Sport activity in patients with cardiomyopathies: a review.
Daniele AndreiniBarbara BauceGiuseppe LimongelliSara MonosilioFrancesca Di LorenzoFilippo AngeliniEleonora MelottiEmanuele MondaRuggiero MangoElisabetta TosoViviana MaestriniPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) (2023)
Exercise has undisputable benefits and is an important therapy component for most cardiovascular diseases, with a proven role in reducing mortality. On the contrary, exercise may paradoxically trigger sudden cardiac arrest in patients with cardiomyopathies requiring refrain from competitive sports participation. The 2020 European guidelines for patients with cardiovascular disease provided indication for sports participation for patients with cardiac conditions, including cardiomyopathies. Although in some cases, the knowledge of the natural history of the disease and the risk of death during intensive exercise is more robust, in others, the evidence is scarce. Therefore, recommendations are not available for all possible scenarios with several uncertainties. In addition, many patients aspire to continue competitive sports or practise recreational activities after a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy. These aspects generate concern for the physician, who should make complex decisions, and confronts the request to design specific exercise programmes without specific indications. This article will review the available evidence on the sports-related risk of sudden cardiac death or cardiovascular events and the progression of the disease in cardiomyopathies.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular disease
- physical activity
- high intensity
- cardiac arrest
- end stage renal disease
- resistance training
- coronary artery disease
- emergency department
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- type diabetes
- left ventricular
- stem cells
- peritoneal dialysis
- body composition
- high school
- atrial fibrillation
- metabolic syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- smoking cessation