Why the study?
Does focused portable echocardiography by sports medicine physicians provide measurements of left ventricular dimensions comparable to comprehensive echocardiography by a sonographer in male collegiate athletes?
Does focused portable echocardiography by sports medicine physicians provide measurements of left ventricular dimensions comparable to comprehensive echocardiography by a sonographer in male collegiate athletes?
Sports medicine physicians can obtain reliable echocardiographic measurements relevant to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy screening using portable devices.
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May support portable echocardiography by sports medicine physicians for athlete LV assessment; leaves open impact on HCM screening practice.
Yim et al. (2013) studied this question.
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