Congenital heart diseaseResearch article

Participation in Competitive Sports by Patients With Congenital Heart Disease

J Am Coll CardiolPublished

  • Narrative review

Compares aim, population, classification of sports and methodology of making recommendations

Study context

Population
Patients with congenital heart disease considering competitive sports
Comparison
AHA/ACC vs EAPC/ESC/AEPC recommendations on sports participation

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Comparison of the two guidelines' approaches to sports participation
  • The guidelines are drastically different in their approaches but have some similarities

Original publication

Participation in Competitive Sports by Patients With Congenital Heart Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published 20 February 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2023.10.037

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it