Sporting Careers After ICD Implantation in Elite Athletes
A substantial proportion of elite athletes with ICDs successfully return to high-level sport, but clinical outcomes, risk tolerance, and legal frameworks remain variable. These findings support continued shifts towards personalized shared decision making and highlight the need for standardized, sport-specific RTS protocols, long-term registries, and psychosocial support in this population.
Authors
- Stefano Palermi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1558-4857)
- Marco Vecchiato
- Florian Egger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4336-5785)
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- Università degli Studi eCampus (IT)
- Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences (IT)
- Institute of Sports Medicine and Science (JP)
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd13020097
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00