CardioRef: AHA/ACC 2015 Sports Participation Selector Guide: ARVC

By the ACC/AHA 2015 guidelines, should my patient with participate in organized sports?

Should my patient with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy participate in organized sports?

Not Recommended

All patients with possible or definite ARVC:

"Athletes with a definite diagnosis of ARVC..."
"Athletes with a borderline diagnosis of ARVC..."
"Athletes with a possible diagnosis of ARVC..."

"...should not participate in most competitive sports, with the possible exception of low-intensity class 1A sports."

Non-Class IA = Inadvisable

Class IA sports: Bowling, Cricket, Curling, Golf, Riflery, Yoga = Possibly Acceptable

(Class III Recommendation; Level of Evidence C)

Prophylactic ICD placement: "Prophylactic ICD placement in athlete-patients with ARVC for the sole or primary purpose of permitting participation in high-intensity sports competition is not recommended because of the possibility of device-related complications."

(Class III Recommendation; Level of Evidence C)

Reference: Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities. A Scientific Statement From the AHA and ACC. Circulation 2015

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