Should Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screening of Athletes Include ECG? Yes: Screening ECG Is Cost-Effective.
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Electrocardiograms should be included in preparticipation screening of athletes.
Among the adolescent and young adult population, the absolute risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is low, whereas the benefits of identifying predisposing conditions and preventing SCA are disproportionately large.1,2 Competitive athletes included within this population subgroup are at higher risk of SCA than expected for the general population in this age category.3–5 Recently, there has been ...
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متن کاملAuthor's reply to pgs. 117-9, 120-2.
Dear Editor, t is a great pleasure to receive two valuable comments about our article regarding sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young athletes from two well known experts working in the field of preparticipation evaluation and prevention of sports injuries. We, as authors, generally agree with both authors' comments. However, some considerations should be re-emphasized here. Dr. Patel has mention...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- American family physician
دوره 92 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015