A guideline update for the practice of echocardiography in the cardiac screening of sports participants: a joint policy statement from the British Society of Echocardiography and Cardiac Risk in the Young

A guideline update for the practice of echocardiography in the cardiac screening of sports participants: a joint policy statement from the British Society of Echocardiography and Cardiac Risk in the Young

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in an athlete is a rare but tragic event. In view of this, pre-participation cardiac screening is mandatory across many sporting disciplines to identify those athletes at risk. Echocardiography is a primary investigation utilized in the pre-participation setting and in 201...

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Main Authors: David Oxborough PhD, Daniel Augustine MD, Sabiha Gati PhD, Keith George PhD, Allan Harkness MSc, Thomas Mathew, Michael Papadakis MD, Liam Ring, Shaun Robinson MSc, Julie Sandoval, Rizwan Sarwar, Sanjay Sharma, Vishal Sharma MD, Nabeel Sheikh PhD, John Somauroo FRCP, Martin Stout PhD, James Willis PhD, Abbas Zaidi MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Echo Research and Practice
Subjects:
cardiac screening
athletes heart
echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.echorespract.com/content/5/1/G1.full

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http://www.echorespract.com/content/5/1/G1.full

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