The authors outline areas of the Lausanne Recommendations on Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screening that require further delineation and clarity for practical implementation in sports medicine.
Observations on the ''Lausanne Recommendations'' on sudden cardiovascular death in sportAs Directors of Medical Services to UK Athletics, the English Institute of Sport and the British Olympic Association, we were pleased to receive the Lausanne Recommendations on Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screening for Sudden Cardiovascular Death in Sport. 1 We fully support the goals and motivations behind this document, but having carefully read the document, there are a number of areas that may warrant open discussion.The following dissertation outlines those areas of the recommendations that we, as practising sports physicians charged with their implementation, believe require further delineation and clarity.Our hope is that further discussion will result in enhanced clarity and help on the implementation of these recommendations.
Hamilton et al. (2007) conducted an editorial in Sudden cardiovascular death in sport. Lausanne Recommendations on Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screening was evaluated. The authors outline areas of the Lausanne Recommendations on Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screening that require further delineation and clarity for practical implementation in sports medicine.