Performance of the American Heart Association (AHA) 14‐Point Evaluation Versus Electrocardiography for the Cardiovascular Screening of High School Athletes: A Prospective Study

Performance of the American Heart Association (AHA) 14‐Point Evaluation Versus Electrocardiography for the Cardiovascular Screening of High School Athletes: A Prospective Study

Background Preparticipation cardiovascular screening in athletes is fully endorsed by major medical societies, yet the most effective screening protocol remains debated. We prospectively compared the performance of the American Heart Association (AHA) 14‐point screening evaluation and a resting ECG...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A. Williams, Hank F. Pelto, Brett G. Toresdahl, Jordan M. Prutkin, David S. Owens, Jack C. Salerno, Kimberly G. Harmon, Jonathan A. Drezner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
athlete
ECG
preparticipation
screening
sudden cardiac death
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.012235

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