Eligibility recommendations for competitive athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities
Channel: EURO VT/VF Meeting
Date: 2014-01-15

Professor Michael J. Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D. from the Mayo Clinic at Rochester MN spoke at the 5th Euro VT/VF Meeting about athletes with arrhythmias like the Long QT Syndrome or the Brugada Syndrome taking part in competetive sports. The existing guidelines in the US and europe are not evidence based but just well-meant advice trying to prevent any risk for these athletes, Ackerman says. He called for a paradigm shift to provide the athletes with valuable data and information to decide for themselves whether they are willing to take the residual risk and continue their training and competitive activity.