Cardiovascular preparticipation screening of competitive athletes. A statement for health professionals from the Sudden Death Committee (clinical cardiology) and Congenital Cardiac Defects Committee (cardiovascular disease in the young), American Heart Association

Circulation. 1996 Aug 15;94(4):850-6. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.94.4.850.

Authors

B J Maron¹, P D Thompson, J C Puffer, C A McGrew, W B Strong, P S Douglas, L T Clark, M J Mitten, M H Crawford, D L Atkins, D J Driscoll, A E Epstein

Affiliation

¹ Office of Scientific Affairs, American Heart Association, Dallas, TX 75231-4596, USA.

PMID: 8772711
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.94.4.850

No abstract available

Publication types

Guideline
Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / epidemiology
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / mortality*
Death, Sudden / epidemiology*
Death, Sudden / etiology
Ethics, Professional
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital / epidemiology
Heart Defects, Congenital / mortality*
Humans
Male
Mass Screening*
Prevalence
Racial Groups
Sex Characteristics
Sports* / legislation & jurisprudence
United States / epidemiology