Congenital Heart Disease in a Paralympic Athlete With Klinefelter Syndrome
Francisco B Alexandrino, Michael Villalonga, Nandini Mehra, Tara Karamlou, Joanna Ghobrial, Margaret Fuchs, Tamanna K Singh · 2026
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Description
Francisco B Alexandrino and co-authors describe a 2026 case of a Paralympic swimmer found to have a congenital heart defect. The athlete, a 26-year-old man with Klinefelter syndrome, was referred after a heart scan showed enlargement of the right side of his heart. He was training at a competitive level with no symptoms.
Detailed imaging found a hole between the heart's upper chambers of a less common type, plus lung veins draining into the wrong chamber. Surgeons closed the hole with a patch and rerouted the veins. A year later the repair was intact, and he had returned to competitive swimming, training toward the 2028 Paralympic Games. The case shows such defects can hide behind strong fitness.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Francisco B Alexandrino, Michael Villalonga, Nandini Mehra, Tara Karamlou, Joanna Ghobrial, Margaret Fuchs, Tamanna K Singh |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 17260 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |