Assessment of the 12-lead electrocardiogram as a screening test for detection of cardiovascular disease in healthy general populations of young people (12-25 years of age): A scientific statement from the american heart association and the american college of cardiology

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 64, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 1479-1514

  Maron, Barry J ^a   Friedman, Richard A ^a   Kligfield, Paul ^a   Levine, Benjamin D ^a   Viskin, Sami ^a   Chaitman, Bernard R ^a   Okin, Peter M ^a   Saul, J Philip ^a   Salberg, Lisa ^a   Van Hare, George F ^a   Soliman, Elsayed Z ^a   Chen, Jersey ^a   Matherne, G Paul ^a   Bolling, Steven F ^a   Mitten, Matthew J ^a   Caplan, Arthur ^a   Balady, Gary J ^a   Thompson, Paul D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AHA Scientific Statements; cardiomyopathy; electrocardiogram; genetics; screening; sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DANISH CITIZEN; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; ISRAELI; ITALIAN (CITIZEN); MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUBLIC FIGURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE; RESEARCH DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX; SOLDIER; SPORTS SCIENCE; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DENMARK; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; ISRAEL; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ATHLETES; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN; DENMARK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908131927     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.05.006     Document Type: Article

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