“Courtside with the Chair” is a new series within CardiaCast presented by the Sports and Exercise Cardiology Member Section covering topics within the field of Sports and Exercise Cardiology. In this episode, Jonathan Kim, MD, MSc, FACC, Paul Thompson, MD, FACC, Ben Levine, MD, FACC, Aaron Baggish, MD, FACC and Beth Dineen, DO, FACC discuss the present and future in the field of sports cardiology.

“Courtside with the Chair” is a new series within CardiaCast presented by the Sports and Exercise Cardiology Member Section covering topics within the field of sports and exercise cardiology. In this episode, Jonathan Kim, MD, MSc, FACC, Paul Thompson, MD, FACC, Ben Levine, MD, FACC, Aaron Baggish, MD, FACC and Beth Dineen, DO, FACC discuss the past and present in the field of sports cardiology.

The views and opinions expressed are those of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Sports and Exercise Cardiology Council and are not official clinical policy from the ACC. Recent cases of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) among high-profile competitive athletes have brought appropriate attention to emergency cardiac care for athletes. While sudden cardiac death in young athletes is rare overall, some epidemiological data suggest that self-identified Black athletes face a higher risk compared to White