Preparticipation Screening of Elite and Recreational Athletes
Abstract
Introduction
Incidence of sudden cardiac death
Aetiology of sudden cardiac death
Cardiovascular screening
Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
AED | automated external defibrillator |
AHA | American Heart Association |
ARVC | arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy |
CAA | coronary artery anomaly |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
ECG | electrocardiogram |
ESC | European Society of Cardiology |
PPS | preparticipation screening |
SCA | sudden cardiac arrest |
SCD | sudden cardiac death |
SrSCD | sports-related sudden cardiac death |
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Author | Study design | Population | Incidence | Age range (years) | M/F ratio |
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Corrado et al. [5] | Prospective | Competitive Italian athletes | 1:43.478 (SCD) | 12–35 | 9.2 |
Maron et al. [14] | Retrospective | US athletes | 1:163.934 (SCD) | 8–39 | 8.4 |
Harmon et al. [16] | Retrospective | US college athletes | 1:43.770 (SCD) | 17–23 | 2.3 |
Eckart et al. [17] | Retrospective | US military recruits | 1:9.000 (SCD) | 18–35 | 11.8 |
Kim et al. [15] | Prospective | US marathon racers | 1:184.000 (SCA) | 29–55 | 5.6 |
Marijon et al. [18] | Prospective | General population | 1:217.391 (SCA/D) | 12–75 | 18.1 |
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Bohm P, Meyer T, Scharhag J. Preparticipation Screening of Elite and Recreational Athletes. Cardiovascular Medicine. 2015; 18(11):306. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2015.00339
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