Sports cardiology
Sports cardiology addresses the various cardiological issues and specializes in particular on individuals subject to physical exertion and sports. It is therefore just as important for competitive athletes as it is for recreational athletes or patients involved in sporting activities who have an increased risk of heart disease (hypertension, smoking, diabetes, high blood lipid levels, overweight, family stress or chronic lack of physical activity), as well as patients who already have heart diseases, who want to continue to be physically active.
Physical exercise and sports, endurance sports in particular, are advisable and a healthy option for your heart. However, under certain circumstances such activities can also have risks. That is why it makes sense for athletes and would-be athletes to undergo a specific sports cardiac screening and assessment if they experience any indicative signs due to complaints or after a routine check. Delineating physiological adaptation through sports and pathological findings relating to the heart can sometimes be a difficult process. It is important to identify patients who actually have an increased risk.
We offer assessments for athletes with abnormal findings (e.g. significantly deviant rest-ECG results during a routine check). We furthermore offer sports cardiac checks for beginners and individuals wanting to take up sports/physical activities again, who do or do not have cardiovascular risk factors. We also provide assessments and training advice for athletes form all disciplines and performance levels, as well as for patients with existing cardiovascular diseases.
Medbase Abtwil
Wiesenbachstrasse 5
9030 Abtwil
+41 71 313 70 20
+41 71 313 70 29
abtwil@medbase.ch
Medicine
Mo – Fr 08.00 – 12.00 / 13.00 – 18.00
Physiotherapy
Mo – Th 07.00 – 20.00
Fr 07.00 – 18.00
Sa 07.00 – 14.00
Medbase Bern Center - Sports Medicine
Sports Medical Center
Schwanengasse 10
3011 Bern
+41 31 326 55 55
+41 31 326 55 66
bern-zentrum@medbase.ch
Sports Medicine
Mo – Do 07.30 – 18.00
Fr 7.30 - 17:30
Medbase Kriens Kleinfeld
Horwerstrasse 24
6010 Kriens
+41 41 311 03 33
+41 41 318 61 62
luzern-allmend@medbase.ch
Mo - Fr 07.00 - 20.00
Medbase Zurich Wiedikon
Seebahnstrasse 89
8003 Zurich Wiedikon
+41 44 404 81 81
+41 44 404 81 82
zuerich-wiedikon@medbase.ch
Mo – Fr 08.00 – 18.00