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. 2008 Jul 12;337(7661):88–92. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a346

Table 2.

 Causes of disqualification from competitive sports at the end of screening

No (%) Mean age (SD; range)
Valve diseases 47 (23.9) 39.9 (14.3; 18-64)
Arrhythmias 36 (18.4) 35.4 (13.4; 12-71)
Coronary artery disease 17 (8.7) 40.5 (13.9; 18-83)
Conduction disorders 13 (6.6) 33.7 (19.6; 17-69)
Hypertension 37 (18.9) 42.8 (11.3; 20-73)
Cardiomyopathies 9 (4.6) 28.4 (13.8; 8-63)
Other* 37 (18.9) 38.9 (16.4; 15-72)

*Malignancies, hip and knee prosthesis, venous thromboembolic disease, eye diseases, hearing loss, seizures, mental disorders.