Key result
Continued sports participation in athletes with congenital long QT syndrome resulted in no deaths and only one sport-related cardiac event over 650 athlete-years of follow-up.
Why the study?
Does continued sports participation increase the risk of death or cardiac events in athletes with congenital long QT syndrome?
Population
Athletes with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS)
Design
Editorial
Follow-up
over 650 athlete-years
Authors
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This editorial highlights data suggesting that athletes with congenital long QT syndrome may safely return to sports, challenging previous restrictive guidelines.
Does continued sports participation increase the risk of death or cardiac events in athletes with congenital long QT syndrome?
This editorial highlights data suggesting that athletes with congenital long QT syndrome may safely return to sports, challenging previous restrictive guidelines.
Jonathan A. Drezner (2012) conducted an editorial in congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS). continued sports participation was evaluated on deaths and sport-related cardiac events. Continued sports participation in athletes with congenital long QT syndrome resulted in no deaths and only one sport-related cardiac event over 650 athlete-years of follow-up.
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