Most doctors have multiple roles in their work and are very busy. Same thing goes for full-time general cardiologists as they have a very heavy patient load. Many doctors say that they love sports and find sports cardiology fascinating, but are not sure how they could get involved or incorporate this speciality into their busy lives. Here are five tips that may be helpful: 1.
Be Available Athletes need to be seen quickly, usually because there is an upcoming competition or a heavy training schedule, and they need to be assessed and “cleared” before they can proceed. High-level competition also requires an athlete to know their body and trust that it will work properly and do what they expect it to do. The development of cardiac symptoms can often seriously damage the athlete’s confidence in themselves, even something benign like premature ventricular complexes producing…
