Ferdinando Iellamo

The importance of cardiac monitoring in sport

In the world of sport medicine and sport performance, variables related to cardiovascular and autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning have been the most widely used to monitor physiological systems adaptations, assess the training status and optimize the training process, because of their reliability, low-cost and feasibility. In this context, spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) has gained a growing popularity for its capability of detecting adaptational changes in ANS attending physical training in athletes practicing different sport disciplines, from amateur to world class level. In this presentation, I will report on how spectral analysis of HRV is an effective tool to monitor and optimize the training process and also to predict athletic achievements in competitions.

Ferdinando Iellamo - Biosketch

Dr. Ferdinando Iellamo, Medical Doctor, is a Full Professor of Sports Medicine, Director of Post-graduate School of Sports Medicine and Physical Exercise at the Department of Clinical Science and Translational Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. He got his graduation in medicine at University of Rome “La Sapienza”. Specialist in cardiology (University La Sapienza, Rome) and Sports Medicine (University “Tor Vergata”, Rome). Doctor Iellamo got a Research Award in Cardiology in 1991. Member of the Italian Committee Research Evaluation Review Panel, and of Research Projects of National Relevance Grant Review Panel of the Italian Ministry of Education and Science. Associate Editor Frontiers in Physiology: Exercise Physiology. Currently, Dr. Iellamo’ researches focus on neural cardiovascular regulation in health and disease, exercise physiology and cardiac rehabilitation.

Full Professor

Tor Vergata University
IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana

Rome, Italy