This American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology scientific statement on clinical considerations for competitive sports participation for athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities or diseases is organized into 11 distinct sections focused on sports-specific topics or disease processes that are relevant when considering the potential risks of adverse cardiovascular events, including sudden cardiac arrest, during competitive sports participation. Task forces comprising international experts in sports cardiology and the respective topics covered were assigned to each section and prepared specific clinical considerations tables for practitioners to reference. Comprehensive literature review and an emphasis on shared decision-making were integral in the writing of all clinical considerations presented.
The sections in the scientific statement include Sports Classifications; The Preparticipation Cardiac Evaluation; Ethical Aspects of Competitive Sports Eligibility; Cardiomyopathies; Myocarditis/Pericarditis, Valvular Heart Disease, and Other Acquired Cardiovascular Conditions; Congenital Heart Disease; Aortopathy and Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection; Arrhythmias, Devices, and ECG Abnormalities; Cardiac Channelopathies; Masters Athletes; and Additional Cardiac Conditions and Considerations. Each section provides a brief summary detailing the rationale for key clinical considerations and a respective clinical considerations table.
Access the full statement here.
SOURCE: JACC Journals