Screening for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Young Athletes
Why the study?
Does screening for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy prevent sudden death in young competitive athletes?
Population
Young competitive athletes
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
HCM screening in athletes may still merit consideration; leaves open its net impact on sudden death prevention in this population.
Structured PICO
Does screening for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy prevent sudden death in young competitive athletes?
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Population
Young competitive athletes
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Intervention
Screening for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy before participation in competitive sports
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Outcome
Sudden deathhard clinical
Screening and disqualification of affected young competitive athletes may prevent sudden death, despite hypertrophic cardiomyopathy being an uncommon cause of mortality in this group.
Cite This Study
Corrado et al. (1998) studied this question.