Return to professional football after ICD implantation in athlete with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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.

SUBMITTER: Lahti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11429368 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature