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Sport Participation in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Lampert R. Sport Participation in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Current Treatment Options In Cardiovascular Medicine 2019, 21: 66. PMID: 31728782, DOI: 10.1007/s11936-019-0772-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorCardioverter defibrillatorSports participationAHA/ACCRecent consensus statementIIb recommendationICD patientsCardiovascular diseaseConsensus statementConsensus recommendationsPhysical activityInterscholastic athletesYounger subgroupPatientsCompetitive sportsAthletesAthletic eligibilitySubanalysesArrhythmiasRegistryInjuryDefibrillatorDisease
2024
VIGOROUS EXERCISE AND SPORTS PARTICIPATION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
Gray B, Ackerman M, Link M, Lampert R. VIGOROUS EXERCISE AND SPORTS PARTICIPATION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY. Trends In Cardiovascular Medicine 2024 PMID: 39357663, DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2024.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevices 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 shocksRecommendationsDefibrillationSafety of Sports for Patients with Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (SPORT S-ICD): study rationale and protocol
Chorin E, Lampert R, Bijsterveld N, Knops R, Wilde A, Heidbuchel H, Krahn A, Goldenberg I, Rosso R, Viskin D, Frydman S, Lupu L, Viskin S. Safety of Sports for Patients with Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (SPORT S-ICD): study rationale and protocol. Heart Rhythm O2 2024, 5: 182-188. PMID: 38560377, PMCID: PMC10980925, DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2024.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSports participationSafety of sports participationContinuation of sportsSports activitiesSafety of sportsReturn to sportShared-decision makingImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorCompetitive sportsSportsClinical decision-makingBaseline assessmentTesting hypothesesStudy coordinatorsDecision-makingStudy rationaleObservational studyParticipantsAthletesBaseline characteristicsNon-interventionalSubcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillatorS-ICDSafetyS-ICD system
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