679.
Dijkstra HP, Mountjoy M, Adamuz C, Pelliccia A. Challenges of in-competition cardiac screening: lessons from the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Swimmer's Heart project. Br J Sports Med. 2016 Oct; 50(20):1232-1233. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016- 095984. PubMed PMID: 27015853. Caselli S, Vaquer Segui A, Quattrini F, Di Gacinto B, Milan A, Assorgi R, Verdile L, Spataro A, Pelliccia A. Upper normal values of blood pressure response to exercise in Olympic athletes. Am Heart J. 2016 Jul;177:120-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.04.020. PubMed PMID: 27297857.
Pelliccia A, Quattrini FM, Squeo MR, Caselli S, Culasso F, Link MS, Spataro A, Bernardi M. Cardiovascular diseases in Paralympic athletes. Br J Sports Med. 2016 Sep;50(17):1075-80. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095867. PubMed PMID: 27231335.
Pelliccia A, Adami PE. The Female Side of the Heart: Sex Differences in Athlete's Heart. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Nov 10. pii: S1936-878X(16)30736-7. doi: 0.1016/j.jcmg.2016.08.010. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27865720.
D'Ascenzi F, Pelliccia A, Solari M, Piu P, Loiacono F, Anselmi F, Caselli S, Focardi M, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S. Normative Reference Values of Right Heart in Competitive Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2017 Sep;30(9):845-858.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2017.06.013. Review. PubMed PMID: 28865556.
Zorzi A, Calore C, Vio R, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. Accuracy of the ECG for differential diagnosis between hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and athlete's heart: comparison between the European Society of Cardiology (2010) and International (2017) criteria. Br J Sports Med. 2017 Jul 12. pii: bjsports-2016-097438. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097438. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28701362.
Cortés-Beringola A, Fitzsimons D, Pelliccia A, Moreno G, Martín-Asenjo R, Bueno H. Planning secondary prevention: Room for improvement. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2017 Jun;24(3_suppl):22-28. doi: 10.1177/2047487317704954. PubMed PMID: 28618903.
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Sharma S, Drezner JA, Baggish A, Papadakis M, Wilson MG, Prutkin JM, La Gerche A, Ackerman MJ, Borjesson M, Salerno JC, Asif IM, Owens DS, Chung EH, Emery MS, Froelicher VF, Heidbuchel H, Adamuz C, Asplund CA, Cohen G, Harmon KG, Marek JC, Molossi S, Niebauer J, Pelto HF, Perez MV, Riding NR, Saarel T, Schmied CM, Shipon DM, Stein R, Vetter VL, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. International recommendations for electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes. Eur Heart J. 2017 Feb 20. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw631. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28329355.
Caselli S, Vaquer Sequì A, Lemme E, Quattrini F, Milan A, D'Ascenzi F, Spataro A, Pelliccia A. Prevalence and Management of Systemic Hypertension in Athletes. Am J Cardiol. 2017 May 15;119(10):1616-1622. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.02.011. Epub 2017 Mar 1. PubMed PMID: 28325568.
