Cardiac evaluation of collegiate student athletes: A medical and legal perspective

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 742-752

  Paterick, Timothy E ^a   Jan, M Fuad ^a   Paterick, Zachary R ^b   Umland, Matt M ^a   Kramer, Christopher ^a   Lake, Peter ^c   Seward, James B ^d   Tajik, A Jamil ^a   Maron, Barry J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^c STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart; College athletics; Duty; Medical evaluation of student athletes; Negligence law

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ATHLETE; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; EDUCATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MARFAN SYNDROME; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; MYOCARDITIS; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WELLBEING;

ATHLETES; CARDIOMEGALY, EXERCISE-INDUCED; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXPERT TESTIMONY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPORTS MEDICINE; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864198306     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.02.017     Document Type: Review

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