Routine ECG Screening of Young Athletes: Can This Strategy Ever Be Cost Effective?

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Aug 16;68(7):712-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.06.017.

Authors

Carl J Lavie¹, Kimberly G Harmon²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School-University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana. Electronic address: clavie@ochsner.org.
² Department of Family Medicine and Department of Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

PMID: 27515330
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.06.017

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Keywords: athlete; electrocardiogram; pre-participation screening; sudden cardiac death.

Publication types

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MeSH terms

Athletes*
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Death, Sudden, Cardiac*
Electrocardiography
Humans
Mass Screening
Physical Examination
Sports Medicine