ReviewBritish journal of sports medicine2020
How to evaluate premature ventricular beats in the athlete: critical review and proposal of a diagnostic algorithm.
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- Ventricular arrhythmias in association with athletic cardiac remodelling.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2024Review
- Classification of Premature Ventricular Contractions in Athletes During Routine Preparticipation Exams.Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology · 2024Article
- The 2023 European Task Force Criteria for Diagnosis of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: Historical Background and Review of Main Changes.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- JCS/JHRS 2022 Guideline on Diagnosis and Risk Assessment of Arrhythmia.Journal of arrhythmia · 2024Article
- The role of cardiac magnetic resonance in sports cardiology: results from a large cohort of athletes.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2024Article
- Premature ventricular beats in athletes: to detrain or not to detrain?British journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Unlocking the enigma: decoding premature ventricular complexes for effective clinical assessment and risk management.European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology · 2024Article
- Idiopathic Premature Ventricular Contraction Catheter Ablation, Sedentary Population vs. Athlete's Populations: Outcomes and Resumption of Sports Activity.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Although premature ventricular beats (PVBs) in young people and athletes are usually benign, they may rarely mark underlying heart disease and risk of sudden cardiac death during sport. This review addresses the prevalence, clinical meaning and diagnostic/prognostic assessment of PVBs in the athlete. The article focuses on the characteristics of PVBs, such as the morphological pattern of the ectopic QRS and the response to exercise, which accurately stratify risk. We propose an algorithm to help the sport and exercise physician manage the athlete with PVBs. We also address (1) which athletes need more indepth investigation, including cardiac MRI to exclude an underlying pathological myocardial substrate, and (2) which athletes can remain eligible to competitive sports and who needs to be excluded.
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