Just three years ago, in January of 2015, the Integral Sports Cardiology Unit opened its doors in the facilities of REMA, a space that is currently equipped with the most advanced technology.
Since then and until now, REMA has added more than 60 agreements among which are the Spanish federation of cystic fibrosis, federation rowing of the Valencian community or tennis federation of the Valencian community, with more than 1.500 athletes trusting their professionals.
The doctors Alfonso Valle, Edgar Alania and Fernando de la Guia have been taking care of every detail and have made the Sports Cardiology Unit of REMA a national benchmark.
According to Dr. De la Guia, director of the ICMA institute, the cardiovascular evaluation of athletes, whether professional or amateur, is essential to be able to perform sport safely. Understanding that sport "It is the best existing medicine, it is always necessary to check the optimal state of our body".
Also, Doctor Valle comments that each age group and each sport type has different conditions, and this in REMA we have understood it from the start, offering a complete and personalized cardiovascular evaluation according to age ranges, type of sport, intensity of exercise etc. The great advantage of REMA is the possibility of orienting the athlete and / or patient by cardiologists who are experts in sports cardiology.
Since its inauguration, "They have gone through 1.500 athletes of all kinds, professionals and many fans, carrying out the complete study with echocardiography Doppler , stress tests in the different modalities (treadmill, exercise bike, rodlong, remogrometer) and with the personalized advice of a great team of cardiologists, which guides the athlete, not only at a functional level, but also at the level of cardiovascular control, risk factors or pathology that you may have "explains Dr. Alania.
