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International sports eligibility recommendations, both in Europe and in North America, state that athletes with ventricular arrhythmias (VA), like premature beats (VPB) or nonsustained VT (nsVT) can participate in all forms of competitive sports if they have a structurally normal heart and no evidence of molecular/genetic or inflammatory disorders.1-3 This statement is clear, but the problem lies in its implementation: when can we decide that there is absence of structural abnormalities, channelopathy, genetic cardiomyopathy or inflammatory disease? Moreover, frequent VPB can be a marker of underlying disease.
Source: Heart Rhythm - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research