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Niebauer J, Börjesson M, Carre F, Caselli S, Palatini P, Quattrini F, Serratosa L, Adami PE, Biffi A, Pressler A, Schmied C, van Buuren F, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop N, Solberg E, Halle M, La Gerche A, Papadakis M, Sharma S, Pelliccia A. Recommendations for participation in competitive sports of athletes with arterial hypertension: a position statement from the sports cardiology section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur Heart J. 2018 Oct 21;39(40):3664-3671. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy511. PubMed PMID: 30165596
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Caselli S, Pelliccia A. Interpretation of left ventricular geometry in athletes. Int J Cardiol. 2018 Sep 15;267:143-144. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.05.115. PubMed PMID: 29885820
Caselli S, Mango F, Clark J, Pandian NG, Corrado D, Autore C, Pelliccia A. Prevalence and Clinical Outcome of Athletes With Mitral Valve Prolapse. Circulation. 2018 May 8;137(19):2080-2082. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.033395. PubMed PMID: 29735594
Zorzi A, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. Inherited cardiomyopathies and sports participation. Neth Heart J. 2018 Mar;26(3):154-165. doi: 10.1007/s12471-018-1079-3. Review. PubMed PMID: 29423771
Pelliccia A, Lemme E, Maestrini V, Di Paolo FM, Pisicchio C, Di Gioia G, Caselli S. Does Sport Participation Worsen the Clinical Course of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy? Clinical Outcome of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Athletes. Circulation. 2018 Jan 30;137(5):531-533. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.031725. PubMed PMID: 29378761
D'Ascenzi F, Adami PE, Eichler S, Castelletti S, Wagenaar KP, Pelliccia A, Dendale P, Grobbee DE. The Young Community of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology: The future in motion. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2018 Apr;25(6):567-568. doi: 10.1177/2047487318754914. PubMed PMID: 29370709
Pelliccia A, Caselli S, Sharma S, Basso C, Bax JJ, Corrado D, D'Andrea A, D'Ascenzi F, Di Paolo FM, Edvardsen T, Gati S, Galderisi M, Heidbuchel H, Nchimi A, Nieman K, Papadakis M, Pisicchio C, Schmied C, Popescu BA, Habib G, Grobbee D, Lancellotti P; Internal reviewers for EAPC and EACVI . European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) joint position statement: recommendations for the indication and interpretation of cardiovascular imaging in the evaluation of the athlete's heart. Eur Heart J. 2018 Jun 1;39(21):1949-1969. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx532. PubMed PMID: 29029207
Zorzi A, Calore C, Vio R, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. Accuracy of the ECG for differential diagnosis between hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and athlete's heart: comparison between the European Society of Cardiology (2010) and International (2017) criteria. Br J Sports Med. 2018 May;52(10):667-673. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097438. PubMed PMID: 28701362
Sharma S, Drezner JA, Baggish A, Papadakis M, Wilson MG, Prutkin JM, La Gerche A, Ackerman MJ, Borjesson M, Salerno JC, Asif IM, Owens DS, Chung EH, Emery MS, Froelicher VF, Heidbuchel H, Adamuz C, Asplund CA, Cohen G, Harmon KG, Marek JC, Molossi S, Niebauer J, Pelto HF, Perez MV, Riding NR, Saarel T, Schmied CM, Shipon DM, Stein R, Vetter VL, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. International recommendations for electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes. Eur Heart J. 2018 Apr 21;39(16):1466-1480. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw631. PubMed PMID: 28329355
Thijssen CGE, Bons LR, Gökalp AL, Van Kimmenade RRJ, Mokhles MM, Pelliccia A, Takkenberg JJM, Roos-Hesselink JW. Exercise and sports participation in patients with thoracic aortic disease: a review. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2019 Apr;17(4):251-266. doi: 10.1080/14779072.2019.1585807. PubMed PMID: 30887852
Oggionni G, Spataro A, Pelliccia A, Malacarne M, Pagani M, Lucini D. Left ventricular hypertrophy in world class elite athletes is associated with signs of improved cardiac autonomic regulation. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Feb 12:2047487319830534. doi: 0.1177/2047487319830534. PubMed PMID: 30755021
