Mandatory electrocardiographic screening of athletes to reduce their risk for sudden death: Proven fact or wishful thinking?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1291-1296

  Steinvil, Arie ^a   Chundadze, Tamar ^a   Zeltser, David ^a   Rogowski, Ori ^a   Halkin, Amir ^a   Galily, Yair ^b   Perluk, Haim ^c   Viskin, Sami ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^c Mediton Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

athlete; cardiac arrest; death; electrocardiography; screening; sudden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANDATORY TESTING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MANDATORY TESTING; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952409713     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.10.037     Document Type: Article

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