Practical Considerations For ICD in Athletes

Nov 30, 2022   |  Maliha Naeem, MD; Peter Aziz, MD

Expert Analysis

Athletes who have a substrate for ventricular arrythmia (VA) may experience sudden cardiac death (SCD) as a first-time manifestation of their underlying disease.

Clinical Topics: Arrhythmias and Clinical EP, Cardiovascular Care Team, Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Disease, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Prevention, Sports and Exercise Cardiology, Implantable Devices, Genetic Arrhythmic Conditions, SCD/Ventricular Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation/Supraventricular Arrhythmias, Congenital Heart Disease, CHD and Pediatrics and Arrhythmias, CHD and Pediatrics and Prevention, CHD and Pediatrics and Quality Improvement, Exercise, Sports and Exercise and Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, Sports and Exercise and ECG and Stress Testing

Keywords: Sports, Athletes, Defibrillators, Implantable, Quality of Life, Gryllidae, Prospective Studies, Secondary Prevention, Tachycardia, Ventricular, American Heart Association, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia, Bradycardia, Brugada Syndrome, Channelopathies, Exercise Test, Follow-Up Studies, Institutional Practice, Mental Health, Tachycardia, Sinus, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Exercise, Risk Factors, Risk Assessment, Registries, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Primary Prevention, Long QT Syndrome, Risk Management, Catecholamines, Crush Injuries, Endocarditis, Adrenergic Agents, Pacemaker, Artificial, Hematoma