Cardiovascular Health, Part 1: Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screening
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Cardiovascular Health, Part 1
CONTEXT Identification of potentially fatal cardiac conditions in otherwise healthy athletes presents a major challenge to the sports medicine community. The requirements for preparticipation screening vary among countries and even from state to state within the United States. The mandated use of an electrocardiogram as a screening implement has provoked international controversy. EVIDENCE AC...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1941-7381,1941-0921
DOI: 10.1177/1941738109350405