This joint policy statement provides updated 2018 guidelines on the use of echocardiography for pre-participation cardiac screening in athletes to identify those at risk of sudden cardiac death.
Informs echocardiography use in athlete pre-participation screening; extends 2013 joint policy with 2018 recommendations.
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in an athlete is a rare but tragic event. In view of this, pre-participation cardiac screening is mandatory across many sporting disciplines to identify those athletes at risk. Echocardiography is a primary investigation utilized in the pre-participation setting and in 2013 the British Society of Echocardiography and Cardiac Risk in the Young produced a joint policy document providing guidance on the role of echocardiography in this setting. Recent developments in our understanding of the athlete's heart and the application of echocardiography have prompted this 2018 update.
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Oxborough et al. (2018) conducted a review in Inherited and congenital cardiac disease in athletes. Echocardiography was evaluated. Echocardiography guidelines were updated by the British Society of Echocardiography and Cardiac Risk in the Young to standardize pre-participation cardiac screening in athletes aged 14 to 35 years.
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