Eligibility
and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With
Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 10: The Cardiac Channelopathies: A
Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College
of Cardiology
and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With
Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 10: The Cardiac Channelopathies: A
Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College
of Cardiology
Michael J. Ackerman, Douglas P. Zipes,
Richard J. Kovacs, Barry J. Maron, and on behalf of the American Heart
Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee of the Council on
Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, Council on
Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Council on Functional Genomics and
Translational Biology, and the American College of Cardiology
Richard J. Kovacs, Barry J. Maron, and on behalf of the American Heart
Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee of the Council on
Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, Council on
Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Council on Functional Genomics and
Translational Biology, and the American College of Cardiology
Circulation. 2015; published online
before print November 2 2015, doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000246
before print November 2 2015, doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000246
The American Heart Association and
American College of Cardiology have released a series of scientific statements
regarding eligibility and disqualification recommendation for competitive
athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities. This is the 11th document of 15
scientific statements. This document discusses the athletic participation for
individuals with Cardiac Channelopathies (primary electrical disorders). The
document includes 6 recommendations at the end of the document.
American College of Cardiology have released a series of scientific statements
regarding eligibility and disqualification recommendation for competitive
athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities. This is the 11th document of 15
scientific statements. This document discusses the athletic participation for
individuals with Cardiac Channelopathies (primary electrical disorders). The
document includes 6 recommendations at the end of the document.