Caselli S, Serdoz A, Mango F, Lemme E, Vaquer Seguì A, Milan A, Attenhofer Jost C, Schmied C, Spataro A, Pelliccia A. High blood pressure response to exercise predicts future development of hypertension in young athletes. Eur Heart J. 2019 Jan 1;40(1):62-68. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy810. PubMed PMID: 30590485
Pelliccia A, Solberg EE, Papadakis M, Adami PE, Biffi A, Caselli S, La Gerche A, Niebauer J, Pressler A, Schmied CM, Serratosa L, Halle M, Van Buuren F, Borjesson M, Carrè F, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop NM, Heidbuchel H, Olivotto I, Corrado D, Sinagra G, Sharma S. Recommendations for participation in competitive and leisure time sport in athletes with cardiomyopathies, myocarditis, and pericarditis: position statement of the Sport Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur Heart J. 2019 Jan 1;40(1):19-33. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy730. PubMed PMID: 30561613
Borjesson M, Dellborg M, Niebauer J, LaGerche A, Schmied C, Solberg EE, Halle M, Adami E, Biffi A, Carré F, Caselli S, Papadakis M, Pressler A, Rasmusen H, Serratosa L, Sharma S, van Buuren F, Pelliccia A. Recommendations for participation in leisure time or competitive sports in athletes-patients with coronary artery disease: a position statement from the Sports Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur Heart J. 2019 Jan 1;40(1):13-18. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy408. PubMed PMID: 30561613
Caselli S, Pelliccia A. The electrocardiogram and the phenotypic expression of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J. 2019 Mar 21;40(12):982-985. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy403. PubMed PMID: 30010740
Adami PE, Squeo MR, Quattrini FM, Di Paolo FM, Pisicchio C, Di Giacinto B, Lemme E, Maestrini V, Pelliccia A. Pre-participation health evaluation in adolescent athletes competing at Youth Olympic Games: proposal for a tailored protocol. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Nov 17. pii: bjsports-2018-099651. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099651. PubMed PMID: 30448781
Pelliccia A, Drezner JA. Cardiovascular screening in Olympic athletes: time to achieve a uniform standard. Br J Sports Med. 2019 Jan;53(1):1-2. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2018-099795. PubMed PMID: 30377175
Pelliccia A. The dark side of ventricular arrhythmias in athletes. Heart Rhythm. 2019 Feb;16(2):249-250. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.09.014. PubMed PMID: 30243856
Finocchiaro G, Sheikh N, Biagini E, Papadakis M, Maurizi N, Sinagra G, Pelliccia A, Rapezzi C, Sharma S, Olivotto I. The electrocardiogram in the diagnosis and management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm. 2019 Aug 10. pii: S1547-5271(19)30660-5. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.07.019. PubMed PMID: 31349064
Niebauer J, Börjesson M, Carre F, Caselli S, Palatini P, Quattrini F, Serratosa L, Adami PE, Biffi A, Pressler A, Rasmusen HK, Schmied C, van Buuren F, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop N, Solberg EE, Halle M, Gerche A, Papadakis M, Sharma S, Pelliccia A. Brief recommendations for participation in competitive sports of athletes with arterial hypertension: Summary of a Position Statement from the Sports Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Sep;26(14):1549-1555.
D'Ascenzi F, Caselli S, Alvino F, Digiacinto B, Lemme E, Piepoli M, Pelliccia A. Cardiovascular risk profile in Olympic athletes: an unexpected and underestimated risk scenario. Br J Sports Med. 2019 Jan;53(1):37-42.
Corrado D, van Tintelen PJ, McKenna WJ, Hauer RNW, Anastastakis A, Asimaki A, Basso C, Bauce B, Brunckhorst C, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Duru F, Elliott P, Hamilton RM, Haugaa KH, James CA, Judge D, Link MS, Marchlinski FE, Mazzanti A, Mestroni L, Pantazis A, Pelliccia A, Marra MP, Pilichou K, Platonov PGA, Protonotarios A, Rampazzo A, Saffitz JE, Saguner AM, Schmied C, Sharma S, Tandri H, Te Riele ASJM, Thiene G, Tsatsopoulou A, Zareba W, Zorzi A, Wichter T, Marcus FI, Calkins H; International Experts . Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: evaluation of the current diagnostic criteria and differential diagnosis. Eur Heart J. 2019 Oct 21. pii: ehz669.
