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The abstract is truncated and does not report any quantitative findings regarding the cardiovascular screening practices of US National Governing Bodies and National Paralympic Committees.
Cross-Sectional
Highlights knowledge gaps in athlete CV screening; leaves open optimal strategies pending prospective outcome data.
Cardiovascular screening in athletes has been a source of controversy within the sports medicine community. Annual screening inclusive of ECG is currently required by all major professional sports leagues in the USA and recommended by the IOC.1 In 2016, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) published a statement on cardiovascular screening, recognising knowledge gaps and advocating for medical providers caring for competitive athletes to consider important factors when determining an individualised cardiovascular screening strategy. These include the risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in the specific athlete population, the available resources and cardiology infrastructure for screening and secondary evaluations.2 The purpose of this investigation was to determine the cardiovascular screening practices of the US National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs). This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board from the …
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Toresdahl et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular screening in athletes. Cardiovascular screening practices was evaluated. The abstract is truncated and does not report any quantitative findings regarding the cardiovascular screening practices of US National Governing Bodies and National Paralympic Committees.
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