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Read articlesWhy athletes develop tachycardia: the physiology of exertion, dehydration, stimulants, clenbuterol, thyroid hormones, anabolic steroids and true arrhythmias. An analysis from the editorial team.
How to prevent tachycardia, which examinations are ordered (ECG, Holter, echocardiography, tests), vagal manoeuvres and alarming symptoms that require seeing a doctor immediately.
Why heart skips occur after caffeine in athletes: extrasystoles, the genetics of CYP1A2 metabolism, energy drinks, the combination with exertion, stimulants and sleep deprivation.
How to prevent heart skips after caffeine: safe doses, accounting for sources, the exclusion test, ECG and Holter, alarming symptoms and when a cardiologist is needed.
Why cholesterol rises in young athletes: familial hypercholesterolaemia, nutrition, “cutting”, anabolic steroids, oral androgens, isotretinoin and the effect of training on the lipid profile.
Prevention and diagnosis of high cholesterol at a young age: the lipid panel, apoB, Lp(a), the criteria for familial hypercholesterolaemia, nutrition and when a doctor is needed.
Why insulin resistance occurs in lean athletes: visceral and ectopic fat, genetics, energy deficit, growth hormone, glucocorticoids, AAS and the role of training.
How to detect insulin resistance in people of normal weight: glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, HbA1c, OGTT, waist circumference, prevention through training and nutrition, and when an endocrinologist is needed.
Why gynaecomastia develops in adolescent athletes: the pubertal imbalance of oestrogens and androgens, obesity, anabolic steroids and prohormones, drugs, rare endocrine causes.
Gynaecomastia in adolescents: how to distinguish it from fat, which tests and ultrasound are ordered, when to wait, when to treat, alarming signs and why self-treatment with anti-oestrogens is not allowed.
Why athletes develop tachycardia: the physiology of exertion, dehydration, stimulants, clenbuterol, thyroid hormones, anabolic steroids and true arrhythmias. An analysis from the editorial team.
How to prevent tachycardia, which examinations are ordered (ECG, Holter, echocardiography, tests), vagal manoeuvres and alarming symptoms that require seeing a doctor immediately.