Does the 2014 Refined Criteria reduce false-positive ECGs compared to the 2013 Seattle Criteria and 2010 ESC recommendations in athletes?
The 2014 Refined Criteria provide superior diagnostic accuracy for athlete ECG screening by reducing false positives without compromising sensitivity.
The 2014 Refined Criteria for athlete ECG interpretation outperformed both the 2013 Seattle Criteria and the 2010 ESC recommendations by significantly reducing the number of false-positive ECGs in Arabic, black and Caucasian athletes while maintaining 100% sensitivity for serious cardiac pathologies.
Riding et al. (Thu,) studied this question.