About health safety and sports activity

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During a well-child visit, a 9-year-old boy and his father ask about health safety and sports activity. The boy wants to play baseball. His medical history is significant for tetralogy of Fallot, which was surgically corrected when he was 3-years-old. His last echocardiogram shows a right ventricular pressure to be < 50 mm Hg. Which of the following recommendations do you make? A functional capacity evaluation is needed first He may only play leisure sports, like golf or cycling It is safe for him to play any sport, including baseball The boy should abstain from all sports and physical education class.

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