Recommendations and considerations related to preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in competitive athletes: 2007 update: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism: endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation

Circulation. 2007 Mar 27;115(12):1643-455. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.181423. Epub 2007 Mar 12.

Authors

Barry J Maron¹, Paul D Thompson, Michael J Ackerman, Gary Balady, Stuart Berger, David Cohen, Robert Dimeff, Pamela S Douglas, David W Glover, Adolph M Hutter Jr, Michael D Krauss, Martin S Maron, Matthew J Mitten, William O Roberts, James C Puffer; American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism

Affiliation

¹ Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, USA.

PMID: 17353433
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.181423

No abstract available

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnostic imaging
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis*
Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
Child
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / epidemiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control
Echocardiography / economics
Echocardiography / statistics & numerical data
Electrocardiography / economics
Electrocardiography / statistics & numerical data
Europe
Female
Guideline Adherence / legislation & jurisprudence
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
Heart Defects, Congenital / epidemiology
Humans
Male
Mass Screening* / economics
Mass Screening* / ethics
Mass Screening* / legislation & jurisprudence
Mass Screening* / standards
Physical Exertion
Prevalence
Sports
Sports Medicine* / ethics
Sports Medicine* / legislation & jurisprudence
Sports Medicine* / standards
United States / epidemiology
Volunteers