Featured Publications
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Lead Survival in Athletic Patients
Link MS, Sullivan RM, Olshansky B, Cannom D, Berul CI, Hauser RG, Heidbuchel H, Jordaens L, Krahn AD, Morgan J, Patton KK, Saarel EV, Wilkoff BL, Li F, Dziura J, Brandt C, Barth C, Lampert R. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Lead Survival in Athletic Patients. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2021, 14: e009344. PMID: 33724879, DOI: 10.1161/circep.120.009344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShared Decision Making for Athletes with Cardiovascular Disease: Practical Considerations.
Baggish AL, Ackerman MJ, Putukian M, Lampert R. Shared Decision Making for Athletes with Cardiovascular Disease: Practical Considerations. Current Sports Medicine Reports 2019, 18: 76-81. PMID: 30855305, DOI: 10.1249/jsr.0000000000000575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSports medicine communityCardiovascular diseaseCompetitive athletesAmerican Heart AssociationSports medicine teamPatients/familiesPatient-centered care modelMedicine communitySports eligibilityHeart AssociationHeart diseaseCare modelEffective treatmentAmerican CollegeMedicine teamCompetitive athleticsDiseaseScientific statementAthletesDiagnosisPrimary objectiveContinued participationCliniciansCardiologyEligibility decisionsCompetitive 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 shocksRecommendationsDefibrillationSports Participation by Athletes With Cardiovascular Disease
Martinez M, Ackerman M, Annas G, Baggish A, Day S, Harmon K, Kim J, Levine B, Putukian M, Lampert R. Sports Participation by Athletes With Cardiovascular Disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 865-868. PMID: 38383101, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.12.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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