2024 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Arrhythmias in the Athlete: Evaluation, Treatment, and Return to Play

January 21, 2024—The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) has developed scientific and clinical documents that have guided 60 clinical care in the management of cardiac arrhythmias since 1996. This HRS-led expert consensus 61 statement was developed in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American 62 Heart Association (AHA), the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), the Asia Pacific 63 Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), the Latin American 64 Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS), and the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES).

This 65 international expert consensus statement is intended to educate clinicians providing arrhythmia-related 66 care to athletes, foster acceptance of the shared decision-making model for these populations, and 67 promote research in best approaches for prevention, diagnosis, and management of arrhythmias in 68 athletes.