Ejercicio vigoroso en pacientes con síndrome congénito de QT largo: resultados del estudio prospectivo, observacional

Rachel Lampert1, Sharlene Day2,3, Barbara Ainsworth4,5

  • 1Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (R.L., M.B., C. Barth, J.D., F.L, L.S.).

Circulation
|July 25, 2024
PubMed
Resumen

El ejercicio vigoroso no aumentó el riesgo de eventos cardíacos en pacientes con síndrome de QT largo congénito (SQTL). Las tasas de eventos fueron similares entre los que hicieron ejercicio vigoroso y los que no lo hicieron, lo que informó las discusiones entre el paciente y el médico sobre la participación deportiva.

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