Now on ACC.org #SportsCardio: #AHA23: Sports Cardiology Session Summary 🔹SCA in the Athlete, feat. 2 athlete survivors 💪🏼 🔹NCAA SCA study 🔹LIVE-Long QT study Led by ⭐️ #ACCFIT’s Millette UVA Department of Pediatrics & Meagher BIDMC CV Fellowship 👉🏼acc.org/latest-in-card…

We know snow shoveling stresses the heart. Given current Boston weather, this '95 study is a nice read. 1. Shoveling pushes heart rates to 86-97% max. 2. Blood pressure soars to ~ 198 mmHg. 3. Shoveling blood pressures higher than max treadmill testing! props: Tim Churchill, MD

Sudden cardiac death and cardiac arrest in young athletes is still a reality as shown by recent high-profile cases. Inherited cardiac conditions are the most common causes. Prevention is possible through #screening & #CPR. bit.ly/3tKnxgq #JACC #SportsCardio Gherardo Finocchiaro

We are so proud of Jeff Hsu, MD, PhD for being appointed Vice Chair for American College of Cardiology's (American College of Cardiology) annual meeting "Care of the Athletic Heart" and for being appointed to the team of technical editors for Circulation (Circulation). Read more: bit.ly/42aI1f9

🗓️ Save the date for ACC Care of the Athletic Heart! 💥Hybrid at Heart House (DC) and Virtual ⭐️ All-star sports cardiology educators 👀 Watch here for details & use link below to sign up for updates, especially if you want to nab an in-person slot! acc.org/athleticheart2…

🚨Our paper is live today on JACC Journals Sex Differences in Association of Physical Activity With All-Cause & Cardiovascular Mortality 🫀Women derived greater gains in mortality risk reduction from equivalent doses of physical activity🆚men Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai rb.gy/m7l835

The Cardiovascular Performance Program MassGeneral News has been at the forefront of sports cardiology since 2009. Our fellowship has generated over a dozen sports cardiologists across N. America. Please RT & encourage your brightest to apply for '25-'26! bit.ly/3VmPfv2

New #SportsCardio study out just in time for #MarchMadness 🏀 ECG Findings in Female Professional Basketball Athletes ⁦JAMA Cardiology⁩ ⛹️‍♀️Reference ECG data from ⁦WNBA⁩ players Great work Brad Lander⁩, Dave Engel ⁦Columbia University⁩ & team jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac…

Now published in JAMA Cardiology, we describe the ECG findings in WNBA players and highlight the importance of sport/sex-specific datasets. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac… Significant findings are below:

It's time to rethink our approach to anabolic steroids & treat it with the same seriousness as other drug addictions. It’s so common, it can no longer be ignored. In American College of Cardiology, we outline typical steroid regimens & a strategy to guide users to safety. bit.ly/3J05XJ4

Among 41 men who climbed Mt Everest, ~one-third experienced arrhythmias (mainly bradyarrhythmias) which improved at even higher altitudes where supplemental O2 is used jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac… JAMA Cardiology

Awesome work by ⭐️ Bridget Whelan! Suicide in National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes: a 20-year analysis Kimberly Harmon Steph Kliethermes Ashwin Rao bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…

We are incredibly privileged to have Dermot Phelan join us, talking all things sports cardiology with Bradley Petek #CardioTwitter

New 2024 HCM Guidelines say vigorous recreational exercise is “reasonable” & competitive sports “may be considered”; important recommendation is yearly shared decision making w/expert. Exciting update, but not a license to ignore risk stratification jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

⏰ We are <1 week away until #AthleticHeart24! Join #SportsCardio experts from around the world American College of Cardiology Heart House in Washington DC 🏛️ 💻 Plenty of virtual seats still available for this hybrid meeting, with discounts for trainees Register today! acc.org/Education-and-…

American College of Cardiology 2024 Care of the Athletic Heart Faculty courtside for Mystics vs Fever. Matthew W Martinez Jeff Hsu, MD, PhD Jonathan Kim, MD, MSc, FACC Meagan Murphy Wasfy Bradley Petek Beth Dineen (Hill), DO Eugene H Chung Prof Michael Papadakis

100% agree with needing to be aware of iron deficiency and RED-S in sports cardiology with our female athletes. I think we should be taking a menstrual history as a part of our evaluation, especially in an athlete with symptoms #sportscardio

From our American College of Cardiology #SportsCouncil, time to re-think race in #sportscardio. JAMA Cardiology Important read for all of us in this space! Led by Sheela Krishnan, MD J. Sawalla Guseh, M.D.. Quinn Capers, IV Utibe R. Essien, MD MPH Aubrey J. Grant M.D. FACC Dr. Merije “MJ” Chukumerije NCAA AMSSM American College of Sports Medicine rb.gy/vkl0xp

✅ Just registered for the European Society of Cardiology EAPCPresident American College of Cardiology collaborative #SportsCardio course! Takes place right after #ESCCongress2024 on Tues Sept 3 💻 Virtual option available for hybrid meeting Register today: escardio.org/Education/Cour… Prof Michael Papadakis Jonathan Kim, MD, MSc, FACC

Cardiovascular Care of Tactical Athletes: Have We Landed Yet? jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…