Sport and Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

  • ZB Vezi Cardiac Clinic, Groote Schuur Hospital on behalf of the CASSA ARVC Registry of South Africa
  • M. Tshifularo Cardiac Clinic, Groote Schuur Hospital on behalf of the CASSA ARVC Registry of South Africa
  • B. Mayosi Cardiac Clinic, Groote Schuur Hospital on behalf of the CASSA ARVC Registry of South Africa
  • A. Okreglicki Cardiac Clinic, Groote Schuur Hospital on behalf of the CASSA ARVC Registry of South Africa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24170/5-4-2022

Abstract

Sudden deaths have been reported in sportspersons and have been related to physical activity. It is possible that exercise may be a trigger of potentially lethal arrhythmias in susceptible individuals or may be the factor that converts a defect of genotype to an abnormal and arrhythmogenic phenotype. Patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)may be at higher risk of sports-related arrhythmias and sudden death. In the South African ARVC registry,56% of patients were involved in regular sport participation. Various potential mechanisms linking sport and exercise to arrhythmias in patients with ARVC may exist.
Published
2017-04-19
Issue
Vol. 5 No. 4 (2008): Spring
Section
Commentary

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