131 research outputs found
Echocardiography in takotsubo cardiomyopathy; a useful approach?
Cardiac Dysfunction and Arrhythmia
Stress imaging in patients with diabetes; routine practice?
Ventricular Dysfunction & Heart Failur
Cardiac resynchronization therapy; the importance of evaluating cardiac metabolism
Cardiac Dysfunction and Arrhythmia
Health promotion programs related to the Athens 2004 Olympic and Para Olympic games
BACKGROUND: The Olympic Games constitute a first-class opportunity to promote athleticism and health messages. Little is known, however on the impact of Olympic Games on the development of health-promotion programs for the general population. Our objective was to identify and describe the population-based health-promotion programs implemented in relation to the Athens 2004 Olympic and Para Olympic Games. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of all stakeholders of the Games, including the Athens 2004 Organizing Committee, all ministries of the Greek government, the National School of Public Health, all municipalities hosting Olympic events and all official private sponsors of the Games, was conducted after the conclusion of the Games. RESULTS: A total of 44 agencies were surveyed, 40 responded (91%), and ten (10) health-promotion programs were identified. Two programs were implemented by the Athens 2004 Organizing Committee, 2 from the Greek ministries, 2 from the National School of Public Health, 1 from municipalities, and 3 from official private sponsors of the Games. The total cost of the programs was estimated at 943,000 Euros; a relatively small fraction (0.08%) of the overall cost of the Games. CONCLUSION: Greece has made a small, however, significant step forward, on health promotion, in the context of the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee and the future hosting countries, including China, are encouraged to elaborate on this idea and offer the world a promising future for public health
Assessment of left ventricular function: visual or quantitative?
Cardiovascular Aspects of Radiolog
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging analysis in STEMI: quantitative or still visual?
Cardiovascular Aspects of Radiolog
Use of the anterior-posterior chest diameter in CT: reduction in radiation dose?
Vascular Biology and Interventio
Positron emission tomography; viable tool in patients pre-CABG?
Vascular Biology and Interventio
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