Borjesson M, Dellborg M, Niebauer J, LaGerche A, Schmied C, Solberg EE, Halle M, Adami PE, Biffi A, Carré F, Caselli S, Papadakis M, Pressler A, Rasmusen H, Serratosa L, Sharma S, van Buuren F, Pelliccia A. Brief recommendations for participation in leisure time or competitive sports in athletes-patients with coronary artery disease: Summary of a Position Statement from the Sports Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Sep 12:2047487319876186.
Finocchiaro G, Sheikh N, Biagini E, Papadakis M, Maurizi N, Sinagra G,Pelliccia A, Rapezzi C, Sharma S, Olivotto I. The electrocardiogram in the diagnosis and management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm. 2020 Jan;17(1):142-151. 10..
Niebauer J, Börjesson M, Carre F, Caselli S, Palatini P, Quattrini F, Serratosa L, Adami PE, Biffi A, Pressler A, Rasmusen HK, Schmied C, van Buuren F, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop N, Solberg EE, Halle M, Gerche A, Papadakis M, Sharma S, Pelliccia A. Brief recommendations for participation in competitive sports of athletes with arterial hypertension: Summary of a Position Statement from the Sports Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Sep;26(14):1549-1555.
Borjesson M, Dellborg M, Niebauer J, LaGerche A, Schmied C, Solberg EE, Halle M, Adami PE, Biffi A, Carré F, Caselli S, Papadakis M, Pressler A, Rasmusen H, Serratosa L, Sharma S, van Buuren F, Pelliccia A. Brief recommendations for participation in leisure time or competitive sports in athletes-patients with coronary artery disease: Summary of a Position Statement from the Sports Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 May;27(7):770-776. doi: 10.1177/2047487319876186.
Heidbuchel H, Adami PE, Antz M, Braunschweig F, Delise P, Scherr D, Solberg EE, Wilhelm M, Pelliccia A. Recommendations for participation in leisure-time physical activity and competitive sports in patients with arrhythmias and potentially arrhythmogenic conditions: Part 1: Supraventricular arrhythmias. A position statement of the Section of Sports Cardiology and Exercise from the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), both associations of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 Jun 29:2047487320925635. doi: 10.1177/2047487320925635..
Heidbuchel H, Arbelo E, D'Ascenzi F, Borjesson M, Boveda S, Castelletti S, Miljoen H, Mont L, Niebauer J, Papadakis M, Pelliccia A, Saenen J, Sanz de la Garza M, Schwartz PJ, Sharma S, Zeppenfeld K, Corrado D. Recommendations for participation in leisure-time physical activity and competitive sports of patients with arrhythmias and potentially arrhythmogenic conditions. Part 2: ventricular arrhythmias, channelopathies, and implantable defibrillators. Europace. 2020 Jun 29:euaa106. doi: 10.1093/europace/euaa106..
Pelliccia A, Sharma S, Gati S, Bäck M, Börjesson M, Caselli S, Collet JP, Corrado D, Drezner JA, Halle M, Hansen D, Heidbuchel H, Myers J, Niebauer J, Papadakis M, Piepoli MF, Prescott E, Roos-Hesselink JW, Graham Stuart A, Taylor RS, Thompson PD, Tiberi M, Vanhees L, Wilhelm M; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2020 ESC Guidelines on sports cardiology and exercise in patients with cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J. 2020 Aug 29:ehaa605. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa605..
Sharma S, Pelliccia A. The 'Ten Commandments' for the 2020 ESC Guidelines on Sports Cardiology and Exercise in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. Eur Heart J. 2020 Nov 12:ehaa735. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa735..
Finocchiaro G, Sheikh N, Biagini E, Papadakis M, Maurizi N, Sinagra G, Pelliccia A, Rapezzi C, Sharma S, Olivotto I. The electrocardiogram in the diagnosis and management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm. 2020 Jan;17(1):142-151. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.07.019..
