Clinical outcomes in adult athletes with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a 7-year follow-up study.

CONCLUSION: In this adult cohort of low-risk HCM athletes, voluntary decision to pursue in participation in competitive sport events was not associated with increased risk for major cardiac events or clinical worsening compared with decision to reduce or withdraw from exercise programmes and sport. Similar results may not be seen in younger or racially diverse athlete populations, or in patients with more severe HCM phenotypes.
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Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine - June 11, 2020 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Pelliccia A, Caselli S, Pelliccia M, Musumeci MB, Lemme E, Di Paolo FM, Maestrini V, Russo D, Limite L, Borrazzo C, Autore C Tags: Br J Sports Med Source Type: research