The effectiveness of screening history, physical exam, and ECG to detect potentially lethal cardiac disorders in athletes: A systematic review/meta-analysis

The optimal cardiovascular preparticipation screen is debated. The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review/meta-analysis of evidence comparing screening strategies. PRIMSA guidelines were followed. Electronic databases were searched from January 1996 to November 2014 for articles ex...

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Published in:	Journal of electrocardiology Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 329 - 338
Main Authors:	Harmon, Kimberly G., Zigman, Monica, Drezner, Jonathan A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2015
Subjects:	Athlete Athletes - classification Athletes - statistics & numerical data Cardiovascular Cardiovascular screening ECG Electrocardiography - statistics & numerical data Heart Diseases - diagnosis Heart Diseases - mortality Heart Diseases - prevention & control Humans Incidence Mandatory Testing - statistics & numerical data Medical History Taking - statistics & numerical data Physical Examination - standards Physical Examination - statistics & numerical data Preparticipation exam Risk Assessment - methods Sensitivity and Specificity Sudden cardiac death Survival Rate ECG Preparticipation exam Cardiovascular screening Athlete Sudden cardiac death
ISSN:	0022-0736, 1532-8430, 1532-8430
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