Recommendations for participation in competitive sport in adolescent and adult athletes with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD): position statement of the Sports Cardiology & Exercise Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease and the Sports Cardiology, Physical Activity and Prevention Working Group of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC).
Competitive sports
Congenital heart disease
Participation recommendations
Sports cardiology
Journal
European heart journal
ISSN: 1522-9645
Titre abrégé: Eur Heart J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8006263
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 11 2020
14 11 2020
Historique:
received:
02
09
2019
revised:
16
11
2019
accepted:
08
06
2020
pubmed:
28
8
2020
medline:
11
5
2021
entrez:
27
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Improved clinical care has led to an increase in the number of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) engaging in leisure time and competitive sports activities. Although the benefits of exercise in patients with CHD are well established, there is a low but appreciable risk of exercise-related complications. Published exercise recommendations for individuals with CHD are predominantly centred on anatomic lesions, hampering an individualized approach to exercise advice in this heterogeneous population. This document presents an update of the recommendations for competitive sports participation in athletes with cardiovascular disease published by the Sports Cardiology & Exercise section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) in 2005. It introduces an approach which is based on the assessment of haemodynamic, electrophysiological and functional parameters, rather than anatomic lesions. The recommendations provide a comprehensive assessment algorithm which allows for patient-specific assessment and risk stratification of athletes with CHD who wish to participate in competitive sports.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32845299
pii: 5897398
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa501
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Practice Guideline
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
4191-4199Informations de copyright
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