title: The Management of Athletes with Congenital Heart Disease.
abstract: Although rare, sudden cardiac death (SCD) is devastating to families and communities. Screening of athletes prior to sports participation by trained professionals is useful in identifying individuals who carry known risk factors for SCD. Inclusive in this population are those athletes with congenital heart disease. Sports medicine specialists should be able to identify those at risk for adverse events surrounding vigorous activity and direct appropriate evaluation by the specialist (ie, cardiologist) as deemed appropriate. Equally importantly, they should be able to coach individuals in order to improve performance and quality of life with exercise in a safe environment.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin Street WT 19345-C, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: sxmoloss@texaschildrens.org.
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Molossi
authors.affiliation: Pediatrix Cardiology Associates of New Mexico, 201 Cedar Street SE, Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grenier
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Congenital coronary anomalies; Congenital heart disease; Kawasaki disease; Sports cardiology; Sudden cardiac death