Corrado D, van Tintelen PJ, McKenna WJ, Hauer RNW, Anastastakis A, Asimaki A, Basso C, Bauce B, Brunckhorst C, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Duru F, Elliott P, Hamilton RM, Haugaa KH, James CA, Judge D, Link MS, Marchlinski FE, Mazzanti A, Mestroni L, Pantazis A, Pelliccia A, Marra MP, Pilichou K, Platonov PGA, Protonotarios A, Rampazzo A, Saffitz JE, Saguner AM, Schmied C, Sharma S, Tandri H, Te Riele ASJM, Thiene G, Tsatsopoulou A, Zareba W, Zorzi A, Wichter T, Marcus FI, Calkins H; International Experts. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: evaluation of the current diagnostic criteria and differential diagnosis. Eur Heart J. 2020 Apr 7;41(14):1414-1429. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz669.
Corrado D, Perazzolo Marra M, Zorzi A, Beffagna G, Cipriani A, Lazzari M, Migliore F, Pilichou K, Rampazzo A, Rigato I, Rizzo S, Thiene G, Anastasakis A, Asimaki A, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Haugaa KH, Marchlinski FE, Mazzanti A, McKenna WJ, Pantazis A, Pelliccia A, Schmied C, Sharma S, Wichter T, Bauce B, Basso C. Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: The Padua criteria. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Nov 15;319:106-114. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.06.005.
Bhatia RT, Marwaha S, Malhotra A, Iqbal Z, Hughes C, Börjesson M, Niebauer J, Pelliccia A, Schmied C, Serratosa L, Papadakis M, Sharma S. Exercise in the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) era: A Question and Answer session with the experts Endorsed by the section of Sports Cardiology & Exercise of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 Aug;27(12):1242-1251. doi: 10.1177/2047487320930596.
Pelliccia A. Return to play after the COVID-19 pandemic: a commentary by the Editor in Chief. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2020 May;60(5):675-676. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11137-X..
Pelliccia A, De Martino L, Borrazzo C, Serdoz A, Lemme E, Zorzi A, Corrado D. Clinical correlates and outcome of the patterns of premature ventricular beats in Olympic athletes: a long-term follow-up study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 Jun 2:2047487320928452. doi: 10.1177/2047487320928452..
Pelliccia A, Quattrini FM, Cavarretta E, Squeo MR, Adami PE, Di Paolo FM, Spataro A, Bernardi M. Physiologic and Clinical Features of the Paralympic Athlete's Heart. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Sep 23:e204306. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.4306.
Limongelli G, Nunziato M, D'Argenio V, Esposito MV, Monda E, Mazzaccara C, Caiazza M, D'Aponte A, D'Andrea A, Bossone E, Maggio FD, Buono P, Pica PW, Capua L, Penco M, Romano S, Paolo FD, Pelliccia A, Frisso G, Salvatore F. Yield and clinical significance of genetic screening in elite and amateur athletes. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 Jul 2:2047487320934265. doi: 10.1177/2047487320934265.
D'Ascenzi F, Anselmi F, Adami PE, Pelliccia A. Interpretation of T-wave inversion in physiological and pathological conditions: Current state and future perspectives. Clin Cardiol. 2020 Aug;43(8):827-833. doi: 10.1002/clc.23365.
D'Ascenzi F, Biella F, Lemme E, Maestrini V, Di Giacinto B, Pelliccia A. Female Athlete's Heart: Sex Effects on Electrical and Structural Remodeling. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Dec;13(12):e011587. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.011587..
Budts W, Pieles GE, Roos-Hesselink JW, Sanz de la Garza M, D'Ascenzi F, Giannakoulas G, Müller J, Oberhoffer R, Ehringer-Schetitska D, Herceg-Cavrak V, Gabriel H, Corrado D, van Buuren F, Niebauer J, Börjesson M, Caselli S, Fritsch P, Pelliccia A, Heidbuchel H, Sharma S, Stuart AG, Papadakis M. Recommendations for participation in competitive sport in adolescent and adult athletes with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD): position statement of the Sports Cardiology & Exercise Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease and the Sports Cardiology, Physical Activity and Prevention Working Group of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC). Eur Heart J. 2020 Nov 14;41(43):4191-4199. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa501.
Mango F, Caselli S, Luchetti A, Pelliccia A. Low QRS voltages in Olympic athletes: Prevalence and clinical correlates. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 Sep;27(14):1542-1548. doi: 10.1177/2047487320914758.
Pelliccia A, Caselli S, Pelliccia M, Musumeci MB, Lemme E, Di Paolo FM, Maestrini V, Russo D, Limite L, Borrazzo C, Autore C. Clinical outcomes in adult athletes with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a 7-year follow-up study. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Aug;54(16):1008-1012. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100890.
Pelliccia A. Life-long running with calcified coronary plaques: Should we be concerned? Rev Port Cardiol. 2020 Sep 11:S0870-2551(20)30377-2. English, Portuguese. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2020.08.001.
Pelliccia A, Sharma S. The 2020 ESC Guidelines on Sport Cardiology. Eur Heart J. 2021 Jan 1;42(1):5-6. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa734. PMID: 33428717.
van Buuren F, Gati S, Sharma S, Papadakis M, Adami PE, Niebauer J, Pelliccia A, Rudolph V, Börjesson M, Carre F, Solberg E, Heidbuchel H, Caselli S, Corrado D, Serratosa L, Biffi A, Pressler A, Schmied C, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop NM, Rasmussen HK, La Gerche A, Faber L, Bogunovic N, D'Ascenzi F, Mellwig KP. Athletes with valvular heart disease and competitive sports: a position statement of the Sport Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2021 Dec 20;28(14):1569-1578. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab058. Erratum in: Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2021 Jun 24;: PMID: 33846742.
Pelliccia A, Quattrini FM, Cavarretta E, Squeo MR, Adami PE, Di Paolo FM, Spataro A, Bernardi M. Physiologic and Clinical Features of the Paralympic Athlete's Heart. JAMA Cardiol. 2021 Jan 1;6(1):30-39. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.4306. Erratum in: JAMA Cardiol. 2021 Apr 14;: PMID: 32965484; PMCID: PMC7512121.
Battistoni A, Gallo G, Aragona CO, Barchiesi F, Basolo A, Bellone S, Bellotti P, Bertolotti M, Bianco A, Biffi A, Borghi C, Cicero AFG, Consoli A, Corsini A, Desideri G, Di Giacinto B, Fernando F, Ferri C, Galiuto L, Grassi D, Grassi G, Icardi G, Indolfi C, Lodi E, Modena MG, Muiesan ML, Nati G, Orsi A, Palermi S, Parati G, Passantino A, Patelli A, Pelliccia A, Pengo M, Filardi PP, Perseghin G, Pirro M, Pontremoli R, Rengo G, Ricotti R, Rizzoni D, Rocca B, Rotella C, Rubattu S, Salvetti G, Sciacqua A, Serdoz A, Sirico F, Squeo MR, Tocci G, Trimarco B, Vigili de Kreutzenberg S, Volpe R, Volpe M. Prevenzione Italia 2021 Un update del Documento di consenso e raccomandazioni per la prevenzione cardiovascolare in Italia [Prevention Italy 2021 - An update of the 2018 Consensus document and recommendations for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in Italy]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2021 May;22(5):1-105. Italian. doi: 10.1714/3605.35841. PMID: 34741593.
Pelliccia A. A promising future: the Journal's Editor-in-Chief perspective. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2021 Jan;61(1):1. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.20.12013-9. PMID: 33353292.
Pelliccia A. Strategies to minimize the risk for acute coronary events in long-distance races: insights from the prospective RACE Paris Registry. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2021 May 22;28(6):677-678. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa028. PMID: 33623978.
Sciarra L, Cavarretta E, Siciliani S, Sette A, Scarà A, Grieco D, DE Ruvo E, Palamà Z, Nesti M, Romano S, Penco M, Pelliccia A, Calò L. Managing athletes with palpitations of unknown origin with an external loop recorder: a cohort study. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2021 Sep 9. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.21.12831-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34498825.
