Return to professional football after ICD implantation in athlete with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(2024) In BMJ Case Reports 17(9).- Abstract
- The risk of sports participation in elite athletes with cardiac disease with an indication for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy is largely unknown. Currently, international guidelines provide restrictive sports advice for such athletes. This case report presents a professional football player who after an episode of syncope and diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy expressed a strong wish to explore the feasibility of returning to elite-level sports. After a shared decision-making and monitored stepwise graduated rehabilitation, the athlete made a full return to professional football. Our case indicates that individualised sports advice in elite athletes with cardiac disease and an ICD may be warranted.
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- author
- Lahti, Amanda LU ; Ljungström, Erik ; Mortsell, David LU and Jorstad, Harald
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024-09-25
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- epub
- subject
- in
- BMJ Case Reports
- volume
- 17
- issue
- 9
- publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- external identifiers
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- pmid:39322576
- ISSN
- 1757-790X
- DOI
- 10.1136/bcr-2024-261255
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 7948fd5b-a416-40b3-a8b0-8b232c5c3f4b
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- 2024-09-26 19:18:34
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