Master Athletes and Cardiovascular Risk
Dr RR Baliga's "Got Knowledge Doc" Podkast
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Show Notes
Master athletes challenge one of medicine's most elegant assumptions: that fitness always protects.
In the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) consensus statement on athletes with abnormal cardiovascular findings, a paradox emerges—higher fitness, yet distinct patterns of risk: atrial fibrillation, coronary calcium, myocardial fibrosis.
The lesson is not to discourage exercise—but to refine our lens.
For the clinician: risk stratification must be individualized.
For the athlete: performance and prudence must coexist.
🏃♂️ The heart adapts.
⚡ The heart remembers.
🫀 The heart deserves respect.
#Cardiology #SportsCardiology #Prevention #JACC #PrecisionMedicine