Pre-participation Cardiovascular Screening of Elderly Wrestlers
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Pre-participation Cardiovascular Screening of Elderly Wrestlers
PURPOSE Sudden death of a competitive athlete is a tragedy that is usually caused by a previously unsuspected cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to clarify the role of noninvasive testing in pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation of elderly wrestlers. METHODS We included 63 Iranian elderly wrestlers who participated in Tehran international elderly wrestlers' preparation ca...
متن کاملpre-participation cardiovascular screening of elderly wrestlers
purpose sudden death of a competitive athlete is a tragedy that is usually caused by a previously unsuspected cardiovascular disease. the aim of this study was to clarify the role of noninvasive testing in pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation of elderly wrestlers. methods we included 63 iranian elderly wrestlers who participated in tehran international elderly wrestlers’ preparation camp...
متن کاملCardiovascular pre-participation screening does not distress professional football players.
BACKGROUND It has been debated whether cardiovascular screening of athletes creates negative psychological reactions in those being screened. Neither the athletes' level of distress towards, nor their opinion about screening has actually been examined. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the level of distress among Norwegian elite male football players and their experiences of screen...
متن کاملPre-participation cardiovascular screening: is community screening using hand-held cardiac ultrasound feasible?
We evaluated the feasibility and costs of utilising hand-held cardiac ultrasound (HHCU) as part of a community-based pre-participation cardiovascular screening programme. Ninety-seven school children were screened using a personal history, a physical examination, a resting 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and a HHCU. A consultant cardiologist independently reviewed and reported the data. Previou...
متن کاملPre-participation screening of asymptomatic athletes
Catastrophic events, be it traffic accidents, natural disasters or homicides, always lead to scrutiny. Could we have seen the event coming and could it have been prevented? In the case of a sudden cardiac arrest of a seemingly healthy athlete the public outcry is not any different. Despite an intrinsic appeal for screening to prevent similar events, there is no evidence that justifies routine c...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2008-000X,2008-7209
DOI: 10.5812/asjsm.34876