Masters Athlete Testing
SportsCardiologyBC will be conducting testing for its study on detecting underlying cardiovascular disease and risk assessment in the Masters (>35) athlete at UBC Hospital.
Heart attacks in athletes: researchers look for answers
Sport Cardiology BC hopes to find out why athletes can suffer from heart problems It seems counterintuitive that an athlete would suffer from cardiovascular problems, but often seemingly healthy individuals can fall prey to unexpected health problems while competing. Sports Cardiology BC, with ethics approval from UBC, is working to create a database of testing done on masters athletes — those [...]
Masters Athlete Testing Kelowna
SportsCardiologyBC will be conducting testing for its study on detecting underlying cardiovascular disease and risk assessment in the Masters (>35) athlete at Pinnacle Physiotherapy in Kelowna
Dr. James McKinney Interview – CBC Radio West
Interview on the masters athlete, cardiovascular health and SportsCardiologyBC research in this area. To listen - click HERE
Cardiovascular disease study looking for volunteers in Kelowna
SportsCardiologyBC will be in Kelowna on September 12th and 13th to conduct research about the risk of cardiovascular disease in athletes. Barb Morrison, Research and Project Coordinator, explained the purpose of the research is to identify if screening athletes is an effective way of detecting cardiovascular disease and preventing cardiac arrest and death during sports. [...]
Upcoming Testing Dates for UBC Varsity Athletes!
All testing will take place at UBC Hospital 2211 Wesbrook Mall. Enter at the front by emergency, take the elevator to the second floor, and then follow the signs to UBC Varsity Testing (testing will take place in medical clinic s-267). Thursday, September 10th - 6pm-9pm - UBC Hospital 2nd Floor Medical Clinic s-267 To [...]
Young Athlete Testing
SportsCardiologyBC will be conducting testing for its study on detecting underlying cardiovascular disease and risk assessment in the Young athlete at UBC Hospital
Masters Athlete Testing
SportsCardiologyBC will be conducting testing for its study on detecting underlying cardiovascular disease and risk assessment in the Masters (>35) athlete at Stein Medical Clinic.
Sport Cardiology BC Brings Research Study For Masters Athletes To Kelowna And Victoria
For the original article click here: BC Golf Sports Cardiology BC is coming to Kelowna September 12th and 13th and Victoria on October 3rd and 4th to conduct Masters Athlete Heart Health Testing on “Masters” athletes aged 35 years and over for this important study. Many people will know the name Dr. Jack Taunton, who is an [...]
Fat Dog Ultramarathon
Note - From Website: Fat Dog Trail Race Research Study: Cardiovascular Screening and Risk Evaluation in the Masters athlete. Cognitive and Functional Learning Laboratory & Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Physiology Laboratory, Physical Activity Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit University of British Columbia. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular disease [...]