ACC Scientific Session – SCBC Presentation
Dr. James McKinney of SportsCardiologyBC presenting a poster at the 2016 ACC Scientific Session in Chicago on detecting underlying cardiovascular disease in young competitive athletes! Poster available upon request - admin@sportscardiologybc.org
BCMJ Sports Cardiology Themed Issue Part 1!
Check out BCMJ's Sports Cardiology themed April issue with a guest editorial from Dr. Saul Isserow and Dr. Brett Heilbron from SportsCardiologyBC: http://www.bcmj.org/issue/april-2016
BCMJ to Publish 2-part Sports Cardiology Themed Issue!
After months of collaborative work between the excellent editorial team at the British Columbia Medical Journal and SportsCardiologyBC, dates have been set for the publication of a two-part Sports Cardiology themed issue. It will be [...]
Upcoming Masters Athlete Testing Date – Jan 9th, 2016
We have added an additional date for our 5 year longitudinal study in the Masters Athlete Screening Project. It is scheduled for January 9th, 2016 at City Sports and Physio, downtown Vancouver (address below) from 9am to [...]
Upcoming Masters Athlete Testing Dates – Lower Mainland
When:Thursday, December 3rd Where: UBC Hospital 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Medical Clinic 2-267 (2nd floor Koerner Pavilion) […]
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. [...]