Dr. med. Florian Egger

Facharzt für Innere Medizin, Sportmedizin

Arbeitsgebiete

• Internistisch-leistungsphysiologische Sportmedizin
• FIFA Sudden Cardiac Death Registry
• UEFA Sudden Death Registry
• Deutsches Register für plötzliche Herztodesfälle im Sport
• Sportkardiologie
• Prävention im Amateurfußball
• Sporternährung (Professional Diploma in Sports Nutrition, FC Barçelona Universitas)
• Walking Fußball

Wissenschaftliche Auszeichnung

• ACSM International Clinical Scholar Award 2020
• DGK Young Investigator Award Sportkardiologie 2022

Sportlerbetreuung

• Mannschaftsarzt DFB U-Nationalmannschaften  
• Mannschaftsarzt SV Elversberg (2. Bundesliga)
• Olympiastützpunkt Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland
• Mannschaftsarzt FV 07 Diefflen (Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar)

Funktionen

• Verbandsarzt Saarländischer Fußballverband

Mitgliedschaften

• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie (DGK)
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sportmedizin und Prävention (DGSP)

Publikationen​ (Erst- und Seniorautor)

• Egger F., Ukaj A. Meyer T. (2025) Emergency response planning for sudden cardiac arrest in amateur football clubs in Germany (federal state Saarland). BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2025;11:e002274. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002274.
• Ukaj A, Meyer T, Egger F (2024). Has COVID-19 led to more sudden cardiac deaths in football? Clin Res Cardiol. 2024 Nov 25. doi: 10.1007/s00392-024-02569-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39585373.
• Egger F, Schilling T, Baumann S, Meyer T, Scharhag J (2024). Cardiovascular risk of veterans' football: An observational cohort study with follow-up. PLoS One. 2024 Apr 5;19(4):e0297951. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297951. PMID: 38578731; PMCID: PMC10997130.
• Egger F, Ditscheid A, Schwarz M, Meyer T (2024). Physical Demands of Walking Football in Patients With Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Diseases. Clin J Sport Med. 2024 Mar 21. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001218. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38511909.
• Faude O, Müller S, Schreiber S, Müller S, Nebiker L, Beaudouin F, Meyer T, Egger F (2022). A video-based analysis of situations bearing the risk of respiratory disease transmission during football matches. Sci Rep 12, 3034 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07121-7
• Schreiber S, Faude O, Gärtner B, Meyer T, Egger F (2021). Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from on-field player contacts in amateur, youth and professional football (soccer). Br J Sports Med. 2021 Oct 18;bjsports-2021-104441. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104441
• Egger F., Blumenauer D., Fischer P., Venhorst A., Kulenthiran S., Bewarder Y., Zimmer A., Böhm M., Meyer T., Mahfoud F (2021). Effects of face masks on performance and cardiorespiratory response in well-trained athletes. Clin. Res. Cardiol. 2021;2021:1–8. doi: 10.1007/s00392-021-01877-0
• Egger F., Faude O., Schreiber S, Gärtner B., Meyer T (2020). Does playing football (soccer) lead to SARS-CoV-2 transmission? - A case series of 3 matches with 18 infected football players. Sci & Med in Football 2020. Feb 26 2021:1–6. doi:10.1080/24733938.2021.1895442
• Egger F., Scharhag J., Kästner A., Dvorak J., Bohm P., Meyer T (2020). FIFA Sudden Death Registry (FIFA-SDR) - a prospective, observational study of Sudden Death in world-wide Football from 2014-2018. Br J Sports Med  2020;0:1-8.doi:10.1136/bjsports-2020-102368
• Egger F., Meyer T. and Hecksteden A. (2016) Interindividual Variation in the Relationship of Different Intensity Markers-A Challenge for Targeted Training Prescriptions. PloSone 11(10), e0165010. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165010. eCollection 2016
• Egger F., Meyer T., Such U. and Hecksteden, A. (2014) Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate on High-Intensity Endurance Performance in Cyclists: A Double-Blind, Randomized Cross-Over Trial. PloSone 9(12), e114729. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114729. eCollection 2014.​