Ricerc@Sapienza

Sports activity is characterised by the influence of different factors, which relate to both psychological and emotional stress of athletes. As a consequence, mental and physical preparations are fundamental in pre-competition and competition activities. In fact, being able to manage the reactions to stressful events and high demanding conditions, and adapt the strategy depending on the ongoing situation and opponent's reactions allow the athletes to properly process the surrounding information, evaluate all the possible solutions, and finally take the right decision.

Objective Current guidelines recommend precautionary disqualification from competitive sports in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). We assessed the incidence of cardiovascular events in a cohort of patients with HCM engaged in long-term exercise programmes and competitive sport. Methods We reviewed data on 88 consecutive athletes diagnosed with HCM, from 1997 to 2017; 92 male, 98 Caucasian, median age 31 (IQR: 19-44) years. All participated in regular exercise programmes and competitive sport at study entry. We performed follow-up evaluation after 7±5 (1-21) years.

Questo manoscritto di revisione presenta informazioni effettive sulle strutture sportive, sulla loro progettazione e sull'impatto che potrebbero avere sulla salute umana. Sulla base delle attuali norme e regolamenti sanitari e igienici, gli autori descrivono i tipi di impianti sportivi, danno la loro classificazione in base all'uso designato, sottolineano le peculiarità della sistemazione degli impianti sportivi in ​​Italia e Russia. Particolare attenzione è rivolta alla necessità di soddisfare i requisiti igienici durante la costruzione e la manutenzione di impianti sportivi.