Before starting a sporting activity it is essential make all the cardiological checks of the caseto be able to make sports in safety and tranquility. Moreover, Italy is an avant -garde country from the point of view of cardiological prevention, and it is the only national one to have univocal guidelines written together by cardiologists and sports doctors. These are the Cocis guidelinesupdated in 2023, which establish the criteria for sports suitability in relation to cardiovascular risk dividing sports activities into 4 categories (A, B, C and D depending on the cardiovascular effort) and in two age groups: under 35 and over 35. On the occasion of the World Heart Day, the Professor Daniele Andreini -Head of the university cardiology and cardiac imaging of the IRCCS Hospital Galeazzi-Sant’Ambrogio of Milan-he explained to Gazzetta Active What are the cardiological visits to be performed before starting a sporting activity, depending on the category and of theage.
