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Competitive athletes with implantable cardioverter–defibrillators—How to program? Data from the Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator Sports Registry
Olshansky B, Atteya G, Cannom D, Heidbuchel H, Saarel EV, Anfinsen OG, Cheng A, Gold MR, Müssigbrodt A, Patton KK, Saxon LA, Wilkoff BL, Willems R, Dziura J, Li F, Brandt C, Simone L, Wilhelm M, Lampert R. Competitive athletes with implantable cardioverter–defibrillators—How to program? Data from the Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator Sports Registry. Heart Rhythm 2018, 16: 581-587. PMID: 30389442, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.10.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-rate cutoffTransient lossICD shocksRisk of totalInappropriate ICD shocksLonger detection intervalsDual-chamber devicesRisk of shockAppropriate shocksVentricular tachycardiaInappropriate shocksInternational registrySudden deathCompetitive athletesRate cutoffICDOccurrence of shockPatientsAthletesRegistryRiskLonger detectionDeathDetection rateTotal shocks
2024
Devices and Athletics Decision-Making Around Return to Play
Kay B, Lampert R. Devices and Athletics Decision-Making Around Return to Play. Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics 2024, 16: 81-92. PMID: 38280816, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2023.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSports participationSafety of sports participationSports-related deathsEmergency action planImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorAthletic cohortObservational registry dataCompetitive athletesAthletic activityRegistry dataAthletesExternal resuscitationOptimization of medical therapyAction planSocietal recommendationsSportsParticipantsCardioverter defibrillatorMedical therapyResuscitationCohortDevice settingsInappropriate shocksRecommendationsDefibrillation