ECG Screening Is Not Warranted for the Recreational Athlete

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

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

Prosecuting for knowingly transmitting HIV is warranted.

The routine use of albumin for fluid resuscitation of critically ill patients is not warranted

Intervention: Patients were randomly assigned to receive either 4% albumin or normal saline, with randomization stratified according to institution and whether there was a diagnosis of trauma on admission to the ICU. Study fluids were supplied in identical 500-ml bottles, and blinding was ensured through the use of specially designed masking cartons and specially designed and manufactured admin...

12-lead ECG in the athlete: physiological versus pathological abnormalities.

Participation in sports activity and regular physical training is associated with physiological structural and electrical changes in the heart (athlete's heart) that enable sustained increases in cardiac output for prolonged periods. Cardiovascular remodelling in the conditioned athlete is often associated with ECG changes. In rare cases, abnormalities of an athlete's ECG may reflect an underly...