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Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Davide Tamborrini
University of Basel
2
Yufei Qi
Central South University
3
Aurina Arnatkevičiūtė
Monash University
4
Alessia Argirò
University of Florence
5
Luna Cavigli
University of Siena
6
David P. Klebl
University of Leeds
7
Changxin Lai
Johns Hopkins University
8
William H. Bradford
University of California San Diego
9
Iris Wu
University of Michigan
10
Alistair McBurnie
Redcliffe Hospital

Papers

1
Publication in Technology in Society (2024) [99 citations, W4392514192]
Technology in Society|2024
99 cit.
2
Publication in Nature (2025) [24 citations, W4409283797]
Nature|2025
24 cit.
3
Publication in Nature Reviews Disease Primers (2025) [14 citations, W4413137734]
Nature Reviews Disease Primers|2025
14 cit.
4
Cardiopulmonary Fitness and Personalized Exercise Prescription in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Journal of the American Heart Association|2024
10 cit.
5
Linking Genome-Wide Association Studies to Pharmacological Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders
JAMA Psychiatry|2024
9 cit.
6
Publication in The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness (2024) [4 citations, W4400367251]
The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness|2024
4 cit.
7
Publication in Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2024) [1 citation, W4394806255]
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance|2024
1 cit.
8
Publication in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (2024) [W4399676952]
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology|2024
0 cit.
9
Publication in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (2025) [W4410483027]
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology|2025
0 cit.
10
Publication in The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness (2025) [W4414491641]
The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Alistair Slade
Heart Rhythm Society
2
Alexandros Protonotarios
The Task Force for Global Health
3
Dhrubo Rakhit
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
4
Jan Schmitz
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)
5
Luis Aguinaga
Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán
6
Janna L. Harris
University of Kansas Medical Center
7
Adam Helms
Michigan Medicine
8
Alessandro Zorzi
University of Padua
9
Thomas Deneke
Rhön-Klinikum
10
Ardan M. Saguner
University of Zurich

Papers

1
2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death
European Heart Journal|2022
2.9k cit.
2
European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS)/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS) Expert Consensus Statement on the state of genetic testing for cardiac diseases
EP Europace|2022
352 cit.
3
Proposed diagnostic criteria for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: European Task Force consensus report
International Journal of Cardiology|2023
158 cit.
4
Importance of genotype for risk stratification in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy using the 2019 ARVC risk calculator
European Heart Journal|2022
102 cit.
5
European Heart Rhythm Association (<scp>EHRA</scp>)/Heart Rhythm Society (<scp>HRS</scp>)/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (<scp>APHRS</scp>)/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (<scp>LAHRS</scp>) Expert Consensus Statement on the state of genetic testing for cardiac diseases
Journal of Arrhythmia|2022
60 cit.
6
Interpretation and management of premature ventricular beats in athletes: An expert opinion document of the Italian Society of Sports Cardiology (SICSPORT)
International Journal of Cardiology|2023
42 cit.
7
Reproducibility of ventricular arrhythmias at exercise testing for prediction of non-ischaemic left ventricular scar in athletes
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology|2022
28 cit.
8
Causes of sudden cardiac arrest and death and the diagnostic yield of sport preparticipation screening in children
British Journal of Sports Medicine|2024
23 cit.
9
Low Penetrance Sarcomere Variants Contribute to Additive Risk in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Circulation|2024
21 cit.
10
Ventricular arrhythmias recorded on 12-lead ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring in healthy volunteer athletes and controls: what is common and what is not
EP Europace|2023
19 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Gaetano Thiene
University of Padua
2
William J. McKenna
British Heart Foundation
3
David P. Swain
Old Dominion University
4
Sanjay Sharma
Inserm
5
Wojciech Zaręba
University of Rochester Medical Center
6
Clyde W. Yancy
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
7
Hugh Calkins
Johns Hopkins University
8
Hugh Watkins
John Radcliffe Hospital
9
Stephen E. Epstein
Forma Therapeutics (United States)
10
Barry J. Maron
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Papers

1
2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
Journal of the American College of Cardiology|2013
12.6k cit.
2
Quantity and Quality of Exercise for Developing and Maintaining Cardiorespiratory, Musculoskeletal, and Neuromotor Fitness in Apparently Healthy Adults
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise|2011
9.1k cit.
3
2014 ESC Guidelines on diagnosis and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
European Heart Journal|2014
4.3k cit.
4
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
Journal of the American College of Cardiology|2017
3.4k cit.
5
Contemporary Definitions and Classification of the Cardiomyopathies
Circulation|2006
3.4k cit.
6
2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: Executive Summary
Circulation|2013
3.3k cit.
7
Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy for the Prevention of Heart-Failure Events
New England Journal of Medicine|2009
3.1k cit.
8
2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Journal of the American College of Cardiology|2014
3k cit.
9
2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation
Heart Rhythm|2017
2.7k cit.
10
Diagnosis of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia
Circulation|2010
2.7k cit.

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