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Wednesday 13 March 2013

ECG Screening Would Not Prevent Sudden Death in Athletes

Even with 12-lead ECGs, the risk of cardiovascular sudden death was very small and only about 30% of the incidence were due to diseases that could be reliably detected by pre-participation screening. This is according to a research in a U.S. high school athlete population presented on March 10 at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions. Sudden death in young competitive athletes due to cardiovascular disease is an important community ...


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