Eligibility
and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With
Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 5: Valvular Heart Disease: A
Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College
of Cardiology

Robert O. Bonow, Rick A. Nishimura, Paul
D. Thompson, James E. Udelson, 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.0000000000000241
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 6th document of 15
scientific statements. This document discusses the athletic participation for
individuals with valvular heart disease. The document includes recommendations
throughout.