Less than 3 weeks until #ACC26!
Featured session in our ACC #AthleticHeart preconference:
“Building a Career in #SportsCardio”
#ACCFIT’s: What do you want to ask our panel?
Submit your questions here: forms.gle/wNMaXoSsDPjSD3…
Join >100 ppl attending & register today!
Sports & Exercise Cardiology Highlights from #AHA25, now on @ACCinTouch
Superstar #FIT John-Henry Dean summarizes 🔑 points from #SportsCardio sessions
Want more? Register for the #ACC26 sports cardio preconference: bit.ly/4pKcIS
www.acc.org/Latest-in-Ca...
Legislative mandates for universal #ECG screening in competitive athletes pose potential harm & unintended consequences, drawing attention & resources away from EAP implementation, an effective intervention for saving athletes' lives. https://bit.ly/4axLadx
#JACC #SportsCardio #CardioSky
Promo flyer for ACC26 Care of the Athletic Heart sports cardiology preconference, featuring content and speakers at the meeting
🚨 One week until the Advanced Registration deadline for #ACC26
Come 1 day early to join us for the @accintouch.bsky.social #SportsCardio preconference - Care of the Athletic Heart - on Fri, March 27
Learn & network with the experts!
See the Agenda & Register here: bit.ly/4awTmMy
Going to #ACC26?
🗓️ Come one day early to join us for the @ACCinTouch Sports Cardiology preconference - Care of the Athletic Heart - on Friday, March 27
Meet the experts & learn the latest in #sportscardio
💻 See the Agenda & Register here: bit.ly/4awTmMy
DEADLINE EXTENDED!
🏀 #JACCCaseReports + #ACCSportsCardio are teaming up for a 2026 Sports Cardiology themed issue during March Madness & #ACC26.
🔗 Learn more & submit: www.jacc.org/call-for-papers/case-rep... #SportsCardio
Promo flyer for ACC.26
Exciting news! @accintouch.bsky.social Care of the Athletic Heart is now a #sportscardio pre-conference at #ACC26 in NOLA
Join us Fri, Mar 27, 10am–6pm (in-person only)
Must be registered for ACC.26 to attend—and the early bird deadline is tomorrow!
Register today: accscientificsession.acc.org
List of Scheduled talks
Good morning from #AHA25!
First up for your #sportscardio itinerary:
“Competitive Sports Participation for Athletes with Heart Disease”
Join us @ 12:30pm CT in Rm 275 for discussions on the new guidelines, SDM, PPE, CMY, ORCCA registry, and more
Submit your ?’s via the AHA conference app 📱
Photo of medical team at Dodgers facility, with Dodgers logo and championship years in the background
Proud to be part of the medical team @UCLAHealth to care for the hearts & bodies of the back-to-back World Series Champs, @Dodgers! 🏆
What an incredible postseason & amazing series by the @BlueJays. Can’t wait for next year
#LetsGoDodgers #SportsCardio
Check out the latest @accintouch.bsky.social “Courtside with the Chair” Podcast
Topic: Cardiovascular Care of the Masters Athlete 🏃🏻
#sportscardio
Part 1 here:
open.spotify.com/episode/6K84...
Cardiovascular Care of the Masters Athlete
#sportscardio
Part 2 here:
open.spotify.com/episode/4oOl...
