Sudden Cardiac Arrest

In this Healio video exclusive, Jonathan H. Kim, MD, provides an overview of the recently published scientific statement on clinical considerations for participation of athletes with heart disease in competitive sports.

Despite early reports, there was no increase in rates of sudden cardiac arrest/death among athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic years vs. prior years, researchers reported.

The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology issued a scientific statement detailing clinical guidance on competitive sports participation for athletes with cardiovascular disease.

The Care of the Athletic Heart Conference, held at Heart House in Washington, D.C., in early June, covered the entire scope of sports cardiology, with sessions tailored to new and seasoned sports cardiologists.

Active cancer treatment is associated with increased risk for sudden cardiac death, especially among patients younger than 74 years old and those with a history of heart failure, results from a retrospective study showed.

For athletes with arrhythmias, the return-to-play decision should be individualized based on appropriate risk assessment and treatment and the shared decision-making process should be used, according to a new expert statement.

Women who experience cardiac arrest in public locations have a decreased likelihood of receiving bystander CPR and automated external defibrillator application than men, regardless of neighborhood race composition, researchers reported.

Sudden death from cardiac causes is among the leading causes of death in the United States, yet predicting who might be at high risk remains a difficult task.

When children aged 8 to 15 years were screened for risk for before participating in sports, the diagnostic yield for identifying those at risk was higher in those aged 12 years or older, researchers reported.

PHILADELPHIA — A novel adhesive-based wearable cardioverter defibrillator was associated with high rates of patient compliance and low rates of adverse events, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.