2018
Safety of Sports for Young Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Saarel EV, Law I, Berul CI, Ackerman MJ, Kanter RJ, Sanatani S, Cohen MI, Berger S, Fischbach PS, Burton DA, Dziura J, Brandt C, Simone L, Li F, Olshansky B, Cannom DS, Lampert RJ. Safety of Sports for Young Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2018, 11: e006305. PMID: 30520349, DOI: 10.1161/circep.118.006305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYounger patientsLead malfunctionEnd pointSafety of sportsVentricular fibrillation stormPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsSerious adverse eventsMedical record reviewSerious adverse sequelaeCongenital heart diseaseOccurrence of deathImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorLong QT syndromeAdverse eventsICD shocksAdverse sequelaeClinical outcomesCommon diagnosisMultinational registryRecord reviewVentricular arrhythmiasICD populationMean ageClinical details
2013
Safety of Sports for Athletes With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Lampert R, Olshansky B, Heidbuchel H, Lawless C, Saarel E, Ackerman M, Calkins H, Estes NA, Link MS, Maron BJ, Marcus F, Scheinman M, Wilkoff BL, Zipes DP, Berul CI, Cheng A, Law I, Loomis M, Barth C, Brandt C, Dziura J, Li F, Cannom D. Safety of Sports for Athletes With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Circulation 2013, 127: 2021-2030. PMID: 23690453, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.112.000447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityImplantable cardioverter defibrillator patientsSafety of sportsCardioverter-defibrillator patientsVentricular arrhythmia episodesImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorSports participationHigh-risk sportsAppropriate shocksMedian ageClinical outcomesVentricular arrhythmiasInformed physicianMedical recordsClinical dataLead malfunctionCardioverter defibrillatorCommon sportsArrhythmia episodesPatient decisionCompetitive athletesPrimary endArrhythmiasICDPhone interviews