CV Care of the Pediatric Athlete: The #JACC state-of-the-art review offers guidance for all levels of providers while highlighting the need for multidisciplinary collab & widespread advocacy to ↗️ outcomes of #SCA.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4lnwalC #SportsCardio #MedSky #CardioSky @jaccjournals.bsky.social
On demand content listing for ACC Care of the athletic heart: Comprehensive CPET Interpretation Meagan Murphy Wasfy, MD, MPH, FACC ECG Interpretation in Athletes: Back to the Basics Rachel J. Lampert, MD, FACC Exercise Physiology Basics Jeffrey J. Hsu, MD, PhD, FACC Introduction to Imaging the Athletes Heart Meagan Murphy Wasfy, MD, MPH, FACC Tips and Tricks for Interpreting the Athlete CPET Ankit B. Shah, MD, MPH, FACC "Hearts of Stone": Updates on Atherosclerosis in Masters Athletes Guido Claessen, MD, PhD Approach to the Athlete with Aortopathy Dermot Phelan, MD, PhD, FACC Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy - A Changing Landscape Andre La Gerche, MD, PhD Cardiac Fibrosis in the Athlete: Etiology, Frequency, and Clinical Implications Michael Papadakis, MBBS, MD, MRCP Debate: Are We Really Still Having This Debate? ECG vs. No ECG For Preparticipation Screening of Young Competitive Athletes Michael Papadakis, MBBS, MD, MRCP Do's and Don'ts of Genetics Evaluation in the Athlete Belinda Gray, MBBS, PhD Forget About the ECG: Strategies For Optimizing the High School Preparticipation Physical - What Not to Miss on the Physical and What to Do With Positive Screening Questions Peter Dean, MD, FACC Fuel to the Fire: Diet, Supplements, and Performance Enhancing Drugs Tamanna Singh, MD, FACC Introduction to Race Medicine: Hypothermia, Hyperthermia, Hyponatremia Sanjay Sharma, MD Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Death in Athletes: Progress and Perspectives Jonathan H. Kim, MD, MSc, FACC The Elephant in the Room: Dizziness in the Young Athlete and Autonomic Dysfunction Benjamin D. Levine, MD, FACC The Non-ACHD Approach to Congenital Heart Disease: No Zebras Allowed! Matthew W. Martinez, MD, FACC Understanding Social Determinants of Athlete Health Sheela Krishnan, MD, FACC
Only one day until #ACCAthleticHeart!
Available now to all virtual attendees:
⭐️ Featured recorded content from previous meetings (see list below)
Register now to access these high-yield #SportsCardio lectures & engage with us over the next 3 days
bit.ly/4b7g0JR
Flyer advertising the ACC Care of the Athletic Heart meeting, taking place from June 12-14 in Washington DC and available virtually
🚨Last day to secure Advanced Registration rates for ACC Care of the Athletic Heart!
Virtual seats still available for the Hybrid meeting
To learn the latest in #SportsCardio from the experts who authored the recently updated guidelines, register today
acc.org/Education-and-…
Among young athletes, while overall survival after a #SCA is improving, the likelihood of survival varies by race, & SCA is more likely to occur during practice than games, according to a study presented at #ACC25.
More: bit.ly/4l8wIgf
@jaccjournals.bsky.social #SportsCardio #CardioSky #MedSky
Last chance to secure the Early Bird rate for #ACCAthleticHeart
Abstract submission deadline is Tues March 4 (tomorrow!)
⏰ Submit your #SportsCardio abstracts & register today: bit.ly/4b7g0JR
@accintouch.bsky.social
🗓️ 1 week until Early Bird & Abstract Submission deadline for #ACCAthleticHeart, in collab with @escardio.bsky.social
Present your #SportsCardio research & clinical cases at Heart House in Washington, DC
⏰ Submit your abstracts & register by Tues March 4: bit.ly/4b7g0JR
@accintouch.bsky.social
A fresh look on competitive sports in athletes with cardiovascular diseases - shared decision-making is key.
#SportsCardio #CVD #Athlete
www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
🆕 @americanheart.bsky.social/ @accintouch.bsky.social scientific statement suggests that select athletes with CV abnormalities may be able to safely participate in competitive sports after shared decision-making with their clinicians about potential risks jacc.org/doi/10.1016/... #JACC #SportsCardio
Screenshot of title page of document
🚨 Ten years since its last iteration, the updated AHA/ACC #SportsCardio Guidelines are finally here!
Herculean effort led by Jonathan Kim, Aaron Baggish & Ben Levine
Honored to be a part of this new foundational document for the field
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
Nice overview of key #SportsCardio highlights from #AHA25. Article featured our study leveraging Fitbit and electronic health records in All of Us to understand the relationship between physical activity, sleep, and risk of whole range of chronic diseases
Link to article 👇
bit.ly/42Knmk2
Now on ACC.org:
#SportsCardio Highlights from #AHA24
Excellent piece by Matt Belanger & Mustafa Husaini summarizing talks & abstracts presented at the meeting
Check it out here:
www.acc.org/Latest-in-Ca...
For those interested in #SportsCardio, here’s a starter pack for you. Anticipate this list will grow rapidly as more folks migrate over to this platform. Let me know if you’d like to be added or if I’m missing anyone.
go.bsky.app/SrYPEZ2
