The athlete "out of breath"

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2016

Authors

Couto, M (Author) FMUP; Moreira, André (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Vol. 48 No. 5

Pages: 36-45

ISSN: 1764-1489

Publisher: EDRA SPA - LSWR Group

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 8 Citations

Scopus - 12 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00K-8DM

Abstract (EN): Athletes often complain about breathing problems. This is a crucial issue due to potential implications not only on their general health, but also on their competing performance. Asthma and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction are prevalent conditions in elite athletes, which leads doctors to rely most of the times on asthma medication to treat athletes feeling "out of breath". However, there are several other conditions that may mimic asthma and cause dyspnea in athletes. Effective treatment of dyspnea requires appropriate identification and treatment of all disorders. Proper knowledge and accurate diagnosis of such entities is mandatory, since asthma medication is not effective in those conditions. Herein we review the most common differential diagnosis of dyspnea in athletes, and describe the diagnostic strategies in order to increase awareness and to improve doctor's confidence on dealing with these patients.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10