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ArticleBMJ case reports2024

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

Amanda Lahti, Erik Ljungström, David Mörtsell, Harald Jorstad

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Sporting Careers After ICD Implantation in Elite Athletes.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026
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4 authors.

Amanda LahtiDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Center for Primary Health Care Research, Malmö, Sweden amanda.lahti@med.lu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9256-6922
Erik LjungströmDepartment of Cardiology Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
David MörtsellUniversity Clinic Primary Care Skåne, Malmö, Region Skåne, Sweden.
Harald JorstadDepartment of Cardiology Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

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.

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Cardiomyopathy, HypertrophicDefibrillators, ImplantableReturn to SportAdultApical Hypertrophic CardiomyopathyAthletesDeath, Sudden, CardiacFootballHumansMaleSoccerSyncopeEthicsGeneral practice / family medicineInterventional cardiologyPacing and electrophysiologySports and exercise medicine

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PMID39322576
PMCPMC11429368

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