The Seattle Criteria increase the specificity of preparticipation ECG screening among elite athletes

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 1144-1150

  Brosnan, Maria ^a   Gerche, Andre La ^a,b   Kalman, Jon ^c   Lo, Wilson ^d   Fallon, Kieran ^e   MacIsaac, Andrew ^a   Prior, David ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Sports Medicine ACT   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATHLETE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORTS MEDICINE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATHLETES; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORTS MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905400020     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092420     Document Type: Article

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