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Published: February 20, 2025

Latest research finds people with certain heart conditions may play competitive sports

Shared decision-making between clinicians and athletes of all ages who have cardiovascular abnormalities and want to participate in competitive sports is essential, according to a new joint scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology
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Jonathan Kim, M.D., MSc.

Jonathan H. Kim, M.D., M.Sc., FACC, Chair of the AHA/ACC scientific statement Clinical Considerations for Competitive Sports Participation for Athletes with Cardiovascular Abnormalities and an associate professor of medicine and director of sports cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta

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Jonathan H. Kim, M.D., M.Sc., FACC, Chair of the AHA/ACC scientific statement Clinical Considerations for Competitive Sports Participation for Athletes with Cardiovascular Abnormalities and an associate professor of medicine and director of sports cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta

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