Hadi Younes, MD

Welcome to our special SPORTS CARDIOLOGY March Madness (3/25) issue of #JACCCaseReports @JACCJournals! Thank you @ACCinTouch Sports Cardio Chair @jonathankimmd as our guest Editor-in-Chief jacc.org/journal/case-r… Full PDF here: jacc.org/doi/10.1016/S2… @MinnowWalsh @hmkyale @Justine_Turco Editor's Page by @jonathankimmd Sports Cardiology Cases Second Edition: Raising the Roof jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies Unexplained Syncope in Athletes: Unmasking Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: Exercise and Divergent Phenotypes in a Family With a Pathogenic PKP2 Variant jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Adolescent Athlete With PRKAG2 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Success Story With Shared Decision-Making jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Adolescent Athlete Returns to Competitive Basketball After Cardiac Arrest and Diagnosis of Probable Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Syncope in an Athlete With Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Ominous or Orthostatic? jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest From Cardiac Sarcoidosis in a Professional Basketball Player: A Slam Dunk Diagnosis? jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Testosterone-Induced Heart Failure in a Professional Dancer jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Versus Viral Myocarditis in a Professional Athlete jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed Late in a Master Recreational Endurance Athlete jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… 25-Year Evolution of Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in a Professional Athlete jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Rhythm Disorders and Electrophysiology Electroanatomical Mapping May Identify Concealed Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy in Endurance Athletes With Complex Ventricular Arrhythmias jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Multidisciplinary Management Enables Safe Return to Sports in a Pediatric Sudden Cardiac Death Survivor jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Myocardial Bridge Causing Ventricular Tachycardia in a Competitive Athlete jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Complete Heart Block Related to Bicuspid Aortic Valve Calcification in a Triathlete jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing to Troubleshoot Rate-Responsive Pacing in an Athlete With Acquired Sinus Node Dysfunction jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes: Mechanisms, Management, and Future Directions jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Health Promotion and Preventive Cardiology Coronary Atherosclerosis in Former NFL Players: A Case Series From the GAMEFILM Registry jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Aortic Regurgitation and Progressive Left Ventricular Dilation in a Professional Hockey Player jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Unveiling Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Masquerading as Myocarditis in a Professional Athlete jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Nonanemic Iron Deficiency: Exercise Performance Recovery After Iron Repletion in Collegiate Athlete jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Bicuspid Aortic Valve Aortopathy in an Athlete: A Case Report and Mini-Review jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… American-Style Football Players: A Novel Window Into the Brain-Heart Connection jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Imaging Clinical and Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Findings in Endurance Athletes With Symptomatic Stroke jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema with Concomitant Myocardial Injury: Case Report and Review of the Literature jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Aortic Root Dilation in a Masters Dressage Athlete With Familial TAAD jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Aortic Root Enlargement in a Young Athlete jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… An Atypical “Hot-Phase” ARVC in a PKP2 Carrier jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Congenital Heart Disease Triathlete With Repaired D-Transposition of the Great Arteries and Anterior Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Takeoff jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Navigating the Intersection of Complex Anatomy and Extreme Physiology in Adult Congenital Heart Disease jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… An 11-Year-Old Athlete With Dynamic Stenosis of Coronary Artery Anomaly With Normal FFR-Dobutamine But Abnormal iFR-Dobutamine jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… When Fear Feels Like Fact: Cognitive Bias and Cardiac Risk Perception in Youth Sports jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Ischemic Heart Disease Coronary Artery Disease in Female Athletes jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Acute Plaque Rupture and an ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Competitive Athlete jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Return-to-Sport Evaluation After ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Persistent Systolic Dysfunction in a Masters Athlete jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Genetics, Omics and Tissue Regeneration A High-Level Athlete With Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Can’t Miss Diagnosis jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Cardiometabolic Syncope During Cycling jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Valvular Heart Disease Exertional Collapse in a Runner With Mixed Aortic Valve Disease: Return to Training After Ross Procedure jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Vascular Medicine Returning to Exercise After Valsalva-Induced Carotid Artery Dissection jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Basic and Translational Research Loss of Consciousness During Intense Exercise: Is It Hypotension or Not? 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Can’t wait to see @jfreeMD join the @westernAFib faculty next week in #Utah! #wafib2026

⁦@netta_doc⁩ the star of #askwaf! #wafib2026! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

2 on the picture seem fit, 1 should regularly check his pulse…. Not only on #PulseDay…. Be aware of how important early diagnosis can be! @jongichun @Mel_Gunawardene @TinaBaykaner45 @AGEP_DGK @YoungDgk @chris_sohns @nmarrouche #WAF2026 @AndreasRillig @DrV_Mann @AriSultanEP @maxmoersdorf @PrashSanders @drjohnm

🚨 New article out now by @montaser4k and the TRIAD team 👏 When combining ablation + LAAO, PFA outperforms RFA: ✅ Lower peri-device leak (5% vs 23%) ⏱️ >30 min shorter procedures PFA may redefine the concomitant strategy. 🔥🫀 @nmarrouche onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jc…

Proud of what this means for Arkansas. As Governor of the Arkansas Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, it is an honor to host the 2026 Arkansas ACC Annual Meeting in Little Rock, bringing together a truly global faculty — leaders from across the U.S. and internationally — to share cutting-edge science and innovation with our cardiovascular community. From AFib and heart failure to imaging, surgery, prevention, and innovation, hearing from experts like @nmarrouche , @AllanLKleinMD1, Dr. James Cox, Lee Goldberg, @PrashSanders , David Dobies, and Srikanth Vallurupalli elevates care right here at home. When global expertise meets local commitment, our patients in Arkansas benefit. #ACC #Cardiology #ARACC #MedTwitter @ACCmediacenter @ACCinTouch @ArkansasAcc @HRSonline

Lama Al Jebbawi, MD, shares what she’s most looking forward to at #WAFIB2026! @lamajebbawi joins this year’s #ASKWAF roundtable panel, taking on some of the biggest unanswered questions in AFib. 📍 Feb 26–28 | Salt Lake City 🔗hubs.ly/Q0415Yl20 @nmarrouche @westernAFib

AF+HFpEF are vicious twins, feeding symptom burden, worsening outcomes, and often under-detected. Can systematic screening and targeted care finally break the cycle? 📍 Western AFib Symposium 🗓️ Fri,Feb 27, 2026, 10:50 am Join the buzz around the CASTLE-HFpEF trial #WAFIB2026 #EP

From Western AFib 2025: Comparing High Power Short Duration Ablation + PFA—especially for challenging areas. Join @natale_md and more Feb 26–28 in Salt Lake City for #WAFIB2026, the official meeting of @EPLabDigest! 🔗 hubs.ly/Q03Y7V570 @nmarrouche #EPeeps @westernAFib