Pelliccia A, Adami PE. Tokyo 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games: the games of innovation and resilience. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2021 Aug;61(8):1037-1038. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.21.12956-1. Epub 2021 Jun 22. PMID: 34156185.
Pelliccia A, Borrazzo C, Caselli S, Lemme E, Musumeci MB, Maestrini V, Francia P, Russo D, Pelliccia M, Olivotto I, Autore C. Neither Athletic Training nor Detraining Affects LV Hypertrophy in Adult, Low-Risk Patients With HCM. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Jan;15(1):170-171. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.08.012. Epub 2021 Oct 13. PMID: 34656472.
Bernardi M, Cavarretta E, Pelliccia A. Time to Reconsider the Importance of Autonomic Function in Paralympic Athletes With Spinal Cord Injury-Reply. JAMA Cardiol. 2021 Aug 1;6(8):977. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.1153. PMID: 34037683.
Delise P, Mos L, Sciarra L, Basso C, Biffi A, Cecchi F, Colivicchi F, Corrado D, D'Andrea A, Di Cesare E, Di Lenarda A, Gervasi S, Giada F, Guiducci V, Inama G, Leoni L, Palamà Z, Patrizi G, Pelliccia A, Penco M, Robles AG, Romano S, Romeo F, Sarto P, Sarubbi B, Sinagra G, Zeppilli P. Italian Cardiological Guidelines (COCIS) for Competitive Sport Eligibility in athletes with heart disease: update 2020. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2021 Dec 1;22(11):874-891. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001186. PMID: 33882535.
Caselli S, Cicconetti M, Niederseer D, Schmied C, Attenhofer Jost C, Pelliccia A. Left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes, a case-control analysis of interindividual variability. Int J Cardiol. 2022 Feb 1;348:157-162. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.12.009. Epub 2021 Dec 9. PMID: 34896409.
Castelletti S, Zorzi A, Ballardini E, Basso C, Biffi A, Brancati F,Cavarretta E, Crotti L, Contursi M, D'Aleo A, D'Ascenzi F, Delise P, Dello Russo A, Gazale G, Mos L, Novelli V, Palamà Z, Palermi S, Palmieri V, Patrizi G, Pelliccia A, Pilichou K, Romano S, Sarto P, Schwartz PJ, Tiberi M, Zeppilli P, Corrado D, Sciarra L. Molecular genetic testing in athletes: Why and when a position statement from the Italian Society of Sports Cardiology. Int J Cardiol. 2022 Oct 1;364:169-177. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.05.071. Epub 2022 Jun 1. Erratum in: Int J Cardiol. 2022 Nov 4;: PMID: 35662561.
Adami PE, Koutlianos N, Baggish A, Bermon S, Cavarretta E, Deligiannis A, Furlanello F, Kouidi E, Marques-Vidal P, Niebauer J, Pelliccia A, Sharma S, Solberg EE, Stuart M, Papadakis M. Cardiovascular effects of doping substances, commonly prescribed medications and ergogenic aids in relation to sports: a position statement of the sport cardiology and exercise nucleus of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Mar 25;29(3):559-575. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab198. PMID: 35081615.
Castelletti S, Zorzi A, Ballardini E, Basso C, Biffi A, Brancati F, Cavarretta E, Crotti L, Contursi M, D'Aleo A, D'Ascenzi F, Delise P, Dello Russo A, Gazale G, Mos L, Novelli V, Palamà Z, Palermi S, Palmieri V, Patrizi G, Pelliccia A, Pilichou K, Romano S, Sarto P, Schwartz PJ, Tiberi M, Zeppilli P, Corrado D, Sciarra L. Corrigendum to "Molecular genetic testing in athletes: Why and when a position statement from the Italian Society of Sports Cardiology" [International Journal of Cardiology Volume 364, 1 October 2022, Pages 169-177]. Int J Cardiol. 2022 Nov 4:S0167-5273(22)01673-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.10.162. Epub ahead of print. Erratum for: Int J Cardiol. 2022 Oct 1;364:169-177. PMID: 36344375.
