Comparison of US and Italian experiences with sudden cardiac deaths in young competitive athletes and implications for preparticipation screening strategies

BJ Maron, TS Haas, JJ Doerer, PD Thompson… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Controversy has evolved over the most practical and effective strategy for preparticipation
cardiovascular screening of competitive athletes to detect unsuspected cardiovascular …

Sudden deaths in young competitive athletes: analysis of 1866 deaths in the United States, 1980–2006

BJ Maron, JJ Doerer, TS Haas, DM Tierney… - Circulation, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Sudden deaths in young competitive athletes are highly visible events with
substantial impact on the physician and lay communities. However, the magnitude of this …

Trends in sudden cardiovascular death in young competitive athletes after implementation of a preparticipation screening program

D Corrado, C Basso, A Pavei, P Michieli, M Schiavon… - Jama, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
ContextA nationwide systematic preparticipation athletic screening was introduced in Italy in
1982. The impact of such a program on prevention of sudden cardiovascular death in the …

Protecting athletes from sudden cardiac death

PD Thompson, BD Levine - Jama, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
THE CARDIOVASCULAR BENEFITS OF REGULAR PHYSI-cal activity have been well
documented, 1 but vig-orous exercise can also transiently increase the risk of sudden …

Mandatory electrocardiographic screening of athletes to reduce their risk for sudden death: proven fact or wishful thinking?

A Steinvil, T Chundadze, D Zeltser, O Rogowski… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine if pre-participation screening of
athletes with a strategy including resting and exercise electrocardiography (ECG) reduces …

Comparison of the frequency of sudden cardiovascular deaths in young competitive athletes versus nonathletes: should we really screen only athletes?

BJ Maron, TS Haas, ER Duncanson… - The American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The issue of sudden death in young athletes and consideration for the most practical and
optimal strategy to identify those genetic and/or congenital heart diseases responsible for …

Eligibility and disqualification recommendations for competitive athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities: task force 2: preparticipation screening for cardiovascular …

BJ Maron, BD Levine, RL Washington, AL Baggish… - Circulation, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
The central purpose of preparticipation screening of trained competitive athletes is to identify
or raise suspicion of those cardiovascular abnormalities and diseases that are potentially …

Prevalence of sudden cardiac death during competitive sports activities in Minnesota high school athletes

BJ Maron, TE Gohman, D Aeppli - Journal of the American College of …, 1998 - jacc.org
Objectives. Reliable prevalence data would be useful in assessing the impact of sudden
cardiac death in young competitive athletes on the community and designing effective …

Incidence of sudden cardiac death in Minnesota high school athletes 1993–2012 screened with a standardized pre-participation evaluation

WO Roberts, SD Stovitz - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to determine the incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD)
during Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) games and practices for high school …

Sudden death in young athletes

BJ Maron - New England Journal of Medicine, 2003 - Mass Medical Soc
This article summarizes the available information regarding the cardiac risks of participation
in athletics. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy remains the leading cause of sudden death from …