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Athletes with a diagnosed genetic heart disease should not automatically be banned from participating in elite-level sports, as has previously been recommended, according to the results of a new study.
"The guidelines used to be that unless your heart is perfect, you can't do anything, but these results suggest that we should change that message," said Michael Ackerman, MD, a genetic cardiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and senior author of the study. The current study investigated the same question, but this time with regard to elite athletes who had a genetic heart disease.
The athletes included in the analysis played a range of sports, including basketball, hockey, track, triathlon, and soccer. They reflected a diversity of racial and ethnic backgrounds, and 28% of the athletes were female. About three-quarters had been initially disqualified from sports on the basis of their diagnosis but ultimately were able to return to play.
The second athlete was male with LQTS and played Division 1 hockey. He was being treated with beta-blockers and experienced syncopal episodes when coming off the bench and while cooking. The third athlete was male with HCM and plays professional hockey. He was taking a beta-blocker and experienced syncope on exertion.
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