Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices in athletes.
Cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation indications have greatly increased over the past decade, with use of pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators now growing more common even in athletes. Management of CIEDs in this subgroup is of greater complexity due to augmented physical stressors, a longer exposure time to system components in a younger population, and less common, highly clinically variable underlying cardiac pathologies. We will review management issues specific to CIED therapy, sudden cardiac death, and consensus recommendations for physical activity.
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Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D056352:Athletes; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors