Preparticipation Cardiac Evaluation from the Pediatric Perspective

Andrew M Reittinger; Lanier B Jackson; Peter N Dean

doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2022.08.001

Preparticipation Cardiac Evaluation from the Pediatric Perspective

Cardiol Clin. 2023 Feb;41(1):1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2022.08.001. Epub 2022 Oct 21.

Authors

Andrew M Reittinger¹, Lanier B Jackson², Peter N Dean³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, 1204 West Main Street, Battle Building, 6th Floor, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
² Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, 10 McClennan Banks Drive, MSC 915, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
³ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, 1204 West Main Street, Battle Building, 6th Floor, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA. Electronic address: PND8J@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu.

PMID: 36368806
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2022.08.001

Abstract

Each year millions of children and adolescents undergo sports preparticipation evaluations (PPEs) before participating in organized sports. A primary aim of the PPE is to screen for risk factors associated with sudden cardiac death. This article is designed to summarize the current thoughts on the PPE with a specific slant toward the pediatric and early adolescent evaluation and how these evaluations may differ from those in adults.

Keywords: Adolescent; Pediatric; Preparticipation examination; Sports cardiology; Sudden cardiac death.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control
Humans
Physical Examination*
Risk Factors
Sports*