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ArticleJACC. Case reports2026

Adolescent Athlete With PRKAG2 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Success Story With Shared Decision-Making.

William W Russell, Stephen Paridon, Shannon O'Malley, Julie Brothers, Paul Stephens, Chandra Srinivasan, Jonathan B Edelson

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Article in JACC. Case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

William W RussellDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: russellww@chop.edu.
Stephen ParidonDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Shannon O'MalleyDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Julie BrothersDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Paul StephensDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Chandra SrinivasanDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jonathan B EdelsonDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProviders treating pediatric athletes with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) face challenging decisions for competitive sports participation. CASE SUMMARY: A 16-year-old with PRKAG2+ HCM with Wolff-Parkinson-White presented for a second opinion regarding baseball participation. Under previous care, he was allowed to play baseball in a limited capacity. He had no symptoms or arrhythmias, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated asymmetric septal wall thickening without fibrosis and was initially cleared for full baseball participation. Over time, new arrhythmias were noted, and ventricular scar was seen on cardiac magnetic resonance. Using shared decision-making (SDM), the patient now plays competitive golf and is considering an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. DISCUSSION: This case demonstrates the temporal evolution of HCM and the importance of SDM when considering sport participation. Sports can play an important role in quality of life, and this should be considered in SDM. TAKE-HOME MESSAGE: HCM can evolve through adolescence, and SDM can assist in sport-participation decisions.

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cardiomypathyelectrophysiologygenetic disorderssupraventricular arrhythmias

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PMCPMC13045613

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