ECG-based screening: not only for athletes

ECG screening in athletes: optional or mandatory?

years bear a potential for arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation or a 20-fold higher possibility of SCD than female athletes. Ruwald et al. [6] showed recently in the European Heart Journal (EHJ, April 2015) that competitive sport is associated with a twofold increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias/death when compared with inactive patients and with patients who participated in recreational sport....

Should Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screening of Athletes Include ECG? Yes: Screening ECG Is Cost-Effective.

sudden cardiac death in athletes: is universal ecg screening plausible?

Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes: Is Universal ECG Screening Plausible?

would like to commend Dr Farzin Halabchi and colleagues regarding their excellent review article of " Sudden cardiac death in young athletes " [1]. The identification of underlying cardiovascular disease is a primary screening objective of physicians who care for athletes. I would like to take this opportunity to clarify some points made in the article and make some suggestions for future scree...

The Validity of Adding ECG to the Preparticipation Screening of Athletes An Evidence Based Literature Review

OBJECTIVE To review the available evidence establishing the validity of adding electrocardiogram to the preparticipation cardiac screening in athletes. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE and CINAHL databases were searched. Additional references from the bibliographies of retrieved articles were also reviewed and experts in the area were contacted. SELECTION CRITERIA Only original research articles seekin...