Ferdian Fernando

Universitas Riau · departement of chemical

The current guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology on cardiovascular (CV) prevention highlighted the importance of implementing coordinated set of action, including worksite, aimed at eliminating or minimizing the impact of CV disease and their related disabilities. Workplace wellness programs tend to focus on modifiable risk factors of n...

Background Several pre-participation screening algorithms (PPSAs) have been proposed to assess sports eligibility in different populations. They are usually based on self-administered questionnaires, without further medical assessment if no risk factors are documented. The Med-Ex “Formula Benessere” worksite program includes a complete cardiovascul...

The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension in an apparently healthy company population. We conducted a cross-sectional study on a total sample of 2058 individuals with a mean age of 38 ± 9 years, enrolled for the first time to the Ferrari corporate wellness program “Formula Benessere”. Hypertension w...

The Formula 1 World Championship is the most popular single-seat race competition worldwide. Several teams participate by developing cars according to FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) regulations. Drivers and team members are exposed to injuries. Acute injuries could involve drivers during the race’s activities (i.e. accidents) or te...

AimTo evaluate the incidence and clinical significance of impaired cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and the association with baseline blood pressure (BP) levels and hypertensive response to exercise (HRE).MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on a total sample of 2058 individuals with a mean age of 38 ± 9 years, enrolled for the first time at...

Cardiovascular prevention represents one of the most important strategies of public health, since cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Measures to promote a healthy lifestyle and an adequate control of risk factors need be highlighted also during the COVID-19 outbreak, which has dramatically changed the...

Introduction Age, gender, body mass index percentiles and the adherence to Mediterranean diet were investigated as potential predictor factors in this assessment. Aim To assess the parental perception of children's weight status. Methods This cross-sectional observational study was carried out during a corporate wellness program (Ferrari Formula...

AIMS: The aim of our study was to assess the clinical significance of the exercise stress testing endpoints, namely 85% of maximal theoretical heart rate (MTHR), metabolic equivalent of task, and rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and their relation to electrocardiographic (ECG) changes in a healthy adult population. METHODS: A cross-sectional st...

IntroductionPreventive strategies based on advice and interventions on lifestyle habits represent the most powerful resource available to reduce the burden of cardiovascular (CV) diseases. Workplace represents an unmissable context for lifestyle changes at population level. AimTo evaluate the mid-term efficacy of a corporate wellness program in a c...

Trapezius muscle has a fundamental role in cervico-dorsal pain and posture. Often, in movements involving trapezius, the predominant activity is carried out by the upper trapezius, and many times this may be a risk factor for the integrity of the cervico-dorsal structures. To investigate the effects of physical exercise with the new device called t...

Ventricular tachyarrhythmias commonly occur in trained athletes during ambulatory Holter electrocardiography and are usually associated with a benign course. Such arrhythmias have been demonstrated to be sensitive to short periods of athletic deconditioning; however, their response to retraining is not known. Twenty-four hour Holter electrocardiogr...

Cardiorespiratory fitness is inversely related to the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Trials in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance have highlighted the role of physical activity/exercise in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. Moreover, physical activity and exercise training have been recognized as...

We investigated the effect of different exercise modalities on high sensitivity-C reactive protein (hs-CRP) and other inflammatory markers in patients with type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. Eighty-two patients were randomized into 4 groups: sedentary control (A); receiving counseling to perform low-intensity physical activity (B); perform...

The aim of this study was to analyze the relation between the magnitude of training-induced left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and the frequency and complexity of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in a large population of elite athletes without cardiovascular abnormalities. Ventricular tachyarrhythmias are a common finding in athletes, but it is unresolv...

Although rare and uncommon, sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young competitive athletes is a devastating event [1–18]. The identification of potential mechanisms precipitating SCD may help to prevent future events in athletes with similar conditions [1, 3, 13, 16].

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of athletic training and, in particular, physical deconditioning, on frequent and/or complex ventricular tachyarrhythmias assessed by 24-h ambulatory (Holter) electrocardiogram (ECG). Sudden deaths in athletes are usually mediated by ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Twenty-four hour ambulatory EC...

Heart disease is the main cause of early disability and premature death in Europe. Regular physical activity may prevent heart disease, diabetes, ictus, and obesity. Nevertheless, a certain resistance to a dynamic lifestyle, lack of free time, lack of motivation and other factors are frequently encountered. To stress the importance of physical acti...

The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical relevance of ventricular tachyarrhythmias assessed by 24-h ambulatory electrocardiograms (ECG) in a large, unique, and prospectively evaluated athletic population. For athletes with ventricular tachyarrhythmias, the risk of sudden cardiac death associated with participation in competitive sports is...

In Italy, participation in a competitive sport is regulated by special national and regional laws concerning preparticipation medical screening. Italian legislation is based on a tradition that limits the free will in situations that could endanger human life. In the last few years, new laws concerning Italian sports have been introduced because of...

Over the years great progress has been made in the treatment of arrhythmic patients, particularly in the understanding of the underlying electrophysiological mechanism and the utilization of nonpharmacological intervention therapies, such as the implantation of ventricular and atrial defibrillators or radiofrequency catheter ablation (1).

The aim of this study was to establish: 1) the prevalence of abnormal signal-averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG) in a large population of top-level athletes and 2) the relationship between SAECG parameters and left ventricular mass. One-hundred and fifty-three elite male athletes without apparent heart disease, symptoms, or arrhythmias were studied....

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a rare event in people younger than 25 years of age, but is probably more frequent in competitive athletes. We analyzed the presence of AF, paroxysmal or chronic, in a population of young elite athletes, including previous Olympic and World champions, who were studied for arrhythmias that endangered their athletic career...

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) is a predisposing factor for sport-related cardiac arrest (CA), sudden cardiac death (SD), and life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT). The aim of this study was the assessment of athletes with ARVD, particularly the CA survivors. From 1974 to January 1996, 1642 competitive athletes (aver...

Supraventricular arrhythmias (SA) affect a large number of subjects. They are generally considered to be benign and are still largely treated by anti arrhythmic drugs. In rare cases and by certain specific mechanisms not only in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (W-P-W), SA may cause sudden cardiac death [1]. Atrial fibrillation is certainly the most...

Cardiac arrhythmias represent a very important and complicated clinical condition especially when one has to consider the eligibility of a subject to take part in competitive sport activities [1,2]. This is so for a series of reasons: 1. Arrhythmias represent 25–35% of the cardiovascular causes of non eligibility of an athlete after 1st level evalu...

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and the prognostic value of ventricular late potentials in apparently healthy top-level athletes with ventricular arrhythmias, and the effect of physiological myocardial hypertrophy (athlete's heart) on the electrogenesis of the signal-averaged electrocardiogram (ECG). Two groups of asymptomatic at...

Some supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (SVT), particularly if paroxysmal and/or related to Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW), may in some cases endanger an athlete's professional career due to hemodynamic consequences during athletic activity, which in some instances may be life-threatening. One must also take into account that in Italy the law...

The aim of this study was to provide epidemiologic data on the prevalence of ventricular late potentials in top-level athletes and to find a relationship between signal-averaged electrocardiographic data and athletes' age and body surface area. One-hundred top-level athletes (mean age 23.2 ± 5.1 years, body surface area 2 ± 0.2 m2), randomly select...

The aim of this study was to verify the use of transesophageal atrial pacing in reproducing tachyarrhythmias in 22 top-level athletes symptomatic for palpitations, with no evidence of arrhythmias or cardiac anomalies by the standard noninvasive diagnostic techniques. The transesophageal stimulation protocol was divided in 2 sections: at rest and du...