The need for an ICD – which is around half the size of a mobile phone – to be fitted can be caused by a variety of different health conditions, including heart failure, coronary heart disease, and arrhythmias.
Depending on the exact illness an athlete is suffering from, a return to competition is possible.
“All cases are individual,” says Dr Amanda Lahti, a doctor and researcher in sports medicine.
“It is a shared decision model – you take opinions from the club, the player, their…
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