Tso JV, Pelliccia A. Psychiatric Medications and Cardiovascular Performance: Uncommon Depressing Side Effects. JACC Case Rep. 2022 Oct 19;4(20):1341-1343. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.08.004. PMID: 36299654; PMCID: PMC9588446.
Pelliccia A. New evidences recommend an active lifestyle in young HCM patients. Int J Cardiol. 2022 Dec 15;369:82-83. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.08.023. Epub 2022 Aug 18. PMID: 35987311; PMCID: PMC9550157.
Maestrini V, Penza M, Filomena D, Birtolo LI, Monosilio S, Lemme E, Squeo MR, Mango R, Di Gioia G, Serdoz A, Fiore R, Fedele F, Pelliccia A, Di Giacinto B. Low prevalence of cardiac abnormalities in competitive athletes at return-to-play after COVID-19. J Sci Med Sport. 2022 Nov 1:S1440-2440(22)00466-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2022.10.015. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36372623; PMCID: PMC9622018.
Zorzi A, Bettella N, Tatangelo M, Del Monte A, Vessella T, Poscolieri B, Crescenzi C, Pegorin D, D'Ascenzi F, Pescatore V, Giada F, Sarto P, Calò L, Schiavon M, Gregori D, Hadley DM, Drezner JA, Pelliccia A, Corrado D. Prevalence and clinical significance of isolated low QRS voltages in young athletes. Europace. 2022 Oct 13;24(9):1484-1495. doi: 10.1093/europace/euab330. PMID: 35243505; PMCID: PMC9559913.
Maestrini V, Filomena D, Birtolo LI, Serdoz A, Fiore R, Tatangelo M, Lemme E, Squeo MR, Mango R, Di Gioia G, Fedele F, Gualdi G, Spataro A, Pelliccia A, Di Giacinto B. Systematic Cardiovascular Screening in Olympic Athletes before and after SARS-CoV-2 Infection. J Clin Med. 2022 Jun 17;11(12):3499. doi: 10.3390/jcm11123499. PMID: 35743567; PMCID: PMC9224878
De Backer G, Perk J, Wood D, Gielen S, Pelliccia A, Grobbee D, Dendale P, Saner H. A short history of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Jul 20;29(9):1301-1308. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac027. PMID: 35148371
Sciarra L, Cavarretta E, Siciliani S, Sette A, Scarà A, Grieco D, DE Ruvo E, Palamà Z, Nesti M, Romano S, Penco M, Pelliccia A, Calò L. Managing athletes with palpitations of unknown origin with an external loop recorder: a cohort study. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2022 Apr;62(4):554-559. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.21.12831-2. Epub 2021 Sep 9. PMID: 34498825.
Corrado D, Pelliccia A, Basso C, Zorzi A. Screening professional athletes for cardiovascular diseases at risk of cardiac arrest. Eur Heart J. 2022 Jan 31;43(4):251-254. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab440. PMID: 34343265.
Pelliccia A, Borrazzo C, Caselli S, Lemme E, Musumeci MB, Maestrini V, Francia P, Russo D, Pelliccia M, Olivotto I, Autore C. Neither Athletic Training nor Detraining Affects LV Hypertrophy in Adult, Low-Risk Patients With HCM. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Jan;15(1):170-171. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.08.012. Epub 2021 Oct 13. PMID: 34656472.
Pelliccia A, Borrazzo C, Maestrini V, D'Ascenzi F, Caselli S, Lemme E, Squeo MR, Di Giacinto B. Determinants of LV mass in athletes: the impact of sport, constitutional traits and cardiovascular risk factors. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2022 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s00421-022-05098-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36449099.

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