The European Association for Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) Symposium: Sports Cardiology 2026 on September 1, was a highly successful event, bringing together experts and participants to discuss current issues surrounding sports, cardiovascular disease, and the safe return to sport. Around 190 international participants attended the symposium, both in person at the TUM Campus in the Olympic Park and online.
This was the program
Organising Committee
TUM University Hospital, Department of Preventive Sports Medicine and Sports Cardiology, Munich, Germany
Martin Halle
University Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia, Cardiothoracic Department, Udine, Italy
Silvia Castelletti
St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Tust, Londin, UK
Michael Papadakis and Sanjay Sharma
Institute of Sport Medicine and Science, Italian National Olympic Committee, Rome, Italy
Antonio Pelliccia
Speakers and Chairs
Silvia Castelletti, Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
Martin Halle, Preventive Sports Medicine and Sports Cardiology, TUM University Hospital, Munich, Germany
Andre La Gerche, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Johannes Scherr, University Center for Prevention and Sports Medicine, Zurich, Switzerland
Julia Schoenfeld, Preventive Sports Medicine and Sports Cardiology, TUM University Hospital, Munich, Germany
Simon Wernhart, Preventive Sports Medicine and Sports Cardiology, TUM University Hospital, Munich, Germany
Sebastian Zenk, Synlab Laboratory, Augsburg, Germany
Sanjay Sharma, St George's, University of London, United Kingdom
Thijs Eijsvogels, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Flavio D´Ascenzi, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Isabel Fegers-Wustrow, Preventive Sports Medicine and Sports Cardiology, TUM University Hospital, Munich, Germany
Sabiha Gati, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Aaron Leigh Baggish, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Mats Borjesson, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden
Viviana Maestrini, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Harald Jorstad, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Christian Schmied, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Michael Papadakis, St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom
Maria Sanz-de la Garza, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Gherardo Finocchiaro, St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Alessandro Zorzi, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
Antonio Pelliccia, Institute of Sports Medicine and Science CONI, Rome, Italy
Mark Abela, Mater Dei Hospital of Malta, Msida, Malta
Hanne Rasmusen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Felix Stegmüller, Preventive Sports Medicine and Sports Cardiology, TUM University Hospital, Munich, Germany
Josef Niebauer, University Hospital Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
David Niederseer, Hochgebirgsklinik, Davos, Switzerland
Cajetan Lang, Preventive Sports Medicine and Sports Cardiology, TUM University Hospital, Munich, Germany
Timm Bauer, Sana Hospital Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany
