Sports cardiology clinic

Regular, high-intensity sporting activity causes structural and functional changes in the heart.

The sports cardiology clinic at the Heart Hospital serves athletes and sports clubs in Helsinki and Tampere.

Regular, high-intensity sporting activity causes structural and functional changes in the heart.

The sports cardiology clinic at the Heart Hospital serves athletes and sports clubs in Helsinki and Tampere.

Heart Hospital and Ristomatti Hakola

“For me, sports is much more than work – it’s a way of life.

In top-level sports, equipment has to be in top-notch condition. The same applies to the heart.

My heart is the most important piece of equipment, and I need it to be in stellar shape.”

Ristomatti Hakola, cross-country skier

You experience sudden heart symptoms such as dyspnoea or chest pain, which seem to get worse during exercise
Your performance capacity decreases quickly
You have a rapidly worsening feeling of arrhythmia
You have chest pain during a febrile flu

You experience sudden heart symptoms such as dyspnoea or chest pain, which seem to get worse during exercise
Your performance capacity decreases quickly
You have a rapidly worsening feeling of arrhythmia
You have chest pain during a febrile flu