063 Sex and ethnicity specific ECG differences in elite athletes: relevance to pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation: the British experience
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Eighteen years' experience applying old and current strategies in the pre-participation cardiovascular screening of athletes.
INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular pre-participation screening (PPS) is recommended for the identification of athletes at risk for sudden cardiac death. However, there is currently no universally accepted screening protocol. METHODS Two distinct PPS strategies were studied in a large cohort of Greek athletes (5 to 39 years old): PPS I, with routine 12-lead ECG and echo, in addition to personal and f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1355-6037,1468-201X
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-301877b.63