@article{868b750e81db43daac8d04611eb0e670,
title = "Clinical Considerations for Competitive Sports Participation for Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "AHA Scientific Statements, athletes, cardiovascular abnormalities, sports",
author = "{American Heart Association Leadership Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology} and {Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences} and {Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing} and {Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia} and {Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease} and {American College of Cardiology} and Kim, {Jonathan H.} and Baggish, {Aaron L.} and Levine, {Benjamin D.} and Ackerman, {Michael J.} and Day, {Sharlene M.} and Dineen, {Elizabeth H.} and Guseh, {J. Sawalla} and {La Gerche}, Andre and Rachel Lampert and Martinez, {Matthew W.} and Michael Papadakis and Phelan, {Dermot M.} and Shafer, {Keri M.} and Allen, {Larry A.} and Mats B{\"o}rjesson and Braverman, {Alan C.} and Brothers, {Julie A.} and Silvia Castelletti and Chung, {Eugene H.} and Churchill, {Timothy W.} and Guido Claessen and Flavio D'Ascenzi and Douglas Darden and Dean, {Peter N.} and Dickert, {Neal W.} and Drezner, {Jonathan A.} and Economy, {Katherine E.} and Eijsvogels, {Thijs M.H.} and Emery, {Michael S.} and Etheridge, {Susan P.} and Sabiha Gati and Belinda Gray and Martin Halle and Harmon, {Kimberly G.} and Hsu, {Jeffrey J.} and Kovacs, {Richard J.} and Sheela Krishnan and Link, {Mark S.} and Martin Maron and Silvana Molossi and Antonio Pelliccia and Salerno, {Jack C.} and Shah, {Ankit B.} and Sanjay Sharma and Singh, {Tamanna K.} and Stewart, {Katie M.} and Thompson, {Paul D.} and Wasfy, {Meagan M.} and Matthias Wilhelm",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2025 American Heart Association, Inc., and American College of Cardiology Foundation.",
year = "2025",
month = mar,
day = "18",
doi = "10.1161/CIR.0000000000001297",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "151",
pages = "e716--e761",
journal = "Circulation",
issn = "0009-7322",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",
number = "11",
}