Risk of sports: do we need a pre-participation screening for competitive and leisure athletes?
Why the study?
Does cardiovascular pre-participation evaluation prevent sudden cardiovascular death in young competitive athletes and older individuals engaged in leisure-time sports activity?
Population
Young competitive athletes and middle-age/senior individuals engaged in leisure-time sports activity
Design
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Discussion
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Implication
Debate on screening efficacy, false-positives, and cost-effectiveness persists; leaves open need for prospective trials before routine adoption.
Structured PICO
Does cardiovascular pre-participation evaluation prevent sudden cardiovascular death in young competitive athletes and older individuals engaged in leisure-time sports activity?
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Population
Young competitive athletes and middle-age/senior individuals engaged in leisure-time sports activity
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Intervention
Cardiovascular pre-participation evaluation
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Outcome
Prevention of sudden cardiovascular death (SCD)
Routine pre-participation cardiovascular screening for athletes remains controversial due to debates over its efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and the impact of false-positive results.
Cite This Study
Corrado et al. (2011) studied this question.