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17 March, 2025
Sudden Death in adults and athletes: causes, prevention, and how to detect it in time
The tragic loss of Dr. Carles Miñarro, FC Barcelona’s doctor, and former Catalan water polo player Óscar Rey, bronze medalist at the 2006 European Championship, has shocked the sports and medical communities. Both passed away suddenly, highlighting the importance of understanding and preventing sudden death in adults and athletes.
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4 February, 2025
Inherited heart conditions: Genetic risk for heart problems and hereditary arrhythmia
Heart diseases do not only develop due to acquired risk factors, such as smoking or hypertension. There are hereditary or inherited heart conditions that can affect multiple generations within the same family, often without showing obvious symptoms until a serious event occurs, such as an arrhythmia or even sudden cardiac death. These conditions are known as familial cardiomyopathies, a group of Inherited Heart Diseases and genetic heart disorders that require early diagnosis and specialized monitoring.
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22 January, 2025
Who can experience Sudden Death and what is Brugada Syndrome?
Sudden Death is the sudden and unexpected cardiac arrest that occurs in an apparently healthy person. It can therefore affect anyone and at any time. In Spain there are 30,000 cases a year and several million worldwide.
Brugada Syndrome is a genetic heart disorder caused by a mutation that affects the electrical impulses in the heart. This abnormality causes ventricular arrhythmia which may, in severe cases, lead to Sudden Death. Read more…
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11 October, 2022
Valvular diseases and arrhythmias, how to diagnose and treat them
The heart is a fundamental organ for our life. He is responsible for pumping the blood that carries oxygen and nutrients to all corners of our bodies. Therefore, its correct operation is vital. Some symptoms such as fatigue or an uneven pulse can warn us that there is a problem with this organ. Thanks to modern diagnostic imaging techniques, it is now possible to confirm these suspicions or reveal problems that may be present, such as valve disease or arrhythmia, quickly and easily.
“There are different imaging techniques that allow us to see the anatomy of the heart and, above all, cardiac function because they allow us to see its normal movement,” explains Dr Marta Sitges, director of the Cardiovascular Institute of the Barcelona Clínic and cardiologist at barnaclinic+.
